Air Travel Myths

[clearedforlanding]

Fun fact: There's a difference between 22,300kg of fuel and 22,300lb of fuel.
If you're ever on flight AC143 (Montreal to Edmonton), make sure the pilot knows that as well.

In fairness this was the first flight Canadian flight conducted using the metric system and a textbook training in trust your instruments and don´t ignore checklist and certainly not your MEL. Overconfidence/arrogance from 2 senior pilots.

The Gimli Glider, Metric for fuel & imperial for FL (which is actually barometric pressure over QNH). Flying can be very confusing. The UK even had the quadrantal rule until around this time of last year.

[barrydidit]

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Fun fact. MF in a 747 weighs over 1000KG and forms part of fuel loading calculations.

FTFY

[clearedforlanding]

FTFY

On a 747-800 I would be loading a lot less fuel in the rear tank to compensate for MF sitting in 49E. Maybe if the IPO works out he can put all his gold in 1A & 1K to trim the plane, but I´d still keep him in 49E.

[MrMarkyMark]

On a 747-800 I would be loading a lot less fuel in the rear tank to compensate for MF sitting in 49E. Maybe if the IPO works out he can put all his gold in 1A & 1K to trim the plane, but I´d still keep him in 49E.

Sexist .
What about Mrs MF, I thought she even warranted her own symbol in that refueling calculation?

[stek]

I well remember being on a Leeds - Dublin flight one morning, gliding in very gently past the Hill of Howth, wave to Bono, and someone hadn't set their phone to flight mode, caught a signal and receives a call, ring tone being 'WAIL, WAIL, PULL UP; WAIL, WAIL, PULL UP.....'

I thought it very British (and/or Irish) that no one batted an eyelid.....

[clearedforlanding]

Sexist .
What about Mrs MF, I thought she even warranted her own symbol in that refueling calculation?

What did you think i would use 49EFG for apart from her? The advantage is that 49 doesn´t recline due to the lavatories so neither of them should choke on their epiglottis which would be my main concern.

[MrMarkyMark]

What did you think i would use 49EFG for apart from her? The advantage is that 49 doesn´t recline due to the lavatories so neither of them should choke on their epiglottis which would be my main concern.

I really should have left it to the professionals

You can stand down now Captain

[OwlHoot]

Quiz

I'm probably thick but could somebody explain the answer to question 7

Edit - I guess the doors open inwards. Never noticed :

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At 30000 feet the air pressure inside the cabin is under 5 pounds per square inch, and inside the cabin it is nominally 14 pounds per square inch (actually somewhat less, but way higher than 5 lb / sq inch)

So given the area of a cabin door, that means there is several tons of air pressure pushing the cabin door outwards.

[FatLazyContractor]

[MrMarkyMark]

Have you taken a vow of silence big boy, you are usually a wealth of information on that, very, subject?