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GPS Failure and Subsequent Navigation 8 Apr 2013 | 03:45 am
One of the limitations I’ve encountered with today’s all singing all dancing aircraft simulators is the total inability to simulate casual mapshift. As you know, the position of the aircraft (for dis...
FMC Scratchpad Messages 4 Apr 2013 | 08:00 pm
There has been some discussion recently around FMC scratchpad messages, their role in flight deck alerting, and an appropriate crew response. Most particularly around the habit that some crew develop ...
Assessing System Status/Performance 29 Mar 2013 | 04:00 am
Sometimes something as simple in the aircraft as looking and assessing the indications in front of you can be far more complex that it first seems. I was reminded of this in the simulator recently as ...
The Boeing 787 – Evolutionary and Revolutionary 26 Mar 2013 | 04:00 am
The Boeing 787 is certainly a revolutionary step from anything Boeing has done recently – and from anything else Boeing seems to have planned in the future it would seem, judging by the 737-Max. From...
Decision Making Models in Aviation 24 Mar 2013 | 05:00 am
We are reviewing Decision Making Models at the moment. On the 777, we’ve used FORDEC, which is very close to the European model, except we’ve replaced “Check” with “Communicate”, which may or may not ...
Missed Approach Acceleration 20 Mar 2013 | 09:45 am
I’ve recently been contacted by a friend from a previous airline who now works for another Middle Eastern carrier, flying 777′s. Interestingly enough – he’s chasing down information on Missed Approach...
ENG OIL PRESS – A Simulator Scenario 14 Nov 2012 | 12:24 pm
This failure seems simple enough – one of the engines is low on oil pressure; the checklist reduces thrust and shuts down the affected engine. Then there’s the reality of dealing with an engine NNM (N...
So, Who should Fly? 15 Sep 2012 | 07:46 am
Currently I’m evaluating research on the roles of the Captain vs the First Officer in the detection and correction of procedural errors on the flight deck. Fortunately I’m not looking at our entire op...
Boeing 787: A Pilots Perspective 5 Jun 2012 | 10:09 am
I was fortunate enough to be invited by Boeing and Qantas – along with a very small number of other television, radio and print journalists – to be part of Media Team 787, a media only flight from Syd...
Boeing 787: A Pilots Perspective 5 Jun 2012 | 10:09 am
I was fortunate enough to be invited by Boeing and Qantas – along with a very small number of other television, radio and print journalists – to be part of Media Team 787, a media only flight from Syd...
