AA flight caught in hail storm (Pictures)
06-06-2018, 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by atpcliff
On another forum, a poster said an autoland was not possible due to damage to the aircraft (pitot systems, etc.), and that they had Airspeed Unreliable also...
06-06-2018, 07:00 PM
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Originally Posted by atpcliff
On another forum, a poster said an autoland was not possible due to damage to the aircraft (pitot systems, etc.), and that they had Airspeed Unreliable also...
Unreliable airspeed. Oh Joy. Even better with opaque windshields.
06-07-2018, 09:07 AM
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The radar and the ancient CRT’s in the former LUS 319’s are horrible. Worst I’ve ever used in any transport category aircraft, to include the turboprops. Most of us are not surprised at all that this eventually happened in one of those airplanes.
They are nearly useless. Not kidding.
I believe the union may be trying to convince the company to finally do something about those radars.
The Multiscan radars in the Advanced models are excellent, by the way.
They are nearly useless. Not kidding.
I believe the union may be trying to convince the company to finally do something about those radars.
The Multiscan radars in the Advanced models are excellent, by the way.
06-07-2018, 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by 450knotOffice
The radar and the ancient CRT’s in the former LUS 319’s are horrible. Worst I’ve ever used in any transport category aircraft, to include the turboprops. Most of us are not surprised at all that this eventually happened in one of those airplanes.
They are nearly useless. Not kidding.
I believe the union may be trying to convince the company to finally do something about those radars.
The Multiscan radars in the Advanced models are excellent, by the way.
They are nearly useless. Not kidding.
I believe the union may be trying to convince the company to finally do something about those radars.
The Multiscan radars in the Advanced models are excellent, by the way.
06-08-2018, 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by swaayze
I *think* an ILS is an ILS is an ILS. The difference is in lighting, markings and critical area protection, no?
A CAT-I only ILS might produce a squirrely (or aborted) auto-land in the flare regime.
06-08-2018, 05:42 PM
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I saw/heard a 2:30 clip of that and didn’t think they said anything even remotely damning of them or the operation. They answered very basic questions that seemed to soothe the frazzled, confused crowd.
Personally, I’m much more of a private person anyway, so I wouldn’t have done that myself.
Personally, I’m much more of a private person anyway, so I wouldn’t have done that myself.
06-08-2018, 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by 450knotOffice
I saw/heard a 2:30 clip of that and didn’t think they said anything even remotely damning of them or the operation. They answered very basic questions that seemed to soothe the frazzled, confused crowd.
Personally, I’m much more of a private person anyway, so I wouldn’t have done that myself.
Personally, I’m much more of a private person anyway, so I wouldn’t have done that myself.
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