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Forum: Rumours & News
10th Mar 2009, 16:47
Replies: 2,906
Views: 1,450,507
Posted By Magplug

This aircraft type is over 40 years old and...

This aircraft type is over 40 years old and apparently has evolved very little over that period. Boeing continue with their philosophy of putting a sleepy fallable human in charge of a poorly...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Mar 2009, 14:00
Replies: 2,906
Views: 1,450,507
Posted By Magplug

The press seem to be touting Rad-Alt failure as...

The press seem to be touting Rad-Alt failure as the primary reason for this crash..... when it was only a contributory factor. As a Training Captain you have to be capable of doing it all yourself...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Mar 2009, 12:12
Replies: 2,906
Views: 1,450,507
Posted By Magplug

For all those 'Airbus haters' out...

For all those 'Airbus haters' out there......Having throttles that move clearly does not increase your situational awareness of thrust activity to a foolproof level.

For those followers of the...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Feb 2009, 10:41
Replies: 2,906
Views: 1,450,507
Posted By Magplug

From the OpenATC profiles HERE...

From the OpenATC profiles HERE (http://www.openatc.com/THY1951/)

Whatever the reason for the bilateral power loss.... I am left with this distinct impression that our man was trying to stretch the...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Feb 2009, 10:08
Replies: 2,906
Views: 1,450,507
Posted By Magplug

@AstonMartin Very sensible suggestion but...

@AstonMartin

Very sensible suggestion but unlikely. The last thing any pilot would on gaining visual contact from a stabilised approach is to punch the AP out and make a sudden pitch input. I'm...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Feb 2009, 17:51
Replies: 2,906
Views: 1,450,507
Posted By Magplug

@Lost In Saigon My post was intended...

@Lost In Saigon



My post was intended as an illustration of turbine damage in answer to another contributor's question, not a post mortem on the BA777 incident. I thought that was made clear....
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Feb 2009, 16:27
Replies: 2,906
Views: 1,450,507
Posted By Magplug

Look at these pictures of the BA777 crash at LHR....

Look at these pictures of the BA777 crash at LHR.
www.flightglobal.com (http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/01/18/220935/pictures-ba-boeing-777-heathrow-crash-evidence.html)

As you can see...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Feb 2009, 15:05
Replies: 2,906
Views: 1,450,507
Posted By Magplug

There are some more good quality photos to look...

There are some more good quality photos to look at now like these...

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/4/3/2/1489234.jpg
Photos: Boeing 737-8F2 Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Feb 2009, 13:41
Replies: 2,906
Views: 1,450,507
Posted By Magplug

@Despegue I'm not pushing fuel exhaustion...

@Despegue


I'm not pushing fuel exhaustion as a pet theory but your statement is fundamentally flawed. In another culture, a pilot or crew that has screwed up with their arrival fuel could well...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Feb 2009, 13:00
Replies: 2,906
Views: 1,450,507
Posted By Magplug

@Ray D'Vecta Perhaps your are just...

@Ray D'Vecta


Perhaps your are just unlucky! Visual or Radar it does not seem to matter, you only get it if you are painted the right shade of blue :=
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Feb 2009, 12:37
Replies: 2,906
Views: 1,450,507
Posted By Magplug

Sky have suggested that the pilots may have been...

Sky have suggested that the pilots may have been confused by an airport with six runways (as if).

I have occasionally been offered a visual switch from 18R to 18C, but I hardly think ATC would...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Feb 2009, 12:21
Replies: 2,906
Views: 1,450,507
Posted By Magplug

Who is this Rosenschein fella that Sky have dug...

Who is this Rosenschein fella that Sky have dug up? Does he know anything about aeroplanes ? He is free to quote me from Pprune but he might acknowledge the source of his 'wisdom'.

I wonder how...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Feb 2009, 11:39
Replies: 2,906
Views: 1,450,507
Posted By Magplug

A couple of observations...

The photos posted on page 4 of the thread are of very good quality and give away much detail....

1- The aircraft was in the landing configuration with full slat deployed.

2- The debris field is...
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