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Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Princess Fifi's Heart or her Brains?

On my last trip I climbed down inside the equipment center and snapped some pictures of the heart of the A330, or rather... her brains.  Quite interesting. And there is only one cable on the entire plane. Interestingly enough... it looks like it's attached by a bike chain. Probably because it is.

Amazing where technology has taken aviation. 



I'm seeing a great setting for a movie

The cable above is attached to the chain below, and is the only cable on the airplane.

Posted by Karlene Petitt at 9:28 PM

8 comments:

  1. ChatsphotogpilotJuly 20, 2010 at 9:36 PM

    These are really cool pictures, Kilo Papa. Thanks for posting!

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  2. Karlene PetittJuly 20, 2010 at 9:55 PM

    Ahhh... thank you! And you're welcome. Hard to get my feet on the ground at home. So much to do...so little time!

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  3. seahawks7757July 21, 2010 at 12:59 AM

    Awesome shots, I just heard the airplanesgeek podcast you were on. I am wanting to become a pilot myself but just seems like bad timing though, And of course I work for an airline that at this time has some disgruntled pilots so it always leaves a mixed taste in my mouth. Nice to hear some postive things from a pilot. I am looking at this point though at ATC.
    Let me know sometime when you are in Seattle. I am a ramper there. Have never been on the A330 and would love to get a tour of it some time too.

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  4. Karlene PetittJuly 21, 2010 at 6:15 AM

    Thanks for the nice comment Seahawks7757! I will be based in Seattle on December 1st... and with your security clearance, I am sure we could get you on a plane.

    My thoughts about the disgruntle pilots: If it's so bad, why don't they leave and do something else?

    While the industry is in a low cycle right now, it will cycle the other direction. The job is hard... but there is nothing better than learing how to fly one of those great birds and take her into the sky. Anything good has another side... the yin and yang of life.

    We'll get the industry pointed in the right direction. You are young enough that if you chose this profession... the swings will be many. All I can say is go for it and enjoy the ride!

    Besides, we need a strong next cadre of pilots!

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  5. Bill Palmer: flybywireJuly 25, 2010 at 11:26 PM

    So, did you figure out what the ONE cable goes to?

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  6. Karlene PetittJuly 26, 2010 at 8:52 AM

    Flybywire... oh yeah, that's our back up cable for the rudder.

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  7. AnonymousMarch 23, 2011 at 6:52 PM

    Hi i was wondering how many printers the A330 has in the cockpit and what kind of information gets printed

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  8. Karlene PetittMarch 23, 2011 at 7:19 PM

    One printer. We can print weather, company messages, ATC messages. The airplane also identifies and retains data for internal malfunctions and we can print those reports.

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