A lot has been written about Air France 447 but nothing is more revealing than the sounds and discussion that were recorded on the aircraft’s recording equipment. Those bits and bytes reveal the incredible scene that prevailed in the cockpit during the last minutes of the flight. Here is a synopsis by Jeff Wise (reprinted… Continue reading The Final Moments of AF 447
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A personal reflection on the AF447 accident
I write from the perspective of a long retired pilot who only flew on old fashioned round dial types (Britannias, VC10s, 707s and 747s). This does not mean that I decry the modern Airbus and Boeing systems – far from it, I think the Airbus philosophy has made a great contribution to air safety. The… Continue reading A personal reflection on the AF447 accident
Ice contaminated tailplane stall – ICTS
News from EUROCONTROL‘s aviation safety knowledge base SKYbrary The term “Ice Contaminated Tailplane Stall”, or ICTS, refers to those events that involve flow separation from the horizontal stabilizer due to ice accretion. A significant threat exists if the tail stall is confused with a main wing stall, as the recovery procedures are precisely opposite… Read… Continue reading Ice contaminated tailplane stall – ICTS