So a flight test is the same as a test flight?

(Written on 2020/06/29)(Permalink)

Can't help wondering what the same level of scrutiny of other a/c types would yield.

(Written on 2020/06/26)(Permalink)

One pass. Three scrapes.

(Written on 2020/05/26)(Permalink)

They missed more than the landing gear. They were 5 miles out at 3,500'. ATC offered a vector to extend the approach. They rejected it, said they were on the ILS. From that point to get down on the ground, there could hardly have been time for the luxury of a checklist. Tragic and unnecessary.

(Written on 2020/05/26)(Permalink)

Old folks can reminisce about how Varig used to spray insecticide in the passenger cabin before landing.

(Written on 2020/05/08)(Permalink)

Last time I flew on a wide body, both aisles had carts.

(Written on 2020/05/08)(Permalink)

What do you need to do in the other aisle?

(Written on 2020/05/08)(Permalink)

Well, let's see: the first crash happened after the crew spent 12 minutes in the air fighting against a system they didn't have any reason to know existed; in the second, after getting notice of the system and instructions on how to deal with a runaway, by following those instructions only got exactly half that much time in the air before the crash. What have I missed?

(Written on 2020/05/07)(Permalink)

Right. It worked until they extorted Boeing into the single AoA reliance that killed ~350 people and grounded the airplane, seemingly forever, all to avoid some sim time and a type rating change.

(Written on 2020/05/07)(Permalink)

They finally figured out it's a product they can sell twice!

(Written on 2020/05/07)(Permalink)