I loved how they switched to manual by using something like a detonation box...

You cannot be at CDG or ORY then for that to be true!

Indeed

CDG 119 m
RO'G 112 m
ORY 89 m

LHR 25 m Whoops!

(Altitudes courtesy of google)

AMS -4.5m

Now they even have vertical tails coming off: http://www.flickr.com/photos/57530104@N02/10341011313/

Stalling just before landing after a glide slope interception from above while fully relying on a non-functioning auto throttle does seem a common theme with TK@AMS.

An airport not providing any landing aids (glideslope or PAPI) will certainly be contributing...

Why isn't this automated?! Surely a fúcking sensor to indicate a door or latch is not closed properly isn't beyond the pale - this kind of technology is rudimentary and exists on other kinds of transportation. I recognize that it's not a particularly straightforward thing to implement post-design b...

It must be costly to repack/replace the slides and re-mount over-wing exit doors no?

I think this is done during every few years during maintenance anyway. Getting it to the maintenance facility might be a more difficult issue.

Apparently the cowlings from both engines are missing. I'm guessing a few BA mechanics are now looking for another job...

It has been brought to my attention that a certain ISGPOTM is now an Airbus pilot.

Thank you.

Was the 777F too modern for him? What does he fly, an A300 (at least it still has a yoke)?

SAS A330 wing hits United Express Embraer tail. Dutch news mentions that the A330 lost half of its left wing...

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/05/01/ ... l-airport/

This aircraft is described as having been "wet leased" - could someone elucidate on the meaning of this term and the different between a "wet lease" and a "dry lease" - if such a thing exists? Thanks! Wet lease: Lease including crew, maintenance and insurance. Usually ...

FAA reviewing 787 ETOPS certification separately from battery decision

I seem remember that Boeing was at one time looking at 360 minutes of ETOPS.

Well, yes, everything (even Lithium batteries) needs oxygen to burn, if we are talking about flame and combustion. You always need a fuel and an oxidizer, but the oxidizer does not need to be oxygen. Fluor, Sulfur and Chloride will also do, but are not as abundant in the atmosphere. A good example ...

No, I don't know the 787.... So, does that make the battery(ies) the main player? No, but that would explain the need for two APU Gens to power those 250VAC starter generators. The APU is probably heavier because of that, which would require more power to start it. Maybe you can also start an engin...

Every transport catagory aircraft I know of has air starters for the engines and an electric starter for the APU.

Then you do not know the 787, as it uses starter generators on the engines as well.
http://www.boeing.com/commercial/aeroma ... 2012_q3/2/

Gabriel, you're missing the point. Even if indeed this is an issue of needing a "much" more powerful battery, they still don't necessarily have to go with Li-ion. If that means using a Ni-Cad battery that's several hundred (or even a thousand) pounds heavier than most (I doubt that's anyw...

Which still won't make the battery(ies) the main player. The main players will be generators, which will need to be more powerful (or there will be more of them). Case in point is the P-8, which, unlike the 738/9, uses two generators per engine rather than one. But you still need a lot more battery...

My point was that in a transport-category aircraft the battery isn't so vital a component that it has to be the latest and greatest.

Unless you go for an all (or more) electric architecture.

ANA extends 787 suspension to 31 May

Everybody knows a turkey and an engine do not mix.

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This link still works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbZlA83zfCM

Just curious, Ike and with no knowledge of the industry. Have you considered jobs abroad, Asia, ME or wherever they require pilots. I understand that you are still single? What's holding you back, ratings? Per I have considered the Middle East. The guy that got me my Qatar interview (to which I did...

They seems to have a different approach in Japan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SXaQvn5Ld4

I doubt the engine would be looking this good if it had happened during a flight.

http://www.nolt.no/
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Congratulations! Quite some heavy equipment (starting at 2705kg).

I read where this guy did the flying for James Bond movies.

Must have been flying for the bad guy this time.

At least in Skyfall...