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re: Plane Crash in France - 148 on board
Posted on 3/24/15 at 2:23 pm to Chad504boy
Posted on 3/24/15 at 2:23 pm to Chad504boy
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Is there any comfort to be had in actually finding the plane this time?
A definitive answer on what caused the accident is comforting....if that means finding the black box, then it is beneficial.
AirFrance 447 taught us about a possible flaw in cockpit communication and icing problems on the Airbus A330's pitot tubes. That was a problem that was corrected almost immediately by the airline and manufacturer. The Tenerife collision was a lesson on the importance of clear, standardized communication and robust air traffic/runway control. Alaska Air 261 taught us about the importance of diligent maintenance on the jack screw that controls the vertical stabilizer on some MD jets. Etc.
Corrective action brings comfort to fliers and improves safety. There is a lesson to be learned from any crash or hijacking one way or another. This is how we get better.
This post was edited on 3/24/15 at 2:29 pm
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Posted on 3/24/15 at 5:22 pm to LSUShock
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I'm pretty sure this is the first blemish on the Airbus record to date. I knew nothing about the autopilot issues, but I fly on a brand new A319 for work all time. Love that thing. My dad also works for Airbus on the A330's. Never had any issues, but that thing is so technologically advanced I can see how it would be difficult to monitor something as simple as autopilot.
The auto pilot isn't to hard to control. Especially if you have been trained to do it.
Once you enter all the flight info, waypoints cruzing altitude weight fuel etc. It will get you to your destination and land it all from the computer all you have to do is press a couple buttons. It's not something a Layman can do but a trained pilot can easily control it.
I'm not a pilot or anything but I do read up in it, I'm sure real pilots can back me up on this.
Posted on 3/24/15 at 5:28 pm to catholictigerfan
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It's not something a Layman can do
and don't you ever forget it!
Posted on 3/24/15 at 5:53 pm to 777Tiger
I wasn't claiming to be an expert but for a plane on autopilot to descend 31,000 feet in 8 minutes and the pilots didn't notice it or do anything about it makes no sense.
Especially a 10 year veteran pilot.
I was simply responding to the claim that the autopilot was complicated for a Layman yes but not a experienced veteran pilot.
Especially a 10 year veteran pilot.
I was simply responding to the claim that the autopilot was complicated for a Layman yes but not a experienced veteran pilot.
Posted on 3/25/15 at 10:28 am to catholictigerfan
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Investigators said they had so far been unable to retrieve any data from the plane’s cockpit voice recorder, and the inquiry has been hampered further, an official said, by the discovery that the second black box, which was found on Wednesday, was severely damaged, and its memory card dislodged and missing.
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