Making engine noises in your flying car in the front yard is a lot different than being at 6,500ft in moderate turbulence with a crosswind waiting at the airport. The big drone with AI will most likely be the solution for short Jetson flights around cities.

(Written on 2019年 10月 04日)(Permalink)

USA pilots familiar with 737 stab trim had no problems dealing with the Max......senior crew all thought BA screwed up by not doing a separate type cert for this plane though.......

(Written on 2019年 08月 02日)(Permalink)

Trooper is pushing on the elevator........

(Written on 2019年 08月 02日)(Permalink)

Superb article.....sort of what was hinted at shortly after....but the dots never connected like this.....

(Written on 2019年 06月 22日)(Permalink)

Too much hysteria surrounding this. It should have been a minor inconvenience to fix this and motor on. But Boeing MCAS set a trap for the unwary. Two major screw ups.....input from only one AOA and they made MCAS way too powerful. Let's stress this, the crew only PARTIALLY acted correctly and it was the 200 hour copilot who correctly called "stab trim cutout". Had they left that system off they would have survived, and it would have helped if 28 year old Captn had pulled the power back. Not all Boeings fault, several crews caught it....but then Boeing stuck their head in the sand and here we are.

(Written on 2019年 04月 06日)(Permalink)

Every few years we get one of these......photo op then forgotten.....it'll buff right out

(Written on 2019年 03月 22日)(Permalink)

When I was with NWA we hired an ex-Eastern agent. He freely admitted they hated Lorenzo so much they were all willing for EA to go under. All the agents from most airlines despised Lorenzo as well, rumor was he had bodyguards with him on the ramp. Smart move.

(Written on 2019年 03月 01日)(Permalink)

Not a big problem on todays jets.....there is a safety margin built in. Rare to have this cause problems. Couple exceptions that come to mind.....charters and cruise people headed to Miami. Airbus weighs itself aerodynamically after takeoff so you have a real time reference....it won't keep you out of the trees but you will know why you hit them......all I can say is southwest must really be out in left field to get the FAA involved.

(Written on 2019年 02月 26日)(Permalink)

New plane working the bugs out......

(Written on 2019年 02月 15日)(Permalink)

Pretty hard to fly a small city to a few destinations.....plus you limit frequency.....

(Written on 2019年 02月 15日)(Permalink)