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Re: Dash-8 incorrect takeoff configuration.

From "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
Newsgroups aus.aviation
Subject Re: Dash-8 incorrect takeoff configuration.
Date 2025-01-26 10:07 +1100
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On Sun, 26 Jan 2025 09:36:36 +1100, Daryl <dwalford@westpine.com.au> wrote:

> On 26/1/2025 1:12 am, Sylvia Else wrote:
>> On 25-Jan-25 7:36 pm, Daryl wrote:
>>> On 25/1/2025 7:44 pm, Sylvia Else wrote:
>>>> On 25-Jan-25 6:19 am, Daryl wrote:
>>>>> On 25/1/2025 12:59 am, Sylvia Else wrote:
>>>>>> On 24-Jan-25 4:21 pm, Rod Speed wrote:
>>>>>>> Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> wrote
>>>>>>>> Rod Speed wrote
>>>>>>>>> Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> wrote
>>>>>>>>>> Rod Speed wrote
>>>>>>>>>>> Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> wrote
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/  
>>>>>>>>>>>> investigation_reports/2025/ report/ao-2024-038
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> It's time all public transport aircraft had takeoff
>>>>>>>>>>>> performance  monitoring, no matter the size.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> That isnt going to result in the problem  being
>>>>>>>>>>> fixed quickly enough  to  stop an accident
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Well before an abort becomes risky, the system has enough  
>>>>>>>>>> informationto  determine whether the crew calculated v1 and vr  
>>>>>>>>>> are correct,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Bullshit with that incorrect flaps setting.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> and whether  the aircraft will be able  toboth continue a  
>>>>>>>>>> takeoff, and stop, at v1.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Bullshit with that incorrect flaps setting, let alone
>>>>>>>>> tell the pilots that the flaps setting is wrong.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>  It would make much more sense to compare the
>>>>>>>>> actual settings with that has been entered at the
>>>>>>>>> preflight config calculations and tell the pilots
>>>>>>>>> that they have not set what was required with
>>>>>>>>> flaps and boost etc before they actually applied
>>>>>>>>> takeoff power and not allow takeoff power to be
>>>>>>>>> applied before those were set correctly.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> It can issue an abort alert if not.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>  See above
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> This covers at least miscalculated v1, miscalculated vr, wrong  
>>>>>>>>>> thrust settings, wrong flap settings, starting from the wrong  
>>>>>>>>>> intersection, takeoff from the wrong runway, and no doubt  
>>>>>>>>>> others that I haven't even thought of.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> It would be stupid to try to measure that while taking off
>>>>>>>>> instead of doing that before takeoff power is applied
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Yes, there is also a different problem with the engines
>>>>>>>>> not being able to deliver the power they were assumed
>>>>>>>>> to be able to deliver the power they were supposed to
>>>>>>>>> be able to deliver in the preflight calculations, but that
>>>>>>>>> was not the case in the incident being discussed and
>>>>>>>>> it would be much easier to discover than much earlier
>>>>>>>>> in the takeoff run than V1 or VR
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The question the system needs to ask is "In the current  
>>>>>>>> configuration, with the measured acceleration [*], current  
>>>>>>>> airspeed, and current position on the current runway, can the  
>>>>>>>> aircraft reach the specified V1 at a point where it can continue  
>>>>>>>> the takeoff or abort, and will it be able to rotate at the  
>>>>>>>> specified Vr.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The problem with that approach is that is far too late
>>>>>>> during the takeoff run to be doing that by measurement
>>>>>>> when its much too late for the pilots to be fixing what
>>>>>>> the problem is, particularly when the engines arent
>>>>>>> actually performing the way they were meant to when
>>>>>>> the prefight calculations were done
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There would be no expectation that the pilots would fix it. The  
>>>>>> idea is to abort the takeoff while that can still be done safely.
>>>>>
>>>>> I assume that you are talking about some sort of automated system to  
>>>>> alert pilots of a configuration error?
>>>>> If so wouldn't that rely on data input by the pilots prior to  
>>>>> takeoff so the system would be only as good as the data therefore it  
>>>>> doesn't completely eliminate the chances of an error?
>>>>> In this incident did the pilots self report?
>>>>> If they didn't why would the ATSB investigate?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> My thinking is that the system has access to the settings for flap,  
>>>> thrust, mass, V1 and Vr. None of these is assumed to be correct.
>>>>
>>>> Also access to GPS and airspeed.
>>>>
>>>> In the following, the system would allow some level of discrepancy so  
>>>> as not to cause unnecessary aborts.
>>>>
>>>> Once the aircraft is accelerating, its direction together with the  
>>>> GPS calculated position allows the system to determine which runway  
>>>> the aircraft is on (position alone may not be sufficient, where  
>>>> runways intersect).
>>>>
>>>> The acceleration to be expected from a given thrust setting depends  
>>>> on the aircraft's mass, and its airspeed. So the system waits until  
>>>> there is a reliable airspeed. It then can calculate the mass from the  
>>>> expected thrust, the acceleration and the airspeed. The result should  
>>>> match the setting. If it doesn't this means that either the mass is  
>>>> set wrong, or the expected thrust, based on the thrust setting, is  
>>>> not being achieved. Either of these aborts the takeoff.
>>>>
>>>> Vr can now be calculated based the mass and flap setting. If the  
>>>> calculated Vr differs from the set Vr, this aborts the takeoff.
>>>>
>>>>  From the current position, the acceleration and the mass, the  
>>>> braking distance can be calculated [*], and from that V1. If the  
>>>> calculated V1 is lower than the set V1, then abort take off.
>>>>
>>>> [*] This is one area of uncertainty, since braking distance depends  
>>>> on runway condition (wet, dry, etc.).
>>>>
>>>> Sylvia.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> My piloting experience is 5hrs training in a helicopter so not much  
>>> but to me it sounds a bit complex and still open to input error to be  
>>> of much value?
>>> Might be feasible on newer complex aircraft but retrofitting such a  
>>> system on older aircraft would most likely be very expensive and maybe  
>>> not even possible.
>>> You didn't answer the question about self reporting, was that  
>>> mentioned in the ATSB report?
>>>
>>>
>>  I can't find a specific reference to how this came to the attention of  
>> the ATSB. Most likely it was reported to Qantas Link by the pilots, and  
>> Qantas Link then reported it to the ATSB.

