The great big "ask an airline pilot" thread!

Shannon757 · 07-04-2016 10:58PM

Ted_YNWA wrote: »

What happens to the flight recording of flights? Only ever hear of them being used when crash happens.

Do they get kept or wiped?

I think it records two hours on a continuous loop.

JCX BXC · 07-04-2016 11:03PM

Gaoth Laidir wrote: »

His name is Terry Lawton and he's a few chemicals short of chemtrail. A complete and utter nutter who seems to have all the time in the world to swan off to annoy people in the UK Met Office and other 'suspect' locations.

This is the clip. He's a hoot alright.

https://youtu.be/6Leq3AoiPk8

He lost me at "Airplanes are creating clouds, blocking out the sun".

Bussywussy · 09-04-2016 09:33AM

Ted_YNWA wrote: »

What happens to the flight recording of flights? Only ever hear of them being used when crash happens.

Do they get kept or wiped?

They'll record over each other.or you can erase CVR data by pressing a button on ground with a number of conditions

The Flight Data Recorder records about 25 hours and the Newer Cockpit Voice Recorders have 4 x 30 min channels.

Negative_G · 09-04-2016 12:10PM

Gaoth Laidir wrote: »

His name is Terry Lawton and he's a few chemicals short of chemtrail. A complete and utter nutter who seems to have all the time in the world to swan off to annoy people in the UK Met Office and other 'suspect' locations.

This is the clip. He's a hoot alright.

https://youtu.be/6Leq3AoiPk8

So a super computer in the UK met office constantly monitors every piece of atmosphere around the globe and sends a signal to planes via satellite to remotely activate the spraying of chemicals out of airliners in order to control the weather.

Sounds completely plausible alright.

What a complete nut case.

smurfjed · 09-04-2016 12:28PM

So are you saying that you have never seen an aircraft spraying chemicals into the atmosphere to control the weather?

Negative_G · 09-04-2016 12:35PM

smurfjed wrote: »

So are you saying that you have never seen an aircraft spraying chemicals into the atmosphere to control the weather?

Check out his Facebook page, Terry Lawton is the guys name. Gas stuff altogether.

I hope he used a ferry to get to his conferences, the thought of flying on a chemical spewing 737 might just send him over the edge!

Chemtrails, 9/11, fluoride and lizard people.

smurfjed · 09-04-2016 12:47PM

While the idea of commercial airliners spraying the skies is absolutely absurd, the concept of cloud seeding from smaller aircraft is frequently done.

Bussywussy · 09-04-2016 03:18PM

Imagine if he saw Lufthansa's test A340,the one that did the ash cloud surveys ðŸ˜‚ðŸ˜‚ðŸ˜‚

Cessna_Pilot · 09-04-2016 03:52PM

Negative_G wrote: »

Check out his Facebook page, Terry Lawton is the guys name. Gas stuff altogether.

I hope he used a ferry to get to his conferences, the thought of flying on a chemical spewing 737 might just send him over the edge!

Chemtrails, 9/11, fluoride and lizard people.

Just had a sneaky look at his page there. My God some people need to get a life! Lunatic! Unfortunately a lot of people share this man's delusions! Shame they can't contribute anything useful to mankind.

:pac:

Pat Dunne · 09-04-2016 04:05PM

Cessna_Pilot wrote: »

Shame they can't contribute anything useful to mankind. :pac:

In all fairness, individuals such as Mr Lawton do perform a useful public service, they give the likes of us a good laugh!

Gaoth Laidir · 10-04-2016 12:22AM

smurfjed wrote: »

So are you saying that you have never seen an aircraft spraying chemicals into the atmosphere to control the weather?

Only in the form of cloud-seeding, which is done on a local scale through silver iodide particles from flares on the wings of light aircraft. A long way off what idiots like Terry Lawtontohimself et al. claim.

I set up this Facebook page to scientifically debunk each of their claims. Already have another such tulip shedding a few petals on it.

https://www.facebook.com/ridiculouschemtrailnonsense/?fref=nf

L1011 · 10-04-2016 02:17AM

If you "keep seeing chemtrail nuts" doing anything you do really need to reconsider where you drink/read online/what facebook friends you keep etc. They don't take being corrected well, at all - they're usually fully committed to their insanity. A quick trip to prison usually sorts them once they 'discover' "Freeman of the land" nonsense, though.

Irish Steve · 10-04-2016 10:25PM

OK Folks, it's time to move on from Chemtrails and the associated stupidity related to it, some of which has been outlined here.

While there have been a couple of useful posts, the rest are realistically more appropriate to the conspiracy forum. That will in all probability change unless we do something about it. So, the SOMETHING is simple.

No more posts in this thread on Chemtrails, or related issues.

The Airlines, and commercial aircraft are NOT involved, so move on, or take the appropriate response from the team here.

