I heard an interesting tale about the Airbus Capt Sully landed in the Hudson. Apparently there are a couple of switches you can flip to bypass all the computer safeties and run the idling engines back up to full power. Apparently only maintenance needs to know about them??

(Written on 2019年07月07日)(Permalink)

Actually they do. Couple of years back we took a 737 to Hawaii from Vancouver. Apparently the longest over water stretch on the planet. Amazing reliability when we hear about an engine being shut down and it makes the news.

(Written on 2018年11月25日)(Permalink)

An aircraft shuts down an engine 30 minutes from an airport. This is news. Apparently doesn't happen very often.

(Written on 2018年11月25日)(Permalink)

Competition is a wonderful thing. At 12k to 20k for and autopilot the profit must have been wonderful.

(Written on 2018年11月03日)(Permalink)

I read about the competitive business and lack of profit in the airline industry,,,an industry that is high consequence yet has the courage to invest in new equipment to the tune of billions of dollars. I don't think I would be willing to invest in this type of doom and gloom business. Yet strangely there are new startups all the time. Methinks there is a secret somewhere. How are the people doing,,,,the ones who invest in engines and air frames they then lease out at exorbitant rates to airlines thereby ensuring the airline never makes money. It's like the auto industry, all the attention is paid (by the press) to the assembly plant who are always losing money. On the other hand the guy making the headlight switch is doing just fine. Hmmmm. Just curious how that works.

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Sounds like these pilots would have benefited from a few hours of ultralight time instead of relying on the video game. I'm saying ALL airline types would!

(Written on 2018年11月03日)(Permalink)

Imagine the amount of STUFF has to come in the back door to produce that many airplanes. That is manufacturing capability. No country in the world can match that.

(Written on 2018年10月29日)(Permalink)

Id like to hear the CVR of that,,,,if it is possible to translate swearing from Farci.

(Written on 2018年08月17日)(Permalink)

Read Terror in the Starboard Seat by McIntosh. Very funny and interesting.

(Written on 2017年08月11日)(Permalink)

That seems right to me as well. Then I am curious why Boeing says don't deploy.

(Written on 2017年07月04日)(Permalink)