Recent content by Larry in TN

In what regulation did you find a "brisk walk"? A brisk walk is very slow for a vehicle. Most of the time we taxi faster than a brisk walk. "No delay" is not mentioned, in this context, in either the P/CG or AIM. It's plain English meaning is to keep moving at, at least, the normal taxi...

No, "Cleared to LHS" is a new clearance. "Cleared direct LHS" just returns you to your route (which contains LHS). If you original routing did not include LHS then ask for further clearance after LHS.

How loud/strong was this knock? A compressor stall is a loud bang. If it was a mild vibration it could have been ice forming on the fan blades. Only one affected engine might suggest an issue with that engine's anti-ice system necessitating a descent out of the icing conditions. If...

What does "rare" mean? I encounter loss of GPS, usually a temporary condition, with some regularity. I fly around 700 hours per year. Most are jamming, intentional or not, and were not in our NOTAM package. My airplane degrades to DME/DME/IRU so the impact is minimal, only temporarily losing...

GPS outages often come as a surprise when already airborne. GPS uses a very low power signal, as they're coming from satellites, which makes them easy to jam and susceptible to interference. The military jams GPS with some regularity. Accuracy can be degraded, to less than the RNP 0.3...

I disagree with the "you own the runway" approach. There is nothing in the regs, AIM, etc., to support that and the use of anticipated separation which counters it. At many towers in the US, they can use anticipated separation and clear an airplane for takeoff while another airplane is cleared...

If you think a student pilot is supposed to feel confident you are mistaken. Same for newly minted private pilots. And newly minted every-other-certificated-and-rated-pilots.

They'd need a lot more than one loadmaster.

Being a landlord is a job. It can be a very good job, if that's something you want to do, but it's still a job. People get into it for the wrong reasons and it often doesn't go well. If rental real estate is something you want to do, get out of debt first. That reduces risk and the pressure...

You do an elevator check at 80kts on the takeoff roll. You push forward and look for the dip in the nose. If you don't get it, you reject. The (much larger) DC8 has a similar, but not separated, un-powered elevator. You did the same check and you also had a small gauge that showed elevator...

The bolts were left out because someone made a mistake then the procedures did not generate the need for a QC check when the plug was "opened", like it does when the plug is "removed". That was a systemic problem in the established procedures. The system is supposed to be tolerant of mistakes...

That is not how it works at airlines. The manufacture has established specification for wear and when those specs are exceeded a repair is made. Items that are wearing are tracked and inspected on a schedule to ensure that they remain within the specification.

A 737 is rarely airborne at less than 150kts. Unless it came off right at rotation, the airspeed was likely significantly higher. I wouldn't expect the nacelle parts to impact the tail. Airflow is going down, not up, at the point. Even if it did, some dents aren't going to cause any serious...

No, they're not. The containment structure surrounds the core of the engine, under all those pipes and wires that were exposed. The parts that separated are just the streamline the outside of the engine nacelle. These are not structural components. Their job is to reduce aerodynamic drag...

What does the AIM say? Don Brown's Say Again? article series is excellent for all things ATC as he always references what he says to the FARs, AIM, and 7110.65. His article which discusses this topic is https://www.avweb.com/features/say-again-3atc-101/ If everyone would make their best...