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Dad had a similar problem , I already mentioned earlier ..There are cultural differences that come to the fore . Dad had a Korean crew on a 747 Sim at BA's Cranebank way back . The Korean Captain smacked the No2 round the face for questioning the Captains's action or lack of action ..Dad hit the pause button .Gave the Captain a dressing down and any more of that he'll be kicked out . Was about the time of the INS cock up that got the Korean 747 short down over Sakhalin in 1983 . Got so bad on Korean Airlines ,look at their safety record . That the FAA got involved and contracted Northwest Orient to take over their training standards . Was that who your friend worked for ?

Spot on . Not saying it is in this case . There are cultural differences that come to the fore . Dad had a Korean crew on a 747 Sim at BA's Cranebank way back . The Korean Captain smacked the No2 round the face for questioning the Captains's action /lack of action ..Dad hit the pause button .Gave the Captain a dressing down and any more of that he'll be kicked out . Was about the time of the INS cock up that got the Korean 747 short down over Sakhalin in 1983 . Got so bad on Korean Airlines ,look at their safety record . That the FAA got involved and contracted Northwest Orient to take over their training standards

The u/c lever is in the middle of the dash , big plastic knob like all the previous Boeing gear levers from early days B-47 B-52 , C-135 series , Airliners 707,720 -777 . The flap lever is to the right of the Throttles on the centre console . Not close enough to get mixed up

I found a clearer photo , no RAT dropped

ELRAT For Emergency Lowered Ram Air Turbine that also powers Hyd , fuel and any other pumps and electical services ( Can't remember if it's 100 percent or Primary services only . VC10 Prototype had a HYRAT ( which wrecks the ELRAT meaning 😅) that would pump Skydrol Hydraulic Oil and a standard ELRAT . The normal production VC10 just the ELRAT . We used to function the ELRAT in the hangar and the noise was unbelievable . Also dropped them on post major servicing air tests . There is a story of it being used for real emergency once that I know of anyway on a civvy Super VC10, feeding fuel to all four engines from the fin tank .

Think it's normal in India hot ,humid conditions take a lot of runway by what y Dad told me when they left Delhi 1980s,Hot,humid and heavy rain he was the Flight Eng on new ish 747-236 ,it had RB211s ( he loved working with Rolls Royce engines Merlins on Lincolns ,Avons on Comets , 2 stage Conways on 707 and 3 stage Conways on VC10s , RB211 on 747-236 RB211 cropped fan on 757 ) it used the whole runway . He said if it had been the earlier 747-136 with Pratts it would never have taken off with the same load .

Sky news ,2 vids https://news.sky.com/video/india-plane-crash-flight-to-gatwick-carrying-242-people-crashes-at-ahmedabad-airport-13382565

Horrible . I've watched it from 2 angles and as far as I can make out it has no flaps at all . There was something hanging below the centre fuselage which could have been a RAT . No flaps ,no chance I'm afraid .

Outstanding , well done . I love that .

Box lid illustration shows both or have I missed something ?

Sublime . Outstanding . Well done . Clever too

I'm Airframes and did my QDB course at St Athan 1982 Ford Mk2 Escort Estate, driving test from Ty Glass Road Cardiff back to Saints 4 hour test . Feb 83 back to Saints for HGV 3 in a Bedford TK From Cardiff to Saints , Brake test and Manoeuvring into parking bays on the Parade Square and back to Cardiff . Both manage in 10 working days and back to Brize . Another string to the bow and was doing truck driving on my 6 days shift standowns . My tests got me an FMT600 QDB for off Station and a UK driving licence Saints was a guppy farm and ruled by the "Welsh Airforce" with rules that were found there and nowhere else couldn't wait to getaway .

About 15 years ago I was on the school run and I ended up behind an L driver in a car marked up as ... Furkin School of Motoring ... bit weird but they stuck a Red L after Furkin ............ Furkin L I was crying . Kids. sat in the back . What are you laughing at Dad ? 🤣

That's really very good .

I modified and fitted the heat seeking missile reflector to the tail cone on XS790 , hell of a job Oct/Nov 1989 at Queen's Flight RAF Benson . Can see it here https://www.pictaero.com/en/pictures/picture,322873