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Forum: Rumours & News
19th Dec 2019, 01:51
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,250
Posted By Icarus2001

Derjodel, I had a read of the linked document....

Derjodel, I had a read of the linked document. Not every line. Can you point to the part that shows the critical angle (stalling angle) is much lower at high altitude?

My reading of Kermode and...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Dec 2019, 05:42
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,250
Posted By Icarus2001

Flap extended, crew only ferry flights have...

Flap extended, crew only ferry flights have already happened.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-27/silkair-cleared-to-fly-boeing-737-max-to-australia-for-storage
...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Dec 2019, 00:49
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,250
Posted By Icarus2001

Which is the whole point. MCAS DOES respond to...

Which is the whole point. MCAS DOES respond to pilot input. That is why the Lionair aircraft was able to continue flying, it was only with the change of PF and the lack of required "back" trim that...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Dec 2019, 22:04
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,250
Posted By Icarus2001

You mean other than MCAS ceasing to trim when the...

You mean other than MCAS ceasing to trim when the PF activated manual electric trim...:ugh:
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Dec 2019, 00:51
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,250
Posted By Icarus2001

You are kidding right? Do you know how FBW works?

You are kidding right? Do you know how FBW works?
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Dec 2019, 06:56
Replies: 4,656
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Posted By Icarus2001

It may be too late to USE IT in that instance but...

It may be too late to USE IT in that instance but it can sure guide future decisions.

Many aviation regulations are built on the blood of dead passengers and crews for that very reason.
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Dec 2019, 08:31
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,250
Posted By Icarus2001

They did receive help from a couple of crews and...

They did receive help from a couple of crews and some shoddy installation of a vane completed at the level of a neanderthal.
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Nov 2019, 11:20
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,250
Posted By Icarus2001

Progress payments during construction render that...

Progress payments during construction render that a moot point.
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Nov 2019, 02:06
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,250
Posted By Icarus2001

They could make the (manual) electric trim...

They could make the (manual) electric trim switches on the control column override MCAS trim input. Oh wait...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Nov 2019, 07:34
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,250
Posted By Icarus2001

Exactly and why would they be public? ...

Exactly and why would they be public?



Clearly nuance and subtlety is not your strong point. I am in no way an apologist for anyone but the group think going on in here baying for Boeing blood...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Nov 2019, 02:25
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,250
Posted By Icarus2001

No I am an airline pilot flying a jet transport...

No I am an airline pilot flying a jet transport aircraft every day.

Your occupation? WE need to know.
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Nov 2019, 01:41
Replies: 4,656
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Posted By Icarus2001

Happy to speak for myself, unlike Takwis above...

Happy to speak for myself, unlike Takwis above who claims "WE NEED to know".

From the tone of your comment and some other posters' it is clear some will NEVER be convinced that the MAX is...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Nov 2019, 00:48
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,250
Posted By Icarus2001

Do WE really? No we don't. YOU would like to...

Do WE really?

No we don't. YOU would like to know but you don't NEED to know.
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Oct 2019, 07:00
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,250
Posted By Icarus2001

You presume to know what the world's regulators...

You presume to know what the world's regulators are thinking? How arrogant. All the discussions are behind closed doors. Were you in the room?

Don't confuse their requirements of evidence that the...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Oct 2019, 12:10
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,250
Posted By Icarus2001

Just for the record. MCAS did not fail in these...

Just for the record. MCAS did not fail in these incidents (with available information so far).
The culprit was a SINGLE AoA vane that sent erroneous data to the MCAS. If the vane had a duplicate...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Oct 2019, 00:49
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,250
Posted By Icarus2001

I completely disagree with this sort of doom and...

I completely disagree with this sort of doom and gloom assessment.
Winding in forward trim is not "extreme flight control input".
MCAS only acts (by design) in a part of the flight envelope that...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Sep 2019, 03:10
Replies: 4,656
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Posted By Icarus2001

Which is exactly what I wrote. :)

Which is exactly what I wrote. :)
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Sep 2019, 01:39
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,250
Posted By Icarus2001

Or the thought process could be..."the controls...

