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Forum: Tech Log
28th Jun 2012, 10:32
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Posted By AlphaZuluRomeo

BOAC: :D:D

BOAC: :D:D
Forum: Tech Log
22nd Jun 2012, 21:46
Replies: 1,550
Views: 303,934
Posted By AlphaZuluRomeo

Hi I don't think the HUD itself will be useful...

Hi
I don't think the HUD itself will be useful in the situation you describes.

The purpose of the HUD is to show parameters to the pilot who has his head up, allowing him to see outside in the...
Forum: Tech Log
22nd Jun 2012, 14:15
Replies: 1,550
Views: 303,934
Posted By AlphaZuluRomeo

There is no debate in my mind that a HUD is a...

There is no debate in my mind that a HUD is a valuable tool for the pilot. :ok:
More so if it includes energy state cues. :D

Now, OTOH, the absence of HUD on most airliners is not a "french" or...
Forum: Tech Log
19th Jun 2012, 19:41
Replies: 1,550
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Posted By AlphaZuluRomeo

jcjeant, re: your #1339 I'm happy we agreed...

jcjeant, re: your #1339

I'm happy we agreed on the existence of the procedure. :)
Indeed, we can safely assume that all speed indications were false on AF447.
On the other hand, the condition...
Forum: Tech Log
19th Jun 2012, 10:46
Replies: 1,550
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Posted By AlphaZuluRomeo

mm43, rest assured I didn't forget the startle...

mm43, rest assured I didn't forget the startle factor. In fact, I believe its the key to the "why", but that's a personal opinion, that I didn't want to mix with the translation of Mr Rosay's ITW.
...
Forum: Tech Log
18th Jun 2012, 23:03
Replies: 1,550
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Posted By AlphaZuluRomeo

I read this as: When one loses the speed...

I read this as: When one loses the speed indications in cruise do nothing (except keep the aircraft trucking on down the line.) It doesn't mean sit on your hands however.[/QUOTE]
Thanks Machinbird,...
Forum: Tech Log
16th Jun 2012, 21:22
Replies: 1,550
Views: 303,934
Posted By AlphaZuluRomeo

Hi VGCM66, No subtitled version exists that...

Hi VGCM66,

No subtitled version exists that I'm aware of.
But as there were questions about Mr Rosay's interview, I translated two parts where he can be seen:

On the loss of speed indications...
Forum: Tech Log
15th Jun 2012, 11:47
Replies: 1,550
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Posted By AlphaZuluRomeo

Certainly not, indeed. But 5°/CLB has apparently...

Certainly not, indeed. But 5°/CLB has apparently been deemed stable enough. Why not 2.5? Perhaps because you don't have an associated stable-in-all-conditions thrust setting?

I'm not advocating...
Forum: Tech Log
14th Jun 2012, 22:40
Replies: 1,550
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Posted By AlphaZuluRomeo

+1 NeoFit Also I remember one fellow poster...

+1 NeoFit

Also I remember one fellow poster (can't remember who precisely, sorry...), who said as a captain he sometimes asked his F/Os: "look at me, not the instruments, and tell me without...
Forum: Tech Log
12th Jun 2012, 16:54
Replies: 1,550
Views: 303,934
Posted By AlphaZuluRomeo

thermalsniffer Thanks for the link. :ok: I...

thermalsniffer

Thanks for the link. :ok:
I forgot about that... errr... is that a novel? ;)


Well, a simple thing:

"At no point" on the cockpit voice recorder "is the word stall ever...
Forum: Tech Log
12th Jun 2012, 10:44
Replies: 1,550
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Posted By AlphaZuluRomeo

Hi Lyman Re: your #1215 I don't...

Hi Lyman

Re: your #1215

I don't remember releasing "the entirety of the audio" is a standart practice (source: other accidents). More the contrary, in fact. In that light, presenting this...
Forum: Tech Log
11th Jun 2012, 19:39
Replies: 1,550
Views: 303,934
Posted By AlphaZuluRomeo

Hi Answering here to A-FLOOR, from the...

Hi

Answering here to A-FLOOR, from the thread "Humbling sim experience", in an effort not to hijack it for too long ;)

Re: Overspeed and understanding of stall situation in AF447

Yes I did,...
Forum: Tech Log
6th Jun 2012, 12:05
Replies: 1,550
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Posted By AlphaZuluRomeo

This seems to be a very reasonnable explanation...

This seems to be a very reasonnable explanation indeed.

