Here's the CADORS report. Sure happened. https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/2/cadors-screaq/rd.aspx?occdtefrom%3d%26occdteto%3d2020-03-28%26srchfldcd%3d6%26txt%3dAir%2bCanada%2b777%2bCYYZ%26srchtype%3d3%26rt%3dWS%26hypl%3dy%26cnum%3d2020O0472 The Tower shouldn't issue those clearances and the 777 should be questioning the tower's decision.

(Written on 03/28/2020)(Permalink)

Did the YYZ Tower controller really clear the B777 for takeoff or did the crew just go? NavCanada doesn't clear multiple aircraft for takeoff unless VFR, like air shows, and only clears the lead plane with the rest following the leader. This article sounds very odd. NavCanada Tower ATC launch IFR aircraft into the hands of departure radar, with their knowledge and consent, who establish radar contact to provide safe separation, then hand over to centre radar. This all sounds like a snafu by the 777. Could be the Tower messed up, but highly unlikely with supervisors and any 777 knowing that's it's at least 90 second wait time for standard staggered departure.

(Written on 03/27/2020)(Permalink)

The aircraft owners reserve full right to critique what happens with any of their fleet. If this were a real fuel emergency, no option but land, understandable. It wasn't an emergency. Hard to see from the cellphone lens but the A380 touched down at least 40 degree offset. Rudder did nothing. The tire bite and momentum keeled the big aircraft into a reasonably straight rollout. All the passengers in the back would have their personal opinions about the meaning of the term reasonable. When the fleet owner chimes in, however cool the video is to watch, and all crosswind landings are definitely cool to watch, is taken that they would prefer the pilots to go around and have another go in a hugely expensive aircraft that neither own.

(Written on 02/21/2020)(Permalink)

There's KIAS, true air speed, ground speed, all in kts, which one and for how long? A little spurt from tail wind that hit 800mph? Could be ground speed, for some unstated stint, possibly even TAS. Out of the millions of jetliner flights across decades, did this really break any record? I'll bet that, looking at the track log, was just a normal transatlantic scheduled flight, and Mach limited by Gander and Shanwick. Since, if this BAA can pull this off on some filed NAT track, then so could every other similar jet aircraft on that same track.

(Written on 02/14/2020)(Permalink)

The ADS-B quit at 7350' asl. What "8000 feet"? The B738 didn't fall out of the sky. The pilots turned around for an emergency return back to OIIE. A witness on the ground filmed the last moments of the B738 on fire with a cellphone. Other aircraft traffic reported the same fire. The B738 somehow caught fire, remaining in wings level flight but losing altitude until the bitter end, preceded by visible fuel/air backfire and two fuel explosions.

(Written on 01/10/2020)(Permalink)

In William Langewiesche's article in the NYT he apportions equal blame on Boeing, FAA, the doomed pilots, their airlines, the whole nine yards. Summarizing the mentality as "A race to the bottom[...]" of unskilled journeymen employed as airline captains, aircraft manufacturer greed selling fleets to sleazy unfit airlines, toothless regulators. The article pastes everyone. Sullenberger's letter is grossly unfounded and misleading.

(Written on 10/18/2019)(Permalink)

Greatest airline pilot ever. Pantheon of civil aviation. Nobody even close. Haynes, when no other control inputs worked and the aircraft was about to flip over, throttle-steered the stricken DC-10 to level flight. He went for the throttles when nothing else worked. Phugoiding but stable. Then he called in every possible outside help to deal with the unprecedented crisis. Always super cool, 100% focus to overcome the enormity of the situation in totally uncharted territory. There was no procedure for total hydraulic failure. Haynes created the procedure, and brought in Dennis Fitch from passenger seating to work the throttles. Huge mention goes to ATC who did a remarkable job. They came so close to nailing the landing but no way to stop even if did. Every passenger and crew who lived was mostly due to Haynes achieving the almost impossible feat of getting DC-10 to Sioux City. RIP.

(Written on 08/30/2019)(Permalink)

Great flight crew. Always got to stop and wait for turtles to waddle across the way. Occasionally having to get out, pick them up, dicey if a snapping turtle, and speed up their 5 minute trek across 50 feet to 3 or 4 seconds, remembering to grab snappers by the tail and no other part or they'll bite back big time.

(Written on 07/12/2019)(Permalink)

"Hello! My name is Hrundi V. Bakshi. I will be your captain, today..."

(Written on 02/09/2019)(Permalink)

Air France made an IATA winter flight route change and failed to inform Russian ATC. When the AF B777 turned up at Dovsk, Belarus with an invalid flight plan, Russian ATC said nyet to entry. A lesson to AF to get its act together.

(Written on 11/13/2018)(Permalink)