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  1. Rookie120
    I'm not an engineer but I think that would defeat the design of how the engine works. Take your fan at home and cover half of it up and you get reduced air flow. I think the same would happen here. At Newark we have been getting a number of bird strikes this year. I dont know how the numbers compare from last year but in my eyes it seems we have had more this year than last. Just this week we had a goose go through one of our engines. We did a boroscope and changed the fan blades. Soap and water to get the feathers, guts and blood off the inner cowls but besides that no other damage. Compared to 5 weeks ago when we had major sheetmetal repair to do after a flock of geese hit the leading edge of the wing and horizontal stab. If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck!
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    He lost both engines after takeoff and everybody survived. I say some skill was involved. I dont know exactly about the A320. But most other RAT's or ADG's are pretty much useless uner 160 knots. I dont know what his speed was so we have to wait for NTSB to come up with the data. ***without the drag of flaps to slow before landing. *** From the video I just seen with the wing in the air and from what the media just reported the flaps were still in the takeoff config. That changes your glide rate there. If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck!
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    Usually they leave it on while taxing and for takeoff then they shut it down for the flight until they start there setup for approach. Twin engine planes like the 757 might leave it on while over the ocean if a generator or something else on the plane is on MEL. The APU doesnt have to be running for takeoff though. The APU can be put placarded INOP and the plane can still be good for dispatch. If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck!
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    I dont know how much muscle memory had to do with it. The A320 has a joystick. I think the old timer just had some skills and experience and a lot of luck. If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck!
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    What are you talking about? The crew get the same vest's as the pax on board. If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck!
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    I dont have any cool stickers or buttons from Boeing. Maybe a lady I know out in Wahington can hook a brotha up? If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck!
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    Try to keep warm out there tonight my friend. It's gonna be a cold one! If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck!
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    I heard that also. Although I do understand what he was trying to say about the engine sucking in some birds and keeps on going. I was on cleanup duty on one this week that sucked a bird in. YUCK! Imagine a bird in a blender. The age statement though was just flat wrong! If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck!
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    I am hearing a flock of birds with a double flame out. That would suck balls to the maximum extreme! If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck!
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    Hey I have that same sticker on my box at work. If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck!
  11. Rookie120
    Not always. Ever heard of a star cluster? If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck!
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    Why would it be banned? If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck!
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    I dont think it's a cluster bobb. It sure likes a "To who it may concern bomb" I dont know for sure exactly what that is though. If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck!
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    Didn't you get the memo? You can not take care of yourself so we the GOVT will make laws for you. What a joke! If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck!
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    Thanks for that. I have never had to put an MEL or anything except at my airline and they have the programs in place so I never has to deal with the FSDO for that. If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck!
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    Where is the gun? If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck!
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    ***After seeing how they are flown on the way down after releasing jumpers I would hope the airframe gets inspected more often than average Joe's cessna 182. *** As long as the pilot doesnt roll the thing of overspeed on the way down I dont see why that would be required. If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck!
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    I would hope a DZ would have something in place for MEL. I really dont know. Thats what I was saying before. When you see an INOP placard in april then august rolls around and it's still there there is something fishy going on. I have never seen an MEL that lasted that long. How hard is it to obtain an MEL if you dont already have a program in place? How do you get a MEL program goin in the first place? If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck!
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    http://stevenjones.blogspot.com/2008/12/hangover-finalists-of-2008.html clicked it for ya If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck!
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    I'll bring the cigars because this sounds like it will be a good one to hear. If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck!
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    Another great point John. If in the spring I get on an otter and the fuel flow gauge has an INOP placard on it I dont care. I understand things can be placed on MEL. But when August rolls around and the same placard is on the plane I have red flags flying at that point. If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck!
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    Some nights I can more time on the computer doing research than actual work. It is a pain in the ass but thats what has to be done sometimes. I could not imagine what it would be like trying to dig up information before computers came along. Digging through boxes of records would have sucked. If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck!
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    I have never jumped the pilot so I dont know how heavy they are. I have never had trouble pulling the fronts down. Maybe you just dont have enough ass to pull them down. If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck!
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    Just for everyday jumpin I like the Otter. Some of my rare A/C was the Chinook and Blackhawk. Balloons are fun also. If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck!
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    So the victim should just take the beating and hope the perp doesnt beat his to death? If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck!