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Forum: Tech Log
8th Jul 2009, 16:48
Replies: 4,593
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Posted By captainflame

Will, Excatly right, it's what they mean. ...

Will,

Excatly right, it's what they mean.

I submit to you that a French speaking airman is able to tell anyone what the BEA means with this statement.

Whether you put it in doubt or not is...
Forum: Tech Log
8th Jul 2009, 15:59
Replies: 4,593
Views: 3,295,333
Posted By captainflame

Translation

I understand how a lot of the threaders here, not being fluent in french (or have NIL notion of it at all) have difficulties understanding the BEA statement regarding the "probable" way the aircraft...
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Jul 2009, 19:30
Replies: 4,593
Views: 3,295,333
Posted By captainflame

Has anyone read this ? High Altitude...

Has anyone read this ?

High Altitude Operations
Supplement #1 to the Airplane Upset Recovery Training Aid
Assembled by the Industry Airplane Upset Recovery Training Aid Team,
October 5, 2008
...
Forum: Tech Log
1st Jul 2009, 21:23
Replies: 4,593
Views: 3,295,333
Posted By captainflame

I have to agree with you.:ok:

I have to agree with you.:ok:
Forum: Tech Log
29th Jun 2009, 20:54
Replies: 4,593
Views: 3,295,333
Posted By captainflame

PJ2: A 737 stalled ? Oh no ! Surely not...

PJ2:

A 737 stalled ? Oh no !
Surely not due to computers running things ?

You mean the airbus golden rules apply to a boeing aircraft ? Naaaa!

facecious me ! :}

Re: Autopilot lost stuff
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Jun 2009, 08:56
Replies: 4,593
Views: 3,295,333
Posted By captainflame

Not yet, not yet !

Not yet, not yet !
Forum: Tech Log
20th Jun 2009, 18:38
Replies: 4,593
Views: 3,295,333
Posted By captainflame

Sure is....

Sure is....
Forum: Tech Log
20th Jun 2009, 11:42
Replies: 4,593
Views: 3,295,333
Posted By captainflame

http://i337.photobucket.com/albums/n385/motidog/AF...

http://i337.photobucket.com/albums/n385/motidog/AF447-outboardflapcanoe1.jpg

Looks like the RAT door to me.
Forum: Tech Log
19th Jun 2009, 10:52
Replies: 4,593
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Posted By captainflame

I think we are talking about the same thing....

I think we are talking about the same thing. Confusion with terms perhaps ?
For me a gyro, whether spining, laser or quartz, provides attitude info.



For you as well looks like...

As to the...
Forum: Tech Log
19th Jun 2009, 10:39
Replies: 4,593
Views: 3,295,333
Posted By captainflame

BOAC: Sorry to say but if you can't make up...

BOAC:

Sorry to say but if you can't make up your opinion on how it works and answer most of your questions on ISIS, then I am at loss to help out.

Following the latest ISIS post by h3dxb...
Forum: Tech Log
19th Jun 2009, 10:25
Replies: 4,593
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Posted By captainflame

H3dxb: Brilliant ! finally I find out what's...

H3dxb:

Brilliant ! finally I find out what's inthere !

Yes it's not on IRU. But it provides "gyroscopic attitude information" right ?

Thanks for the post !:ok:
Forum: Tech Log
19th Jun 2009, 08:36
Replies: 4,593
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Posted By captainflame

Old Engineer: Thank you for your post !! ...

Old Engineer:

Thank you for your post !!

I think we've all made it CLEAR to non airbus / non ISIS familiar colleagues (BOAC and others..) that the ISIS is a STBY / back up instrument...
Forum: Tech Log
18th Jun 2009, 21:44
Replies: 4,593
Views: 3,295,333
Posted By captainflame

Capeverde2008: I was merely refering to...

Capeverde2008:

I was merely refering to weather analysts pont of views. TO THEM it wasn't any particular CB cluster. As you say they happen frequently...you mean like in "everyday" ?:cool:

It...
Forum: Tech Log
18th Jun 2009, 19:17
Replies: 4,593
Views: 3,295,333
Posted By captainflame

ISIS

aguadalte:


:=

The problem, as said earlier, is that ISIS containts are classified. I know it sounds weird but again, no one opens up this box !!

While it is true that it gets inputs from...
Forum: Tech Log
18th Jun 2009, 18:46
Replies: 4,593
Views: 3,295,333
Posted By captainflame

ClippedCub: I stand corrected ! Was...

