Remaining F-14 operating engine!

(Written on 23/01/2020)(Permalink)

Yup, and it’s bitch to have to stay within gliding distance of a carrier! At least “Iceman” got back on the remaining engine, but hey the F-35 wasn't designed for air to air combat?

(Written on 23/01/2020)(Permalink)

Awesome, just need a bigger one for those inebriated passengers who disrupt regular flights?

(Written on 23/01/2020)(Permalink)

Digital temp screening before departure and after landing prior to gaining entry to the country.

(Written on 22/01/2020)(Permalink)

But who in the cockpit is going to answer the radio if all the pilots are sitting on the ground ........H.A.L. or Watson or maybe in 50 years DATA? LoL.

(Written on 22/01/2020)(Permalink)

It’s been proven over and over again, that the pilot assume’s control of the machine when it breaks. However, the exception to the rule is when the pilots don’t understand the systems? It might be interesting to note that a completely autonomous aircraft will just fly itself into the ground if it senses a flight condition that does not exist? The hard part is trying to program reasoning into a machine....A.I. is near but not here, yet!

(Written on 22/01/2020)(Permalink)

I read and comprehend just fine. The analogy is that whether you have one, two or three sensors, someone has to monitor and fly the aircraft? It’s getting a little old saying we should have two sensors or two of this or two of that when the reality is failure of the crew to recognize a system failure and effect recovery. Which in all these scenarios was within the capabilities of a fully trained, operational crew! Your second paragraph is bang on, Dir of Flt ops and VP of Flt ops should be held accountable for accepting an aircraft into a commercial operation with less than ideal instrumentation and warning systems. Even old relics like the DC8 had comparators, standby instrument clusters, even VOR navs built into the RTU‘s!

(Written on 20/01/2020)(Permalink)

Not sure the byline fits the accident. The flight crew were oblivious as to how the auto throttle system functioned? In fact, with three of them in the cockpit, the PF, who was new failed to act quickly when he realized the autothrottle system failed, when reached, to maintain the selected target speed. SOP’s should have dictated that the PNF call out any speed deviation! It’s not good enough to program the automation........as the PF you have to ascertain that the damn thing engages and works whether it is altitude hold, preselect or airspeed capture? Training, training training, if you get a shaker below 1000’ disconnect everything and go around because you are all not in the loop!

(Written on 20/01/2020)(Permalink)

What a litigious society we have become? Why not wait for Delta to come up with plan or make a donation to the school? Hell, take the whole school to Disneyland for the day........and Delta picks up the tab for everything. Now that’s PR!

(Written on 18/01/2020)(Permalink)

Valid point, however, the Captain made a decision to dump fuel immediately. Maybe the aircraft wasn’t performing as he expected, maybe the good engine operating parameters were way above normal requiring an expedited return? Yes, you advise atc about a fuel dump but you sure don't ask their permission after declaring an emergency. As far as traffic around the area, I’ll bet everyone was routed out of the way pretty quick.

(Written on 18/01/2020)(Permalink)