how did you come to that conclusion?suited for those with a short attention span (flyturd, giles, et al)
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I would also like to know. I find that Gabriel almost always seems to have well-constructed and intelligent posts on technical subjects such as this.how did you come to that conclusion?suited for those with a short attention span (flyturd, giles, et al)
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Put the Vicodin(R) down, Bradley, you're delirious.I find that Gabriel almost always seems to have well-constructed and intelligent posts on technical subjects such as this.
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Like explaining what a stick shaker does... and basic airmanshipI would also like to know. I find that Gabriel almost always seems to have well-constructed and intelligent posts on technical subjects such as this.how did you come to that conclusion?suited for those with a short attention span (flyturd, giles, et al)
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I infer that you don't think ITS was scared enough with his incident, and that he been scared like the Colgan crew he would have crashed too.Do you recall what phase of flight you were in the first time it activated? Also, do you recall whether you were flying manually or on autopilot? Even if your memory is fuzzy on these points, I'd find it valuable if you'd share a few thoughts on any differences you might expect in your own reaction to a false shaker if it happened shortly after rotation vs. happening later in the climb or after autopilot was turned on.The first time it caught me off guard but I correctly identifed it as being false as did my Co-Pilot.
However, I infer that the issue isn't how scared you have to be, but that ITS would not have responded with a 7-second attempt to do a loop-the-loop.
ITS: I see that you have already replied, but just for grins- how scared/what phase of flight would you need to be in for a stick shaker to scare you into a 7-second, 30-degree pull up?
Since you are the ISGPOM, it's probably impossible, so perhaps you could tell us how scared the average pilot must be to respond with a 7-second, 30-degree pull up.
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Your inference is wildly incorrect and logically unfounded.I infer that you don't think ITS was scared enough with his incident, and that he been scared like the Colgan crew he would have crashed too.Do you recall what phase of flight you were in the first time it activated? Also, do you recall whether you were flying manually or on autopilot? Even if your memory is fuzzy on these points, I'd find it valuable if you'd share a few thoughts on any differences you might expect in your own reaction to a false shaker if it happened shortly after rotation vs. happening later in the climb or after autopilot was turned on.The first time it caught me off guard but I correctly identifed it as being false as did my Co-Pilot.
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Acknowledged.Your inference is wildly incorrect and logically unfounded.
However, I had hoped it would spur ITS to comment further.
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Today's USA Today has a few letters in regards to the crash...at least the printed version. One of them comes from Jeff Skiles, the C/O of the A320 that landed on the Hudson. He says that when he was hired he had more total hours than the two Colgan pilots combined and that cost cutting measures force some airlines to pay less and hire people with less experience. Then there is a letter from somebody saying that the captain's previous failed tests have nothing to do with this accident (???) and that the true blame should to go Colgan Air for not checking his record prior to hiring him (contradiction).
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This is nitpicky- but for this crash, I don't think it's the hours of experience.Today's USA Today has a few letters in regards to the crash...at least the printed version. One of them comes from Jeff Skiles, the C/O of the A320 that landed on the Hudson. He says that when he was hired he had more total hours than the two Colgan pilots combined and that cost cutting measures force some airlines to pay less and hire people with less experience. Then there is a letter from somebody saying that the captain's previous failed tests have nothing to do with this accident (???) and that the true blame should to go Colgan Air for not checking his record prior to hiring him (contradiction).
Now, the fact that the captain is failing some tests, but still flying, and ITS's and others rants on "just what the hell were these folks being taught" (or NOT being taught).....yeah, absolutely.
And to be redundant- A lot of pilots are trained and know how to recognize and recover from a stall warning at the completion of flight training hour NUMBER ONE.
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I fully agree. It's the quality of the experience, not the quantity.This is nitpicky- but for this crash, I don't think it's the hours of experience.
I bet ITS was a much better pilot when he had half of the hours of this one.
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I infer that you don't think ITS was scared enough with his incident, and that he been scared like the Colgan crew he would have crashed too.Do you recall what phase of flight you were in the first time it activated? Also, do you recall whether you were flying manually or on autopilot? Even if your memory is fuzzy on these points, I'd find it valuable if you'd share a few thoughts on any differences you might expect in your own reaction to a false shaker if it happened shortly after rotation vs. happening later in the climb or after autopilot was turned on.The first time it caught me off guard but I correctly identifed it as being false as did my Co-Pilot.
