Now available for streaming on Netflix. DOWNFALL: The Case Against Boeing exposes how Wall Street’s influence and Boeing’s crumbling internal culture resulted in two historic plane crashes, 346 fatalities, and a shocking cover-up. Directed and produced by Rory Kennedy. Produced and co-written by Mark Bailey. Executive produced by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard. Continue reading
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Ministry of Transport Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau Aircraft Accident Investigation Preliminary Report Ethiopian Airlines Group B737-8 (MAX) Registered ET-AVJ 28 NM South East of Addis Ababa, Bole International Airport March 10, 2019 At 05:40:35, the First-Officer called out “stab trim cut-out” two times. Captain agreed and First-Officer confirmed stab trim … Continue reading
From the New Yorker: With virtually every day that has passed since the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, which killed a hundred and fifty-seven people, more disturbing news has emerged. On Sunday, a spokesperson for Ethiopia’s ministry of transport said that the black box that was recovered from the wreckage of Flight 302 indicated … Continue reading
We’re not building a Boeing, but nonetheless this video by Peter Wu is invaluable to all cockpit builders. Informative, and very useful. If you are thinking of building from real parts, take a look and it may persuade you (or put you off) to start building your dream cockpit. Continue reading
A few years ago I had a choice – either follow the flock and build a Boeing 737, or build a 747 which is going (- gone) into retirement. Luckily there was a 3rd option – build an Airbus. Originally launched in the late 80’s the A320 will continue to be used by commercial airline … Continue reading
I’ve been in Melbourne for the last few days and it was a surprise to run into these brands in the mall: Tesla – pushing consumer awareness in the local mall. Here they are advertising on the mens floor, the Tesla X vehicle itself on the 6th floor. Flight Experience at Queen Victoria Square, Melbourne. … Continue reading
Its great to be in Sydney, we have capable builders, aviation enthusiasts and hardware specialists all within close proximity. The other day I got to catch up with Joe Corrigan and his 747 sim — all built up from genuine parts, including the exterior! Even more surprising, all of this in his garage!! The sim … Continue reading
100 years. Spectacular presentation! Continue reading
Soarbywire 