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
“Victor Iannello, an engineer and entrepreneur in Roanoke, Virginia, who has become another prominent member of the Independent Group and has done extensive analysis of the simulated flight, underscores what the Malaysian investigators ignored. Of all the profiles extracted from the simulator, the one that matched MH370’s path was the only one that Zaharie did … Continue reading
Interesting news from ProSim-AR that they will be supplying the software solution for Ansett Aviation Australia. Vier-Im-Pott will be manufacturing a Tactile Pod to be used in these new simulators. I visited Ansett Aviation last year as part of my Aviation Medical Training. The Level-D simulators (especially the Airbus A320s) are usually booked out to … 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
Designated Aviation Medical Examiners (DAMEs) in Australia recently had the opportunity to spend a day at the Virgin Training Centre in Brisbane. It was another excellent opportunity for the medical examiners to learn about the training systems used by Virgin Australia cabin crew members and their pilots. The highlight of the day was the chance … 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
The Malaysian MH370 Safety Investigation Report was released by the ICAO Annex 13 Safety Investigation Team on 02 July 2018. The report is available for reading – MH370 Safety Investigation Report. Continue reading
Working with electrical wires can be a nightmare. End points fray and may not have a secure fitting when inserted into a terminal. The flight simulator will be using hundreds of end point terminals from the I/O boards (Output Amplifier) and ARINC boards. There were accidental shortages to avionics in the past – this is … Continue reading
A new investigative report from 60 minutes, published 13 May 2018 What happened to MH370? On a special edition of 60 MINUTES, Tara Brown investigates what is now the world’s most confounding aviation disaster. What happened to the Boeing 777 airliner carrying 239 passengers and crew that vanished on March 8, 2014? Continue reading
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau released the final MH370 report on 03 October 2017. Download Final Report The Operational Search for MH370 Executive summary On 8 March 2014, a Boeing 777 aircraft operated as Malaysia Airlines flight 370 (MH370) was lost during a flight from Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia to Beijing in the People’s Republic … Continue reading
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