Category Archives: Flight Training

Top Of Climb Checks

The pilots of many airlines have a procedural flow or checklist of items they review after the aircraft reaches cruising altitude. These are... Continue Reading

Clean, CON – VNAV ENG OUT – EXECute

A not-so recent amendment to the B777 FCTM (followed by a more recent update to the FCOM and QRH) instigated a procedure where ENG OUT mode ... Continue Reading

Boeing 777 Thrust Reference Setting Anomally

There is (what can only be described as) a software bug in the Thrust Reference setting software in the 777. While this bug manifests itself... Continue Reading

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GPS Failure and Subsequent Navigation

One of the limitations I’ve encountered with today’s all singing all dancing aircraft simulators is the total inability to simul... Continue Reading

FMC Scratchpad Messages

There has been some discussion recently around FMC scratchpad messages, their role in flight deck alerting, and an appropriate crew response... Continue Reading

Assessing System Status/Performance

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... Continue Reading

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Missed Approach Acceleration

I’ve recently been contacted by a friend from a previous airline who now works for another Middle Eastern carrier, flying 777’s.... Continue Reading

ENG OIL PRESS – A Simulator Scenario

This failure seems simple enough – one of the engines is low on oil pressure. The checklist reduces thrust and shuts down the affected... Continue Reading

So, Who should Fly?

I’m currently evaluating research on the roles of the captain vs the first officer in the detection and correction of procedural error... Continue Reading

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Relief Crew on the Flight Deck

Ok, so this one may be a little controversial. As you read it remember that unlike many of my professional brethren, in my dim dark past I a... Continue Reading

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Launch of New Horizons, NASA robotic spacecraft mission to the dwarf planet Pluto. It is expected to be the first spacecraft to fly by and study Pluto and its moons, Charon, Nix, and Hydra. NASA may also attempt flybys of one or more other Kuiper belt objects. - Wed 19th Apr, 2006
A Rwandan Air Force Antonov An-8, TL-ACM, chartered from Central African Airlines, crashes near Pepa, Democratic Republic of the Congo after engine failure caused by a suspected bird strike. All 24 on board were killed. A Rwanda army major, two captains, two lieutenants, and some soldiers were killed along with the 4 Russian crewmembers on take-off from Pepa. The soldiers were returning on home leave, while others were planning to attend the president's swearing-in ceremony. Other sources report a death toll of around 57 and suggest the Antonov might have been imported into Rwanda illegally. - Wed 19th Apr, 2000
A Kenyan Air Force Habin Y-12 crashes at Marsabit killing 14 of the 17 people on board. Among the dead are four Members of Kenya's parliament and two Deputy Ministers. - Sun 19th Apr, 2009

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