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Jan 29, 2018, 9:23 am
#2926
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Do you still have to go round and check all the doors are armed, lavatories empty and secure, galley items secure, etc, even with just two pilots? Or is all that only necessary with passengers on board?
Jan 29, 2018, 10:24 am
#2927
Join Date: Aug 2008
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There are additional checks to be carried out, but they are mostly to do with fire suppression, so a check that all galley equipment is off prior to the flight, all toilets checked and toilet doors either closed or held open depending on door design. Only the doors required as emergency exits for the flight crew are required to be armed - we only need to evacuate a maximum of two, so we do not need every door.
Jan 29, 2018, 2:50 pm
#2928
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There are additional checks to be carried out, but they are mostly to do with fire suppression, so a check that all galley equipment is off prior to the flight, all toilets checked and toilet doors either closed or held open depending on door design. Only the doors required as emergency exits for the flight crew are required to be armed - we only need to evacuate a maximum of two, so we do not need every door.
Jan 29, 2018, 3:02 pm
#2930
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Location: Cumbria
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Jan 29, 2018, 3:03 pm
#2931
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Jan 30, 2018, 1:17 am
#2932
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 2,065
I have flown in empty freighters before with minimum crew and they just felt empty, a 2 pilot only empty 747 where you expect passengers and crew is somehow weird and eerie. Probably all in one’s mind but it just feels wrong.
Jan 30, 2018, 1:37 am
#2933
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Location: Cumbria
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Jan 30, 2018, 2:10 am
#2934
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 2,676
How does cargo work in a plane going tech situation. Presumably there might be perishable goods etc ... does BA have to rebook on first available flight or something?
Feb 2, 2018, 8:52 am
#2935
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 5,797
Sitting at T3 and a BA 772 has just taxied past with a Vietnam Airlines engine on it. Surely BA have their own supply of spares, or at least don't want to be flying around with someone else's logo on their aircraft?
Feb 2, 2018, 9:10 am
#2936
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Are you sure? VN don't have 777s and haven't operated any in a while.
Feb 2, 2018, 9:16 am
#2937
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Isn't it possible, though, that this is just a borrowed nacelle part rather than an entire engine belonging to someone else?
Feb 2, 2018, 9:19 am
#2938
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 7,464
It looked to me (at the beginning of January) that it was just a bit of engine cowling being used with the VN livery on it, not the whole engine. Someone more qualified than me will be able to confirm 