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by pilot_gent
23 May 2019, 13:24
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Boeing 737 (MAX) news
Replies: 819
Views: 602357

Re: Boeing 737 (MAX) news

- At low speed a certain amount of change will trigger a pitching moment, the same amount of change will cause a larger pitching moment at high speed. - the final blow of MCAS at >340 kts put the aircraft in a nose down moment, unable to arrest with elevator alone (while before they were). Anyway, ...
by pilot_gent
23 May 2019, 11:46
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Boeing 737 (MAX) news
Replies: 819
Views: 602357

Re: Boeing 737 (MAX) news

I am still not getting the explanation. An aircraft uses aerodynamic forces to steer. The elevator is hydraulic driven, they didn't have a hydraulic failure. Elevator was moveable. More airspeed means more controllability and an increased natural tendency of the aircraft to pitch up. Reducing thrus...
by pilot_gent
23 May 2019, 08:41
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Boeing 737 (MAX) news
Replies: 819
Views: 602357

Re: Boeing 737 (MAX) news

Can you explain this "fact"? Sure. - The aircraft took off with takeoff thrust (almost full thrust). - The thrust setting remained there till the crash. - The force of the stabilizer (the surface controlled by MCAS) is proportional to the airspeed meaning: an input by MCAS might have been...
by pilot_gent
22 May 2019, 21:28
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Boeing 737 (MAX) news
Replies: 819
Views: 602357

Re: Boeing 737 (MAX) news

The reason why people don't want to fly the MAX anymore is quite easy, social media and so claimed experts sprouting their opinions. In the days without social media there wouldn't have been such a hype around this. I'm, btw, not claiming these deads are not a tragedy, they are. A lot of opinions of...
by pilot_gent
12 Aug 2018, 17:10
Forum: Civil aviation / General aviation
Topic: Flight Diversions
Replies: 4
Views: 4265

Re: Flight Diversions

That would depend on the company they work for, I can give you 1 vision. All alternates are checked for the following: - weather above legal minima; - NOTAMS affecting the airport; - opening hours OK for the time frame; - OK performance wise. - Fire fighting and rescue service category OK. The airli...
by pilot_gent
25 Jul 2018, 09:01
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: TUI fly Belgium in 2018
Replies: 251
Views: 77462

Re: TUI fly Belgium in 2018

The Embraers were brought into place for some reasons: - destinations where a small 737 was still too big (e.g. Lourdes) - Flying direct routes in stead of triangle flight (Dubrovnik, Brindisi, Naples, Athens etc). These used to be flown in triangle rotations (Athens-Thessaloniki / Dubrovnik-Brindis...
by pilot_gent
07 Jul 2018, 11:03
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: TUI fly Belgium in 2018
Replies: 251
Views: 77462

Re: TUI fly Belgium in 2018

2. Give short-field training to TuiFly B7378/max crew in case they need to land-t/o exceptionally at ANR (with average 110 pax,this should be no problem for destinations as BCN, TLN or PMI). Since I was quite interrested I did some calculations, 112 pax and fuel for ALC. B737-800: Take-off only pos...
by pilot_gent
13 May 2018, 17:31
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Brussels Airlines in 2018
Replies: 1342
Views: 318813

Re: Brussels Airlines in 2018

You know what I would do if I would work for such a bad employer? I would quit. I would go to a competitor like KLM or Ryanair, who apparently pay sooooo much more and where pressure (werkdruk) is sooooo much lower. So, the people at Lidl and Carrefour should also quit their job and move to Holland...
by pilot_gent
12 May 2018, 03:28
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Brussels Airlines in 2018
Replies: 1342
Views: 318813

Re: Brussels Airlines in 2018

Jetter wrote: 12 May 2018, 01:27
Flanker3 wrote: 12 May 2018, 00:50SN pays the worst wages of the industry
I keep hearing this by the pilot-supporters. Does SN really pay a pilot less than Ryanair?
Base salary is at least 40% more at RYR, depending on base.
by pilot_gent
05 May 2018, 11:56
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Brussels Airlines in 2018
Replies: 1342
Views: 318813

Re: Brussels Airlines in 2018

At the 19hrs news of VTM, they said that the gross wages of SN pilots are equal to those of KLM and British Airways but that more taxes are levied on their wage. I wonder where they get their information, especially KLM. A 1 year captain at KLM earns +- 18% more than his colleague in Brussels. A fu...
by pilot_gent
04 Feb 2018, 13:37
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Brussels Airlines in 2018
Replies: 1342
Views: 318813

