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    How hard is it to get other MDT chassis and/or accessories in Switzerland? I'd be inclined to go for a CZ457 model. If you like the the...
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    beetroot replied to the thread Boeing down in India.
    You don’t do it straight after refuel as you need to leave time for the water to settle in the bottom of the tanks. Boeing say you need...
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    beetroot replied to the thread Boeing down in India.
    Human error and/or malpractice is the most likely cause. Poor maintenance has caused issues in the past, that combined with bad...
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    beetroot reacted to rjacobs's post in the thread Boeing down in India with Like Like.
    I'm guessing the Indian's asked the NTSB to take the lead. Boeing is a party to the investigation. Boeing cant say shit as a party to...
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    beetroot replied to the thread Boeing down in India.
    Of course not, but what good is preliminary report going to do for them? They need a huge amount of support, but a statement from...
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    beetroot replied to the thread Boeing down in India.
    No, because the people commenting on this issue don't actually know anything. Airlines get sent alerts from Boeing/Airbus/GE/PW/etc all...
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    beetroot replied to the thread Boeing down in India.
    Probably because the only people that care about it are YouTubers and armchair experts. Airlines and people who need to know will have...
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    beetroot replied to the thread What is a good FFP 30mm option?.
    Vortex Viper HD 5-25 is meant to be a nice scope.
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    beetroot replied to the thread Boeing down in India.
    Some more outstanding commentary. Despite being completely wrong before, "where there's smoke, there's fire" so it must be a software...
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    beetroot reacted to _Windrider_'s post in the thread Boeing down in India with Like Like.
    When in doubt go to TOGA
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    beetroot reacted to _Windrider_'s post in the thread Boeing down in India with Like Like.
    There’s plenty of people out there doing it and there’s a couple that are actually fairly decent and then there’s the other that are...
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    beetroot replied to the thread Boeing down in India.
    I had thought about doing some sort of YouTube thing around aircraft engineering in the past but decided against it for a few reasons...
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    beetroot replied to the thread Boeing down in India.
    Yes there is a back up power source. But the guy is full of shit, the Spar valves aren't spring operated, they are motor operated. If...
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    beetroot replied to the thread Boeing down in India.
    You are correct about the center tanks pumps being override boost pumps. The control of the spar valves and the high pressure shutoff...
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    beetroot replied to the thread Boeing down in India.
    It could be possible there was 1 VSFG already on MEL, the other engine craps out (loosing both VSFGs) and then the other one on the...