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    Possibly, an RNAV28L approach was given, or the visual 28L. Because no GP, the RNAV28L would most likely have been keyed into the FMC for vertical profile reference, even for the Visual approach. SFO ops often see a slam dunk approach on 28L, where aircraft are brought in tight at 6000, and on receipt of intercept heading ~310, descended to 3,000 and cleared for the Instrument or visual Approach. for the visual approach, cross the San Mateo bridge at 1,500'. Perhaps in this case, it would be interesting to see if they had maintained 3,000 ft before realizing and therefore losing the profile becoming high, or alternatively, being high all the way. Must configure very quickly and use full speed rake after descent clearance from 6000'. I feel, they were high, and in an effort to dive low, the PIC, whom may have been on conversion from the 744 disconnected the auto throttle. A/T is used for ALL approaches in the 777 as reccomended by Boeing. Aftersinking below the profile, the subsequent pitch-up without the A/T would have washed off the speed - the attempt to regain the profile explains the high nose up pitch and speed decay. With A/T, the speed should have been set at Vref+5, and the thrust would have adjusted to maintain this.. Stick shaker triggered the flight envelope protection feature for adding thrust, and the A/T would have kicked back in albeit too late.. The rest is now history.

     

    The A/T state and PIC inputs are key to determining the final cause of the accident. Basic stabilized approach windows were thwarted, and S.A.seems to have been tunnel focused on achieving a landing. I believe from numerous NTSB/FAAsources the PAPI was switched on. Interestingly, some colleagues have mentioned that last week, ops intoSFO were without PAPI orGP on 28L. For anideaofhow the 28Lapproach looks Ike,search it onYouTube.for28R, the best is the PilotEYE LH A380..

     

    SFO is a challenging and hair-raising approach -done right, the sense of accomplishment is remarkable.

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    couldn't agree more

     

    but having stayed in the UK for the past 10 months taught me about empathy, and to treat people nicely before asking them to treat us nicely in return. We, in South East Asia are way toooooooo pampered.

     

    We only read the writer's rant, we don't know the whole situation. Maybe the flight was full to the brim and there are many passengers to be entertained.

    Well done! It's great to see that you're of the opinion of seeing both sides of the coin!

     

    In relation to this "I'm not and engineer" comment; Please lahh... "STOMP" is a nonsense portal used by some pretty begrudged decrepits to showcase their insecurities and dis-pleasure in day-to-day life... have a view of the site - it's trash reading at its finest!

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    Slightly bigger.

    A bigger joke than if they opened it now with major deficiencies in preparation and testing at this stage?? Come on guys.. if it's delayed, then let it be delayed lah.. Better late than never... I don't want to be a passenger in an airport that has been rushed to satisfy targets and egos.

     

    Still, IMO, looks like a nifty terminal - can't wait to try it out when it does finally open.

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    Realistically, if they want aircraft by 2018/19 - I'd imagine it'd be the 787-10X and 787-9... They'd be second behind the launch customer SQ and the -9s could timed earlier with some slot arrangement at Boeing... Could even be paired with an order for 737-MAX to replace existing -800s. As far as the A380s, additional 4-5 is what I've heard. I think Boeing has potential to clinch this one!!!

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    So part A and part B of the plan have been executed - Namely 737 ops from KUL and ATR72 ops at SZB. Now when can we expect part C - the REAL economic clincher in the area to take off - namely the expansion of Airod to accomodate all heavy maintenance requirements of the entire LION AIR Group??

     

    Airod website - nothing.

    NADI website - nothing.

     

    Anybody heard of any RFPs for new Hangar complexes at SZB? I heard Spirit Aerosystems is expanding..

     

    edit: I stand corrected - in an effort to search for news articles - I came across this: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/04/04/lion-air-picks-batam-s-hang-nadim-airport-mro-base.html

     

    So looks like Batam clinches the deal - AIROD?? Apa buat lagi?

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    Can't comment on the taxi lights, but there is something about keeping the slats out for parking on the Airbus if OAT exceeds 30 C as it may cause a false warning of overheating to be detected from the bleed ducts on the leading edge. [/size]

    Cheers Walter - so you guys must be frequently doing this in KL, or pretty much anywhere in this region?? Is it all Airbus types or just the early generation models?

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    If i'm not mistaken - Batik Air may eventually shift base to KUL. In the early stages of Malindo, discussions included the basing of the 5 B787 Dreamliners ordered for Batik in KUL - so it would seem that Batik Air delivery visit into KUL is to show perhaps NADI and other investors the model. Also, it may also be indications of the acceptance of future deliveries via KUL for AIROD inspections - another major component of the deal between NADI and Lion Group for MRO services.

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    Something contributory to this incident may have been the rather poor meteorological reporting services at WADD.. Many a time, I've operated in based on METARs and TAFs that show no indications of weather during ETA. During cruise and on receipt of the ATIS, the common phrase is always WXR NIL. Only to approach the terminal area and see a weather radar return full of red/magenta overhead the airport. The ATIS is particularly inaccurate... have also encountered false reporting of QNH - in one transmission reported at 1014, and subsequently 10 minutes later the new ATIS broadcasts QNH at 1007.. only to be told by tower after query that correct QNH is 1013..

     

    Apparently the preceeding Jetstar 110 flight from PER reported strong turbulence on short finals - indicative of windshear. Seems all the arrows point that way. Despite that, an excellent outcome for quite a serious accident!

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    The Journalist of the above article has been writing about the return of BA and QF for the past umpteen years! I honestly do believe that now, there is a higher chance of BA returning to KUL, but it still heavily depends on the European situation. Also, they are probably waiting for not only additional aircraft but the best-suited aircraft - probably the 787-9 when it eventually flies! Until then, the 77W's they operate are being deployed on higher prospecting routes in the short-medium term.

     

    QF on the other hand is apparently destroying it's international network in favor of a cosy 'alliance' relationship with Emirates - which, I dare say is cleverly disguised as a first step (owing to learning from its past mistakes (utter stuff-ups) in dealing with its equity ownership) to a more long-term equity ownership of Qantas by Emirates as well as the sharing of present and future order-books - possibly will see QF operating 77W types very soon! :acute: :pardon:

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    Probably to justify the Crew pattern on the present BKI flight... I'm assuming there is plenty of crew positioning at the moment - or is the B738 crew from BKI lucky to receive one week worth of layover in PER before the return?

     

    With a new KCH service, they'd be able to operate BKI-PER-KCH instead.

     

    Also, Liam - what are the chances of MH126/127 becoming a 5 times a week KUL-PER with a 738? Then Crew could do any combination of KUL-PER-BKI/KUL-PER-KCH etc or are the loads too good with the A330?

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