Phil Perry Posted July 11, 2013 Author Posted July 11, 2013 In the us but from Australia so know who Vanstone isYour comment reminds me of the old joke, what do you do if a bird sh1ts on your windscreen? You don't take her on a second date.... Don't see the correlation to which you refer NB,. . . . . Have you had the right side of your brain hemisphere tested recently, because. . . . it said in the Daily Express Newspaper ( so it MUST be true. . . ) today that it was now an established fact [ Research conducted in the USA ] that people who have a large amount of electrical activity in the right hemisphere are natural pessimists, whereas those with most of the activity on the left side . . . . However, I DO remember the joke,. . .but in London it was about two Derroes sitting on a bench in a London park discussing the same ornotholigcal versus girlfriend excretion subject . . . . For heaven's sake man. . . . lighten the mood. . . otherwise you'll end up being hanged by the neck until you cheer up. Kind regards, Phil
Phil Perry Posted July 11, 2013 Author Posted July 11, 2013 Australian pilots will always be in demand,why? because we can fly You're only popular ( in the UK ) because you sound like Paul Hogan. . . . . ( due apologies to LADY Australian pilots. . .) Do any of you ne'er do wells remember the old Aussie TV series "The Flying Doctor" where the star aeroplane was the 3 engined DeHaviland Drover. . . ( three inverted Gypsy Major [tiger moth] engines in close formation ) and Charlie White was the pilot. . . . That was the show that got me into aviation in the first place ( damn you Charlie,. . .you cost me a bloody fortune over the years. . . ) I wonder if there are any "Drovers" left on the planet now. . . be a damn shame if there weren't.
Phil Perry Posted July 13, 2013 Author Posted July 13, 2013 There is still a handful of Drovers around. That's GREAT Nong. . . . WHERE ? ? ? ? I WANT PICS ! ! ! ! ! Phil
Jabiru Phil Posted July 13, 2013 Posted July 13, 2013 Could be one at Broken Hill in October. Big celebration flyin.
Phil Perry Posted July 13, 2013 Author Posted July 13, 2013 Could be one at Broken Hill in October.Big celebration flyin. Can you get some pictures phil,. . . or do I have to book a 777 out of LAX and come myself ? ? ? ?
M61A1 Posted July 13, 2013 Posted July 13, 2013 In order of importance, flying standards trumps racism. Where pilots can't perform because of culture, societal structure or personal deficiencies, it is relevent....particularly if you or your loved ones travel on RPT.Low-down on Korean pilots struck me as being a well detailed account written by an aviator who had genuine concerns. I have seen examples of cultural issues in maintenance. In some cultures, it is acceptable to cover up mistakes, ignore procedures, buy qualifications and at times outright lie to save face. None of these attributes make for good maintainers and safe aircraft or pilots for that matter. Racism is unacceptable, however safety issues cannot be ignored just because someone may decide it's racist.eg; I recently read in an aircraft safety article that Africa is the only place where aircraft accidents cause by maintenance issues equal those caused by pilots, and not because their pilots are better. I am aware of one company having to scrap a 747 after maintenance (outsourced) because it was not ecomical to repair the damage done by unskilled labour.
alf jessup Posted July 14, 2013 Posted July 14, 2013 Human error in some way shape or form is involved in any accident, we make them we break them, we maintain them we fail to maintain them, we fly them we crash them. Without us they don't exist. Alf
Gnarly Gnu Posted July 14, 2013 Posted July 14, 2013 Hey Nobody why is the NTSB releasing information in small bursts (including parts of interviews with the pilots) well before they have concluded their investigation? Is this normal practise? Also I read the SFO ILS system wasn't working at the time, I wonder if is it possible some of the big metal pilots may become a bit dependant upon this system rather than looking outside a bit? (Not speculating about this accident, just a question for those here that use ILS)
facthunter Posted July 15, 2013 Posted July 15, 2013 Plenty of students approach the training with the attitude, "I have paid my money . Where is my ticket?" SOME don't make the standard but pressure is applied to pass them, or you have something like an international incident. Those who just choose an airline, on price alone amaze me. Airlines are not all equal, Nor would brain surgeons be either. Watch out for airlines run by accountants.. Nev
facthunter Posted July 15, 2013 Posted July 15, 2013 GG, an approach without VASIS or Glideslope indication is not considered normal for regular Jet services. Nev.
