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6th Jun 2016, 19:13
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Posted By AtomKraft

I've got 12500 hours in regional ops. Never...

I've got 12500 hours in regional ops.

Never flown less than these days,

I often think, as I walk out to the plane, 'am I actually a pilot?'

A I going to fly this thing?

My manual flying...
10th Apr 2016, 02:05
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Posted By AtomKraft

There are pilots around today who know how to...

There are pilots around today who know how to work an aircraft, but they don't know how the aircraft works.

The whole issue of "Trimmable Horizontal Stabilisors" is a perfect example of this.
...
26th Mar 2016, 16:13
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Views: 1,783,706
Posted By AtomKraft

Let's say they went around for Windshear. As...

Let's say they went around for Windshear. As they pull up, they meet a greatly increasing head wind component.

The GA starts, and from what I've read, a 737 pilot has to push, and trim forward,...
25th Mar 2016, 15:13
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Views: 1,783,706
Posted By AtomKraft

In the Colgan accident, they might have got away...

In the Colgan accident, they might have got away with it had they not retracted flap.
This accident could be explained by an early flap retraction, followed by a stall.

Clearly, they would...
21st Mar 2016, 21:20
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Views: 1,783,706
Posted By AtomKraft

Chronus. If the stab is not where it should be,...

Chronus.
If the stab is not where it should be, all aboard are screwed...until it's back where it needs to be.

I sometimes wonder if my fellow pilots understand this.

If, for whatever reason,...
21st Mar 2016, 20:10
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Posted By AtomKraft

If only half of what Vortex Thing says is true,...

If only half of what Vortex Thing says is true, then this airline must have an awful work culture.

Now, I know, they aren't the only ones......:rolleyes:

VTs post explains a lot. If I tried and...
21st Mar 2016, 17:00
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Views: 1,783,706
Posted By AtomKraft

Vortex Thing. Roger.:(

Vortex Thing.

Roger.:(
20th Mar 2016, 23:47
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Views: 1,783,706
Posted By AtomKraft

Framer. I quite agree. I've also worked some...

Framer.
I quite agree.
I've also worked some utterly exhausting rotas, and the exhaustion certainly built up as the days went by- but it was manageable most of the time. Add in filthy weather,...
20th Mar 2016, 23:07
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Views: 1,783,706
Posted By AtomKraft

Flap retraction before acceleration????

Flap retraction before acceleration????
20th Mar 2016, 13:15
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Views: 1,783,706
Posted By AtomKraft

Just thinking about their flight duty. This was...

Just thinking about their flight duty.
This was a BIG day, even as rostered. Two long 4 hour sectors and a report, one turnaround and a check out.

Now this crew held for two hours, so they were...
19th Mar 2016, 10:03
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Views: 1,783,706
Posted By AtomKraft

Nowadays, we are all encouraged to go around for...

Nowadays, we are all encouraged to go around for a wide variety of reasons, as if going around is a risk free procedure that will automatically cure all your troubles.

Yes, I know a GA is a normal...
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