However, I infer that the issue isn't how scared you have to be, but that ITS would not have responded with a 7-second attempt to do a loop-the-loop.
ITS: I see that you have already replied, but just for grins- how scared/what phase of flight would you need to be in for a stick shaker to scare you into a 7-second, 30-degree pull up?
Since you are the ISGPOM, it's probably impossible, so perhaps you could tell us how scared the average pilot must be to respond with a 7-second, 30-degree pull up.
1. Your inference is that I fly around scared. I don't. I operate with a complete understanding to the phase of flight and implications of it. The most exposure in flight I have are T/O, trans-oceanic cruise, and of course ground operations. So when engaged in these I operate in a hightened state of awareness.
2. 30 deg pitch is not a flight attitude for any commercial transport. Even in a GPWS event we only pitch to 20. deg.
3. I have have flown aerobatics since I was 15/16 years old. In doing so I learned that unless the airplane has a catostrophic structural failure there isn't much that one cannot safefuly continue to fly the airplane to a landing---that most mistakes are made by panic and over-reaction to a situation instead of careful, concise, directed actions.
4. The reaction by the Colgan Capt. was of panic and misdirection. He lost control of the situation, lost command of the airplane and lost situational awareness of the cockpit.
5. Had he maintained control of one of the above there is a good chance they would have survived.
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Some thoughts about the whole "Regional Pilot" debate...
There are plenty of good Regional pilots being produced even in the 'puppy mills'. For the past two years, I've flown with large numbers of Regional produced F/Os for the first time in my career and there are some excellent pilots in the group. In fact, if I had to pick the top 2 or 3 F/Os that I've flown with, they would be former Regional pilots (as opposed to former military). These top guys were mature, prepared, used sound judgement and were always thinking ahead of the jet. In short, it was like flying with a second Captain because, in fact they have been Captains. Further, they were intelligent folks who could hold a decent conversation and express their viewpoints on a wide variety of topics. They were professionals.
So by no means are all Regional pilots accidents waiting to happen....the problem with the way we currently produce these pilots is that there's no barrier to the immature, unintelligent applicants with poor decision making skills. The Captain from the the Colgan accident, the flying pilot from Comair 5191, and both pilots from Pinnacle 3701 (four-one oh it, dude!) were all graduates of the Gulfstream Academy. I don't believe this is a coincidence. Gulfstream is the essence of the puppy mill where under their "First Officer" program, you pay the airline and they will put you in the right seat of revenue flights and you get 250 hours of multi engine airline time. These places don't care what kind of decision maker you are or whether you are comeptent enough to be a pilot....they simply care that you have a good enough credit rating to get the loan to pay the tuition. Gulfstream is proud of their 98% program completion rate and they advertise it....they have a finacial incentive to 'push' pilots along. It doesn't pay to be known as the school that actually fails incompetent pilots. That's not good for business.
I'm sure Captain Renslow was a terrific guy....but there's probably a reason that he spent the first half of his life kicking around menial jobs like reservation agent and phone company salesman. But suddenly he comes into some cash from a severance package and in 3.5 years he's a Captain at a Regional. Because with $29,900 and the Gulfstream Academy, you too can be an airline pilot. And that's what this job has been reduced to....similar to those late night Ads you see on TV urging you to become a dental assistant or a truck driver. 'You too can be an airline pilot'. And with today's training, we can teach many people to manipulate the controls and land a plane. But under the current system we don't screen for intelligence, judgment, and maturity, and those are the things that really make for a safe pilot. Stick and rudder skills are a given, and we can teach those. The other skills are what differentiates a button pusher from a 'Captain'.
It's not that the military produces superhuman pilots when compared to the Regionals. Its that the military has a much stricter initial screening process to select quality candidates and then continues to weed them out along the way. I started with 3 buddies at Pensacola , the 4 of us in a big apartment. Only two of us got our wings. You won't see any Pupply mill advertising a %50 completion rate. So again, while some of the best pilots I've flown with are from the Regionals, the other end of the spectrum is also populated with Regional pilots. I've come across some serious rocks who are immature, unprepared, and painful to talk to because they are morons. However they had the requisite money and they wanted to be able to sit in a shiny jet wearing a leather jacket and texting their friends....so they too can become a pilot.
