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Ivan, i have had my share of luck in 747 rides and even one unforgettable ride on the SP from Brisbane to Wellington. It was unforgettable as we hooked the jet stream and the ground speed sat on 1100 kph nearly all the way across the Tasman. Needless to say we arrived early .
(Written on 06/29/2020)(Permalink)
Alex. The problem with a 20 hour flight is it technically puts all the crew over limit on duty time no matter how you divvy it up. In line with current crew regulations you would need 6 pilots on board.
(Written on 11/16/2019)(Permalink)
Alex, I reside in Chile so all my rides west are very very long overwater flights. On a good day, the shortest is about 13 hours if we are talking directly to Australia then 15 hours. It's a long time down the tail end but its the norm for travel in that direction. The direct Santiago London flight with BA is also a bit of a numb bum experience so long-duration flights from this part of the world are absolutely normal. My longest ride to date was 16 hours from JFK to Hong Kong. The winds were not coming to the party and that was a long stretch. As for the 4 crew requirement that has been stock standard here since the inception of these long pacific flights. Two captains and two FO´s. They get a three-day layover before heading back home. A good friend who flies these routes told me the real killer with them is that during your month's duty cycle you might get to have one takeoff and one landing a month depending on the crew roster onboard. The rest of the time is monitoring ¨"GEORGE
(Written on 11/16/2019)(Permalink)
Not forgetting this was a delivery flight of a new aircraft so in effect it cost them a few beers and meals.
(Written on 11/15/2019)(Permalink)
An old saying that requires repeating. "Human Error is never the cause" It may well be lack of training, financial pressure, customer pressure, and the list goes on but if the holes in cheese had not been able to line up then there would have been no human error to commit.
(Written on 06/14/2019)(Permalink)
I think there are some significant differences here. The issue you are referring to requires an engine swing. Something LATAM would do and have done many times before in their own maintenance bases. You do not fly your four old machine to the breakers yard to change an engine. There is a lot more going on here behind the scenes.
(Written on 02/16/2018)(Permalink)
A couple of quick questions as you may be more knowledgeabale than some of the couch captains on this forum. How much of the wing is carbon fibre and is that the greater concern. Surely a metal pylon is replaceable but glued together CF is a whole new ball game. Second question is how does RR or Boeing retaian the 360 ETOPS for the aircraft if they have a known in flight vibration issue. Air New Zealand recently turned one around heading from Buenos Aires to Auckland. 13 hours over water with nearest divert Easter Island or turn back, depending on PNR.
(Written on 02/16/2018)(Permalink)
Mr Mittal, Im not picking a fight or even an argument. I am a licensed pilot and fly both multi-rotor and fixed wing drones for SAR and public services such as fire fighters and police. The words quoted originally are "pilots thought it was a balloon 9000 ft up 20 odd km from shore 55 km from Toronto" What I am trying to get across is if those are the facts as stated by the flight crew then this was NO CIVILIAN DRONE.... Those numbers are impossible to achieve for the casual Sunday hobby flyer. Are they achievable?? Yes but not with your $1000 dollar toy. A drone capable of those numbers is a multi thousand dollar investment and not flown by kids or hobby types. I was talking with a 777 captain a few days ago and he told me that on approach to any airport he seriously doubts you could even see a drone go past. These guys are head down in the office at 200 plus knots with a very high intensity work load. A 19 inch white plastic toy drone, like birds, is basically impossible to see.
(Written on 11/18/2016)(Permalink)
FAA recent risk analysis using a standard 3 llb consumer drone estimated one fatal incident every 1300 years. Also for the uneducated. To get a drone to 3000 meters will take 17 minutes at full power to attain that altitude. Oddly they do not come down as fast as they go up as they don't glide so you need to drive them down. So assume 20 minutes at the very least to descend. 37 minutes of flight time. Sadly very few drones can handle that duration so they turn into gliding pianos well before reaching the ground again. The cash invested to get a drone to do what would be needed to achieve that flight is likely close to 6000 dollars or more. Are you getting my drift?? Its all hysteria and hypocrisy from people who know nothing about what they let fall from loose lips. BS in other words.
(Written on 11/18/2016)(Permalink)
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