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Bobby_Batronic

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  1. There haven’t been any brand new rocks in California in some time. A brand new helicopter might have allowed the pilots to see through the clouds via synthetic vision or FLIR. Ground proximity warnings is tied to the location as calculated by the flight management computer. So that should have been shouting at them, and maybe it was hence the steep climb.
  2. Nah. Just that it lost out to several million year old pieces of rock.
  3. That’s because they don’t understand that quite a few wealthy folks don’t give a rip about the equipment up front or age so long as the paint and interior are nice, it gets the job done and is cheap to purchase.
  4. I’m thoroughly unfamiliar with the load characteristics of an S-76, but they were and are used pretty extensively to haul folks out to oil rigs. And those usually aren’t small people. Also, and this may not be the case here, but rules are often bent on personal aircraft.
  5. ATC gave them the go ahead so the FAA would’ve pointing the finger at themselves. That’s the busiest IFR airspace in the world so taking away special VFR from them probably isn’t going to happen.
  6. 29 year old helicopter. They very likely were flying a six pack or maybe had an electronic HSI. I’d think it’s have a GPWS though.
  7. Depends on the age of the S-76. Synthetic vision is largely a GA item and on a new private jets. This one was 29 years old and probably not refitted. Convenience would be my guess. Flying IFR around BUR and VNY is a hassle whereas Special VFR allowed them to scud run a bit and follow corridors. The weather wasn’t VFR, but it wasn’t hard IFR either.
  8. Autopilot off, pull up, max power, retract the spoilers, wings level and don’t change configuration until clear of obstacles. Keep all of the lift vector pointed up. Probably different than helos though.
  9. Helicopters don’t really stall. Probably pulled up hard after going IMC to clear local terrain, or some granite popped out of the gloom, clipped it and crashed. I’d guess that an S-76 has a ground proximity warning system.
  10. They probably filed to El Monte with the intention of picking up a Special VFR clearance to get the rest of the way home.
  11. Always a chance, but controlled flight into terrain due to continued visual flying in instrument conditions is a pretty common killer. Too early to tell anything, but thats likely the case again.
  12. An oft repeated story with all manner of flying machines.
  13. They allow it to fit into existing gate spaces.
  14. Sounds like UAL is hedging their bets. 321XLR if the 10 is a dud, or option down/trade those slots if the XLR is a weak performer. I’m curious to see what they can do with the XLR wing. Supposedly they are reworking the slats/flaps to yield better field performance, but the 321 is usually pretty unhappy above FL330 with anything approaching a full cabin without glassy smooth air. I can’t imagine the XLR will do better with the same span and a good deal more weight.
  15. The problem is that Airbus will have had the 321XLR in production for almost a decade, teething problems fixed and shortcomings largely identified/addressed by the time Boeing can produce the next 757. It's basically going to be the 757-300 with better fuel economy, and hopefully better 321 field performance with a modified wing attached.
  16. Double tap. Works on zombies and passenger planes.
  17. You’d be disappointed. I’m too busy enjoying the roomy simplicity of the Airbus flightdeck. On a serious note the Max is too big too fail. They’ll certify it, go through political theater and passenger angst, and then it’ll be in mass use.
  18. Is one the son of Dana Dimel who happened to be the Co-OC at KSU? Way to go out on a limb for the low hanging fruit their Snyderlet.
  19. I would care if I thought any of this had a chance of working.
  20. Okam’s Razor: Tom Herman being a socially inept dick is the reason talented UT alums have no desire to return to Austin as a coach.
  21. Yes, but the key is the water which transmits all the force of the blast to the concrete. Its different than bombs making contact in the open air.
  22. It’s kinda a problem having them hold offshore because of the inbound and outbound LAX traffic, and to a far lesser extent LGB, SNA and perhaps business jets off of SMO if it’s still operating turbine traffic. But you’d like to think someone had considered a way to keep a heavy close by so that it could dump fuel without dropping widget juice on local children.
  23. None of the above.
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