Or the thought process could be..."the controls are getting heavier I better trim back, that feels better, oh it is trimming forward again, I will trim back more than I require and then turn the trim...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Sep 2019, 07:38
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,250
Posted By Icarus2001

Why not use the electric trim which halts MCAS...

Why not use the electric trim which halts MCAS trim input?
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Sep 2019, 09:42
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,250
Posted By Icarus2001

There was no "loss of pitch control". That is...

There was no "loss of pitch control". That is clear as the aircraft continued to fly until a hand over of control in the case of one flight. The elevator simply became "heavier" as MCAS wound in...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Aug 2019, 04:44
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,250
Posted By Icarus2001

Your statement completely ignores the fact that...

Your statement completely ignores the fact that if a pilot is pulling back (is there any other way to pull) on the control column and they find that it is getting heavier, then they would naturally...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Aug 2019, 02:33
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,250
Posted By Icarus2001

Just how long do you think that would take to...

Just how long do you think that would take to bring to the market?
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Jul 2019, 08:27
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,250
Posted By Icarus2001

If you have ever been close enough to an incident...

If you have ever been close enough to an incident or accident to know some of the facts and details, then you read media reports of that occurrence, you will be left shaking your head at the media...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Jul 2019, 00:59
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,250
Posted By Icarus2001

That is already the case. The control column...

That is already the case.
The control column and elevator did not stop working.
More importantly use of the trim switches overrides MCAS and will return the aircraft to an in trim state.
Manual...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Jul 2019, 08:10
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,250
Posted By Icarus2001

What are you smoking?

What are you smoking?
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Jul 2019, 09:58
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,250
Posted By Icarus2001

So he is a 737 pilot and you are a refrigeration...

So he is a 737 pilot and you are a refrigeration engineer, is that right? Just going by your profile.
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Jul 2019, 03:42
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,250
Posted By Icarus2001

It is quite amazing that a small group of people...

It is quite amazing that a small group of people keep repeating this. It will not make it true.

The 737 is stable. It can be hand flown. MCAS does not operate with AP in or flaps extended. The...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Jun 2019, 13:49
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,250
Posted By Icarus2001

If you read my post again you will see that I...

If you read my post again you will see that I mention that the 737 is not FBW. We are in agreement.
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Jun 2019, 04:18
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,250
Posted By Icarus2001

Not if the pilot uses their thumb on the trim...

Not if the pilot uses their thumb on the trim switch on the control column, that will stop MCAS. Or if a pilot holds the centre console trim wheel to stop it moving.
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Jun 2019, 02:32
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,250
Posted By Icarus2001

I read that you said you are not a pilot. You...

I read that you said you are not a pilot. You need to understand that Airbus, Boeing and Embraer all use FBW technology that would prevent excessive pitch attitudes in an EGPWS recovery. The stick...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Jun 2019, 01:44
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,250
Posted By Icarus2001

well you can track an IP to a physical address...

well you can track an IP to a physical address but tell me how you prove who was on the keyboard or device. Use wifi somewhere and the device ID is logged but again who was using it. Is there some...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Jun 2019, 04:18
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,250
Posted By Icarus2001

Of course, all of that is true. Why do you think...

Of course, all of that is true. Why do you think that the engineers do not know this? They would be taking these steps. You seem to assume they are not aware. As far as I know it is all in the AMM.
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Jun 2019, 15:33
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,250
Posted By Icarus2001

Yes trim is taught in the sim and any mediocre...

Yes trim is taught in the sim and any mediocre crew can trim for straight and level. Are you a pilot?
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Jun 2019, 13:07
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,250
Posted By Icarus2001

An irrelevance. Mono tonic or not. Feel pressure...

An irrelevance. Mono tonic or not. Feel pressure to maintain required attitude then trim.
AoA is not a required input to this process.
I have flown three transport category jets and none indicated...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Jun 2019, 02:44
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,789,250
Posted By Icarus2001

That was my point. Agreed.

That was my point. Agreed.
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