Re: Brussels Airlines in 2018

Sure they do. Problem with the shareholders? F*ck the passengers. In every business in the entire world, when employees go on strike, the clients are always fucked. So what's your answer, make strikes illegal everywhere? What would you do if the back-office is moved (> 1000 people), uncertainty abo...
by pilot_gent
03 Feb 2018, 14:08
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Brussels Airlines in 2018
Replies: 1342
Views: 318813

Re: Brussels Airlines in 2018

Sad news if the brand would disappear, don't count on the flying public however to back Brussels Airlines. They don't care about a name. Cheap, cheaper, cheapest. Just type in some airline names in your search engine of choice and you will always find something in the format of this: Airline name - ...
by pilot_gent
12 Dec 2017, 14:08
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Snowfall hits European airports (10/11/12 December 2017)
Replies: 75
Views: 8748

Re: Snowfall hits European airports (10/11/12 December 2017)

Unfortunately, snow & Belgium is always chaos. Probably this is indeed due to the inexperience and insufficient means that are available at BRU & other airports (management's fault, not the people working that day). In countries that are used to snow, clearing a runway takes about 10-15 minu...
by pilot_gent
18 Jul 2017, 01:21
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: [Accident Report] 11/07/2017 SAS CRJ-900 (reg EI-FPG) on flight SK-589 Stockholm-Brussels
Replies: 19
Views: 4411

Re: On 11th July 2017, a SAS CRJ-900 (reg EI-FPG) performing flight SK-589 from Stockholm to Brussels

Me thinks that a notice "tyre debris has been found on the runway" should lead to a return and/or a precaution landing. Such notice means it's not just a flat tyre. They asked for emergency services on standby = at least precautionary. Regarding a return: with no evidence of other damage ...
by pilot_gent
09 Jun 2017, 10:55
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: 06/06/2017 power failure at Belgocontrol
Replies: 17
Views: 4690

Re: 06/06/2017 power failure at Belgocontrol

So because you've taken the worst examples, automatically Belgian ATC are good? Have YOU ever flown in the UK, Netherlands, Germany, Scandinavia, Poland, Austria, Switzerland,... And the discussion here is not about single mistakes from one controller. Off course they make them. It's about an insta...
by pilot_gent
08 Jun 2017, 12:24
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: 06/06/2017 power failure at Belgocontrol
Replies: 17
Views: 4690

Re: 06/06/2017 power failure at Belgocontrol

Pilots don't want German or any other kind of quality: they want to know how long they will fly and be safely on the ground as fast as possible (taking into account traffic and weather conditions of course). Must be the definition of ATC I guess... While I agree with you this is not a Belgian thing...
by pilot_gent
08 Jun 2017, 12:01
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: 06/06/2017 power failure at Belgocontrol
Replies: 17
Views: 4690

Re: 06/06/2017 power failure at Belgocontrol

We all know it's typical for Belgians to complain, especially on our own systems. Of course there is room for improvement but the above post is really exaggerated: - "one of the poorest in Europe": Have you ever flown in Italy, Spain, Greece? It's typical for belgians to expect German qua...
by pilot_gent
08 Jun 2017, 10:58
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: 06/06/2017 power failure at Belgocontrol
Replies: 17
Views: 4690

Re: 06/06/2017 power failure at Belgocontrol

When are they going to change? This ATC provider is one of the poorest of Europe: has any pilot ever received an expected approach time when coming into BRU? At peak times they sometimes vector you miles and miles away at low altitude (like if they forgot that holding patterns exist), noone knows w...
by pilot_gent
14 Apr 2017, 23:33
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: 69-year old passenger doctor David Dao dragged off overbooked United Express flight UA3411
Replies: 113
Views: 24070

Re: 69-year old passenger doctor David Dao dragged off overbooked United Express flight UA3411

Consumer rights ARE the law. This article on LawNewz.com (US) confirms there is a difference between "denied boarding" and "refusal of transport": http://lawnewz.com/high-profile/united-cites-wrong-rule-for-illegally-de-boarding-passenger/ Pfff :-) I still think any business own...
by pilot_gent
14 Apr 2017, 00:20
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: 69-year old passenger doctor David Dao dragged off overbooked United Express flight UA3411
Replies: 113
Views: 24070

Re: 69-year old passenger doctor David Dao dragged off overbooked United Express flight UA3411

There is no legislation that obliges passengers to obey to all crew orders (example: "get off"). Passengers only have to obey when a crew demand is related to flight operations and/or to flight safety. The relevant legislation here is FAA’s Aviation Regulations FARS, 14 CFR § 125.328: “… ...