The good news is that so many phases of aviation have become so good, be it aircraft systems and engines, dispatch and weather capabilities, ATC and warning systems, that even with subpar pilots the overall system is very safe and has great statistics. However, there are times when the conditions are just right and some real actions and decsions need to be made by the pilot and I'm not sure we're doing enough to ensure that the most competent person is in that position. And while there are certainly unprofessional pilots who slip into the majors (as well as the military), as ITS metioned, there are also some who simply become 'unhireable' and spend their days at the Regional level 'mentoring' others.
There's a lot of blame to go around for the dumbing down of this profession, and ironically, I blame the puppy mill pilots the least. Sometimes it's human nature to take the path of least resistance, and if someone is claiming they offer the 'fastest route' to the airlines and it's gauranteed, it's not surprising that many head in that direction. A ton of blame has to go to airline managers who became convinced anything they can call 'regional' and low cost must be good for the bottom line. The more flying they can push in that direction, the better. From their perspcetive, a pilot suffering from SJS who's just happy to be there will make less waves and demand less money anyway. They simply want bums in the seats and they've been pushing for 'Cruise Pilots' at the mainline level, and they'd love to get that too (it's already happening in Europe) Again, ironically, the 50 seat 'RJ Revolution' may turn out to be one of the most financially disastrous decisions ever made in this business. I could also make a case that there's an entire aircraft manufacturer who would prefer a pilot make no decsions and simply monitor buttons. But we, as pilots have to take some blame as well. We want to be paid and respected as professionals,but many of us don't want to learn aircraft systems, we want fewer and easier training checks, we don't want to interact with our customers, the PAX, an many of us even piss and moan about wearing the uniform properly. Part of being a 'professional' is demandng a certain level of competence and skill from yourself and your fellow members, but we've allowed it to come to a point where 'anybody' can become a pilot
There are plenty of good Regional pilots being produced even in the 'puppy mills'. For the past two years, I've flown with large numbers of Regional produced F/Os for the first time in my career and there are some excellent pilots in the group. In fact, if I had to pick the top 2 or 3 F/Os that I've flown with, they would be former Regional pilots (as opposed to former military). These top guys were mature, prepared, used sound judgement and were always thinking ahead of the jet. In short, it was like flying with a second Captain because, in fact they have been Captains. Further, they were intelligent folks who could hold a decent conversation and express their viewpoints on a wide variety of topics. They were professionals.
So by no means are all Regional pilots accidents waiting to happen....the problem with the way we currently produce these pilots is that there's no barrier to the immature, unintelligent applicants with poor decision making skills. The Captain from the the Colgan accident, the flying pilot from Comair 5191, and both pilots from Pinnacle 3701 (four-one oh it, dude!) were all graduates of the Gulfstream Academy. I don't believe this is a coincidence. Gulfstream is the essence of the puppy mill where under their "First Officer" program, you pay the airline and they will put you in the right seat of revenue flights and you get 250 hours of multi engine airline time. These places don't care what kind of decision maker you are or whether you are comeptent enough to be a pilot....they simply care that you have a good enough credit rating to get the loan to pay the tuition. Gulfstream is proud of their 98% program completion rate and they advertise it....they have a finacial incentive to 'push' pilots along. It doesn't pay to be known as the school that actually fails incompetent pilots. That's not good for business.
I'm sure Captain Renslow was a terrific guy....but there's probably a reason that he spent the first half of his life kicking around menial jobs like reservation agent and phone company salesman. But suddenly he comes into some cash from a severance package and in 3.5 years he's a Captain at a Regional. Because with $29,900 and the Gulfstream Academy, you too can be an airline pilot. And that's what this job has been reduced to....similar to those late night Ads you see on TV urging you to become a dental assistant or a truck driver. 'You too can be an airline pilot'. And with today's training, we can teach many people to manipulate the controls and land a plane. But under the current system we don't screen for intelligence, judgment, and maturity, and those are the things that really make for a safe pilot. Stick and rudder skills are a given, and we can teach those. The other skills are what differentiates a button pusher from a 'Captain'.
