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- 23 May 2019, 13:24
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Boeing 737 (MAX) news
- Replies: 819
- Views: 606725
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, ...
- 23 May 2019, 11:46
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Boeing 737 (MAX) news
- Replies: 819
- Views: 606725
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...
- 23 May 2019, 08:41
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Boeing 737 (MAX) news
- Replies: 819
- Views: 606725
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...
- 22 May 2019, 21:28
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Boeing 737 (MAX) news
- Replies: 819
- Views: 606725
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...
- 12 Aug 2018, 17:10
- Forum: Civil aviation / General aviation
- Topic: Flight Diversions
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4347
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...
- 25 Jul 2018, 09:01
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: TUI fly Belgium in 2018
- Replies: 251
- Views: 78165
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...
- 07 Jul 2018, 11:03
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: TUI fly Belgium in 2018
- Replies: 251
- Views: 78165
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...
- 13 May 2018, 17:31
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Brussels Airlines in 2018
- Replies: 1342
- Views: 321026
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...
- 12 May 2018, 03:28
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Brussels Airlines in 2018
- Replies: 1342
- Views: 321026
- 05 May 2018, 11:56
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Brussels Airlines in 2018
- Replies: 1342
- Views: 321026
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...
- 04 Feb 2018, 13:37
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Brussels Airlines in 2018
- Replies: 1342
- Views: 321026
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...
- 03 Feb 2018, 14:08
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Brussels Airlines in 2018
- Replies: 1342
- Views: 321026
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 - ...
- 12 Dec 2017, 14:08
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Snowfall hits European airports (10/11/12 December 2017)
- Replies: 75
- Views: 8819
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...
- 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: 4428
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 ...
- 09 Jun 2017, 10:55
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: 06/06/2017 power failure at Belgocontrol
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4722
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...
- 08 Jun 2017, 12:24
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: 06/06/2017 power failure at Belgocontrol
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4722
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...
- 08 Jun 2017, 12:01
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: 06/06/2017 power failure at Belgocontrol
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4722
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...
- 08 Jun 2017, 10:58
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: 06/06/2017 power failure at Belgocontrol
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4722
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...
- 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: 24314
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...
- 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: 24314
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: “… ...