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Forum: Rumours & News
7th Oct 2019, 20:22
Replies: 4,656
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Posted By bill fly

I agree with you Salty, But the quote is out of...

I agree with you Salty,
But the quote is out of context, which was that running statistical probabilities and accepting less than best solutions on the basis of probability isn’t good enough. Common...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Oct 2019, 18:18
Replies: 4,656
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Posted By bill fly

The most potentially dangerous period in Max ops...

The most potentially dangerous period in Max ops was probably just after event 3 - remember Boeing saying initially the ship was safe - no procedures out - just the vague advice memo? But the...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Oct 2019, 20:16
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,786,026
Posted By bill fly

Maths?

Seems the mathematicians and statisticians have taken hold of the plot.

If the thing can break - and if, when it breaks it can kill you - then it’s time either to fix it, or find something better,...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Oct 2019, 07:34
Replies: 4,656
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Posted By bill fly

A lot of mistakes in there. If AP is on MCAS...

A lot of mistakes in there. If AP is on MCAS doesn’t operate anyway. Complete confusion as to the controls required to disable trim. Also the words “you just...” smack of some other machos posting on...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Oct 2019, 20:31
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,786,026
Posted By bill fly

If the buyer buys a competitors aircraft after...

If the buyer buys a competitors aircraft after using 737 NGs it is going to have to retrain its crews too.
A difference course from NG to Max including MCAS normal and failure modes is a lot less...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Aug 2019, 12:48
Replies: 4,656
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Posted By bill fly

Been said many times on these threads Peter. The...

Been said many times on these threads Peter. The logic of a separate dedicated feel trim compensator is indisputable.
But the software specialists are keeping their claws in deep.
Way back,...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Aug 2019, 18:27
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,786,026
Posted By bill fly

Why Software

Many words have been written about software on this thread and the other Max threads.
How much software should it take to send a signal from an AoA vane to a trim motor?

I don't like the trim...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Jul 2019, 16:54
Replies: 4,656
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Posted By bill fly

fdr proposed some a few posts up...

fdr proposed some a few posts up...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Jul 2019, 13:27
Replies: 4,656
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Posted By bill fly

Thank you for the answer. Much appreciated. ...

Thank you for the answer. Much appreciated.

The engineers will not have relied solely on failure mode analysis software I imagine, but will have gone through the mechanics and electronics /...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Jul 2019, 09:31
Replies: 4,656
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Posted By bill fly

J.T. I would be interested in your opinion on the...

J.T. I would be interested in your opinion on the automatic use of stabiliser trim to correct pitch feel - aside from the failure case - just as a principle?
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Jul 2019, 06:13
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,786,026
Posted By bill fly

Fence? In the first post on this I asked if we...

Fence? In the first post on this I asked if we were sure about the shaker.
Got the first answer that crews wouldn’t want to disable because it might look bad afterwards and on that basis said he may...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Jul 2019, 21:01
Replies: 4,656
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Posted By bill fly

Dave, I didn’t say the CB was pulled. I said that...

Dave, I didn’t say the CB was pulled. I said that he may as well have pulled it as not to report continuous shaker.
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Jul 2019, 17:59
Replies: 4,656
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Posted By bill fly

Yep Tom, more rumours than news at the moment...

Yep Tom, more rumours than news at the moment...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Jul 2019, 17:43
Replies: 4,656
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Posted By bill fly

Well since he didn’t report that either, he may...

Well since he didn’t report that either, he may as well have pulled the CB...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Jul 2019, 17:31
Replies: 4,656
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Posted By bill fly

This has been bugging me for a while - how do we...

This has been bugging me for a while - how do we know that the shaker was on all flight?
Do we have a trace or could the CB have been pulled (3 Pilots - big book etc)?
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Jul 2019, 15:44
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,786,026
Posted By bill fly

Good info from the sim. Next exercise is...

Good info from the sim.

Next exercise is once again flat out with trim so far fwd that it can just be held but this time crack the speed brakes and see how pitch reacts.

Again a beer for the...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Jul 2019, 15:13
Replies: 4,656
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Posted By bill fly

Well it’s to prove the principle of power pitch...

Well it’s to prove the principle of power pitch couple at high speeds Sad, not much to do with the nacelle lift problem at high AoA.
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Jul 2019, 11:29
Replies: 4,656
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Posted By bill fly

Which means that the electric breaks must be...

