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Forum: Tech Log
8th Mar 2009, 20:01
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,041
Posted By Lemurian

alph2z Can't find a way to compare your graphs...

alph2z
Can't find a way to compare your graphs to the report.
It seems that the only plot that gels with the graph is the CAS, transformed into m/s and with an intent to plot a continuity below 40...
Forum: Tech Log
8th Mar 2009, 15:55
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,041
Posted By Lemurian

Iomapaseo Yeah ! I can see that, now. ...

Iomapaseo

Yeah ! I can see that, now.
Sorry and cheers !
Forum: Tech Log
7th Mar 2009, 00:41
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,041
Posted By Lemurian

Iomapaseo It has to do with people who think...

Iomapaseo

It has to do with people who think that an era with that sort of planes flown by real pilots was great , but they fail to remind us that they could also end up in an unmanageable...
Forum: Tech Log
6th Mar 2009, 12:59
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,041
Posted By Lemurian

Just for information

The aircraft was a DC-8 performing a flight evaluation test post Dcheck and some system update on Dec 22 1996 :



(source ASN data base : here...
Forum: Tech Log
6th Mar 2009, 11:01
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,041
Posted By Lemurian

GearDown&Locked And, as most of the pilots...

GearDown&Locked

And, as most of the pilots have been saying in this thread, it all boils down to training.
IMO, the emphasis has been put on the protections rather than the details of the...
Forum: Tech Log
5th Mar 2009, 13:05
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,041
Posted By Lemurian

NigelOnDraft Sorry, I didn't make myself...

NigelOnDraft

Sorry, I didn't make myself clear. I'm talking about the first post-stall situation.
As far as we can extrapolate from the graphs, after the stall warning onset, there is a general...
Forum: Tech Log
5th Mar 2009, 09:18
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,041
Posted By Lemurian

Mad(Flt)Scientist I agree. But it's not, and...

Mad(Flt)Scientist

I agree. But it's not, and IMO by far, the only picture of the events in this cockpit.
First of all, the first stall was probably (a big "probably" )announced by the # 3 AoA......
Forum: Tech Log
5th Mar 2009, 00:19
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,041
Posted By Lemurian

In spite of some clever footwork,it really...

In spite of some clever footwork,it really doesn't seem you're right, does it ?


No, normally, you don't have to.The aircraft does for you what you have to continually do manually on the 73....
Forum: Tech Log
4th Mar 2009, 21:51
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,041
Posted By Lemurian

All nice and well said, just forgetting the fact...

All nice and well said, just forgetting the fact that the flight laws were changed. Had they stayed in "normal law", the same auto-trim would have worked the other way during the recovery.

...
Forum: Tech Log
4th Mar 2009, 19:23
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,041
Posted By Lemurian

jimjim : Thank you for enlightening me of...

jimjim :

Thank you for enlightening me of something I've been flying for the past twelve years, 'cos that's really new to me.


Do you see anything wrong with the Mach trim you'd find on most...
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Mar 2009, 22:23
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,041
Posted By Lemurian

TyroPicard Actually, it's not that easy as...

TyroPicard

Actually, it's not that easy as there are a few obstacles - mainly because of mixed fleets and some resistance from the training departments ;
This is from one A.I bulletin :
..."for...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Mar 2009, 21:06
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,041
Posted By Lemurian

FullWings Have a look at the CRM book, and...

FullWings

Have a look at the CRM book, and it's certainly not commercial pressure...
That the cockpit set-up was a bit abnormal is saying the least as you've also noticed that (page 43) the ANZ...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Mar 2009, 20:26
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,041
Posted By Lemurian

:ouch: :uhoh: Thanks. Shows how much I've used...

:ouch: :uhoh:
Thanks. Shows how much I've used it !
I've only used it to confirm the "I have control ..." bit. I've never needed to de-activate the F/O's sidestick.

BEagle


Perfect !
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Mar 2009, 19:31
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,041
Posted By Lemurian

Not quite, as ...no, you don't need it to ...

Not quite, as

...no, you don't need it to be held. depess the button and "Priority Left...(or Right...) will be announced.
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Mar 2009, 12:35
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,041
Posted By Lemurian

Hello, Bernd. Have you started a WB-graph of...

Hello, Bernd.
Have you started a WB-graph of this accident as I think that there are just a few - but important - facts that we should know ?
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Mar 2009, 11:48
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,041
Posted By Lemurian

BOAC What I wrote was that these readings...

BOAC

What I wrote was that these readings are in all probability the result of the pitot/static sensors being in a vastly disturbed airflow...nothing more and nothing less...Could we call them...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Mar 2009, 08:36
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,041
Posted By Lemurian

It is available in all flight laws. If the A/P is...

It is available in all flight laws. If the A/P is on, using the manual trim will disengage it.


Agreed. But a look at the graph, after the first stall, you'd notice that up to around 120 kts, the...
Forum: Tech Log
1st Mar 2009, 13:23
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,041
Posted By Lemurian

The α Floor function can be disengaged by...

The α Floor function can be disengaged by disconnecting the auto-thrust system, and so is the associated TOGA-lock function.
The idea of that test would be to check that the αFloor function works as...
Forum: Tech Log
28th Feb 2009, 14:57
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,041
Posted By Lemurian

Had you studied the events without any prejudice,...