planedriver Posted July 15, 2013 Posted July 15, 2013 Those who just choose an airline, on price alone amaze me. Airlines are not all equal, Nor would brain surgeons be either. Watch out for airlines run by accountants.. Nev Having flown with Garuda to London a decade or so ago, and experienced three aborted take-offs at Abu Dhabi cured me, especially after chatting with a ground engineer who advised me that they'd had a serious problem even before we'd landed at Kuala Lumpur some hours earlier. I got off-loaded onto an Air Lanka flight with a very tired looking 747 which took me to Amsterdam via Paris then another airline across The Channel. Luggage arrived 4days later. I should have known in those days that not all airlines are equal:yikes: Quote of the day: If you need brain surgery, don't trust the local butcher. They both cut meat, but one normally has a better outcome.
bexrbetter Posted July 15, 2013 Posted July 15, 2013 Its called subtle racism, you don't realise what your saying because you've held that belief for so long it just seems natural. You probably don't even think of yourself as being racist, more of a realist. With the Korean culture the statements are correct though, it is indisputably the worst culture in the world for undisputed chain of command that can not be questioned. It is not prevelant throughout Asia however and Chinese pilots would certainly argue and take action over superior officers. My problem with Chinese is tunnel vision which probably suggests they are excellent pilots for procedure, including emergency, but there will be issues when they run out of procedure to follow and have to make lateral decisions for themselves. Racism is unacceptable, . No it's not, it's a nessessary element to maintain one's culture (and let me assure you I am on the wrong end of the stick where I live). There's 33 countries here that are banned from obtaining visas, all one skin colour that are well known for being apethetic, high in criminal activity, drugs, prostitution, etc. while you were reading that did it come to mind which colour that is .... please tell me you didn't just racially stereotype. Australian pilots will always be in demand,why? because we can fly I was at the National University for Flight here again yesterday and in sight are 5 x 172's (one taking off, one in circuit, one landing and a couple taxi'ing) at any one time from 6am to 12pm all day everyday training new pilots. There will be less and less demand for Western pilots on a continuing basis for Eastern airlines. The Australian pilot with me couldn't believe the soup they were flying in and mentioned there was not a chance in the world anyone would be allowed to fly in it in Oz (visibilty was about 500 meters).
Marty_d Posted July 15, 2013 Posted July 15, 2013 This is just brilliant. Phil, you should like this - a magnificent blunder by the press!! http://www.news.com.au/travel/news/asiana-may-sue-tv-station-and-ntsb-over-fake-pilot-names-prank/story-e6frfq80-1226679495609 For those who don't want to read the whole thing... a San Francisco TV anchor read out the names of the 777 flight crew... "Captain Sum Ting Wong, Wi Tu Lo, Ho Lee Fuk and Bang Dong Ow."
Marty_d Posted July 15, 2013 Posted July 15, 2013 An aside... just looked at another article from the link above: http://www.news.com.au/travel/news/graffiti-artists-target-25m-private-jet/story-e6frfq80-1226679566871 Ok, it's a 2.5 million dollar jet. You're rich enough to own one, you can afford to get it cleaned. BUT... "The damage will cost an estimated $110,000 to repair"?!?!? They tagged it with paint, they didn't cut a wing off with a chainsaw!! That's it, I'm leaving work and starting an aircraft painting business. Bring me your Foxbats, your Sapphires, your Sonex's and your Zeniths. Flat rate of $25,000 for removing graffiti!