ClippedCub:

I stand corrected !
Was thinking of other types used I guess. From memory, off one of these Disc. Cha. or Nat. Geo. footage...
Yeah I know, not quite first hand !
Forum: Tech Log
18th Jun 2009, 09:17
Replies: 4,593
Views: 3,295,333
Posted By captainflame

Torque...: - There is ABSOLUTELY NO...

Torque...:



- There is ABSOLUTELY NO EVIDENCE that the plane broke up in the air. Media are picking up info, among other sources, on forums like this one !!!... where all kinds of pros and not...
Forum: Tech Log
18th Jun 2009, 07:37
Replies: 4,593
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Posted By captainflame

Greatbear: := they did not "best...

Greatbear:



:= they did not "best guess" the "Ultimo reporte"

This is the last VHF transmission of reporting point by the crew before leaving the Brazilian controllers. It is established...
Forum: Tech Log
17th Jun 2009, 20:16
Replies: 4,593
Views: 3,295,333
Posted By captainflame

ISIS, stby altitude, altitude indications

As written (by me among others) in previous posts, the ISIS is a self contained instrument providing Airspeed from stby pitot, attitude from internal gyros, Altitude from STBY static ports, and...
Forum: Tech Log
17th Jun 2009, 19:07
Replies: 4,593
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Posted By captainflame

Orange spots and Ultimo reporte

Orange spots are sites of debris recovery (derived from "tail fin" tag on map)

"Ultimo reporte" is likely to be the last VHF transmission or reporting point when leaving the Brasilian radar...
Forum: Tech Log
15th Jun 2009, 22:32
Replies: 4,593
Views: 3,295,333
Posted By captainflame

ADR and TCAS

Graybeard:

"So why wasn't there an ADR Fault transmitted at 0210, if that were the source of the TCAS Fault as you say?"

First, we are not sure of the sequencing logic of the faults on the...
Forum: Tech Log
15th Jun 2009, 07:53
Replies: 4,593
Views: 3,295,333
Posted By captainflame

ADR Faults

Greaybeard:

When the system compares ADR data and sense one is going astray, it disregards and eliminates that source and only uses the 2 remaining.

ADR DISAGREE comes on after, when the 2...
Forum: Tech Log
15th Jun 2009, 07:23
Replies: 4,593
Views: 3,295,333
Posted By captainflame

TCAS Fault

Greaybeard:

As mentionned meany times before on this thread, "TCAS inop" is a resulting listed inop system in the ECAM "ADR disagree" STATUS page on the Airbus.

It is so decribed in FCOM Vol3,...
Forum: Tech Log
14th Jun 2009, 20:31
Replies: 4,593
Views: 3,295,333
Posted By captainflame

ISIS

BOAC:

Quote : "Is there any (unlikely?) cross-tell between ADIRUs and ISIS?

EDIT: I do query PBL's diagnosis of the ISIS fault, however "At a similar time, the DG in the stand-by flight...
Forum: Tech Log
12th Jun 2009, 15:37
Replies: 4,593
Views: 3,295,333
Posted By captainflame

Mr Pitot

:p
Funnilly enough, Mr Pitot invented a tube to measure fluid speeds,
and a Pitot tube measures "P tot "
ie total pressure = P Dynamic + P static !! :D
Year: 1732
Forum: Tech Log
12th Jun 2009, 13:57
Replies: 4,593
Views: 3,295,333
Posted By captainflame

Rudder still attached...

I'm puzzled with the bit about in flight break off of the VS because the rudder is still nicely attached to it.

Seems to me that overloads there would have ripped it (the rudder) off too ? (see...
Forum: Tech Log
12th Jun 2009, 13:48
Replies: 4,593
Views: 3,295,333
Posted By captainflame

Drowning ?

If they had NO water in the lungs, they didn't drown, did they !?!?
:=
Forum: Tech Log
9th Jun 2009, 21:11
Replies: 4,593
Views: 3,295,333
Posted By captainflame

Rudder hard over ....

Let's put this one to rest once and for all ! :ok:

The message F/CTL RUD TRV LIM Fault is justified by the loss of the ADR data.

As said previously in this thread, the rudder travel is then...
Forum: Tech Log
8th Jun 2009, 18:56
Replies: 4,593
Views: 3,295,333
Posted By captainflame

ACARS Message

1 - The date stamp of the LAV CONT message is from the evening before (2245)

From a pilot prospective and arguably by just looking at the failures on the list:

2- One ADR failure is NOT...
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