Its good to be serious about aviation. But being sincere sounds a lot better!
When I started this blog, I thought that the focus would be on my primary passion in aviation: the flight deck. But as days passed and as I wrote articles in aviation on a variety of topics, I realized that to confine oneself to just one thing in aviation is not aviation at all.
This site has almost everything to do with Commercial Aviation. I welcome you to my humble home of my heart: The Skies.
INTRODUCING: PROJECT AIRBUS-TECH (PAT)
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Organisation of this page
There are some articles which are time bound. Most such articles appear as posts, and you will need to check my archives (Accessible through the pane on your left, or by clicking the link below). If you’d like to have an email notification about the same, please click on the “Follow” button which may be found at the bottom of the left pane.
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Articles which I feel stand the test of time may be accessed through the menu at the top of this page.
Sometimes I find it hard to differentiate between the need for a page and a post. In either case, by simply following me, you’ll be notified when something new comes up.
Posts that are worth a read:
2013
ATR 72-600: An Introduction
Category: (Start of Project), Technical
In photos: The Dassault Rafale piloted by Cedric Ruet in 2011
Category: Photos, General Aviation Interest
Aero India 2013: The anticipated anticlimax of 2011
Category: Airshow
2012
Statistics: How The Flying Engineer has performed
Popularity Measure
In Photos: Chimes Aviation Academy
Category: Photography (Some stunning shots!)
Category: General Aviation Interest
Delhi-Bangalore: A321 Flight Details (NAV & PERF)
Category: Aircraft Operations, Performance
Boeing 727: the Original “Airbus”
Category: General Interest, History
RNAV and RNP in India: Airways
Category: Airport, Air Traffic System, Operations, Technology
A cockpit “flare” for “perspective”: ATR72
Category: Manufacturer, Operations, Flight Safety
ATR 72- 500, -600 at Jet Airways, & Training Flights
Category: Manufacturer, Operations, Training
The APU Replacement: Fuel Cells. or Are they?
Category: General Aviation Interest, Technology
ATR Experience: Flight crew filling up forms!
Category: General Aviation Interest, Operations
Air India’s 787: Its story, and how it compares with other twins
Category: Aerodynamics, Manufacturer, Operations
A General Aviation Flight Simulator (One I built!!)
Category: Aerodynamics, General Aviation Interest, Flight Safety
India’s Second Q400 operator [EDIT: No longer, A/C Changed]
Category: Manufacturer, Operations
“Diving” into the A320: Dive Speeds
Category: Operations, Flight Safety, Aerodynamics
In Photos: The Boeing 787: “Lining” the Dream, from Back to Front
Category: India Aviation 2012, General Aviation Interest, Manufacturer
The Phenomenon: Phenom 100: India Aviation 2012
Category: India Aviation 2012, General Aviation Interest, Manufacturer
Sukhoi Superjet 100: India Aviation 2012
Category: India Aviation 2012, General Aviation Interest, Manufacturer
Flying the Dassault Falcon 7X: India Aviation 2012
Category: India Aviation 2012, General Aviation Interest, Manufacturer
Category: India Aviation 2012, General Aviation Interest
Boeing 737NG #4000: Getting to grips with the production backlog.
Category: Aircraft Production, General Aviation Interest, Manufacturer
Parallel “Runway” at Hyderabad Shamshabad (VOHS)
Category: Airport Operations, Flight Safety, Operations.
The Jeppesen “Grey Area” for flight crew members.
Category: Flight Safety, Operations
2011
Airbus A320 Sharklets and what it could mean for Indigo Airlines.
Category: Technology, Operations.
Minimum and Maximum Acceleration Heights
Category: Aircraft Performance
Disclaimer: The views contained herein are solely the views of aviation professionals, and myself, and DO NOT represent the views of my employer in any which way. The content of this blog is based on the author’s rich personal experience and high quality private research.
I love your website. Nice job! Good things do take time. Keep up the great work~
Dear Mr Vasuki Prasad, Excellent work, you have pen down your experiences very well. Your coverage in the articles are appropriate and well presented.
Keep it up.
Looking forward for some more great articles.
great stuff
Your website is beautiful!!! Keep up the great work!
Just wanted to compliment you on the Q400 vs ATR story; probably the absolute best and most authoritative discussion on the subject I have seen anywhere.
Dear friend,
I am making a short film on India Aviation 2012 and want to use Q400 crew photos as first officer Deepankar is well know to me. Please send me high res photo of them if it is ok with you.
Best Wishes.
Will do!
Hi Flying engineer,
Very interesting and informative articles.
I’d like to know more about A320 in detail mainly whats not in FCOMs and manuals..
And whom are you working with ??
Looking forward to more articles..
Cheers!!
Your website is great… .Not to be rude but you you seem to be busy these days, I was waiting since a long tym for anthr post!!!
What an incredibly informative website . Thank You.
LIAT have initially ordered 3 – ATR42 – 600′s in prference to the Q400. Apart from seating capacity could you please give a simple insight why the ATR42 would be more suitable?
ATR’s input: “Well, LIAT wants to modernize their old fleet of turboprops and, as in many archipelagos worldwide, there is no much traffic increase. It does not make then much sense to switch from 50-seater to 70-seater aircraft. And today, the only aircraft in production in the 50-seat market is the ATR 42-600. It is also the most modern aircraft (it got its EASA certification in June 2012). It has also much lower operating and maintenance costs than the Q300s (roughly some 30% less) and can take-off and land at shorter runways (which is a key point in some inter-island operations). Honestly, the ATR 42 is a real good plane for islands (there are some good examples in the French Caribbean or in the French Polynesia as well).
You have a modern aircraft; much less costly to operate and which perfectly fits with your capacity requirements. And it lands in shorter runways… Choice is easily done ”
You must note that the Q100, Q200 and the Q300 are no longer in production. Also, the ATR 42-600 is a modified ATR 42 with a new avionics suite (NAS), and is neither, as per regulators, a new aircraft nor a new variant.