Steve Scott
Articles By Steve
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The Sounds of a Useful Silence
The Mind-numbing Distraction of Cascading Aural Warnings When Kenya Airways Flight 507 went missing in the early morning of Saturday, May 5, a search was initially mounted 250 kilometers (156 […]
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Sudden Silences
In an unfortunate confluence of events, the FAA has just issued an ironic NPRM. Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH Model DA 42 airplanes have wing stub safety walkways with a drag […]
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Fallen Angel
The Facts Behind The Blue Angels Air Show Crash Blue Angel #6 crashed about 4:00 p.m. on April 21, three miles from Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort in South Carolina. […]
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The Fire Next Time
Lessons From A Boeing 777 Main Electrical Load Center Fire On Feb 26, at 1,000 hrs local, a United Airlines 777-222 N768UA pushed back with its APU running and started […]
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Sudden Terror At The Airport
The Wider Repercussions Of A Daring Air Raid This publication previously reported how the Tamil Tiger Air Wing terrorist group launched a completely unexpected air raid on Bandanaraike International Airport, […]
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Deadly Switches
The Often Fatal Consequences Of Improperly Handled Aircraft Switches In aviation, pilots are faced with a myriad of switches. If in the wrong position, these switches can kill. Let’s examine […]
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Expecting The Unexpected
Terror Tactics Take A New Turn When terrorists flew airliners into the World Trade Center, it would be fair to say the element of surprise had been fully exploited. Only […]
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In The Grip Of The Gremlins
Fault Tolerance Versus Fault Containment When you design a fly-by-wire system (FBW) and hook it up to a central nervous system and then plug in a brain, it’s prudent to […]
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ATSB Sends Garuda Recorders To Manufacturer
Investigation Into Fatal Crash Continues Even though the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) was apparently more damaged than the cockpit voice recorder (CVR), only the FDR has yielded information on the […]
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To Set Alight A Satellite
The Air Safety Consequences Of China’s Satellite Destruction In a display of maximal machismo, apparently to prove its status as an emerging Super Power, China on Jan. 11 blew up […]
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