Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Go Around



A good view of a go-around. 
The aircraft type is a B752 (757-200) by United UAL. It was clear that the Tower ATC didn't want the heavy B744 (747-400) to overtake thte medium B752 there.
The increase in engine sound, power the throttle, and lift off to abort. 
My understandings for 28L utilizing I-SFO in the event of a go-around they have to turn left heading 265° and climb and maintain 3000 thousand as directed by ATC. Tower then advices to contact Nor Cal Departure and  Nor Cal gives the instructions. At the end, proceed again for another approach and land. 

Tuesday, November 13, 2012


About three days ago a Southwest airlines flight #1905 landed safely at Denver, Colorado (KDEN) International Airport, but slid off the snowy taxiway to snow covered grass. Everyone on board was okay. 
The flight departed KOAK, one of the three SF Bay Area international airports.




The pilot told the customers that he hit a patch of ice while he was trying to turn, and the plane just kept going straight. -NBC

Winter's coming and snow will perhaps bring skid like problems. Brakes and thrust reversers, please . 

Monday, November 12, 2012

Favorite AC Investigation

Lately I have been watching videos that get my attention, videos that matter. Watching my favorite show in the entire world;  Air Crash Investigation. I like watching Air Crash Investigation...  drinking a hot coffee and enjoying the information given. Most of the time I find some episodes really hard to watch. It's bad for those who fear to fly. Personally I have a lot of confidence in airplanes, they are reliable and hardly  let a flight down. I am not one brave person, ...  A disaster hasn't happen to me, so I haven't put myself to the test. But I do think that when a mentality expects the worst and know the right procedures, it's easier to find a way to safety.

When I hear about aircraft disasters..... I always want to know what contributed to such tragedies. Sadly, it sometimes takes years for the safety board/investigators to find the real answers.                                 

I should be an aviation safety contributor, that way I could experience first hand. Cap Chesley Sullenberger is also an aviation safety contributor. He helps out to improve the aviation safety by helping others master the unknown. 
And that would take a lot of knowledge and flight hours.

My favorite episode of Air Crash Investigation is,  Frozen In Flight for the fact that it was different from other episodes. It was  more of an aircraft problem than a typical pilot error. It made a lot of sense why to improve those aircraft's. It took a big dive to find the real truth, but for now, the types have flown without a similar problem.