But, given the situation:
360ft too low
pitch 0° when it should be ~2.5°
V/S negative when it should be 0.
How is it...
Forum: Tech Log
30th May 2012, 10:02
Replies: 1,550
Views: 303,934
Posted By AlphaZuluRomeo

Machinbird :D

Machinbird :D
Forum: Tech Log
26th May 2012, 11:52
Replies: 1,550
Views: 303,934
Posted By AlphaZuluRomeo

CONF iture: Thx. It was no so a misconception...

CONF iture:
Thx. It was no so a misconception than a miswording, nevertheless "Errare humanum est, perseverare diabolicum" and I try to remember that, sometimes. :)
I edited my #932...
Forum: Tech Log
25th May 2012, 16:00
Replies: 1,550
Views: 303,934
Posted By AlphaZuluRomeo

CONF iture: Yeah, OK, I see your point. You're...

CONF iture: Yeah, OK, I see your point. You're right, sorry about that. :bored:

Allow me to change my words into :
Alpha Floor (TOGA) can not be used to recover from a stall, but it may be useful...
Forum: Tech Log
25th May 2012, 11:23
Replies: 1,550
Views: 303,934
Posted By AlphaZuluRomeo

CONF iture, you really don't need to explain (to...

CONF iture, you really don't need to explain (to me) stall, thank you. :)


Yes, Alpha Floor is no more than an automatic TOGA. TOGA is thrust, thrust provide performance.
Now, why do Alpha Floor...
Forum: Tech Log
24th May 2012, 23:22
Replies: 1,550
Views: 303,934
Posted By AlphaZuluRomeo

Well, Sir I'm sorry but I don't. Not here. ...

Well, Sir I'm sorry but I don't. Not here.

Why? Because the present topic is about AF447. Not about what might have been AF447, if this or that (that we know did not occurred) had happened.

I'm...
Forum: Tech Log
24th May 2012, 21:43
Replies: 1,550
Views: 303,934
Posted By AlphaZuluRomeo

Hello Lyman Well, you may be sure. We have...

Hello Lyman

Well, you may be sure. We have been "told" or, even better, "shown". Please take a look at the annex 4 of the 3rd interim report. One of the parameters diagrams shows the overspeed...
Forum: Tech Log
24th May 2012, 21:06
Replies: 1,550
Views: 303,934
Posted By AlphaZuluRomeo

Seriously, Lyman, again? If the aircraft is...

Seriously, Lyman, again?

If the aircraft is in zoom, having been triggered by Overspeed, then the FDR has recorded the overspeed condition.

As we know that no overspeed condition was recorded...
Forum: Tech Log
24th May 2012, 15:58
Replies: 1,550
Views: 303,934
Posted By AlphaZuluRomeo

CONF iture, "Thrust won’t prevent stall –...

CONF iture,

"Thrust won’t prevent stall – Stall is question of AoA not of thrust."
Yes, thank you, I'm aware of that. Thrust alone won't prevent stall. I never said otherwise. :)

Now, do you...
Forum: Tech Log
24th May 2012, 10:18
Replies: 1,550
Views: 303,934
Posted By AlphaZuluRomeo

gums, Comparing the Viper and the Airbii is...

gums,

Comparing the Viper and the Airbii is possible (they both fly) but one must take care.
If I undertood you correctly, you're not happy because of the multiple potential levels of degradation...
Forum: Tech Log
24th May 2012, 09:59
Replies: 1,550
Views: 303,934
Posted By AlphaZuluRomeo

CONF iture, you're quibbling here. The correct...

CONF iture, you're quibbling here. The correct sentence would be "Alpha Floor, where the system commands maximum thrust to help preventing stall."

I agree that Alpha floor => TOGA is to have the...
Forum: Tech Log
23rd May 2012, 08:33
Replies: 1,550
Views: 303,934
Posted By AlphaZuluRomeo

For once I do. I do agree with you, Lyman. Now,...

For once I do. I do agree with you, Lyman.
Now, if you would admit that the startle factor doesn't necessarily need (as shown is another AF widebody from Caracas, which made it to Paris) another...
Forum: Tech Log
22nd May 2012, 10:48
Replies: 1,550
Views: 303,934
Posted By AlphaZuluRomeo

Machinbird, I was indeed sarcastic. I'm sure...

Machinbird, I was indeed sarcastic.

I'm sure that having correctly trained pilots is achievable, in the sense that we know how to do that seriously. My concern is about economics for one part (all...
Forum: Tech Log
21st May 2012, 16:06
Replies: 1,550
Views: 303,934
Posted By AlphaZuluRomeo

DozyWannabe (re: end of #802...

DozyWannabe (re: end of #802 (http://www.pprune.org/tech-log/482356-af-447-thread-no-8-a-41.html#post7198122) & following):
I agree :)
We all should read the report about the Caracas A343 flight....
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