Is the MD-11 unsafe??
02-06-2007, 11:06 AM
#54
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Originally Posted by Trash Hauler 1
"You might want to study up on your landinig weight limitations before you decide to give flying lessons"
So far, all of our MD's are 491.5.
TH1
So far, all of our MD's are 491.5.
TH1
(edit, sorry, didn't see you got your answer)
02-07-2007, 12:46 PM
#55
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Originally Posted by R1200RT
FedEx's are 481.5 but then we only have 55.
02-07-2007, 08:07 PM
#56
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Originally Posted by ptarmigan
491.5 is a customer option, comes at an initial and recurring cost that FedEx didn't want, plus autoland is not certificated for it. UPS went for it, I believe.
02-09-2007, 09:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Huck
At Gemini, I never turned off the autopilot without turning off the autothrottles.
http://www.smartcockpit.com/pdf/plan...structor/0001/
02-09-2007, 12:01 PM
#58
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Dan you are all right!
There it is, in big letters on page 4, written by the manufacturer of the aircraft:
Potential disadvantage of A/T use with manual flight:
Airspeed crosscheck skills not exercised.
Remember that line in a few months when a certain accident report comes out....
There it is, in big letters on page 4, written by the manufacturer of the aircraft:
Potential disadvantage of A/T use with manual flight:
Airspeed crosscheck skills not exercised.
Remember that line in a few months when a certain accident report comes out....
02-09-2007, 12:16 PM
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We definately could do a better job explaining to folks that your scan needs to be different, based on the level of automation. Remember your engine-out, hand-flown ILS? You looked at the airspeed a lot on that approach, because you needed to.
