On Jun 25, 4:17=A0pm, Ramy <ryan...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Two recent incidents which all sounds too familiar and we can all
> learn from them:
>
> 1 - Another spoilers out/rudder waggle resulting in premature release
> - How many more of those we need till we conclude that the rudder
> waggle does NOT work? What happened to radio
communication?http://www.nts=
b.gov/NTSB/brief.asp?ev_id=3D20080603X00777&key=3D1
>
> 2 - Another restricted control due to unsecured item. I bet this
> caused more accidents then we know
of.http://www.ntsb.gov/NTSB/brief.asp?=
ev_id=3D20080606X00809&key=3D1
>
> Ramy
With all the options available I just think that releasing on a wrong
signal is due to stress, loss of concentration and wanting to react by
rote instead of reasoning out the situation and problem that may
exist.
As we know taking a little time to figure out what is going on is OK
since the TOW plane can likely release you at will if things get
critical for him.
Even when I see a wing rock I quickly evaluate if there is a problem
before deciding to release, ie airspeed, climb rate, hazards, spoilers
etc so I can decide for myself if it was turbulence or truly a wing
rock.
The tow pilots have all confirmed that if they had a serious issue
they would release me even without a wing rock if they needed to.
I think using all options on hand to communicate is a great idea and
the radio is a pretty good way to transmit a message, then of course
you should use what ever you have at your disposal.
Again I simply state that if a rudder wag meaning can be forgotten
then so can any other kind of signal so what could you use in its
place that people could more easily remember?
I suppose a scrolling LED sign like a billboard perhaps but that just
does not seem practical ;-)
Ray
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