JCX BXC · 10-04-2016 10:33PM

Irish Steve wrote: »

No more posts in this thread on Chemtrails

Thank God!:D:D:D

Was getting sick of them!

Shannon757 · 11-04-2016 06:15PM

Irish Steve wrote: »

OK Folks, it's time to move on from Chemtrails and the associated stupidity related to it, some of which has been outlined here.

While there have been a couple of useful posts, the rest are realistically more appropriate to the conspiracy forum. That will in all probability change unless we do something about it. So, the SOMETHING is simple.

No more posts in this thread on Chemtrails, or related issues.

The Airlines, and commercial aircraft are NOT involved, so move on, or take the appropriate response from the team here.

And so, the cover up continues :rolleyes:

Pat Dunne · 11-04-2016 08:19PM

Irish Steve wrote: »

No more posts in this thread on Chemtrails, or related issues.

Does that mean we can start a new thread?

smurfjed · 18-05-2016 07:35AM

Annual training time, yesterday was relatively boring, but today I get to evacuate from a burning (simulated) airliner into a swimming pool and get rescued by a dozen or so flight attendants. Unfortunately no bikinis allowed

And NO PICTURES,

sysprogrammer · 18-05-2016 04:06PM

Hi Smurf, FR336, XWB,

When was the last time you flew a propeller airplane ?

and as a follow on ,Do you fly anything else for fun ?

finally for a bit of fun , would you fly this ? or what would advice would you give the designer ??

http://volocopter.com/

thanks in advance,
Sys

martinsvi · 18-05-2016 04:26PM

sysprogrammer wrote: »

Hi Smurf, FR336, XWB,

When was the last time you flew a propeller airplane ?

this is a good question, but would you not consider asking this to all airline pilots rather than few selected individuals of whom at least one isn't even a pilot? :rolleyes:

smurfjed · 18-05-2016 04:45PM

For me, 2008 in Scottsdale Arizona in a Cessna 182T. Unfortunately I have to get written managerial permission before I'm allowed fly any private aircraft.

As for the Volocopter, probably not for the reason above.

dulpit · 18-05-2016 04:49PM

smurfjed wrote: »

Unfortunately I have to get written managerial permission before I'm allowed fly any private aircraft.

Is this standard for all pilots? What's the logic? In case you crash or something?

pepe the prawn · 18-05-2016 04:52PM

smurfjed wrote: »

For me, 2009 in Scottsdale Arizona in a Cessna 210. Unfortunately I have to get written managerial permission before I'm allowed fly any private aircraft.

As for the Volocopter, probably not for the reason above.

Opinions on the 210?

smurfjed · 18-05-2016 05:23PM

PTP, considering that i couldn't remember the difference between a 210 and 182T, I would guess that i wasn't amazed

smurfjed · 18-05-2016 05:27PM

Is this standard for all pilots?

I have no clue for other airlines, but for us its to monitor duty and rest periods. However, as i live in a country that has zero private single engine aircraft so it's not much of a hinderance.

They stopped me from flying flex wing ultralights/microlights as they considered them too dangerous, same went for paragliding

martinsvi · 18-05-2016 05:27PM

smurfjed wrote: »

PTP, considering that i couldn't remember the difference between a 210 and 182T, I would guess that i wasn't amazed

that's a 182 in your pic, 210 has retractable gear and is a 6 seater :pac:

smurfjed · 18-05-2016 05:31PM

Thanks martinsvi, I thought that the 206/207 had 6 seats, but the 172/182/210 family had 4.

martinsvi · 18-05-2016 05:44PM

smurfjed wrote: »

Thanks martinsvi, I thought that the 206/207 had 6 seats, but the 172/182/210 family had 4.

no worries, at least that explains why you didn't find it any different than 182

smurfjed · 18-05-2016 06:29PM

B787 Door Trainer

B777 Slide

Not sure if anyone tries to find the CFIT thread anymore

The concept of opening an aircraft door may appear easy, but getting it wrong can result in this massive slide getting released, with the possibility of injuries or even death for the poor person outside. Each slide can cost up to $100,000 so its also an expensive mistake.

pepe the prawn · 18-05-2016 07:23PM

smurfjed wrote: »

PTP, considering that i couldn't remember the difference between a 210 and 182T, I would guess that i wasn't amazed

You'd remember the difference if it was actually a 210 and you thought it was a 182 and forgot to put the gear down before landing :pac:

pepe the prawn · 18-05-2016 07:26PM

smurfjed wrote: »

Thanks martinsvi, I thought that the 206/207 had 6 seats, but the 172/182/210 family had 4.

It varies, some 210'S have 4 seats some have 6 seats. Normally the four seat variant finished with the 210-J model, but some later six seaters had the rearmost two seats removed by owners for various reasons.

182's are normally 230-ish hp i think, 210's are 300hp +.

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