> Would it be mandatory for the pilots to report to the airline or just  
> good practice?

Its manditory

> If the airlines culture encouraged them to report without consequence  
> then its a good safety measure, maybe that's why airlines in Australia  
> have such a good safety record?

Its not just manditory here, that is true right thruout the entire
industry world wide, but not followed in the 3rd world necessarily

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Dash-8 incorrect takeoff configuration. Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> - 2025-01-21 13:28 +0800
  Re: Dash-8 incorrect takeoff configuration. "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2025-01-23 04:21 +1100
    Re: Dash-8 incorrect takeoff configuration. Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> - 2025-01-23 12:50 +0800
      Re: Dash-8 incorrect takeoff configuration. "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2025-01-23 20:09 +1100
        Re: Dash-8 incorrect takeoff configuration. Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> - 2025-01-24 14:14 +0800
          Re: Dash-8 incorrect takeoff configuration. "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2025-01-24 19:21 +1100
            Re: Dash-8 incorrect takeoff configuration. Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> - 2025-01-24 21:59 +0800
              Re: Dash-8 incorrect takeoff configuration. "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2025-01-25 03:46 +1100
              Re: Dash-8 incorrect takeoff configuration. Daryl <dwalford@westpine.com.au> - 2025-01-25 09:19 +1100
                Re: Dash-8 incorrect takeoff configuration. Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> - 2025-01-25 13:17 +0800
                Re: Dash-8 incorrect takeoff configuration. "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2025-01-25 19:34 +1100
                Re: Dash-8 incorrect takeoff configuration. Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> - 2025-01-25 16:44 +0800
                Re: Dash-8 incorrect takeoff configuration. Daryl <dwalford@westpine.com.au> - 2025-01-25 22:36 +1100
                Re: Dash-8 incorrect takeoff configuration. Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> - 2025-01-25 22:12 +0800
                Re: Dash-8 incorrect takeoff configuration. Daryl <dwalford@westpine.com.au> - 2025-01-26 09:36 +1100
                Re: Dash-8 incorrect takeoff configuration. "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2025-01-26 10:07 +1100
                Re: Dash-8 incorrect takeoff configuration. "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2025-01-26 02:21 +1100
                Re: Dash-8 incorrect takeoff configuration. Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> - 2025-01-26 16:29 +0800
                Re: Dash-8 incorrect takeoff configuration. "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2025-01-26 20:14 +1100
                Re: Dash-8 incorrect takeoff configuration. Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> - 2025-01-27 12:17 +0800
                Re: Dash-8 incorrect takeoff configuration. "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2025-01-27 19:52 +1100
                Re: Dash-8 incorrect takeoff configuration. Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> - 2025-01-27 16:56 +0800
                Re: Dash-8 incorrect takeoff configuration. "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2025-01-28 04:33 +1100
                Re: Dash-8 incorrect takeoff configuration. Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> - 2025-01-28 11:52 +0800
                Re: Dash-8 incorrect takeoff configuration. "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2025-01-28 15:57 +1100

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