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Forum: Military Aviation
18th Dec 2018, 06:05
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,776
Posted By ShotOne

Every aircraft with fore/aft adjustable pilot...

Every aircraft with fore/aft adjustable pilot seats and a control column has a pinch point/design flaw/Achilles heel if, say, a flight bag or NVG case was placed immediately forward of the seat. By...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Dec 2018, 08:07
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,776
Posted By ShotOne

By your own admission you’ve never seen the...

By your own admission you’ve never seen the “shelf” you’re referring to and if you had you wouldn’t describe it as such. Although there IS a shelf immediately in front. It’s a few centimetres wide...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Dec 2018, 21:35
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,776
Posted By ShotOne

It’s astonishing to still be reading of “Achilles...

It’s astonishing to still be reading of “Achilles heels and design flaws” at this stage. Far from flawed, the area around the sidestick is a model of safe design. Bizarrely, Chugalug bets us a pound...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Dec 2018, 17:28
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,776
Posted By ShotOne

“I don’t think I said this accident was down to a...

“I don’t think I said this accident was down to a design fault..”. Er, you did actually, Chug. And your suggested fix hasn’t been deemed necessary by the regulatory authorities of the thousands of...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Dec 2018, 10:45
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,776
Posted By ShotOne

Point well made regarding the perjury acquittal...

Point well made regarding the perjury acquittal Chugalug but not your final-paragraph conclusion that it’s all down to a design fault. No. Every aircraft ever built has a pinch-point between...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Feb 2017, 15:56
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,776
Posted By ShotOne

EESDL, you're right; each sidestick has a...

EESDL, you're right; each sidestick has a takeover button which disengages the opposing side stick. Even if it had been impossible to free the ill-advisedly placed camera, the aircraft could have...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Aug 2016, 07:23
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,776
Posted By ShotOne

.? But the cause isn't unknown (see previous 24...

.? But the cause isn't unknown (see previous 24 pages!)
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Aug 2016, 18:20
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,776
Posted By ShotOne

While the sidesticks aren't connected, that's not...

While the sidesticks aren't connected, that's not quite the whole picture since in normal operation the system sums the inputs; full up on one stick and full down on the other produces level flight...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Mar 2015, 20:40
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,776
Posted By ShotOne

If by "backed up in the report", Dan, you're...

If by "backed up in the report", Dan, you're implying it clears the Captain on this point, that's simply not the case. Findings, Part 2 detail the extensive simulator tests in which they were unable...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Mar 2015, 19:00
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,776
Posted By ShotOne

What total nonsense! Those would be the same...

What total nonsense!

Those would be the same arrogant designers whose superb flight envelope protection, as highlighted by the official MAA report (did you even look at it?) stopped a far worse...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Apr 2014, 10:00
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,776
Posted By ShotOne

While most autopilots will disconnect if bashed...

While most autopilots will disconnect if bashed or tugged, it's not a recommended technique on any aircraft I've come across... and most certainly not on any fbw Airbus since it risks an immediate...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Mar 2014, 14:20
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,776
Posted By ShotOne

Beagle your loyalty to your friend does you...

Beagle your loyalty to your friend does you credit but the camera would have been an inch or so from his wrist and in his line of sight. It's a big stretch to believe he didn't realise, even...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Mar 2014, 09:25
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,776
Posted By ShotOne

?? How come the fleet was grounded for two weeks?...

?? How come the fleet was grounded for two weeks? It is surely inconceivable that such huge dislocation and financial cost would have been incurred had it been known the aircraft was not the issue.
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Mar 2014, 08:37
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,776
Posted By ShotOne

Your point about walts with axes to grind is...

Your point about walts with axes to grind is totally valid, axel flo...so why didn't you make it during the many pages of vitriolic and unfounded Airbus bashing??

There are three distinct phases...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Mar 2014, 09:19
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,776
Posted By ShotOne

The grounding..sorry, pause in Voyager operations...

The grounding..sorry, pause in Voyager operations which resulted from this event caused great disruption to UK forces, the Afgan drawdown and must have incurred enormous costs in charter fees alone....
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Mar 2014, 09:26
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,776
Posted By ShotOne

Wrong airline mate. But yes, heads did roll....

