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Forum: Tech Log
1st Sep 2011, 11:06
Replies: 3,435
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Posted By DozyWannabe

As you said, it brought down a 727 42 years ago...

As you said, it brought down a 727 42 years ago or so - remember that all the designs you list went into service around 40 years ago. 25 years ago, the TriStar and DC-10 were being replaced by B767s...
Forum: Tech Log
30th Aug 2011, 22:41
Replies: 3,435
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Posted By DozyWannabe

@GM, CJ : I think the natural response from...

@GM, CJ :

I think the natural response from test pilots to that suggestion would be "sure, as long as you and the person that made the calculations for the maximum possible escape altitude and...
Forum: Tech Log
30th Aug 2011, 01:49
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,660
Posted By DozyWannabe

Harry, with all due respect, the PF told the...

Harry, with all due respect, the PF told the Captain that he'd had the stick against the back stop for a while - this doesn't look like a "I wonder if I should be making inputs this large?"...
Forum: Tech Log
30th Aug 2011, 00:40
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,660
Posted By DozyWannabe

http://www.smartcockpit.com/data/pdfs/plane/airbus...

http://www.smartcockpit.com/data/pdfs/plane/airbus/A320/misc/A320_Flight_Deck_and_Systems_Briefing_For_Pilots.pdf

Page 78.



I corrected my posts to what was actually said, and the only...
Forum: Tech Log
29th Aug 2011, 22:32
Replies: 3,435
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Posted By DozyWannabe

*sigh* At the end of the day it's all down...

*sigh*

At the end of the day it's all down to personal preference as to whether you think it's important or not. Some do, some do not. Personally I don't give a crap whether the airliner I get...
Forum: Tech Log
29th Aug 2011, 18:54
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,660
Posted By DozyWannabe

I have, many times, and I know what you're...

I have, many times, and I know what you're talking about. However, muscle memory is not just about making a movement relative to what is felt, it's about practicing to the point where you...
Forum: Tech Log
29th Aug 2011, 13:51
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,660
Posted By DozyWannabe

Not at all, but it does rather dent the argument...

Not at all, but it does rather dent the argument somewhat when someone says a design feature makes the aircraft difficult to operate when they've never operated it.



Really? I'd like to see...
Forum: Tech Log
28th Aug 2011, 19:41
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,660
Posted By DozyWannabe

And it's not their area of expertise, so I think...

And it's not their area of expertise, so I think holding the BEA largely responsible for the time it took to locate the thing is a little unfair.

For an idea of just how difficult it is to...
Forum: Tech Log
28th Aug 2011, 17:02
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,660
Posted By DozyWannabe

@deSitter: Discrete maths ≠ Pure maths. Now are...

@deSitter: Discrete maths ≠ Pure maths. Now are you going to say something useful or just snark away?
Forum: Tech Log
28th Aug 2011, 16:39
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,660
Posted By DozyWannabe

@jcjeant - I'm pretty sure that the BEA...

@jcjeant - I'm pretty sure that the BEA themselves (whose speciality is investigating accidents) would have delegated the details of precisely where to search to the oceanographic survey and research...
Forum: Tech Log
28th Aug 2011, 00:00
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,660
Posted By DozyWannabe

Not at all. For someone like myself it provides...

Not at all. For someone like myself it provides a balanced view of the issues from the perspective of a pilot, which is something I can do my level best to empathise with and "put myself in the...
Forum: Tech Log
27th Aug 2011, 02:14
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,660
Posted By DozyWannabe

Sure, but the main problem from that perspective...

Sure, but the main problem from that perspective judging by the 3rd Interim Report is that according to the book, in the situation whereby the crew consists of a Captain, F/O and relief pilot (i.e....
Forum: Tech Log
27th Aug 2011, 00:55
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,660
Posted By DozyWannabe

He'd just come back from what he called a "doze",...

He'd just come back from what he called a "doze", why would he need to sleep again? Judging by the CVR excerpts, he spends the first few minutes being briefed by the PF, with several references to...
Forum: Tech Log
26th Aug 2011, 23:26
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,660
Posted By DozyWannabe

Yes he did, but it was approximately 5 seconds...

Yes he did, but it was approximately 5 seconds before the Captain arrived, the PF took it back after less than 2 seconds, the PNF presumably turns to talk to the captain as he comes through the door...
Forum: Tech Log
26th Aug 2011, 22:22
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,660
Posted By DozyWannabe

Again, a valid opinion - but certainly not an...

Again, a valid opinion - but certainly not an incontrovertible fact based on the evidence available. We've had an A330 successfully deadsticked into the Azores, an A320 very famously deadsticked...
Forum: Tech Log
26th Aug 2011, 20:58
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,660
Posted By DozyWannabe

The Air Inter captain never entirely lost his...

The Air Inter captain never entirely lost his automation, just his pre-programmed approach. He never got as far as having to manually control the aircraft, instead following the radar vectors and...
Forum: Tech Log
26th Aug 2011, 20:20
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,660
Posted By DozyWannabe

@Welsh Wingman - I think a more appropriate...

@Welsh Wingman - I think a more appropriate analogy would be :

"When we went from horse-drawn carts to motor vehicles, did we attach ropes to the front axles and steer with that (because after...
Forum: Tech Log
26th Aug 2011, 19:32
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,660
Posted By DozyWannabe

And Airbus changed their training and the FMC...

And Airbus changed their training and the FMC interface accordingly.



