Aviation info.

[snpark]

The pilot's skills on the one who stole the Horizon plane were pretty incredible, barrel rolls and all sorts. Pretty sad

The rocket launch delay was not connected
It just took off safely a few minutes ago during the CNN ad break (typical)

 

[Jaime C]

I’ve never seen any terminal with only 2 lines. There is always at least 3 and sometimes 4 different types. Crew line, APEC, Kitas/Kitap, Official and disabled are some of the options.

 

[snpark]

Yeh even here it says Foreigner but doesn't have an option for KITAS etc?

 

[Ruserious]

I used to pay for Saphire to get the fast track and other services. It was expensive but as im travelling most weeks it was worth it for me. Now with T3 it doesn't seem to exist anymore. Also no lines for Kitas and if you are travelling in business but not Garuda there is no special line either. Hopefully at least the electronic system will work for Indonesians to allow them to go through faster - in T2 it seemed to be broken about half the time. It shouldn't be that difficult for a reliable electronic system these days and it would be nice if it included kitas holders like many other countries do (or equivalent i mean)

 

[dafluff]

Garuda is ending its service to London this October.

https://www.routesonline.com/news/3...-london-heathrow-bookings-from-late-oct-2018/

 

[dafluff]

Another Malaysian crew screws up royally. This is a big concern, because their mistake is so basic a student pilot on his first flight wouldn't have made it. If you don't see your airspeed indicator move when you start rolling down the runway, you don't take off. Most pilots will even have a call out, such as "Airspeed alive", to ensure that they consciously check their airspeed indicator is working.

The next call out would be V1, which for an A330 is something like 150kts, which couldn't have possibly registered with all tubes covered.

Either the pilots disregarded every procedure and warning or they were black out drunk. Definitelu should lose their license and Malaysian needs to have their training procedures put under a microscope.



https://www.channelnewsasia.com/new...e-airport-safety-oversight-australia-10672578

 

[snpark]

But on the ground isn't it groundspeed? lol

 

[snpark]

V1, Rotate
ah the good old days
I still love when the Captain spills his hot coffee while he is on the p.a, ladies and gentleman aaarrgghhh shitttt nooooooo

 

[dafluff]

But on the ground isn't it groundspeed? lol

Heh, actually no, it's still airspeed. The pitot tube system measures the speed of the air relative to the plane, even when on the ground.

 

[snpark]

And the pilot is 20ft above the ground too I guess hahaha

 

[R Cameron]

Another Malaysian crew screws up royally. This is a big concern, because their mistake is so basic a student pilot on his first flight wouldn't have made it. If you don't see your airspeed indicator move when you start rolling down the runway, you don't take off. Most pilots will even have a call out, such as "Airspeed alive", to ensure that they consciously check their airspeed indicator is working.

It does not diminish the pilots' errors, but based on the article it seems the ground crew should be much more diligent if they are using covers that are not commonly used at other airports.

 

[Davita]

Another Malaysian crew screws up royally. This is a big concern, because their mistake is so basic a student pilot on his first flight wouldn't have made it. If you don't see your airspeed indicator move when you start rolling down the runway, you don't take off. Most pilots will even have a call out, such as "Airspeed alive", to ensure that they consciously check their airspeed indicator is working.

The next call out would be V1, which for an A330 is something like 150kts, which couldn't have possibly registered with all tubes covered.

Either the pilots disregarded every procedure and warning or they were black out drunk. Definitelu should lose their license and Malaysian needs to have their training procedures put under a microscope.



https://www.channelnewsasia.com/new...e-airport-safety-oversight-australia-10672578

Dafluff's comments are right on the ball.
In all my 40 years of airline career I've never heard of pilots rolling down the runway on take -off without a cross-check being made on airspeed. The non-flying pilot will call 100 knots and the flying pilot will call x-check.....otherwise the aircraft will be aborted. I've aborted a B707 in Hong Kong for that very reason and, sure enough, the pitot head had insects growing inside the tube.

Another thing I'd like to correct is the Captain's duty on what is called his "walk around check". There is no set routine for this...it springs from the maritime tradition and although the Captain will observe the condition of tyres, hydraulic leaks or any other things he sees.... the main purpose is to introduce himself the the ground engineers whose task, by their signature, completes their inspection. Just think...how can a Captain ascertain all those ground features are being carried out when the aircraft is still being refuelled, cargo is being removed and new pallets are being loaded....impossible.

I know that snpark is joking but, just in case others are confused, please let me say there is a big difference between airspeed and groundspeed...they are different. Try walking into a breeze of say 15K and and then look at the air speed indicator...it will say 15K...... and yet look at the GPS (in my day the INS) and it will say zero...on both occasions the aircraft will not be moving. That is why aircraft always take-off and land into the wind, when possible.
I've crossed the Pacific where, during winter, there are huge upper winds and why an aircraft can take up to 1-2 hours flying the same route.....but in opposite directions.

 

[snpark]

ah the good old jetstreams

 

[Davita]

ah the good old jetstreams

You are so right SNP....the seasonal upper airstreams, commonly called the jetstream , has an amazing effect on aviation routes.
In early June I flew non-stop Hong Kong to New York and our route was over the Pacific, north of Japan and Alaska and Vancouver and my non-stop return in late July went north out of New York over eastern Canada, Greenland, well north of UK and Norway and we turned south again over Russia, China and into Hong Kong from the west.

Such can be the fierce winds generated, as you observed, by the upper atmosphere jetstream.

 

[Vanhelsing]

Man restrained with cable ties on Garuda flight.

Image Channel Seven news

Firstly, I hope you're doing OK, Dav.

A couple on a Garuda flight from Perth to Bali had an drunken altercation which resulted in the male being restrained by cable ties. Who carries cable ties in carry-on?

I've been witness to drunken Australians on Bali bound flights before and would personally support a ban on the service of alcohol from Perth.

A MAN and woman have been charged over an alcohol-fuelled tirade on a flight from Bali which, as a result, had to make an unscheduled landing.

A group of passengers reportedly stepped in and used cable ties to strap down the man who began arguing with his partner on the Garuda Indonesia flight to Perth on Monday.

It is alleged the two were drinking when an argument between them erupted.

“They were completely sloshed,” passenger John Caputo said. “And they were quite jovial, but he got out of control.”

Full https://www.news.com.au/travel/trav...h/news-story/55517134ee952e587af299dc26307d11

 

[snpark]

Crew carry the cable ties for just such events

 

[Daniel50]

Speaking of aviation info. I just read Davita's last blog. I wonder how he is doing? I for one really enjoyed most of what Davita had to say.

 

[jstar]

The Indonesian press mentions a 'lost contact' with a Lion Air plane this morning. No further news yet. But a witness on a tug boat states he saw the plane go down (at 7.10).

And talking about (possible) terrible air accidents; the helicopter crash from the Thai owner of football club Leicester was also shocking...they are very scarse with news.

 

[snpark]

UK media is full of both stories, even the Lion Air crash

 

[jstar]

Of course but only this morning it became clear to me his daughter was not in the helicopter. It was all speculation.