Which means that the electric breaks must be electric disengaged to be able to move the mechanical trim wheel. How is this done?

Can't be done EDLB. If it could be done it might one day help...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Jul 2019, 09:40
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,786,026
Posted By bill fly

Well at least that’s one theory which can be...

Well at least that’s one theory which can be tried out in the sim - any NG will do - get her flat out on full thrust, as much nose down trim as you can just hold level and then close the throttles or...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Jul 2019, 06:03
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,786,026
Posted By bill fly

Hi Walkon, As I understand you, the stab...

Hi Walkon,
As I understand you, the stab mechanical parts, forgetting the motor for now, thanks to the recirculating ball nut can not get so frictionally overloaded that they won’t run, even at high...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Jul 2019, 19:37
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,786,026
Posted By bill fly

How about Twinstar?

How about Twinstar?
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Jul 2019, 17:03
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,786,026
Posted By bill fly

Quite right. That is normal piloting. However...

Quite right. That is normal piloting.
However if the trim should for any reason be so far out, that the elevator has too little authority to correct the pitch, it may be necessary to trim...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Jul 2019, 10:54
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,786,026
Posted By bill fly

https://www.boeing.com/global/boeing-southeast-asi...

https://www.boeing.com/global/boeing-southeast-asia/indonesia/index.page (https://www.boeing.com/global/boeing-southeast-asia/indonesia/index.page)
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Jul 2019, 14:54
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,786,026
Posted By bill fly

BBC News...

Flyadeal, the low-cost airline Saudi Arabian airline, has cancelled an order for 30 Boeing 737 Max aircraft

Hard times indeed...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Jul 2019, 17:30
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,786,026
Posted By bill fly

On the other hand it might be encouraging that...

On the other hand it might be encouraging that the FAA now calls some shots - their verifying hasn’t been too successful in the recent past...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Jul 2019, 12:35
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,786,026
Posted By bill fly

Thats right - I was just answering Peter H’s...

Thats right - I was just answering Peter H’s query as to when a pilot would be allowed to silence.

In case of Eng fire warning it is routine on many AC to silence the alarm. In other cases not....
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Jul 2019, 11:42
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,786,026
Posted By bill fly

If the Captain decides that a warning is...

If the Captain decides that a warning is dangerously distracting and false, then he is quite right to disable it, despite what Aunty Boeing or Uncle Airbus or somebody’s Chief Pilot says.
First...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Jul 2019, 09:18
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,786,026
Posted By bill fly

That’s right FA. If all the sims - switchable Max...

That’s right FA. If all the sims - switchable Max NG type or dedicated MAX are reprogrammed to the “new” software, when and if that comes out, then we lose the chance to do a safe rerun of these...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Jul 2019, 20:48
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,786,026
Posted By bill fly

Well to be fair, All simulators these days have...

Well to be fair, All simulators these days have screen displays.
And out of interest, The HP Victor sim which we trained in had only white opaque screens and fixed base but we still sweated in it in...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Jul 2019, 17:56
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,786,026
Posted By bill fly

Not long back there was a thread about how pilots...

Not long back there was a thread about how pilots were perceived. What with the Singers streakers and some arguments on here, one wonders...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Jul 2019, 17:20
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,786,026
Posted By bill fly

Air Max

The name hasn’t done Nike much good either...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Jul 2019, 15:47
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,786,026
Posted By bill fly

Who wants to get to the NG configuration?

Who wants to get to the NG configuration?
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Jul 2019, 08:57
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,786,026
Posted By bill fly

Good info OZ, Dont forget though, that the...

Good info OZ,
Dont forget though, that the workshop motors are designed for continuous running with appropriate cooling.
Stab motors are designed for intermittent use with cooling appropriate to...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Jul 2019, 17:03
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,786,026
Posted By bill fly

Great informative post, Thank you Yoko. The...

Great informative post, Thank you Yoko.

The problem mentioned in your final paragraph is that an official inquiry held by experts is one thing - a rumour panel with everybody from experts and...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Jul 2019, 06:49
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,786,026
Posted By bill fly

Or a trim motor overheat, due to incessant use. ...

Or a trim motor overheat, due to incessant use.

For this reason full stab trim exercising in pre flight checks has in the past on another aircraft type been discontinued. Subsequently only a...
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