A bit of a scorcher this morning…

That would be very sensible.

The purpose of the hole is to allow light to fall onto the little dot behind it. That dot is the sensor that automatically controls the brightness levels when shadows fall accross the screen.

That would be very sensible.

The purpose of the hole is to allow light to fall onto the little dot behind it. That dot is the sensor that automatically controls the brightness levels when shadows fall accross the screen.

And did you know Virgin is still trying very hard to get night slots in Delhi! 😀

And did you know Virgin is still trying very hard to get night slots in Delhi! 😀

Ok then…what’s the purpose of the hole by the bottom left corner of the ECAM screen in the picture?

Is it for adjusting the monitor? Or i think it might actually be something to do with when you want to remove the panels?

Ok then…what’s the purpose of the hole by the bottom left corner of the ECAM screen in the picture?

Is it for adjusting the monitor? Or i think it might actually be something to do with when you want to remove the panels?

You’ve got me there lol, pencil holder? 🙂

You’ve got me there lol, pencil holder? 🙂

Wohoo, next question please 😀

Ok then…what’s the purpose of the hole by the bottom left corner of the ECAM screen in the picture?

PS Flex35 – Yes we did flex as mentioned in the post above! 😉 A340-300 performance is undoubtedly asthmatic but at MTOW still superior to Concorde up to 1500′ and time to climb from 1500′ to initial cruise is quicker than a 744 (yes I have documentation to back that up!).

Wohoo, next question please 😀

Ok then…what’s the purpose of the hole by the bottom left corner of the ECAM screen in the picture?

PS Flex35 – Yes we did flex as mentioned in the post above! 😉 A340-300 performance is undoubtedly asthmatic but at MTOW still superior to Concorde up to 1500′ and time to climb from 1500′ to initial cruise is quicker than a 744 (yes I have documentation to back that up!).

Wohoo, next question please 😀

Wohoo, next question please 😀

That must have been a killer take-off roll with that sort of temperature! 😀

Would you have used assumed temp (FLEX) thrust in that case?

Thanks for the pic!

Flex 35

That must have been a killer take-off roll with that sort of temperature! 😀

Would you have used assumed temp (FLEX) thrust in that case?

Thanks for the pic!

Flex 35

Nearly there…it’s actually quarters of a minute. ie no lines = 1-15 seconds, 1 line = 16-30 seconds, etc. Well done!

Nearly there…it’s actually quarters of a minute. ie no lines = 1-15 seconds, 1 line = 16-30 seconds, etc. Well done!

Is it the 1/3rd of the minute? Ie each line reprensents 20seconds?

Is it the 1/3rd of the minute? Ie each line reprensents 20seconds?

That was an A340-300 rather than a 600. The temperature caused us to have to reduce max TOW by 7 tonnes (after other considerations were taken into account as well) however our our resultant payload didn’t put us too close to the limit so we were still able to take off with a reduced take off thrust.

The ‘SLIDE’ indication be the rear left door means that the door is armed. This is because when we are refuelling the aircraft while boarding the passengers the UK CAA rules stipulate that we must have a jetty or steps at a door forward of the wings and either steps or an aircraft door armed aft of the wings.

Time difference is currently just 4 1/2 hours as DEL does not employ Daylight Saving Time like we do in the UK and many other places. It’s a shame really as when the time difference is 5 1/2 hours (during the northern hemisphere winter) you just have to wear your watch upside down rather than change the time setting (doesn’t work on a digital watch!!!).

39 degrees is quite cool compared to many places in the Middle East, etc but I thought it would make for a different thread anyway.

Here’s a good question for you…in the picture you can see a clock on the left hand side. On the digital readout there is the number 37 followed by 3 horizontal lines one above the other. What do you think the significance of these is? This question is not open to pilots!

That was an A340-300 rather than a 600. The temperature caused us to have to reduce max TOW by 7 tonnes (after other considerations were taken into account as well) however our our resultant payload didn’t put us too close to the limit so we were still able to take off with a reduced take off thrust.

The ‘SLIDE’ indication be the rear left door means that the door is armed. This is because when we are refuelling the aircraft while boarding the passengers the UK CAA rules stipulate that we must have a jetty or steps at a door forward of the wings and either steps or an aircraft door armed aft of the wings.

Time difference is currently just 4 1/2 hours as DEL does not employ Daylight Saving Time like we do in the UK and many other places. It’s a shame really as when the time difference is 5 1/2 hours (during the northern hemisphere winter) you just have to wear your watch upside down rather than change the time setting (doesn’t work on a digital watch!!!).

39 degrees is quite cool compared to many places in the Middle East, etc but I thought it would make for a different thread anyway.

Here’s a good question for you…in the picture you can see a clock on the left hand side. On the digital readout there is the number 37 followed by 3 horizontal lines one above the other. What do you think the significance of these is? This question is not open to pilots!