X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:50:22 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail13.tpgi.com.au ([203.12.160.181] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.3) with ESMTPS id 5358362 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:26:26 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=203.12.160.181; envelope-from=domcrain@tpg.com.au X-TPG-Antivirus: Passed X-TPG-Abuse: host=60-241-193-89.static.tpgi.com.au; ip=60.241.193.89; date=Sat, 21 Jan 2012 10:25:48 +1100; auth=lCMk85acEwS5EitTlTMVBq/k80PlAUC0mhrQOc1Og5I= Received: from DomandJanPC (60-241-193-89.static.tpgi.com.au [60.241.193.89]) (authenticated bits=0) by mail13.tpgi.com.au (envelope-from domcrain@tpg.com.au) (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id q0KNPkZW019581 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NO) for ; Sat, 21 Jan 2012 10:25:48 +1100 From: "Dominic V. Crain" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" Subject: Steam as in gauge X-Original-Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 10:25:45 +1100 X-Original-Message-ID: <005b01ccd7ca$d74d6140$85e823c0$@com.au> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_005C_01CCD827.0ABDD940" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Thread-Index: AczXytWl+jwDRwC5ScW7sRzV7dUzsA== Content-Language: en-au This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_005C_01CCD827.0ABDD940 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit "Google Air France Flight 447 to know the reason why." Those of us who managed to survive the introduction of the FBW Airbus back in the '80's, when no one knew who was flying the aeroplane (AP, computer, or Bloggs), most knew there were three conventionally reliable sources for navigation - the AI, the ALT, and the ASI - all "steam". It was a requirement (for Captains) to demonstrate a non-precision approach during the biannual recurrent, using the "steams only". With the AF A330, it all turned to bodily waste when proper scans went out the window. With recovery of the DFDR and CVR, the very basic recovery could have been successfully established by use of the "steam" AI, and using the cerebral grey matter to manually set an engine power to maintain an airspeed range coincident with logic for the conditions until they were satisfied the ASI was indicating normally. The F/O should then have chucked the S/O out of the seat - called the Captain back to the cockpit, and allowed the experienced authority to stabilise the situation. I think this demonstrates the need for high quality "steams" if you intend to fly IMC in any aeroplane, and I LOVE "glass". No - I haven't forgotten God's greatest gift to post event analysts - HINDSIGHT. Cheers Dom Crain VH-CZJ ------=_NextPart_000_005C_01CCD827.0ABDD940 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

“Google Air France Flight 447 to know the reason = why.”

 

Those of us who managed to survive the introduction = of the FBW Airbus back in the ‘80’s, when no one knew who = was flying the aeroplane (AP, computer, or Bloggs), most knew there were = three conventionally reliable sources for navigation – the AI, the = ALT, and the ASI – all “steam”. It was a requirement = (for Captains) to demonstrate a non-precision approach during the = biannual recurrent, using the “steams = only”.

 

With the AF A330, it all turned to bodily waste when = proper scans went out the window. With recovery of the DFDR and CVR, the = very basic recovery could have been successfully established by use of = the “steam” AI, and using the cerebral grey matter to = manually set an engine power to maintain an airspeed range coincident = with logic for the conditions until they were satisfied the ASI was = indicating normally. The F/O should then have chucked the S/O out of the = seat – called the Captain back to the cockpit, and allowed the = experienced authority to stabilise the = situation.

 

I think this demonstrates the need for high quality = “steams” if you intend to fly IMC in any aeroplane, and I = LOVE “glass”.

 

No = – I haven’t forgotten God’s greatest gift to post = event analysts – HINDSIGHT.

 

Cheers

 

Dom = Crain

 

VH-CZJ

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