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Forum: Military Aviation
18th Dec 2018, 07:41
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,744
Posted By BEagle

ShotOne a C-130 fatal accident occurred for the...

ShotOne a C-130 fatal accident occurred for the very reason you state. To assist in loading tall cargo, a pilot initially held the control column aft to improve clearance below the elevators. Then he...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Dec 2018, 07:17
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,744
Posted By BEagle

Quite so! A technological 'solution' is wholly...

Quite so! A technological 'solution' is wholly unnecessary. However a clearly marked 'sterile area' adjacent to the side stick, within which nothing may be placed, would perhaps be a cheap...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Dec 2018, 13:28
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,744
Posted By BEagle

Fair enough, beardy, I see your point. ...

Fair enough, beardy, I see your point.

esscee , as I commented, were the passengers advised to follow normal airline guidance regarding seat belts? Whether the cabin staff were asked to give...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Dec 2018, 11:02
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,744
Posted By BEagle

1. Early Voyagers were known to have wiring...

1. Early Voyagers were known to have wiring 'issues', so an unexpected event not encountered on normal A330 family aircraft was a possibility - later shown not to be the case.

2. I do not know how...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Mar 2017, 20:16
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,744
Posted By BEagle

Well, that's what I was briefed by a Gp Capt at...

Well, that's what I was briefed by a Gp Capt at RAF Brize Norton during an official GAPAN (as it was) visit to the station a few years ago....

Perhaps he was wrong? But that's what he told us.
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Mar 2017, 19:45
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,744
Posted By BEagle

From today's Witney Gazette: ...

From today's Witney Gazette:



Astonishing. How can someone in such an authoritative position be so apparently ignorant of the normal behaviour of any normal person who uses a digital camera?
...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Mar 2017, 13:53
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,744
Posted By BEagle

Chugalug 2, an excellent summary!

Chugalug 2, an excellent summary!
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Mar 2017, 07:38
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,744
Posted By BEagle

Correct. That was commented upon previously -...

Correct. That was commented upon previously - it's what most digital photographers do. Transfer all images to a storage medium, so that the best ones can be tweaked using digital image programs,...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Mar 2017, 14:56
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,744
Posted By BEagle

iRaven, those last 3 posts of yours really are...

iRaven, those last 3 posts of yours really are utter rubbish.

There was no rule about taking items of personal equipment onto the flight deck; if you read further, you might note that he was...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Mar 2017, 11:37
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,744
Posted By BEagle

Given 3 years of false accusation concerning his...

Given 3 years of false accusation concerning his personal integrity, the alleged threatening behaviour of a senior officer at the Inquiry towards him and taking into consideration his unblemished...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Mar 2017, 08:10
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,744
Posted By BEagle

The disproportionate severity of this iniquitous...

The disproportionate severity of this iniquitous sentence is truly shocking. I sincerely hope that the case will go to appeal.

Thank you for the kind comments of those who've contacted me - I...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Mar 2017, 09:41
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,744
Posted By BEagle

jayteeto, indeed. In some of his posts, beardy...

jayteeto, indeed. In some of his posts, beardy correctly describes what should have happened and that recovery could have been effected earlier if the correct procedure had been followed once CM2...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Mar 2017, 08:41
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,744
Posted By BEagle

I don't know how your draw that inference,...

I don't know how your draw that inference, beardy; no-one appears to be 'blaming' the aeroplane in recent posts.

The HF issues associated with 'automation surprise' and 'startle effect' cannot be...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Mar 2017, 06:51
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,744
Posted By BEagle

Timelord wrote: A good summary. ...

Timelord wrote:



A good summary. Sentencing is expected on Friday.

Linedog, there was no question of being 'caught out' as you put it. The Captain did not know what caused the event at the...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Mar 2017, 20:34
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,744
Posted By BEagle

fabs, quite so. It is normal practice for...

fabs, quite so.

It is normal practice for most amateur photographers to download images onto a PC for editing/tweaking and to keep the camera SD card more or less empty.

Quite why the SI would...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Mar 2017, 18:30
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,744
Posted By BEagle

beardy, thanks. However, there were quite a few...

beardy, thanks. However, there were quite a few concerns about the integrity of the Voyager-modified A330 at the time, given some of the reported issues. Hence my reasoning that an autoflight...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Mar 2017, 16:01
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,744
Posted By BEagle

A just verdict

As those who know the Captain will no doubt agree, the verdict was never in any doubt.

I've known and flown with him since 1994, including on operational detachments. His integrity is totally...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Feb 2017, 06:40
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,744
Posted By BEagle

Top Bunk Tester, Tankertrashnav and Avtur, you...

