EH Repair Team

[EHM-1459 Jonny]

I am wondering if is it at all possible to have a repair team that flys to various destinations when an aircraft is in need of repair. Here is my idea...pilot has any kind of problem and reports it in a forum or a new entry box in the PIREP form. The EH repair team then flies to the place where the aircraft is decides whether or not they can fix it on the spot, if it needs to be flown to the nearest hub, or if it needs to be dismantled and/or thrown away. If the aircraft can be fixed on the spot, it is flown back to the nearest hub. However, if it cannot be repaired on the spot and needs to return to a hub for repairs the pilot sets in certain failures to occur according to what the problem is. EX. If the pilot reports an altimeter failure, then the repair pilot sets in an altimeter failure to occur during the flight. The only thing I have not figured out is what aircraft would be used and how to submit for a PIREP. Most likely a special form would have to be used where you enter your departure ICAO and arrival ICAO because it would be hard to match the flights up with flight numbers.
Thanks a million,
Jonny

[EHM-0962 Zhen Yi]

Sounds reasonably easy to implement if you are just talking about repair pilots flying to the airfield where the aircraft broke down.......but for the repair pilot to fly the broken plane back to the hub with a broken altimeter etc sounds rather unrealistic and dangerous

Personally i think that having the repair pilot fly to the destination airport and back would be good enough. Of course the plane used for the transport would depend on what kind of accident there has been. If there has been a crash then maybe a huge transport plane in the maintenance livery or if it's only a broken gauge then a helicopter or small plane bringing in the parts

So what do you guys think?

[EHM-0361 Karsten]

I have seen this at some other VA's, so I have an idea of what it is you are talking about.
But are we talking about adding another division to the airline or what?
Is the flights surpose to be flown with a/c from the pressent fleet, or should they have there own fleet?
How will the flights be posted is it as special missions or..?

[EHM-0744 Alex]

Maybe implemenented into the cargo division...

[EHM-1001 Robert]

Perhaps I am not right, but I think in reality brakedowns are repaired by the local airports crew, and not the airlines own crew.

If we think over it, we could use a cargo plane, or search a scheduled flight to the destination and put the crew on that plane that heading there. So maybe a separate plane is not needed. But, if I think the most horrible failure probably an engine failure, then a BAE146 must be able to carry another one for any airplanes.

[EHM-1343 Jonathan]

Great Idea I think.;)

Wait, I am probably saying this because whilst taking off from EHAM in a 747 of Eurocargo, I was caught unaware by a giant cross wind, as i was blown to the side, so I corrected the slide and then, the aircraft was put off ballance and engine 1 was smashed up, oops:$ But I was past V1 and could not stop

I took off and then landed safley.

BTW,did i do right to turn off the engine.

[EHM-1358 Tim]

@Robert, we could use your Anotov you painted.

[EHM-1001 Robert]

Good idea Tim!

An An-124 could carry all the necessary equipment, spareparts and crew for repairing the aircraft. If I repaint an An-124 I repainted it to be an EuroCargo special livery.

[EHM-1343 Jonathan]

Or even better, an An 225. Now that woyuld look cool!:8

[EHM-0361 Karsten]

I think the An-124 might be a good idea. It will be able to cover more or less all our flight destinations.
But will it be able to land and take-off from all of our destinations?

[EHM-1343 Jonathan]

Mabey for smaller airstrips with class 3 or below flights, we could use the Antonov Coaler.

I think any other destinations will be landable!

[EHM-1358 Tim]

Originally posted by Merlin
I think the An-124 might be a good idea. It will be able to cover more or less all our flight destinations.
But will it be able to land and take-off from all of our destinations?

You could parachute out the spare parts.



Err...
IM BACK!!!!

[EHM-0361 Karsten]

Perhaps you got something there, para-drop, might be worth thinking about. We could drop spare parts and the technicians. I know US Air Force have some kind of gadget for rescuing downed pilots out of a war zone, perhaps we should that when we are going to pick them up. ;D
I think it might be safer for the rest for the world if we didn't make any para-drops.

But I guess there is no question about that Tim is back.

[EHM-0962 Zhen Yi]

Para-drops sounds like a good idea!

[EHM-1358 Tim]

I got an idea, the Antonov could land at a major airport and then a smaller airplane can land were it is needed.

ANd we could have a C-17, that can land at any place in the world. As long as its flat and has enough space.

[EHM-0962 Zhen Yi]

Is the C-17 a commercial cargo plane? sure it can land on any flat ground but isnt the helicoptor better at that? only that most of us can't fly it and it can't carry much cargo that's the problem...and of course it's much slower

[EHM-1001 Robert]

You mean the C-17 Globemaster? Is not it a USAF carrier? I think lets rather stay at the An-124.

[EHM-1358 Tim]

Well its with the RAF, and im sure it could be easly turned into a cargo a/c. kinda because it is

And I was thinking it could be a smaller small the the Antonov. That linked of to smaller a/p's

[EHM-1001 Robert]

"The U.S. Air Force/Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is designed to fulfill airlift needs well into the next century - carrying large combat equipment and troops or humanitarian aid across international distances directly to small austere airfields anywhere in the world."

"Load:
- 102 troops/paratroops; 48 litter and 54 ambulatory patients   and attendants;
- 170,900 pounds (77,519 kilograms) of cargo (18 pallet positions) "

[EHM-1001 Robert]

[Anonymous]

On the Boeing website there is a chapter about commercializing the C-17 as the BC-17 especially for freight operators and special charters.

[EHM-0188 Andy]

sorry about that "anonymous", hadn't seen i wasn't logged in

[EHM-1358 Tim]

Originally posted by SirRoberto
"The U.S. Air Force/Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is designed to fulfill airlift needs well into the next century - carrying large combat equipment and troops or humanitarian aid across international distances directly to small austere airfields anywhere in the world."

"Load:
- 102 troops/paratroops; 48 litter and 54 ambulatory patients   and attendants;
- 170,900 pounds (77,519 kilograms) of cargo (18 pallet positions) "

So it kinda does carry somin,

We could always have the B-52 and bomb people with cargo?:]

Just imagine these bombs as cargo,

Think off the possibiltys.

But seriously, lets think out side of the box as they say, thats how things become great!;)

[EHM-1365 Benjamin]

Interesting idea Tim, not sure how the customers would feel, and think of the nearby residents...what will they think....

[EHM-0962 Zhen Yi]

Well......smart bombs are pretty accurate nowadays right? so why not fit our cargo boxes and pellets with these technologies (IR tracking, GPS etc) and drop them like bombs? but of course we would have to design new impact proof cargo boxes.....

And say how about unmanned aircrafts to carry light loads to the planes in need of repairs?