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So we come full circle to a mandatory ID (card) system..... And for the mods, this is an inherently political discussion.

If you didn't run the numbers for the correct length (but used the ones from the intersection), then yes, you'd get airborne earlier. But you wouldn't be using the correct derate, nor would the abort calculation be correct. If you ran it (the calculation) for the full length, you may end up with...

So, if we're going to ban the kids, how are we supposed to prove who we are?

Well, as the Captain, if you feel like declaring a mayday, you can do whatever you like. But, airlines like standardisation. We've practiced these departures and cleanups innumerable times. We know that they work, in all weather conditions. They plug straight in to the procedures we use day in...

In that case the engine out procedure will include a turn, though not necessarily the one normally done. Clean up/acceleration won't commence until the turn is complete. This sort of turning procedure is common, and the actions you will follow make up part of every take off briefing.

Tailpipe fire. Spectacular, but no big deal. Occasionally happens if the engine is reluctant to start, when a bit of pooled fuel flashes off. Just motor the engine, and it will go out/away. And if you're going to have an uncommanded evacuation, going out on to the wing over the fire is real...

I rang them recently about this, as I wanted to buy some tickets that are about 50% over my limit. Their only suggestion was to try to raise the limit, which, as I'm only talking one purchase, I don't need.

It was, but so many times I've seen those simulations taken as being factual. If they weren't visual then there is nothing in the coughpit that will have told them where the other aircraft is. And why was an aircraft allowed on to the runway? That will affect the quality of the ILS. You do get...

That’s a really interesting bit of video. The undercarriage should be up, as soon as it’s possible to do so. The requirements for climb with engine out, and gear down are simply that the gradient not be negative. It’s not going to start going up until you get rid of all that drag. The engine is...

Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Well, you've just taken away half of the power, so it stands to reason that it won't climb all that well. You don't necessarily push the power on the remaining engine to the stops, as that will make it harder to control. But, even if you did, you'd almost certainly still be about 30% down on...

I don't know that the likelihood of an engine failure is all that much lower with a new aircraft, or even a new engine. It's interesting that it has thrown bits on to the grass.

No. That's actually something you see on Boeing videos too. Basically putting an input in, but either not giving the aircraft a chance to actually react, or getting out of phase with the required inputs. The longer the wing, the more of an issue the apparent delay in any roll response becomes...

The 380 is now a relatively old aircraft in terms of systems, but overall it was well thought out. In particular the way the flight controls worked with a mix of hydraulic and electric actuation was very impressive (and safe). Some systems that should have been simple (like the chillers) seemed...

Sometimes we scratch our heads about this too. But, just because a bay is unoccupied doesn’t mean that you’d be able to use it. Depending upon the aircraft you’re travelling in, there are often restrictions on what is allowed in any adjacent bay. So, a bay might be 380 capable, but only if the...

It’s brakes release for the push back, to first passenger door opening.

He would manage to. He'd have made his mark on anything he chose to do. Just one of those, rare, people.

There is a warning...but, for something to force the aircraft to direct law, there's almost certainly multiple things going wrong, and they'll all have associated warnings. Basically things can just disappear under the weight of multiple warnings. For instance, toss an engine fire at someone...

The covid period was hopefully a one off, and as such not really a test of any form of job proofing. I suspect that the very worse outcomes involved people whose only qualifications were aviation related. Any form of fallback was good. Mostly I'm looking at people who drop out of the stream...

It was a bit of a game in the 767 trainer, to see how far you could toss it. They had to ask us to be gentle, as some people were pretty effective.