J.O.

On 10/26/2023 at 9:32 AM, conehead said:

Try not to pull these red handles in flight. Going forward, they will be referred to as the Emerson Handles.

 

That reminds me, I had a sim instructor who was an AC retiree. I seem to recall him telling us about a certain switch in the A330 that was named after an Air Canada pilot. Can anyone verify if that is true?

On 10/11/2023 at 9:40 AM, Kip Powick said:

Trust the Press.......even the photo of the individual is a mirror image 

More likely it's a selfie taken from an iPhone. When you flip the camera to shoot from the screen side, you get a reversed image.

22 hours ago, Tango Foxtrot said:

My brother found this by his cabin, near Smithers B.C. 

 Any ideas ?

That looks a lot like a main wheel from a Lockheed Electra.

On 10/3/2023 at 1:10 PM, conehead said:

Wait… they’d still be lifting the weight of the food, it would just be in their bellies. And on a similar note; if your aircraft is in flight, carrying a load of 100,000 budgies and they all start flapping their wings and lift off their perches, does the aircraft suddenly get lighter?

There's more weight in the trolleys, galley structure and dishware than in the part that's consumed.

2 hours ago, Maverick said:

That is an absolute truth! I could get into other things about that but I won't.

You guys are among friends! Tell us more!

A green hydraulic failure on the A320 means the gear could not be retracted during the go around. Depending on when the failure occurred, the gear doors may have remained open as well. Flight with gear down and gear doors open increases fuel burn by nearly 200%. There is a chart in the QRH that covers it. It will be interesting to find out if they referred to it.
 

Then there’s the decision to divert. Yes, the landing performance with a green system failure is somewhat degraded, but they should have been able to land on the 2500 meter runway at the original destination with room to spare. 

1 hour ago, Airband said:

This from a musty cellar on the banks of the Rideau - dark, dank and full of spiders.

I really appreciate this! Not sure how I can repay it but I definitely owe you one.

Donation made. Good luck, Rich!

Insert happy dancing GIF image here.

I searched but could not find a prior thread on this topic. The moderators are welcome to move this post over to it if one exists.

This rather lengthy article is a review of a Russian MAK investigation into a Ural Airlines A321 that crash landed in a corn field after encountering birds during the takeoff. It's interesting reading. As in all accidents, there are multiple contributing factors, any of which if removed, would have prevented the outcome. The airport had a similar problem to LGA, with birds attracted to the area by garbage dump facilities nearby. The crew were fortunate to be flying an Airbus FBW product, because if they'd flown a B737 the same way, the outcome would likely have been much worse.

Russia’s Potemkin Miracle: The story of Ural Airlines flight 178 | by Admiral Cloudberg | Jul, 2023 | Medium

After that disaster, someone probably has a "media awareness" course marked on their calendar.

40 minutes ago, deicer said:

https://theaviationgeekclub.com/the-story-of-the-blue-angels-f-4-phantom-ii-that-knocked-out-the-windows-of-eight-blocks-of-a-canadian-city-after-it-went-supersonic-during-an-air-show/amp/

This reminds me of the London air show in 1989. My company had recently opened a new hangar and we had a large group sitting out front for the show. Three F4 Phantoms from an air national guard unit were doing their thing when one of them approached low and fast from the west and flew directly over us. He wasn’t breaking the sound barrier but he was in full burner and the sound was the loudest I’ve ever heard. A few minutes later someone walked inside to find a number of the ceiling tiles blown out in our passenger lounge. Later we found several exterior siding panels had been blown out on the back wall and two mercury vapour bulbs in the hangar had shattered. The air show paid for the repairs and that guard unit was never invited back. 

4 hours ago, moeman said:

https://news.paxeditions.com/news/airline/westjet-integrate-sunwing-mainline-reconfigure-aircraft-memo-shows

 

"WestJet to integrate Sunwing into mainline, reconfigure aircraft"

 

But, but, … didn’t our Minister of Transport provide an assurance that this wouldn’t happen?

Wow. If the allegations are true, that is some very foolish behaviour, especially for someone in that position. 

Maybe they need to look beyond the CL415 / 515. It's a great machine and extremely capable, but it is an expensive way to deliver water when compared to the Air Tractor FireBoss. The new CL515 will carry up to 7,000 litres, while the FireBoss carries between 1800 and 3000 litres depending on fuel load and density altitude. You can buy at least 10 copies of the FireBoss for the price of 1 CL515 ($2.3 million vs. $30 million USD).The waiting list for the FireBoss is about 30 months. As the article says, for the 515 it's at least 7 years.

Thanks! I still haven't found an actual report yet but the AvCanada discussion confirmed my recollections.

Good day,

I’ve been looking for information on a Department of Transport (now TC) Beech King Air accident which I recall occurring in the early 1980s. I’ve looked on line using several search engines and databases to no avail.

The aircraft was engaged in airspace inspection activities when the wing failed due to fatigue. The aircraft crashed with all on board lost. If anyone knows anything more about this accident I would appreciate hearing from you.

Cheers,

Jeff

21 hours ago, Specs said:

The Union didn't have to accept that did they?  They could have negotiated better starting pay couldn't they?

Exactly. It’s common knowledge that the union’s approach was always “we don’t negotiate for people who aren’t here yet.”

The company came to the negotiating table with an available bucket of money. Maybe they should have, but given the history, they didn’t care about how is distributed. If anyone should carry the can for the low starting pay, it’s the union. 

As the old saying goes, "You pays your money, you takes your chances".

My wife's Swoop flight from YHM to YXX departed this morning and then turned around for a mechanical issue. I get that, no problem, safety comes first. But when they subsequently cancel said flight and the passengers all get an email saying their flight was cancelled due to "Airport Facilities", it just pisses me off. Tell the truth - that shouldn't be too much to ask.

Juan Brown does an analysis on this one. The still photos of the bogie and the fuselage are impressive. 
 

That body gear truck is huge and yet it's bouncing down the runway like a tennis ball. Crazy!

Beyond absurd. It seems the EU expects operators to have spare people dressed and waiting in the wings at every station.

Juan Brown does his usual excellent analysis.