It's not that the military produces superhuman pilots when compared to the Regionals. Its that the military has a much stricter initial screening process to select quality candidates and then continues to weed them out along the way. I started with 3 buddies at Pensacola , the 4 of us in a big apartment. Only two of us got our wings. You won't see any Pupply mill advertising a %50 completion rate. So again, while some of the best pilots I've flown with are from the Regionals, the other end of the spectrum is also populated with Regional pilots. I've come across some serious rocks who are immature, unprepared, and painful to talk to because they are morons. However they had the requisite money and they wanted to be able to sit in a shiny jet wearing a leather jacket and texting their friends....so they too can become a pilot.
The good news is that so many phases of aviation have become so good, be it aircraft systems and engines, dispatch and weather capabilities, ATC and warning systems, that even with subpar pilots the overall system is very safe and has great statistics. However, there are times when the conditions are just right and some real actions and decsions need to be made by the pilot and I'm not sure we're doing enough to ensure that the most competent person is in that position. And while there are certainly unprofessional pilots who slip into the majors (as well as the military), as ITS metioned, there are also some who simply become 'unhireable' and spend their days at the Regional level 'mentoring' others.
There's a lot of blame to go around for the dumbing down of this profession, and ironically, I blame the puppy mill pilots the least. Sometimes it's human nature to take the path of least resistance, and if someone is claiming they offer the 'fastest route' to the airlines and it's gauranteed, it's not surprising that many head in that direction. A ton of blame has to go to airline managers who became convinced anything they can call 'regional' and low cost must be good for the bottom line. The more flying they can push in that direction, the better. From their perspcetive, a pilot suffering from SJS who's just happy to be there will make less waves and demand less money anyway. They simply want bums in the seats and they've been pushing for 'Cruise Pilots' at the mainline level, and they'd love to get that too (it's already happening in Europe) Again, ironically, the 50 seat 'RJ Revolution' may turn out to be one of the most financially disastrous decisions ever made in this business. I could also make a case that there's an entire aircraft manufacturer who would prefer a pilot make no decsions and simply monitor buttons. But we, as pilots have to take some blame as well. We want to be paid and respected as professionals,but many of us don't want to learn aircraft systems, we want fewer and easier training checks, we don't want to interact with our customers, the PAX, an many of us even piss and moan about wearing the uniform properly. Part of being a 'professional' is demandng a certain level of competence and skill from yourself and your fellow members, but we've allowed it to come to a point where 'anybody' can become a pilot
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Excelent post DP. Thanks and one question. What do you do or what can you do when...
... and...I've come across some serious rocks who are immature, unprepared, and painful to talk to because they are morons. However they had the requisite money and they wanted to be able to sit in a shiny jet wearing a leather jacket and texting their friends....so they too can become a pilot.
?don't want to learn aircraft systems, want fewer and easier training checks, don't want to interact with customers, the PAX, an even piss and moan about wearing the uniform properly.
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After much thought, I have figured out why this plane crashed:
FO: There's a stall warning.
Captain: Ok, give me the stall checklist.
FO: Thumbing through checklists.......Here it is: It says pull up sharply and maintain a nose-high attitude while your speed decays....
Captain: Thanks...Like they teach you in flight school: Always follow your checklists!
FO: There's a stall warning.
Captain: Ok, give me the stall checklist.
FO: Thumbing through checklists.......Here it is: It says pull up sharply and maintain a nose-high attitude while your speed decays....
Captain: Thanks...Like they teach you in flight school: Always follow your checklists!
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DP,
Thanks for taking the time to create and post your thoughts.
Very nicely done.
Thanks for taking the time to create and post your thoughts.
Very nicely done.
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I think DP hits the nail on the head. Real food for thought.
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Actually, taking a few seconds to check the instruments and in that time just letting the aircraft help itself, should normally be a reasonable reaction, provided you have some altitude to trade. All current aircraft are stable in roll, pitch and yaw at stall AOA. In this case, the aircraft would have helped itself in a matter of seconds. In a standard jet aircraft with underwing engines, I would even be careful with drastic thrust increase, as it results in a rapid pitch up momentum. No problem for Flu-Boy.After much thought, I have figured out why this plane crashed:
FO: There's a stall warning.
