Hemant Arjyal

Putting Foot Down

TIA also offers a satellite-based or more reliable RNP-AR approach for landings. But here again'02'is seems to have an overpowering edge over '20'.Runway '20' was designed only in 2021 while it was nine years earlier for '02'.

By Hemant Arjyal May 13, 2023

Coughing Engine And Arrogant Ways

It also “coughs”, as the smooth airflow is interrupted, as turbulence and pressure fluctuations are created within the turbine. But reasons like worn/dirty/contaminated compressor parts, and in-flight icing can also trigger it. So does operate beyond the engine design envelope or improper engine handling.

By Hemant Arjyal May 04, 2023

Blown Out Of Proportion

Assuming that the Indian side has a valid concern, even as a layman, I feel it is not normally possible to stop such low strength signal crossing over the border. With India being so sensitive about transgression, it must have found a novel way to block such signals at the border.

By Hemant Arjyal Mar 26, 2023

Small, Weak, And In Turbulence

RA is seen to be having frequent engine-related issues concerning its A320s. I have noticed at least two occasions in which its A320s were grounded for around 40/45 days.

By Hemant Arjyal Mar 02, 2023

The Final Six Seconds

Only six, of the eleven seconds, the recording provides how the aircraft wings become almost vertical as it was seen to bank suddenly to the left.

By Hemant Arjyal Jan 19, 2023

Mingbo Airstrip Story

It is interesting that Edmund Hillary was instrumental in "preparing" the landing strip in the mountain pasture of Mingbo (4,573m) in the shadows of AmaDablam around that time and was approached by Capt. Schrieber, a Pilatus pilot, to know if it was possible to build a suitable strip for unloading supplies in the Khumbu region.

By Hemant Arjyal Jan 06, 2023

Three Diverse Missions And An Argument

There are not many left who can still provide a glimpse into our early aviation days. This piece is precisely about some such events as detailed by a retired RA captain Capt. KK Shrestha,currently cruising through mid-eighties

By Hemant Arjyal Dec 24, 2022

International Civil Aviation Day–07 December The Unsettled Question

The glider story can also be discarded though it was not an impossible endeavor it still remains untried. The second one also sounded like hearsay as there was no solid evidence earlier.

By Hemant Arjyal Dec 07, 2022

Skeleton In The Sandook

The undisputed dictum a hospitality business like airlines/hotels follow is ‘Customer is the King and CAAN being affiliated with the ministry of Tourism and what not assumed that it was not a part of it.

By Hemant Arjyal Nov 28, 2022

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