That would not have helped here unless the crosscheck included initial position verification. The legs page and ND would look just fine but the the aircraft symbology would be elsewhere ( during legs verification, the map is centered on the fix, not the airplane position). During taxi out, they could have noticed that…
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“ended up flying 6,000 kilometers (that’s 3,728 miles) out of its way.”
Most IRSs remember the last known position and will alert you if you try to align it to coordinates that differ by 50 or so miles. That alert can be overridden though. In essence, they ask you “are you sure thats where we are?” The error here was compounded by executing a checklist for unreliable airspeed once…
Not the way they did it. The F/O turned the ADIRS 1 and 3 off which dumped positional information and degraded the flight computers to alternate law- removing many envelope protections and making the aircraft harder to fly. Had that not been done the is a way to update the position manually but not after turning the…
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Much rather ride that thing down to the ground that the cockpit evac devices:
Gives a new meaning to “car porn”.
“So how do I drive 20,000 to 25,000 miles a year? Because I absolutely love to drive.”
“was: Acura TL and now: A6": What a coincidence, I miss my Acura, but my wife Blondie just thinks our new Audi has more room...wait, where do you live?
Looks to me like GLOC. Second time since 2008. Time to dispense with fashion and pride and done the G-suit?
Wasn’t there a discussion here about “VIN numbers” recently?
I’m with that, but we’re showing our age. Bet few under 50 have ever rowwed a column, am I right?
My wife’s 3.6 Outback has them with the 5 speed auto. They’re useless except to force the next lower gear prior to overtaking slower traffic on the open road. In that case I find them essential.
Speaking of paddles, am I the only one who thinks they should <i>always</i> be mounted on the column and never on the steering wheel (tiny cockpit, gizmo racing steering excepted like F1 where a quarter turn is full lock)? I can’t find the stupid paddle if won’t stay in the same damn place!
Had the “pleasure” of spending a month in one of those as temporary housing in Panama along with 4 other people. They offer little other than a refuge from the heat and a place to sleep.
Hearing the same thing but haven’t talked to a dealer yet. I will say no to any MSRP overages- must make that decision before walking onto the lot. A new WRX can be had and tunes well with $10,000. Not to mention the STi.
“People used to travel in smallpox stricken stagecoaches and piss in gravy boats for days in order to get from one place to another.”
In the end, it’s just another large transport, but your right about it being iconic. I’m glad I’ve had the opportunity, but they are on the way out- just one more surge in oil prices away from the boneyard. Our fleet will be completely retired in a few years.
It might actually be a structural limitation. 450SHP would seem to be enough to go faster. I flew T-34Cs that had 550SHP and they could do 280Kts, and were heavier to boot at about 4000 lbs.