Captain: Ok, give me the stall checklist.
FO: Thumbing through checklists.......Here it is: It says pull up sharply and maintain a nose-high attitude while your speed decays....
Captain: Thanks...Like they teach you in flight school: Always follow your checklists!
Fact that the pilot reacted incorrectly to a stall. People maybe understand now better why one airframer uses a semi-automatic stall recovery mechanism.
Question to primarily commercial pilots (opinions of others of course welcome): how often does a normal line pilot experience a stick-shaker event outside simulator training?
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That should be avoided by building aircraft that are more fool-proof. Of course an offense for you or ITS, but especially the less gifted pilot will have less problems flying an Airbus in such situations.Part of being a 'professional' is demandng a certain level of competence and skill from yourself and your fellow members, but we've allowed it to come to a point where 'anybody' can become a pilot
The A400M has a direct law switch (it has a red blocker, which means in Airbus terms: "Warning, I am a dangerous button and will remove the dog in front of you!", maybe we should put into an A320 and make it available to pilots with proven capabilities.
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This point has been made repeatedly (I've been a major offender in saying this)....Actually, taking a few seconds to check the instruments and in that time just letting the aircraft help itself, should normally be a reasonable reaction, provided you have some altitude to trade...
...Question to primarily commercial pilots.......normal line pilot experience a stick-shaker event..........
Whatever horizontal surface stalls, however the warning manifests itself, and whatever the plane, the recovery goes back to basic basic basic training fundamentals, and is pretty much the same.
How many line pilots-if they were sleep deprived- think they would spend six seconds....six seconds....pulling up has hard as you can in response to a stick shaker?
How often do you need to experience a stick shaker training event to know to not spend six seconds pulling up as hard as you can in response to a stick shaker?
To date, Dummy has said, "We don't really practice stalling a lot", which suggests that the Colgan crew either forgot their stall lessons from flying lesson #1, or totally freaked out and lost the ability to think logically for six seconds.
I am hung up on six seconds, because I have been bad a few times in my life, driving late into the night....you drift out of your lane, you jerk the wheel back, but after that split second reaction time, you have recovered---you don't just sit there for six seconds continuing to turn the car sharply off the highway.
Oh, they were in IMC....sorry, there's this thing called the "artificial horizon" and another thing called a flight director, that you are supposed to interpret.
Could it be that we need to practice more "recovery from unusual attitudes" during our sim training, along with a stall recovery, instead of losing an engine within 1 kt of V1.
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We? If by "we" you mean you and all your personalities, you just need to practice more basic agronomy, like planting corn.Could it be that we need to practice more "recovery from unusual attitudes" during our sim training, along with a stall recovery, instead of losing an engine within 1 kt of V1.
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Like the Air New Zealand one that crashed off the coast of France back in November?That should be avoided by building aircraft that are more fool-proof.
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Giles, you once again proved you lack either the will or the brains to participate in discussions like this (I guess that is why you hardly spill out more than one line of half-baken BS).Like the Air New Zealand one that crashed off the coast of France back in November?That should be avoided by building aircraft that are more fool-proof.
That aircraft was on a test flight after heavy maintenance. It is called a test flight because it is a test. Normal procedures don't apply. The aircraft was in a failure state due to several systems being switched on and off. Additionally, the crew even disobeyed the test procedure (they were too low for the test).
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That aircraft was on a test flight after heavy maintenance. It is called a test flight because it is a test. Normal procedures don't apply. The aircraft was in a failure state due to several systems being switched on and off. Additionally, the crew even disobeyed the test procedure (they were too low for the test).
so which is it?I've read major portions of the report, and I have no idea what might have happened.
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Your command of the written English language is breath-taking. Damaged shift-key? High school drop-out?That aircraft was on a test flight after heavy maintenance. It is called a test flight because it is a test. Normal procedures don't apply. The aircraft was in a failure state due to several systems being switched on and off. Additionally, the crew even disobeyed the test procedure (they were too low for the test).so which is it?I've read major portions of the report, and I have no idea what might have happened.
I have read the report and the fact that they were too low is not that hard to get (especially if you have access to additional information).
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what additional information?I have read the report and the fact that they were too low is not that hard to get (especially if you have access to additional information).
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