Top Bunk Tester, Tankertrashnav and Avtur, you would be wise to note the words posted earlier by MOSTAFA:
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Aug 2016, 22:38
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,744
Posted By BEagle

Not at all. 'Mucking about' to my mind means...

Not at all. 'Mucking about' to my mind means something more than just a few snaps out of the flight deck window and leaving the camera in an unwise location.

It will be for others to determine...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Aug 2016, 19:34
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,744
Posted By BEagle

ShotOne asked Actually, that allegation...

ShotOne asked

Actually, that allegation came from the Völkischer Beobachter, aka the Daily Mail...:\

And yes, weather-guesser, although some pilots of large aeroplanes have a somewhat...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Aug 2016, 16:02
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,744
Posted By BEagle

Regarding the side-stick priority issue, it...

Regarding the side-stick priority issue, it should be remembered that the overall experience level of the RAF's Voyager aircrew was quite low at the time.

I presume that the (unlikely) case of a...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Mar 2014, 21:15
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,744
Posted By BEagle

I know, Haraka. But it's ADAM shame...:uhoh: ...

I know, Haraka. But it's ADAM shame...:uhoh:

The role was supposed to have been passed on to FSTA, but seems to have been binned. It's a good job the world is so much more stable these days...:\
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Mar 2014, 19:30
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,744
Posted By BEagle

Dominator2, notwithstanding the typically...

Dominator2, notwithstanding the typically friendly 228 OCU staff manner of your post :rolleyes:, my point was that, although I was well aware of the use of the F-4 autopilot, it was that one...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Mar 2014, 20:11
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,744
Posted By BEagle

Failure to engage, I can certainly recall. But...

Failure to engage, I can certainly recall. But 'random disconnects'? Very, very unusual.

The best autopilot snag I ever read was on one of the Crows' F-4s we were flying at the time: Use...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Mar 2014, 15:26
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,744
Posted By BEagle

Vulcan autopilot 'modes' indeed! It had a single...

Vulcan autopilot 'modes' indeed! It had a single Smiths autopilot with very basic functionality! I never flew it in the AAR role, but when prodding against it with the F-4 it was a nice, stable...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Mar 2014, 07:58
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,744
Posted By BEagle

beardy wrote: Does Voyager have OITs for...

beardy wrote:

Does Voyager have OITs for the (still non-functioning) Mission Planning System instead of the normal A330 trays? I know that was planned for the KC-30A, but am not sure whether...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Mar 2014, 12:21
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,744
Posted By BEagle

beardy wrote: I strongly suspect that the...

beardy wrote:

I strongly suspect that the Captain had absolutely no idea that his camera had caused the problem and that the damage to the camera was initially suspected to have been caused by it...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Mar 2014, 09:13
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,744
Posted By BEagle

I'm sure that the ongoing SI will take a thorough...

I'm sure that the ongoing SI will take a thorough look at the simulator training given to the RAF's Voyager pilots, particularly concerning AP disconnect, jammed sidestick and control priority...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Mar 2014, 09:52
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,744
Posted By BEagle

Roly - see PM. It might help to clarify certain...

Roly - see PM. It might help to clarify certain matters.

OAP, different jet, different SOPs?
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Mar 2014, 21:54
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,744
Posted By BEagle

Justanopinion, quite so! I can't imagine many...

Justanopinion, quite so! I can't imagine many people in such a sudden and unexpected situation in the dark of night thinking "You know, I wonder if something might actually be snagging the base of...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Mar 2014, 20:49
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,744
Posted By BEagle

According to the Oxford Dictionary,...

According to the Oxford Dictionary, 'inadvertently' is an adverb whose meaning is:
It has the following synonyms:
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Mar 2014, 20:08
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,744
Posted By BEagle

Why was this loose article hazard not known...

Why was this loose article hazard not known beforehand? Note that the report states inadvertently.
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Mar 2014, 20:16
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,744
Posted By BEagle

TBT, if it was pukka, it wouldn't have been the...

TBT, if it was pukka, it wouldn't have been the first Airbus A330MRTT Voyager total radio failure....
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Mar 2014, 18:54
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,744
Posted By BEagle

TBT, if it was pukka, it wouldn't have been the...

TBT, if it was pukka, it wouldn't have been the first Voyager total radio failure....:uhoh:
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Feb 2014, 19:10
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,744
Posted By BEagle

Biggus, that is an excellent post and I agree...

Biggus, that is an excellent post and I agree wholeheartedly.

Roly, AF296 was an utter goat. The crew made a complete pigs' of a simple manoeuvre and bought the farm as a result. Unfortunately...
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