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Didn’t Rex themselves say that the entire premise of the 737 operation was based upon Virgin collapsing, and staying that way. As soon as they were resurrected, it was only a matter of time.

Russia stole……

Boeing had a strange habit of not writing their crosswind limits as hard limits, but they’d describe them as demonstrated limits. Now that simply meant that whatever the number was was the highest that their TPs had seen during the certification program. The effect of this was that some airlines...

Well, I’d have been squeezing something if I’d been on board. Looking through some of his other videos from that day, and it’s amazing how well most of the aircraft have been handled through the take off or landing. Gusty crosswinds are not easy, and my aim was simply to remain on the black bit...

Airside bus.

This is the new Qantas....they'll all end up economy.

RVSM is definitely not allowed without an autopilot. Sometimes with failures what should happen (in terms of what remains available), and what actually happens aren't the same.

What sort of 'funny noise'. Regular thumping?

We finished our move away from Telstra a couple of weeks ago. To be honest, I don't know why it took me so long, but their pricing for mobile was becoming ludicrous compared to some alternatives (which use the same network). And I've just been helping a neighbour getting set up with fibre...

Oh, in what way are they wrong?

I didn’t think the EROPS rules applied to all freight ops.

Airbus came up with a very neat system in the 380 called the “backup speed scale” or BUSS. When active, it replaces the speed scale on the PFDs. It’s angle of attack based, but is very easy to fly. It has migrated to the A350 and I presume is appearing in other new build ABs. As an aside, in...

AV, does the 737 not have a third pitot source? Not the standby, but a selectable source for either of the pilots? And is the MAX the same? And this requirement should have been queried by ATC: "A secondary surveillance radar (SSR) transponder with altitude reporting synchronized with the...

Perhaps, though I wouldn't guarantee it. Airspeed disagreements have caused accidents in the past, and they're trained for a lot these days.

We'll need AV for the exact details, but I'd expect the autothrottle to still work, though perhaps not in all modes. The right autopilot should have been available (does the 737 have a C?). Presumably the Captains source select would have been taken to the alternate. The altitude difference is...

4ºC is within the icing range, so that's what I'd expect as the cause of the vibration. If the engine had eaten something, I suspect it would have been unmistakable. The profile for the diversion is interesting. The aircraft is lower than you'd expect, and relatively slow for the entire journey...

DCS for sure! Growling Sidewinder.

Sorry, I didn’t completely answer your question. As I said, two engines out but symmetrically is a doodle. Everything works, and the performance is surprisingly good. But as soon as it’s on one wing only, the amount of rudder that you need increases drag dramatically, and performance falls off a...

In aviation, your brain always has to get to anywhere before the aircraft. You should always be working to a plan, not reacting to whatever has just happened. Getting behind the aircraft pretty well always leads to a mess (be it an approach, or anything else). What Juan is describing is classic...

If they say they're going to close at a certain time, you can be pretty sure that that is exactly what they'll do, and you need to plan accordingly.