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Thanks for that, @Observant1. An aspect that I'm finding a bit disturbing is the seeming conflation of the physical RUN/CUTOFF switches and the TCMA system. I would surely think that the "black box" flight recorder would know the difference between …
Re TCMA: Following is an description of the Boeing "TCMA" system as generated by the DuckDuckGo AI "search Assistant". It seems pretty decent.
The Thrust Control Malfunction Accommodation (TCMA) is a system in Boeing aircraft that detects and correc…
@hank- There's this from the Hindustan Times:
"The Air India plane, registered as VT-ANB, had been in service since 2013 and had recently cleared routine maintenance checks. Investigators confirmed that all Airworthiness Directives were complied wit…
@WABAC- Your comment certainly didn't seem snarky to me, but then I may have a higher threshold for "snarkiness" than some. And then of course there's a bit of difference between regular ol' "snarky" and "troll level snarky", isn't there?
:)
Thanks for that, @hank. Here's an excerpt and graphic from that source:
“In order to move the switch from one position to the other under the condition where the locking feature is engaged, it is necessary for the pilot to lift the switch up while t…
I have no specific knowledge of the fuel cutoff circuitry involved, but I do have significant experience with electronics generally, and I have never heard of a switch with an operating lever that is operated mechanically (i.e. by hand) and that als…
@Crash- To my surprise, this evidently happens more often than anyone would think. Check out this from Wickipedia: Suicide by Pilot
The main chart is down on the page, and I suggest that you click on the "Flight Type" column to group the commer…
I always appreciated David Gergen's commentary, especially because it frequently was inconsistent with my own inclinations, so it gave me a perspective on the other side of issues. That's always valuable.
David Brooks fills that role for me these d…
Yes, I've reviewed numerous reports from varied sources on this, and the consensus is that it's not possible to place the fuel switches into the cutoff position inadvertently.
The recovered cockpit audio indicates that one of the two pilots asked t…
You don't suppose that Trump just raised the price of beef for everyone in the US, do you?
I am absolutely appalled. If anything like this had happened in previous administrations many members of Congress, of both parties, would be standing on thei…
@hank- If I remember correctly the last time that we ordered checks from Schwab Bank they took a couple of weeks to get here from the printer via snailmail.
Along these lines there's also a new post over at the OT morgue- "Heads up for Citi Double Cash Card users" also deals with checks vs digital/electronic payment.
@hank- We still pay for almost all miscellaneous purchases by credit card, and a few repetitive expenses, such as subscriptions to news media, are automatically charged to a credit card.
Monthly all credit cards are paid by check, and additionally…
"if it gets folks on the road to saving and investing, that's a good thing"
Absolutely. In our case it was an advisor who made his living peddling American Funds, which at the time had a hefty front load. However, his knowledge and advice went well…
This is very informative... I never thought about checking account exposure while waiting for a check order. We use a Schwab Bank checking account which is associated with the brokerage account, and I try not to have much more in that account at any…
"The problem is that people like us, cannot type and watch the screen at the same time. Which can lead to all sorts of hilarity, as a result of auto-correct. I re-read everything that I type, sometimes twice."
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