Just looking for some info to solve an argument over bleed air leaks on a King Air 200.We all agree that with a bleed air leak the ITT on the affected engine will rise and the torque will drop. The question of the day is what,if anything will happen to the N1 and why? Any feedback would be greatly ...

Did anyone hear about an NTair airplane that clipped its tail on landing, being too tail heavy, in response the captian was fired and the FO suspended with out pay ?
Heard this yesterday

Why do the guy's I work with automatically assume when they hear a woman pilot that she would be hot? However everytime I get some hot shot coming onto my freq. he starts to get all rrrrrrrolling with his transmissions? What gives? Just talk normal. Tower Dudette, The way I was brought up in my you...

Wheather the brake was set or not, or it was set and popped off, in all cases, the chalks should be used at all times. Ive seen more than once that style of parking brake handle and cable pop off and release the brakes, lots of time due to the assy. just getting worn out. In the end chalks good , ai...

If the synchrophase is u/s it is still pretty easy to sync the props. As you are pulling the props back look for a spot in the center between the two props. Here you will find a small strobe effect or shadow. If it moves up or down the props are not synched, and they also sound like crap. When the ...

There's no justice system in Canada, only a legal system The trial was over before it started

One of my favorite engines is the RR Dart. The sound when it starts up, sounds like raw power. The raw flames that sometimes come out the back when someone opened the fuel shut off for too long, looks like afterburners at night. The scream of the engines sounds like a duet of banchis. The distinguis...

The whole time Ive been there, Ive seen all the highs and lows, all the disasters and accomplishments and many people come and gone. We had issues for sure, but we kept on fighting, only sewered by the banks greed. I will never forget working there, all the rescue missions, all the good guys on the ...

Almost forgot, the MEL means jack if the Captain wont take the airplane or does not comply with BCAS requirements, add that to the list.

Few have understood or even relized, what the company went though to get those "new" BCAS aircraft up and running on top of retrofitting the exsisting aircraft to satisfy BCAS. The amount of hours, blood, and sweat each of the maintenance dept. personal had to do to get these airplanes in the air. I...

DO and WestEx will survive, the banks F***ed us up royally, only in it for the money :evil: They had no idea how to run a airline The president resigned on Thurs, and the VPO walked on Fri. DO is back in command of the ship, and we will cruise onward! :D I honor DO for not being a quitter Do you kno...

D.O. is not gone, you cant kill a guy with that much drive. :wink: As for him being gone and "us now having a chance", its quite the opposite. There's nobody in this industry thats not struggling right now bang head There are alot of good people there, that will do there best to keep the doors open....

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