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TAT and Takeoff Thrust in the 777
Recently I witnessed an interesting occurrence on the line that has resulted in a number of queries to Boeing, and while not all the answers are back, the results so far are fascinating. Eighteen years on the aircraft and still learning, which is actually a nice place to be. Disclaimer : Normally I try to produce content to engage readers across … [Read More...]
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Wide Body EBA 2017 Calculator [UPDATE 27Nov18]
With the implementation of the 2017 Wide Body EBA - it's time to revise the spreadsheet I developed to track and check Overtime, Callout, etc for the 2011 EBA. Part and parcel has been seeking clarification from the AIC/CP on certain aspects of the EBA's implementation. Most particularly clarification over the MCG, how RP changeovers are going to … [Read More...]
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Tax Time : Crew Allowances (v3.4) [14Sep18]
It's Tax time again and as since I'm one of those lazy people who does all the work at the end, instead of keeping up with it as it goes along - the first thing I need to do is update my Allowance calculator spreadsheet. I'm posting a copy of the sheet here for you guys to download because each year more and more crew ask for a copy and I can't … [Read More...]
Tax Time : Crew Allowances 2017/2018 {UPDATED 13AUG18)
It’s Tax Time again 2017/2018 and as since I’m one of those lazy people who does all the work at the end, instead of keeping up with it as it goes along – the first thing I need to do is update my Allowance calculator spreadsheet. I’m posting a copy of the sheet here for you guys to download because each year more and more crew ask for a copy and I … [Read More...]
Reading Into/Beyond the Checklist
Firstly, it has to be said that most of the time, this is not a good idea. Broadly speaking Aircraft Manufacturer checklists are designed to be followed and not second-guessed. When you’ve lost all your hydraulic fluid, and therefore hydraulic pressure, and the checklist tells you to turn first one and then another hydraulic pump from AUTO to ON – … [Read More...]
Random Posts (Sue Me, I was Bored).
You Can’t Always Get What You Want
Recently I was in the simulator with two other instructors. One was my First Officer, the other was the Sadist ... ahem ... Sim Instructor. We were running without the ECL (paper QRH for NM and NNM) … [Read More...]
Hi Temperature Departure Abu Dhabi
After a debacle in Abu Dhabi - and another occurrence involving offload and a 4 hour delay - I was asked to prepare some specific advice for Captains operating out of Abu Dhabi. Background Due … [Read More...]
Hands on the Controls, Please …
Recently I conducted some research into the concept of the requirement for the Pilot Flying (PF) to guard the flight controls when the autopilot is engaged during critical phases of flight such as … [Read More...]
General Use Allowance Calculator
I have recently been looking at the allowances paid down route to us in LAX, with a view to developing and easy way to identify a discrepancy in what we should be paid; and to re-calculate what the … [Read More...]
Paired Oceanic Transition Waypoints
A while ago I wrote about issues we were having with inserting an arrival and approach into LAX prior to exiting Oceanic Airspace across the Pacific. Essentially during the 500 mile run into our exit … [Read More...]
Android Apps – Three
Recently Marty asked me about a new smartphone. Despite trying to fob him off with an iPhone – he went for a Nexus S, the same as I have. The next question was inevitable – what apps was I using. The … [Read More...]
VNAV without LNAV without … VNAV
Recently I had a philosophical discussion on board with a crew about the use of VNAV without LNAV engaged. I was surprised to discover that they were unaware of any of the potential pitfalls … [Read More...]
B777 – Rejected Landing
While it's far too early to tell what actually happened, in light of EK521 it's perhaps germane to re-visit a topic that I wrote about in my Procedures and Techniques document quite some time ago - … [Read More...]
The Apple Experience
Ok, so if you've read some of what I've written in the past, you'll know I'm not actually pro-Apple. Let's get that right out in front, so we can move on with what I want to say. Because what I want … [Read More...]
Chocolate Cake instead of Nuclear Chicken.
This evening I was SUPPOSED to be in Singapore. Sitting at Fatties. Eating Baby Kai Lan, Black Pepper Prawns, BBQ Pork and Nuclear Chicken. Instead I'm in Canberra, in a hotel, having just returned … [Read More...]
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