Had you studied the events without any prejudice, you would have noticed that the auto-trim did its job as the maneuver demanded : Back stick and a decreasing airspeed.
At that moment, they went...
Forum: Tech Log
28th Feb 2009, 12:19
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,041
Posted By Lemurian

My view of the events

First the facts, as they appear in the report :

• They performed the planned (?) low speed test, involving an entry - and an immediate exit from - into “α floor”.
• The altitude for the test is...
Forum: Tech Log
28th Feb 2009, 10:12
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,041
Posted By Lemurian

This thread is getting away, as usual, onto...

This thread is getting away, as usual, onto Airbus perceived faults bythose who don't have any idea how good it is and how safe it can be compared to the geriatrics many of us pilots, including me,...
Forum: Tech Log
26th Feb 2009, 00:23
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,041
Posted By Lemurian

Icepack : Requires the pilot to be aware of...

Icepack :

Requires the pilot to be aware of the necessity of using manual trim as there is no feeling of increased effort...I know, it's indicated on the screen...but in such a situation ?
Forum: Tech Log
26th Feb 2009, 00:20
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,041
Posted By Lemurian

TyroPicard : Yes, puzzling, isn't it ? Did they...

TyroPicard :
Yes, puzzling, isn't it ? Did they try using it, though ?

Because of the gear retraction, I would guess. And from 15:45:13, the system had lost both FACs feeds, therefore reverting...
Forum: Tech Log
24th Feb 2009, 12:35
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,041
Posted By Lemurian

I'm not responsible for the rumors and the hype...

I'm not responsible for the rumors and the hype around that trial.
Too many lives and broken families and a thirst for some responsibility are at stake.
Now, to paint the whole system with a big...
Forum: Tech Log
24th Feb 2009, 09:11
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,041
Posted By Lemurian

My initial reply was for someone who has "SYDNEY"...

My initial reply was for someone who has "SYDNEY" as his location.
Sydney, Australia ?
As for the New Zelanders, I don't think that I am that ignorant.
Nor prone to the propaganda against the...
Forum: Tech Log
24th Feb 2009, 08:33
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,041
Posted By Lemurian

Glad you said "in the XX th century". Of course...

Glad you said "in the XX th century".
Of course that act pales when compared to the appropriation of the native population's land. In the 19 th century if I'm not mistaken.

And of course, nobody...
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Feb 2009, 18:57
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,041
Posted By Lemurian

Bloody typical ! When there's nothing new, bash...

Bloody typical !
When there's nothing new, bash the French, you'll readily find followers here on Prune.
People so short-sighted they haven't realised that 200 years later, there is still no trial...
Forum: Tech Log
11th Feb 2009, 20:45
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,041
Posted By Lemurian

As for the Mt Ste Odile CFIT, twenty years later,...

As for the Mt Ste Odile CFIT, twenty years later, it still astonishing to me that one could mistake a TRK/FPA display for a HDG.../VS one...And the FMA annunciations... Weren't we taught that we...
Forum: Tech Log
9th Feb 2009, 09:54
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,041
Posted By Lemurian

ExS33db1rd, I'm quite surprised at the...

ExS33db1rd,

I'm quite surprised at the question. What is the speed check we do during the takeoff roll for ?

Grizzled,
Edited. Don't encourage the village idiots.
Forum: Tech Log
8th Feb 2009, 11:16
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,041
Posted By Lemurian

All this discussion about mode reversions is a...

All this discussion about mode reversions is a bit confusing and re-inforces the prejudiced one's bias aginst modern flight management systems.
Be it a Airbus, or an Embraer, a Boeing...or any brand...
Forum: Tech Log
7th Feb 2009, 02:56
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,041
Posted By Lemurian

PJ2 Sorry, but there is a rat here : On...

PJ2

Sorry, but there is a rat here :
On the 320, "Alpha prot" is just an AoA protection : between "prot" and "max", the side stick commands alpha directly. However, the angle of attack will not...
Forum: Tech Log
5th Feb 2009, 00:04
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,041
Posted By Lemurian

Please note that the value of 60°/s is achievable...

Please note that the value of 60°/s is achievable on direct law. On the incident I referred to,the rate was around 20 to 25°/S instantaneous. On a normal flight, the average is 15°/s.

Please...
Forum: Tech Log
4th Feb 2009, 08:35
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,041
Posted By Lemurian

freightmaster

You should get more information before you write something that's so patently wrong : The roll rate of a 737 is nowhere near what can be achieved with an A320.
As for avoidance, have a look into the...
Forum: Tech Log
4th Feb 2009, 02:16
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,041
Posted By Lemurian

Twenty-one years after the service entry of the...

Twenty-one years after the service entry of the first FBW airliner, followed byb the A330, 340, B777, the Falcon X, the A380 and soon the B787 and the A350, we still find advocates of the...
Forum: Tech Log
31st Jan 2009, 19:02
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,041
Posted By Lemurian

GMDS

I respectfully beg to disagree.
The common characteristics of the two incidents is the cool-headedness of the Flight deck crews.
That said, one was trying to extend the glide as far as possible,...
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