Huh?! 39 sectors in 7 years doesn't sound quite right... that's only 5 and a bit per year!! Even over 1 year it still sounds waaaay too low! I am assuming 1 sector = 1 cycle = 1 takeoff + 1 landing?
I think that is just JB's driving of the respective birds.
Qantas routinely offers domestic connections to shanghai, and other cites, with as little as one hour transit in sydney. You know for certain that none of these 'tardy passengers' were domestic connections? with domestic flights that arrived into SYD bang on time?
If I was on an airline sanctioned connection, I'd expect the plane to be held as long as reasonably possible. Cost to the airline is irrelevant from my passenger perspective, as long as I'm moving as quick as I can to make the connection (eg not stopping to buy duty free etc etc)
Hi JB. I was watching an episode of Ultimate Airports Dubai the other day and they had a segment about an A380 trainee, they basically followed his progress from the first sim sessions to his first flight in the right seat. He mentioned that the plane felt a bit different than in did in the simulator; that it felt much more nose heavy.
I was was just wondering what your first impressions were of the A380. What was it like flying it for the first time? Did anything about it surprise you? How did it compare to flying it in the simulator?
I wish that you guys would do it.Must admit that I've always thought that if we all did that, across the entire industry, it would fix a few issues.
An interesting question with not quite as an simple answer as you might imagine.I've seen a few references to being "left seat certified" or "right seat certified". What are the actual differences between the seats in terms of controlling the aircraft? Obviously both pilots are able to fly the plane and land and take-off from either seat, so is it simply that one of the seats is where the captain always sits?
Can you tell which aircraft in the fleet you are on just from how it 'feels' without having seen the rego or any logs?Most sectors (and hours) is OQB (39 sectors/393 hours). Least is almost a dead heat between OQL and OQK...both with 159 hours. 16 and 14 sectors. OQA is about half way down the list at (23/222).
Not talking for jb747 but there are often small differences.Can you tell which aircraft in the fleet you are on just from how it 'feels' without having seen the rego or any logs?
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The extreme example of this will be with military pilots learning to fly the F-35. All training will be in a simulator and the first a/c flight will be a solo as there are no dual F-35s. Go back a few generations and the Sabre fighter jet was the same. (i.e. single seat only)
Can you tell which aircraft in the fleet you are on just from how it 'feels' without having seen the rego or any logs?
These days, does any of the crew sit in the jump seat any more?
Following a aircraft accident / incident / hull loss, particularly where crew reaction may make a difference (by way of example only, NW85 hard-over rudder; incidents involving unexpected actions of Autopilot), will the airline off its own bat make a series of incremental advisories or instructions to crew to anticipate or mitigate a repeat, based on say, interim reports or even "pretty obvious" un-official conclusions? Or do they await official conclusions, and perhaps the aircraft manufacturer's considered then changed protocols, to make the airline's own changes?
In a similar vein, in the course of an incident or crash investigation, say in the USA or in Europe, do the investigators provide their peers in other countries advice on their current thinking or interim conclusions, prior to any official interim or final report?
I'm thinking that the official route, even in relatively 'straightforward' investigations can take some time, and some form of formal earlier advisory or 'be aware that ...' may be useful.
I've seen a few references to being "left seat certified" or "right seat certified". What are the actual differences between the seats in terms of controlling the aircraft? Obviously both pilots are able to fly the plane and land and take-off from either seat, so is it simply that one of the seats is where the captain always sits?
Perhaps amazing...but some of the cabin crew have probably never even set foot in the coughpit. 99 times out of a hundred, if a seat is offered, it won't be taken up.
Airlines are very reluctant to do anything without feedback or approval from the manufacturers. Often the response is simply "no technical objection". <snip>.