Re: [PSES] SV: [PSES] Germanwings crash

2015-04-02 Thread John Woodgate
In message <6375i98urqcyvtk0xat90g3c.1427991110...@email.android.com>, dated Thu, 2 Apr 2015, John Allen writes: Mixed-sex flightcrew? : I think this thread has gone far beyond reason and I think it should be closed. It was about irrecoverable situations in general. We are not aircraft sa

Re: [PSES] SV: [PSES] Germanwings crash

2015-04-02 Thread John Allen
der.co.uk] >Sent: Thursday, April 2, 2015 12:12 AM >To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG >Subject: Re: [PSES] SV: [PSES] Germanwings crash > >Gert > >That's fine when there are two people in the cockpit - but what happens when one has left to answer the call of nature? > >

Re: [PSES] SV: [PSES] Germanwings crash

2015-04-02 Thread Gary Tornquist
: [PSES] Germanwings crash Gert That's fine when there are two people in the cockpit - but what happens when one has left to answer the call of nature? Presumably the door cannot then be closed or opened - so it has to stay open, which breaks the major post 9/11 rule that the door has

Re: [PSES] SV: [PSES] Germanwings crash

2015-04-02 Thread ce-test, qualified testing bv - Gert Gremmen
remmen Cc: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: RE: [PSES] SV: [PSES] Germanwings crash Gert That's fine when there are two people in the cockpit - but what happens when one has left to answer the call of nature? Presumably the door cannot then be closed or opened - so it has to stay open, w

Re: [PSES] SV: [PSES] Germanwings crash

2015-04-02 Thread Anthony Thomson
  And when the Air Marshal 'goes rogue'? Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2015 at 9:40 AM From: "John Woodgate" To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] SV: [PSES] Germanwings crash In message plzrZUBAA==@blueyonder.co.uk>, dated Thu, 2 Apr 2015, John Allen wri

Re: [PSES] SV: [PSES] Germanwings crash

2015-04-02 Thread John Woodgate
In message plzrZUBAA==@blueyonder.co.uk>, dated Thu, 2 Apr 2015, John Allen writes: I don't there is any definitive solution to the problem (except that no aircraft ever fly), and so there will always be risks of aircraft being crashed deliberately. I think it's difficult to defeat the

Re: [PSES] SV: [PSES] Germanwings crash

2015-04-02 Thread John Allen
the powers that be decide which, if any, of these (or other) "solutions" are adopted, but be "vigilant" in the meantime. "Sh*t happens" and it always will. -Original Message- From: John Woodgate [mailto:j...@jmwa.demon.co.uk] Sent: 02 April 2015 08:45 To: EMC-

Re: [PSES] SV: [PSES] Germanwings crash

2015-04-02 Thread John Woodgate
In message CeP/voBAA==@blueyonder.co.uk>, dated Thu, 2 Apr 2015, John Allen writes: that two people must be in the cockpit and all times, and thus when one leaves then another one must enter. That has been criticized, like everything else these days. I don't give much weight to the cri

Re: [PSES] SV: [PSES] Germanwings crash

2015-04-02 Thread John Woodgate
In message R43nIoBAA==@blueyonder.co.uk>, dated Thu, 2 Apr 2015, John Allen writes: That's fine when there are two people in the cockpit - but what happens when one has left to answer the call of nature? Presumably the door cannot then be closed or opened - so it has to stay open, whic

Re: [PSES] SV: [PSES] Germanwings crash

2015-04-02 Thread John Allen
ilto:g.grem...@cetest.nl] Sent: 02 April 2015 05:24 To: John Allen; EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: RE: [PSES] SV: [PSES] Germanwings crash Since its not difficult to map all the world on a single USB card (including height information) the plane itself might have enough information to simp

Re: [PSES] SV: [PSES] Germanwings crash

2015-04-02 Thread John Allen
t all times except when a crew person is legitimately leaving / entering. -Original Message- From: ce-test, qualified testing bv - Gert Gremmen [mailto:g.grem...@cetest.nl] Sent: 02 April 2015 05:15 To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] SV: [PSES] Germanwings crash >Or

Re: [PSES] SV: [PSES] Germanwings crash

2015-04-01 Thread ce-test, qualified testing bv - Gert Gremmen
for waving to the ground crew... Gert Van: John Allen [mailto:john_e_al...@blueyonder.co.uk] Verzonden: woensdag 1 april 2015 23:02 Aan: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Onderwerp: Re: [PSES] SV: [PSES] Germanwings crash John Military drones analogy? - I don't think so!

