Guys a pitot static instrument failure or blockage is not going to bring down an airplane like this because the pilot can just switch to attitude+power. A gyro instrument failure is much harder to deal with.

Attitude indicator failure is insidious. It is not like at the flying school where someone sticks a cover on it while you are straight and level VMC. It can degrade slowly and still show sort of correct indication. If it happen as you are maneuvering for an approach and trying to manage a descent as...

It is hard to imagine what brings down a 4 engine turboprop in reportedly good weather. Flight control problem or inflight breakup of 40 year old airframe perhaps. Ice formation in the fuel? I wonder if the Chilean Air Force uses FSII fuel additive.

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GPS gives groundspeed, and has standby gyro gear, doesn't it?

It is very difficult to ignore an artificial horizon that is giving you bad info. Even for an experienced flight instructor. A lot of people carry suction cup cover in their light aircraft for this reason.

Sounds like a a partial panel situation with the low weather being a factor. A graveyard spiral is a spiraling dive that can happen when you become disoriented, and when you have little or no visual reference to the horizon. Unfortunately, lots of graveyard spirals end with the airplane impacting th...

Speculation based on a witness that said "She looked up in time to see a plane flying out of control, doing what appeared to be a roll low in the sky."

There was an explosion on impact that lit up the whole sky according to another witness so I don't think it was out of fuel.

Any insights into that speed altitude graph in the Sun? I would say allowing the airspeed to drop below Vmca after an engine failure cause the airplane to roll over and he lose control. Weather shouldn't have been a factor...there was zero wind, overcast 400ft, 2SM visibility.... minimums are 530ft...

Are these aircraft GPS equip? How can they be 300m off course?

I have to wonder how big the pool is of diploma/degree graduates who have and want to pay $126k for a job. Some solid pre program research? Or just some board room high fiving what they see as a great plan. I would say this program is targeting wealthy immigrant that come from India, China, or midd...

Because of the Transat acquisition hiring will likely slow to a trickle. It won't actually stop though because of contractual obligations to Jazz pilot. Best bet for OTS applicant now is apply at Transat and failing that Jazz.

Kudos for doing what ever it take to get to AC. You made it.

It is a bit naive to say it is not even a possibility considering that is what the contract currently stipulates and the company has explicitly said it will honor that contract.

I suspect they found language in the collective agreement that will give a legal foothold to run Transat without merging the pilot. Notice he does not say he will merge the pilot but instead 'I will honor the collective agreement' *grin*. Of course ACPA will fight it but it will take forever.

Oh my god Air Canada so bad. No. How about some personal responsibility?

Wow that is quite good. You could tour the world for a month and only use one pass.

Is a pass used on each leg of a trip or does a flight outbound and return only burn one pass?

If you can not avoid a thunderstorm ask your captain how to work the weather radar.

Almost same number as Transat. Interesting.

Just curious how many pilot are currently at Rouge ie. how many are required to operate at the Rouge current size?

The ACPA should just buy Air Transat. It would only be like $150k per person.

What about the fact that AC has a file on the vast majority of AT pilot because they applied there and were not chosen to be hired. These pilot that were deem not acceptable at the time are suddenly going to be given no interview job at AC, something not even AC Express get?

I think everyone is getting worked up over nothing. I don't think they will merge the company. At least not with Mainline. Maybe with Rouge but that was a risk they took when they left Mainline for Rouge so they can not cry foul too much about that.

Probably nothing since an equal number of new aircraft and new pilot are being brought onboard. They are still short of many hundred of pilot.

No grandfathering, no re-voting. You lost. Brexit did not pass because people were tricked. Trump did not win because of Russia collusion. Why can modern liberal-type not accept the result of a vote?

It is not as easy to start an international widebody airline as people here think when most major airport are operating at maximum capacity. If they want to majorly expand I think it will be vacation destination type stuff as a ULCC not play with the big boy.