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    AI AX308 Grip mods?

    Vision told me that they were indeed discontinuing the chassis, they said it wasn't impossible that they would do a run again in the future but they couldn't guarantee it. So I jumped on one while i still could.
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    T1x ACE in Hand - Review - Pictures - Info - Thoughts

    Only if he can get the right accessories in Switzerland. Most of the cool stuff is made in the US and not exported.
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    T1x ACE in Hand - Review - Pictures - Info - Thoughts

    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 chassis that comes with the CZ MDT then I'd say it's a good option. I'm not a fan of the MDT LSS Gen2 chassis, but the new LSS Gen3 looks really good. If the...
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    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 to wait 4hrs after refuelling, or running the fuel pumps before doing fuel drains. However large amounts of water isn’t usually an issue these days as all the...
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    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 decision making by the crew could easily explain it. Air Asia 8501 occured when the pilots attempted a reset that should only be done on the ground in flight. I don't...
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    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 Boeing with a few data points that creates a new media fire storm isn't going to help them. Especially when in all likelihood it was human error or malpractice that...
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    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 the time if they notice an issue in service. Chances are they have a good idea of what's already happened, they just haven't told the content creators yet.
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    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 already been told if there is anything to be done, or the FAA/EASA/Other CAA will have released emergency ADs if it were necessary.
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    What is a good FFP 30mm option?

    Vortex Viper HD 5-25 is meant to be a nice scope.
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    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 glitch. Just ignore the fact the smoke wasn't actually real, and the small pieces of evidence he has doesn't really prove anything other than software/complex...
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    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: A, it's a clear breach of my works social media policy B, I'd have to interact regularly with the weirdest spotters C, People at work will think I'm a looser D...
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    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 they were spring operated they wouldn't need backup power supply. 8:22 of the video, this guy is making claims based on 2nd hand knowledge and Googles AI...
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    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 valves are powered by DC power, so with batteries you'll always have power available. The 777 and 787 has separate power supplies for these (think they have own...
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    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 first engine dies, having then lost all 4. However the VSFGs don't fail that often. Now if it was CACs we were talking about, well that's a different story. But...
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    Boeing down in India

    As above, water in the fuel is not a problem and happens fairly frequently. The main problem with water contamination is it can lead to the biological growth which can either block fuel filters, or worse cause corrosion in the tanks. The aircraft is smart enough to know if the fuel filters are...
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