Re: [PSES] SV: [PSES] Germanwings crash

2015-04-01 Thread ce-test, qualified testing bv - Gert Gremmen
ijk bericht- Van: John Woodgate [mailto:j...@jmwa.demon.co.uk] Verzonden: woensdag 1 april 2015 21:34 Aan: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Onderwerp: Re: [PSES] SV: [PSES] Germanwings crash In message <01d06ca9$c89b05e0$59d111a0$@westin-emission.no>, dated Wed, 1 Apr 2015, Amund Westin writes

Re: [PSES] SV: [PSES] Germanwings crash

2015-04-01 Thread Ed Price
bulkhead something like "1-800-gutentag?" Ed Price WB6WSN Chula Vista, CA USA -Original Message- From: John Allen [mailto:john_e_al...@blueyonder.co.uk] Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 3:06 PM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] SV: [PSES] Germanwings cras

Re: [PSES] SV: [PSES] Germanwings crash

2015-04-01 Thread John Allen
nications-related issues mentioned in my first post on this subject. -Original Message- From: John Woodgate [mailto:j...@jmwa.demon.co.uk] Sent: 01 April 2015 22:41 To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] SV: [PSES] Germanwings crash In message , dated Wed, 1 Apr 2015, Jo

Re: [PSES] SV: [PSES] Germanwings crash

2015-04-01 Thread John Woodgate
In message ucpoOcBAA==@blueyonder.co.uk>, dated Wed, 1 Apr 2015, John Allen writes: you think they could conceivably operate consistent and reliable  systems whereby a pilot says "I need a cr*p, please open the cockpit door in 30s", and "someone", "somewhere", has to say " OK", and do th

Re: [PSES] SV: [PSES] Germanwings crash

2015-04-01 Thread John Allen
"Terminator, Judgement Day" here we come! L -Original Message- From: John Woodgate [mailto:j...@jmwa.demon.co.uk] Sent: 01 April 2015 21:30 To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] SV: [PSES] Germanwings crash In message mailto:kQ8nscBAA==@blueyonder.co.uk> k

Re: [PSES] SV: [PSES] Germanwings crash

2015-04-01 Thread John Woodgate
In message kQ8nscBAA==@blueyonder.co.uk>, dated Wed, 1 Apr 2015, John Allen writes: Not realistic for a huge raft of reasons: air-to-ground-to-air time-delays, comms issues, EMI issues, language issues, situational awareness issues - need I go on? !! L Those factors may be taken into a

Re: [PSES] SV: [PSES] Germanwings crash

2015-04-01 Thread John Allen
@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: [PSES] SV: [PSES] Germanwings crash Doors should be opened by ground control officers via radio. -Opprinnelig melding- Fra: Ken Javor [ <mailto:ken.ja...@emccompliance.com> mailto:ken.ja...@emccompliance.com] Sendt: 1. april 2015 18:38 Til: <m

Re: [PSES] SV: [PSES] Germanwings crash

2015-04-01 Thread John Woodgate
In message <01d06ca9$c89b05e0$59d111a0$@westin-emission.no>, dated Wed, 1 Apr 2015, Amund Westin writes: Doors should be opened by ground control officers via radio. Or lockout should be impossible unless there are two officers on the flight deck (two security codes needed, not a toggle

Re: [PSES] Germanwings crash

2015-04-01 Thread John Woodgate
In message .com>, dated Wed, 1 Apr 2015, Brian Oconnell writes: Is the failure of internal personel an extension of 'forseeable misuse' ? It's foreseeable, but I leave it to Mr. Nute to say whether it's 'misuse' or something else. -- OOO - Own Opinions Only. With best wishes. See www.jmwa.d

Re: [PSES] Germanwings crash

2015-04-01 Thread Brian Oconnell
internal personel an extension of 'forseeable misuse' ? Brian -Original Message- From: John Woodgate [mailto:j...@jmwa.demon.co.uk] Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 11:37 AM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] Germanwings crash In message , dated Wed, 1 Apr 2015,

[PSES] SV: [PSES] Germanwings crash

2015-04-01 Thread Amund Westin
Doors should be opened by ground control officers via radio. -Opprinnelig melding- Fra: Ken Javor [mailto:ken.ja...@emccompliance.com] Sendt: 1. april 2015 18:38 Til: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Emne: Re: [PSES] Germanwings crash These type doors became mandatory after 9/11. Boeing

Re: [PSES] Germanwings crash

2015-04-01 Thread John Woodgate
In message , dated Wed, 1 Apr 2015, Ken Javor writes: These type doors became mandatory after 9/11. Boeing was sued after 9/11 because these type doors had not been installed. What is the manufacturer to do? I feel that Boeing and Airbus have enough clout to get bad decisions by FAA, ICAO

Re: [PSES] Germanwings crash

2015-04-01 Thread Pete Perkins
fone/fax p.perk...@ieee.org -Original Message- From: Ken Javor [mailto:ken.ja...@emccompliance.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 9:38 AM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] Germanwings crash These type doors became mandatory after 9/11. Boeing was sued after 9/11 b

Re: [PSES] Germanwings crash

2015-04-01 Thread Ken Javor
: > Subject: [PSES] Germanwings crash > > There is a general safety lesson to be learned, which needs to be > applied to every risk analysis. An irrecoverable situation (flight deck > door locked from inside and opening denied) cannot be accepted even if > the probability of a

[PSES] Germanwings crash

2015-04-01 Thread John Woodgate
There is a general safety lesson to be learned, which needs to be applied to every risk analysis. An irrecoverable situation (flight deck door locked from inside and opening denied) cannot be accepted even if the probability of a bad result appears vanishingly small. This post is not meant to