Wrong airline mate. But yes, heads did roll. Interestingly C4's principal charge against Ryanair was of having a "non-transparent safety culture". Does that perhaps bring us back on-thread?
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Mar 2014, 21:24
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,776
Posted By ShotOne

Easyjet have a lot of aircraft -just short of...

Easyjet have a lot of aircraft -just short of 200, and they're all flying most of the day. I haven't heard any allegations of them cutting corners, fuel or otherwise. Are you making one?
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Feb 2014, 09:19
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,776
Posted By ShotOne

Roland, if you feel the AF 296 investigation was...

Roland, if you feel the AF 296 investigation was a conspiracy then read beagles last post as he sums it up perfectly. The only difference is the crew didn't buy the farm but in fact spent years...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Feb 2014, 12:25
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,776
Posted By ShotOne

The position of the "anti's" has become pretty...

The position of the "anti's" has become pretty unreasonable; either they have grounds to believe there is a safety fault with this aircraft or they don't. If they do, how can they in all conscience...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Feb 2014, 11:10
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,776
Posted By ShotOne

What's a deliberate error? Beagle you've...

What's a deliberate error?

Beagle you've repeated your claim about normal law envelope being exceeded without saying why. Ditto for your postulation of. a LHS side stick fault. This may be the...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Feb 2014, 21:17
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,776
Posted By ShotOne

For my part I'm baffled by your determinedly...

For my part I'm baffled by your determinedly hostile stance to everything about this operation and dislike of being challenged on it. Nothing personal!

From the limited facts I couldn't say what...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Feb 2014, 19:54
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,776
Posted By ShotOne

"The pilot told me this", "someone else said...

"The pilot told me this", "someone else said that" relating to wildly diverging figures is hardly a solid basis for your claim, beagle. Not that it stopped you making a tabloid-worthy response about...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Feb 2014, 18:20
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,776
Posted By ShotOne

Post #59 that you refer to, beagle, contains a...

Post #59 that you refer to, beagle, contains a report from a passenger in the rear cabin (interestingly making his first ever pprune post five days after the incident). He gave the descent angle as...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Feb 2014, 13:39
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,776
Posted By ShotOne

Heard a rumour, beagle or starting one? I only...

Heard a rumour, beagle or starting one? I only ask because in 19 years operating fbw Airbuses I've never seen a bulletin or reported instance of an autopilot refusing to disconnect.
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Feb 2014, 21:37
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,776
Posted By ShotOne

There have been no restrictions or bulletins...

There have been no restrictions or bulletins concerning civil A330's and they've been carrying hundreds of thousands of pax since the incident. The CAA most certainly don't have balls of granite...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Feb 2014, 20:12
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,776
Posted By ShotOne

You'll have to explain the logic of your last...

You'll have to explain the logic of your last para, mr snow. There's more than a thousand A330's happily flying about. Why, at this point (but not last week) should they be being "made aware" of...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Feb 2014, 10:23
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,776
Posted By ShotOne

Why should NFF make headlines if it was true,...

Why should NFF make headlines if it was true, beagle.? If you know the cause, why not tell us ?
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Feb 2014, 07:31
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,776
Posted By ShotOne

Danny, the difference is that even if one pilot...

Danny, the difference is that even if one pilot were very much stronger than the other, opposing inputs would cancel. The other difference is that attempting to control a "plunge to perdition" with...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Feb 2014, 22:55
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,776
Posted By ShotOne

Your suicidal fellow, Herod would have to...

Your suicidal fellow, Herod would have to reconfigure the flight augmentation computers if he wanted to pitch down over 20 deg. Even then the other guy could cancel out his inputs. Not a great day...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Feb 2014, 19:23
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,776
Posted By ShotOne

Whatever people get up to with pigs in rowing...

Whatever people get up to with pigs in rowing boats I can state from personal experience that all the fbw airbuses, especially the 330, land very nicely in crosswinds if operated correctly. Even by...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Feb 2014, 08:39
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,776
Posted By ShotOne

Tristar "solid and reliable...."?? Really? In its...

Tristar "solid and reliable...."?? Really? In its day, certainly, but of late it's unreliability has been widely reported due to the very publicly-expressed fury of soldiers burning their precious...
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