jcamp Posted July 15, 2013 Posted July 15, 2013 Asiana Pix - from 98 http://www.aviationpics.de/ramp/alaska/alaska.htm Commentry is a bit cynical and some may call it racist Just into Anchorage and looking at all the Korean debris on the airfield. What a beautiful job the Asiana boy did in his 747-400. Asiana is KAL's "opposition" company, also run by the military cronies. Pranged in Anchorage trying to do a "U" turn in a parking bay... in a 747-400???? Poor Aeroflot was in the way though, minding his business, parked at the gate with passengers on board. Asiana thumped his # 1 engine against Aeroflot's wing and tore open the engine cowling and fuel lines on the 747, pissing fuel all over the apron. With standard Korean procedure, that calls for more power so you can get out of the way and hope nobody saw! This he did, but it was icy as hell on the ramp. The skid started and took out 2 Evergreen staff vehicles sending the occupants fleeing for cover. THE CIRCUS HAD BEGUN! Still more power and he put his left wing (last 15-20 feet) into the vertical stab of the IL62 and cut into the tail about 15 feet. When he reached the main spar of the vertical stab... the 747 stopped... you guessed it..... MORE POWER!!! I think he thought there was still time to run for it but he didn't seem to be going anywhere.......SO..........MORE POWER!!!!!!!!!!!! In trying to escape the grips of the Russian aircraft, he managed to reach take-off thrust, and in so doing, put a bunch of containers behind the aircraft through the terminal building and trashed it. Heard NCA got it in the clamps, the Japanese must be pleased about that! Still no shutdown or evacuation (fuel still pissing everywhere over the apron from the 747 #1 engine) The Yank ground mechanics finally managed to run over and told them to shut the aircraft down but the crew were busy writing a report for management to apportion the blame. After the entertainment ended, spoke to our crew driver and she said the two (ground) vehicles he hit during his exhibition were badly trashed. The Asiana aircraft is looking quite sad. Took all day yesterday to separate the two aircraft and in desperation, the mechanics finally had to cut about 20 feet of the Asiana left wing off to get the aircraft apart. Talk about "dog lock"! The engine is off and the cowlings are all torn open. The opposition (Aeroflot) was taking cover in the hangar...Good idea! Well, not to be outdone, KAL landed a 747 freighter the very next day on the runway lights on 6R!!! Lights, tyres, stuff everywhere.... you know the rest. Ah yes, another boring day in aviation! Y'awl be careful out there!!!!
M61A1 Posted July 16, 2013 Posted July 16, 2013 An aside... just looked at another article from the link above:http://www.news.com.au/travel/news/graffiti-artists-target-25m-private-jet/story-e6frfq80-1226679566871 Ok, it's a 2.5 million dollar jet. You're rich enough to own one, you can afford to get it cleaned. BUT... "The damage will cost an estimated $110,000 to repair"?!?!? They tagged it with paint, they didn't cut a wing off with a chainsaw!! That's it, I'm leaving work and starting an aircraft painting business. Bring me your Foxbats, your Sapphires, your Sonex's and your Zeniths. Flat rate of $25,000 for removing graffiti! That's what happens when you have certified aircraft and have to use certified processes to carry out any maintenance.
fly_tornado Posted July 17, 2013 Posted July 17, 2013 so here is the news you have been waiting for. As you all suspected the 777 auto throttle @ fault. http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-asiana-passengers-sue-boeing-in-asiana-crash-20130716,0,7439648.story
facthunter Posted July 17, 2013 Posted July 17, 2013 Still too early to know the whole story. You don't use the fact that some legal eagles have initiated actions to decide for you. NTSB will do their usual good job and ALL the recorders and witnesses are there. The 777 is generally regarded as a good aircraft.. Nev
fly_tornado Posted July 17, 2013 Posted July 17, 2013 let the lawyers settle this one. Boeing has too many friends in the NTSB to get too much scrutiny.
dazza 38 Posted July 17, 2013 Posted July 17, 2013 so here is the news you have been waiting for. As you all suspected the 777 auto throttle @ fault.http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-asiana-passengers-sue-boeing-in-asiana-crash-20130716,0,7439648.story Even if the Auto- Throttles failed, so what. None of the crew were keeping a eye on the AIRSPEED, otherwise they wouldn't have got down to 103 knots. Even though the 777 has Auto-throttles I am pretty sure they are not a set and forget. The aircrew still have to monitor the aircrafts systems and fly the aeroplane.
fly_tornado Posted July 17, 2013 Posted July 17, 2013 They adjusted the auto throttles to increase speed
facthunter Posted July 17, 2013 Posted July 17, 2013 Without knowing the details you are speculating. If the Autothrottle wasn't engaged properly or referencing the proper speed, it ( the PLANES actual speed ) still has to be monitored and the throttles are normally easily disconnected and used manually. Nev
fly_tornado Posted July 17, 2013 Posted July 17, 2013 I'm just going off what info the NTSB have released
alf jessup Posted July 17, 2013 Posted July 17, 2013 Even if the Auto- Throttles failed, so what. None of the crew were keeping a eye on the AIRSPEED, otherwise they wouldn't have got down to 103 knots. Even though the 777 has Auto-throttles I am pretty sure they are not a set and forget. The aircrew still have to monitor the aircrafts systems and fly the aeroplane. They are set and forget Dazza if they don't actually know how to manually fly the plane, shame the decreasing airspeed and the runway moving up the windscreen wasn't enough to alert them they we heading for trouble. Maybe in their training they weren't shown that either. Pilots names might have been Dung no How, To fli dis, Ting wit out, Art oh mation (he was chief steward) Alf
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