DB Cooper with no money

(Written on 04/22/2022)(Permalink)

What's a "Stewardess?"

(Written on 12/04/2020)(Permalink)

Weight and Balance 101. Progressive off-loading.

(Written on 03/22/2019)(Permalink)

I calculated weight and balance for 20 years for a major Canadian Airline. Why were the crew doing the final calculations at all. We would supply the final W & B info via data link giving the crew GTO, ZFW and C of G. It also sounds like Air France should take CRM more seriously. Didn't they have this problem once before??

(Written on 12/28/2018)(Permalink)

As I understand it the system could not be disconnected. My first thought, like yours, was just revert to needle, ball and airspeed and fly the airplane.

(Written on 11/30/2018)(Permalink)

I don't think the Q400 has supplimentary O2. That's why they have a max altitude restriction.

(Written on 03/23/2018)(Permalink)

If we assume that Transat does not have a ground handling contract in Ottawa then they would be obligated to pay an hourly rate for an Air Conditioning truck and have potable water boarded through another airline. My guess is that they simply didn't want to pay the extra cost.

(Written on 08/11/2017)(Permalink)

C152 and they smelled kerosene ???

(Written on 03/17/2017)(Permalink)

I'm sorry to take exception to the wording "Too drunk to fly". I didn't realize there was a degree of drunkeness when it was acceptable to fly. Maybe I'm just being picky, but to a non-pilot it might sound like a few drinks are OK, just don't be "too drunk to fly.

(Written on 09/03/2016)(Permalink)

"Jet lag" going east to west?? Window shades down to watch the entertainment system is a better guess.

(Written on 08/27/2016)(Permalink)