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Preliminary Report out: Alaska Air Fuel C-54

They would as the current approved SAF turbine fuels use similar components as ethanol. But keep in mind the current ethanol market wouldn't exist without governmental subsidies and tax credits. So bringing ethanol into the SAF market is more about economics than anything else. And increasing...

Not really. The main problem is parts for these large older aircraft. Other than that they continue to prove their worth. Unfortunately as these older aircraft like the DC4, DC3, DC6, etc leave operational service it puts many people that live in remote location in a difficult position as there...

Except he's been this way for 25+ years. And he was let go from Delta so hardly "retired." But metally challenged? Sure. Just not dementia.

Theres also C46s and DC3s still working up there. Theres nothing really that can replace them in that role. And each airframe loss heavily impacts the state wide supply system especially with remote fuel deliveries. Unfortunately, I believe that was the last C54 (DC4) still in commercial ops...

This part caught my attention. There are only 2 reasons to have this voltage difference: either the AV-30 is inaccurate or you are physically losing 60+% of your battery power between the battery and the bus. You may also want to track this down first before replacing the regulator. If your...

In my experience, parasitic drains are the #1 battery killer on aircraft. A 50 milliamp drain will drop your RG-25 to 0% capacity in less than a week. If you want try and save your battery, the minute your battery minder shows up, pull the battery and charge it per the manual in an ambient temp...

The whole Boeing thing has become nothing but a political circus. Everyone is trying to position themselves for the best effect without regards to which processes, or lack of, actually resulted in the plug exiting the aircraft in flight. Unfortunately its not the first time politics has entered...

In general, if a vendor develops a part (article) that could be used across a diverse set of aircraft type designs, the vender may elect to combine individual methods from the STC, PMA, and even a TSO approval process, to complete the overall approval for their specific article. For example, on...

Not that I'm aware of within the FAA system. But one little detail that always seems to be missing from articles such as these is that the rank and file working the hangar floor also have "incentives" to not report mistakes or other production delays. Its not just C-suite who has to lose...

The "speculative" argument is based on if the aircraft is flown from the right seat, when the PF calls for flaps, the PNF reaches across the control quadrant as the PF pulls back the levers while setting up the approach. With the idle stop release latches located on the aft side of the throttle...

That was for the #1 engine. The #2 engine indication was that the throttle was above the idle stop. So still potentially leaves at least one engine running. Regardless, with both throttles at or above the idle position the engines should still technically be running. Had the report indicated...

Preliminary Report... ERA24FA110

That is true. And entities like the United Space Alliance and United Launch Alliance took advantage of those NASA developed technologies. However, SpaceX and a couple others did not and developed their own engines, control systems, etc.. They wanted products that were expandable and reuseable...

Specifically, which parts of NASA is SpaceX or others "free-riding on today or the last 10 years? And if this was true, why is NASA "free-riding" on SpaceX to get their next "high-tech" project Artemis to the moon?

Curious. Name your top 5 "nationalized" airlines with superior service and safety records?

Back in the day when I worked overseas, we were at times working near the guys who flew for Heli-Union, the "national" helicopter company. Used to get a kick when I was invited for lunch in the middle of the flying day and had to decline their offer of wine for lunch.

Short of a material defect like pitting, its usually excessive thermal cycling or abusive ops.

It involved a lot more than just talking to you but that is how the Israelis approach flight security. Within their system, every person a traveler interacts with as they make their way through the airport facility is a trained in some fashion on human "reactions" for lack of a better term...

Not really. Musk and SpaceX have done more in the last 3 years than NASA has done in the past 20 years. In the case of space exploration if you add up the failures of all government programs and their costs and compared it to current private venture space exploration across the board you'll find...