[News] Air India flight AI171 Ahmedabad -> London Gatwick crashed

[peterward]

Is there still a CPL too?

When I worked af the CAA back at the turn of the century I was test manager for a new European air crew licensing system.

I created a PPL licence in my own name with a Concorde type rating !!!

Yes. PPL, CPL, ATPL

 

[Notters]

Technology still hasn't quite moved that far yet. SAT coms are on board most aircraft now, but they don't transmit aircraft Telemetry. That is sent via, what is effectively a mobile sim card after landing.

In theory all Telemetry could probably be done in real time by sat comms, they are expensive to use, so while I don't know the reason why they don't, I'd guess the prohibitive costs of sat comms makes it not worth doing for all flights when only the odd one crashes?

But am I right in thinking that the engines do this, for RR at least?

 

[Scappa]

There are two different 787 engine suppliers, GE and Rolls Royce. You’d have to know which this plane used, which I expect they do.


If you look at the video @Chicken Run posted that shows the “pure” video with the RAT deployed.

Air India only ordered 787s with General Electric engines.

 

[Bozza]

Technology still hasn't quite moved that far yet. SAT coms are on board most aircraft now, but they don't transmit aircraft Telemetry. That is sent via, what is effectively a mobile sim card after landing.

In theory all Telemetry could probably be done in real time by sat comms, they are expensive to use, so while I don't know the reason why they don't, I'd guess the prohibitive costs of sat comms makes it not worth doing for all flights when only the odd one crashes?

Not sure it can be that prohibitive when passengers can buy a video streaming package on long-haul flights for about £20 on most airlines nowadays.

 

[Motogull]

Technology still hasn't quite moved that far yet. SAT coms are on board most aircraft now, but they don't transmit aircraft Telemetry. That is sent via, what is effectively a mobile sim card after landing.

In theory all Telemetry could probably be done in real time by sat comms, they are expensive to use, so while I don't know the reason why they don't, I'd guess the prohibitive costs of sat comms makes it not worth doing for all flights when only the odd one crashes?

It would have saved all that speculation following the Malaysian flight loss.

 

[RandyWanger]

No technical reason why the data can't be transmitted securely in real time.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

No technical reason why the data can't be transmitted securely in real time.

This. As somebody said up top, it's probably a cost/benefit thing. They could probably even transmit it directly to flightradar24 if they could monetise it

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Air India only ordered 787s with General Electric engines.

Rolls Royce can breathe a sigh of relief then.

 

[jackalbion]

For anyone interested in aviation whether through an accident, incident or just generally, that's a very interesting website. I learned what Cilla Black was like to fly with among other things from there.

My Grandad used to be Cabin Crew and I seem to remember he said to me when I was younger what an awful woman she was.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

My Grandad used to be Cabin Crew and I seem to remember he said to me when I was younger what an awful woman she was.

Yep l've heard that rumour too.

 

[Guinness Boy]

My Grandad used to be Cabin Crew and I seem to remember he said to me when I was younger what an awful woman she was.

Her bad behaviour was legendary.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Her bad behaviour was legendary.

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My mate was her hairdresser, he said he really hated her, she was f***ing rude but he did get a lot of work due to her fame.

 

[pocketseagull]

 

[Deadly Danson]

Who could have predicted that a thread about a plane crash would veer off towards the behaviour of Cilla Black?

 

[Insel affe]

Who could have predicted that a thread about a plane crash would veer off towards the behaviour of Cilla Black?

That is why we love NSC

 

[Doug-ees-evil]

Who could have predicted that a thread about a plane crash would veer off towards the behaviour of Cilla Black?

I must say it's a great surprise, surprise.

 

[Peacehaven Wild Kids]

Who could have predicted that a thread about a plane crash would veer off towards the behaviour of Cilla Black?

I’m as big a piss taker and wind up merchant as only on here, but surely there’s already a threat to slag off overrated celebrities.
May I suggest we stay on track here.