Not really - for a start the AF447 PF doesn't make any reference to discomfort until the roll oscillations start - there's...
Forum: Tech Log
26th Aug 2011, 12:04
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,660
Posted By DozyWannabe

@Jazz Hands, AZR, Joe Sutter is enough of a...

@Jazz Hands, AZR,

Joe Sutter is enough of a legend that he's perfectly entitled to his opinion, even if it betrays his misunderstanding of how a competitor's product works. Hell, if I made it to...
Forum: Tech Log
25th Aug 2011, 21:08
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,660
Posted By DozyWannabe

I'm sure I read on here earlier that the original...

I'm sure I read on here earlier that the original B777 design used sidesticks, but the launch customer's (UA) pilot's union objected - certainly not representative of pilots as a whole!




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Forum: Tech Log
25th Aug 2011, 19:28
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,660
Posted By DozyWannabe

I know, just thought I'd reinforce it for the...

I know, just thought I'd reinforce it for the benefit of non-native English speakers who may not pick up the inference as easily as I did. :)



Well, that's a difficult question - and as I...
Forum: Tech Log
25th Aug 2011, 16:07
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,660
Posted By DozyWannabe

Well, let's be fair here - if they'd asked the...

Well, let's be fair here - if they'd asked the engineers rather than the sales guys they would have got a more honest answer going all the way back to 1988. As a slightly tangential aside, aircraft...
Forum: Tech Log
25th Aug 2011, 01:05
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,660
Posted By DozyWannabe

@Coagie: In 1988, the USS Vincennes...

@Coagie:

In 1988, the USS Vincennes incorrectly identified an Iran Air A300 as an Iranian Air Force F-14 and shot it down. In 1985, the joint US/French Titanic expedition incorrectly identified...
Forum: Tech Log
24th Aug 2011, 23:48
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,660
Posted By DozyWannabe

Make that "misuse of/overreliance on" autos and...

Make that "misuse of/overreliance on" autos and you've got my unequivocal support. The autos themselves care not how they are used. :)

@exeng (below) - Actually, I seem to recall reading on the...
Forum: Tech Log
24th Aug 2011, 21:55
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,660
Posted By DozyWannabe

@LW_50 (and again, you make me break my personal...

@LW_50 (and again, you make me break my personal limits on daily post count - curse you! ;) )

I followed that thread closely at the time, and in essence I agree whole-heartedly with what NSF said,...
Forum: Tech Log
24th Aug 2011, 20:23
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,660
Posted By DozyWannabe

@jcjeant - As I said to Bearfoil/Lyman on the...

@jcjeant - As I said to Bearfoil/Lyman on the Tech Log threads, be very careful when tangling with ChristiaanJ - on the off-chance you're unaware, the man was a senior engineer on Concorde during...
Forum: Tech Log
24th Aug 2011, 17:11
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,660
Posted By DozyWannabe

Airbus* changed their tune nearly two decades...

Airbus* changed their tune nearly two decades ago, after they lost Nick Warner. Honest question, and I don't want you to think I'm getting at you - when was the last time you honestly heard an...
Forum: Tech Log
24th Aug 2011, 12:49
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,660
Posted By DozyWannabe

It's not BOAC's fault - the received wisdom in...

It's not BOAC's fault - the received wisdom in the piloting community is that the dependence on automation and company edicts to use the automatics wherever possible started with the introduction of...
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Aug 2011, 16:55
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,660
Posted By DozyWannabe

@jcjeant - That's funny, I seem to recall the...

@jcjeant - That's funny, I seem to recall the Captain specifically directing the flight crew's attention towards the ISIS horizon according to the CVR. I don't think we'll ever know if the flight...
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Aug 2011, 15:05
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,660
Posted By DozyWannabe

So does the sidestick - in almost all cases the...

So does the sidestick - in almost all cases the people kvetching about the Airbus controls and system interfaces are those that have never flown one. Also, not that I'm one for whataboutery, but...
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Aug 2011, 00:09
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,660
Posted By DozyWannabe

No it sodding* doesn't. It has an interface that...

No it sodding* doesn't. It has an interface that is designed in such a way that there are backstops to prevent inadvertant departure from controlled flight in the vast majority of cases, and to...
Forum: Tech Log
22nd Aug 2011, 23:21
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,660
Posted By DozyWannabe

True. Read your HTBJ to get the background. A...

True. Read your HTBJ to get the background. A basic "stick nudger" was installed in all UK CAA certified 707s due to the less than benign characteristics of that airliner at the stall, and a full...
Forum: Tech Log
22nd Aug 2011, 19:20
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,660
Posted By DozyWannabe

Wrong (IMO). Airbus were pretty bullish in the...

Wrong (IMO). Airbus were pretty bullish in the early days of the A320 project, but they long since reconsidered their opinions, and anyone in this day and age passing on the idea that an FBW Airbus...
Forum: Tech Log
22nd Aug 2011, 14:49
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,660
Posted By DozyWannabe

Lyman/Bearfoil/whatever, There are no...

Lyman/Bearfoil/whatever,

There are no "sides". There are only questions for which we need to find answers, and they are:


What happened?
How did it happen?
Why did it happen?
How can...
Forum: Tech Log
19th Aug 2011, 13:24
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,660
Posted By DozyWannabe

[LURK MODE OFF] PJ2, just wanted to add to...

[LURK MODE OFF]

PJ2, just wanted to add to the chorus of "cracking post" that seems to be the order of the day.

One thing I wanted to add though was that it's not just happening in aviation,...
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