kgwilson

It certainly does move slowly. I guess the issue is what position it was in when the switch was activated. If it was right back there would be plenty of time to sort it out.. Then there is the Captains original explanation to sort out that there was an instrument screen momentary blackout. The final sequence of events will be very interesting and whether Boeing is implicated or not.

If what Juan Browne explains is correct then there are a few questions to answer here, including the design of the system, whether there is a switch the pilot is able to activate quickly to stop the seat moving forward if as appears to be the case it was inadvertently activated or just poor maintenance.

Along with a wheel falling off and a sudden loss of altitude with 100 passengers on the ceiling.

Hmm and pulling the stick back apparently makes the houses get smaller but pulling it right back makes them get smaller quicker, then really big really fast.

The instructor got the ATIS and would have set the altimeter. On first contact with the tower you must specify being in receipt the latest ATIS code (A,B,C,D etc). The pilot is assumed to have set the altimeter to the QNH for that code. This process has been around forever, is unambiguous and works.

Boeing, Going, Gone.

Momentary power loss to the instrument panel should not cause a sudden inexplicable change to control surfaces to make the aircraft instantly lose altitude with enough force to cause injury given multiple system redundancy. If it did so then there are some software changes required to prevent this in future. Boeing had to do this with the MCAS system in the 737 Max but in that case pilots didn't even know what the MCAS system was.

A "Technical Event" isn't clear air turbulence or jet stream related turbulence so I wonder if the cause will be published. Based on comments from Boeing employees recently when 7 out of 10 said they wouldn't fly in a 787, I hope it is not glossed over or covered up, but based on recent events and Boeings nose diving reputation, they are likely to put as much sugar coating in the report that they can get away with.

Below 25 degrees is Winter? Well maybe in the tropics. At 30 deg South Winter is when the ambient temperature is below 15 deg & further South that is positively balmy.

Have you had the gauge tested for accuracy? The first thing a Lame will do when looking at cooling issues is check the gauge.

Yep but if you don't have a pilot there are no wages to pay, or insurance premiums, or worksafe fees etc.

Its a pushmepullyou.

The acquisition is a guarantee Ozrunways is history. Happens every time, especially with US based takeovers and even more especially with a company like Boeing.

Fair comment Ian. You do as you think fit. I am a member of another group and the edit function for posts on that site never expires which I though a bit odd. It doesn't seem to cause problems though. The site uses Xenforo software.

How about an extended amount of time to edit a post? I sometimes come back after more than 1/2 an hour & realise I'd made a typo or error or would like to add another sentence to add context.

After 15 pages of posts it is obvious that there will never be consensus. I think the system is absolute rubbish, is the only one of its type in the world, is a burden on recreational pilots, is ridiculously expensive, serves no useful purpose and supports an industry created by the government for a perceived and unverified risk. I refuse to get one. I've never been asked for it at Coffs (I know the controllers and also park by the Aero Club miles from the RPT apron area) but have at Ballina & was told I couldn't go in to the cafe but did anyway. I don't have a class 2 any more so my PPL is invalid but as I now fly an Ra-Aus registered aircraft I self certify saving another overly bureaucratic and expensive process

Almost all corporate acquisitions make a similar statement, then once they get their feet under the table, restructures begin, original managers are moved sideways and then out the door, products are modified, updated, removed or replaced, prices increase, processes change and everyone is happy except the original customers.

No. I have ERSA on my phone & all the maps on there and my tablet as well.

Avplan has a better Android interface any way. It doesn't bother me as I don't use either. I use a simple free system without the bells and whistles and compexity called Enroute navigation which does everything I need and interfaces with my SE2.

That was fully documented in the UK CAP 1397 when they determined self declaration for PPL https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplication.aspx?appid=11&mode=detail&id=7359.

I've been getting an annual check up with my GP for well over 20 years. The only thing that I have had is a BRAO (Branch Retinal Artery Occlusion) commonly called an eye stroke back in 2013. This prevented blood getting to part of the retina of my right eye & so I have lost vision for about 40% of that eye when it died through lack of blood oxygen. The rest is good & my brain has compensated. At the time I got scans to check plaque on my arteries, wore a harness with about 6 probes stuck to my body for several days, had a 30 minute stress test on a treadmill and some other things & I was pronounced fit & well. It was caused by a tiny bit of plaque getting in to the tiny retinal artery & blocking it. Very common apparently even in very fit people. At the time I thought i might become a genuine 1 eyed pilot. I don't even think about it now.

I'm sure it won't but the aircraft were all sold and replaced in the late 90s to early 2000s. None were ever hangared so they were showing their age and I assume some corrosion by then.

Back in the 90s we used to run club trips out to the beach with our 152s, 172s & PA28-181s to go fishing and get some shellfish. This was the West Coast of NZ North of Raglan. The black sand at low tide was compact and hard. It was just like landing on tarmac. We had to time it right & get away before the tide returned. Those were very enjoyable trips. The aircraft were thoroughly washed when we got back.

Medical self declarations have been around in the UK for PPL since 2015. I have not heard of any adverse issues.

My first was a Seagull 3 an original battenless full Rogallo wing early 76. Terrible L/D but easy to fly. This is what I learned to fly in. There were no instructors or schools. It was just have a go. I bent it several times but not myself luckily. Next came a Lancer 1, made by Pacific Kites in Auckland NZ, smaller wing higher aspect ratio fully battened single surface. Flew well but did not have a great reputation, mainly I think because some who bought them never adjusted to the different characteristics of a higher performance wing. Next the Chevron followed by the Skytrek Bandit 30%er. Broke my radius & crushed the wrist in the NZ Nationals at Coronet Peak in December 1980. At the time I was President on the NZHGA & there was a TV crew in the landing paddock following me in. A dust devil caught me under the RH wing at about 30 feet & flying slow to get to the bulls eye & I went in hitting the ground with the nose & LH upright at the same time. It was on the news that night but I never got to see it. Next and last was a Vampyre full aerofoil with floating crossbar & variable geometry nose angle. I sold it in 1990. We started flat land towing behind cars but I never got away in any thermals from towing. I flew a few home built trikes an Easy Riser Bi-plane and a mates Fledge plus lots of other gliders when I'd swap with friends. In the mid to late 80s I flew a few rag & tube microlights including a very early weight shift Quicksilver. By then though I'd got my PPL so drifted away from the seat of the pants flying to eventually building my Morgan Sierra starting in 2011 with first flight in 2015 & still going with it. I doubt that I will ever own another aircraft given I will be 74 in a week or so but I'll keep flying the Sierra till something warns me it is time to fold my wings for good. Hopefully that will happen when I am on the ground.