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Forum: Rumours & News
30th Sep 2007, 13:49
Replies: 2,761
Views: 739,976
Posted By HotDog

Has anybody ever seen statistics of motor...

Has anybody ever seen statistics of motor accidents where disorientated drivers stomp on the accelerator pedal instead of the brakes?
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Sep 2007, 13:16
Replies: 2,761
Views: 739,976
Posted By HotDog

I can not understand why anybody has a problem...

I can not understand why anybody has a problem with retarding both thrust levers to idle on landing, or reverse on the bus, in spite of an inop reverser on an engine that has been locked...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Sep 2007, 12:42
Replies: 2,761
Views: 739,976
Posted By HotDog

Bravo, Lemurian.:D:D:D

Bravo, Lemurian.:D:D:D
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Sep 2007, 09:52
Replies: 2,761
Views: 739,976
Posted By HotDog

IMHO, what is needed now, is the final...

IMHO, what is needed now, is the final investigation report. The A320 in this thread has now been redesigned, rebuilt several times and Airbus SOPs amended a dozen times by people with no knowledge...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Sep 2007, 08:43
Replies: 2,761
Views: 739,976
Posted By HotDog

Definitely correct. Our company training...

Definitely correct. Our company training emphasised landing in conditions of possible aquaplaning. A firm touchdown is necessary to bang through the water, get the weight onto the wheels by pushing...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Sep 2007, 01:32
Replies: 2,761
Views: 739,976
Posted By HotDog

Not trying to blow my own trumpet as a flight...

Not trying to blow my own trumpet as a flight engineer but had there been a flight engineer present, neither AF or Air China would have finished up in the drink. SOP on the classic 747s was for the...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Sep 2007, 12:45
Replies: 2,761
Views: 739,976
Posted By HotDog

I don't see why you can not pull a reverser lever...

I don't see why you can not pull a reverser lever into reverse position if that reverser has been deactivated by maintenance? Not familiar with the bus or two engine airplanes as such, but I presume...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Aug 2007, 10:49
Replies: 2,761
Views: 739,976
Posted By HotDog

Dani, well it is true that in my 33 year of...

Dani, well it is true that in my 33 year of aviation I only worked for two companies. In both of them, PF handles reverse thrust after touchdown. This was Convair 880, B707, Lockheed L1011 and B747...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Aug 2007, 10:31
Replies: 2,761
Views: 739,976
Posted By HotDog

Gullyone, which airline are you flying with? Am I...

Gullyone, which airline are you flying with? Am I correct in assuming you mean reverse thrust (rt) above?

I have 18,000 hours in various jet transports plus 2,000 odd in simulators, checking and...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Aug 2007, 02:40
Replies: 2,761
Views: 739,976
Posted By HotDog

It's called the pedestal. Cockpit cameras would...

It's called the pedestal. Cockpit cameras would not have prevented this accident and could equally happen on a 737 if the pilot retards just the one thrust lever after touch down.
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Aug 2007, 01:34
Replies: 2,761
Views: 739,976
Posted By HotDog

Well said Lemurian, I'm not biased in favour of...

Well said Lemurian, I'm not biased in favour of either manufacturer's products although I have many thousands of hours on Boeings but the "Aint going if it's not Boeing" attitude is entirely juvenile...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Aug 2007, 09:03
Replies: 2,761
Views: 739,976
Posted By HotDog

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m246/adamtakach...

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m246/adamtakach/LHabort.jpg
Yes, sometimes it works. Luft Hansa Cargo 742F did a groundloop at Kai Tak in 1983 after an aborted take off on RW13. It stopped him...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Aug 2007, 09:57
Replies: 2,761
Views: 739,976
Posted By HotDog

Did you look at my post about the Air France...

Did you look at my post about the Air France B747-400 that finished up in the lagoon at Papeete? I thought the message was fairly obvious. Doesn't matter if it's Airbus or Boeing, they are all...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Aug 2007, 03:34
Replies: 2,761
Views: 739,976
Posted By HotDog

Boeing 747 F-GITA operated Flight AF072,...

Boeing 747 F-GITA operated Flight AF072, Paris-Los Angeles-Tahiti. Weather was good when the flight approached Tahiti at night. The aircraft positioned for a Runway 22 VOR-DME approach. At 21:05 the...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Aug 2007, 11:24
Replies: 2,761
Views: 739,976
Posted By HotDog

Unfortunately, if they had elected to do a missed...

Unfortunately, if they had elected to do a missed approach, the crew would have been put through an inquisition as other aircraft landed successfully (more or less) previously and with the very same...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Jul 2007, 10:32
Replies: 2,761
Views: 739,976
Posted By HotDog

I wonder if Airbus is monitoring this...

I wonder if Airbus is monitoring this thread.:confused:
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Jul 2007, 09:16
Replies: 2,761
Views: 739,976
Posted By HotDog

Takacs, sorry I assumed you were talking about...

Takacs, sorry I assumed you were talking about A320s, which is the subject of this thread. However the magic button would not have worked in either case. Strangley enough, there is a red panic button...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Jul 2007, 01:57
Replies: 2,761
Views: 739,976
Posted By HotDog

Takacs, your 2c worth certainly is an over...

Takacs, your 2c worth certainly is an over simplication, as you say!
2.2) HABSHEIM
Air France, Airbus Industrie A320-111, F-GFKC, June 26 1988
2.2.1) Isn't this crash proof of deficiencies in...
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