Captain Jay Ellzey DC9 / MD80 Fleet Manager
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Continental Airlines TRAINING BULLETIN Issued by FLIGHT STANDARDS

MD-80-01-01 May 9, 2001
COMPASS SYSTEM ERRORS
The MD-80 fleet (except aircraft 878 & 879) is equipped with mechanical gyros for heading reference. Mechanical gyros can produce heading error even when functioning perfectly. The following table shows heading disagreement between the two compass systems, RMI to RMI. The HSI's can add or subtract up to another 2°.
Maneuver  Typical Error  Worst Case Error 
During a 20 ° Bank turn  4°  10° 
During a 30° Bank turn  5.5°  14° 
After rollout from a 180° turn at 30° angle of bank 1  3°  7° 
Accelerating/decelerating more than .4 knots/second for 5 minutes  4°  10° 
Normal Cruise  2°  5° 

1 Correction to normal cruise error takes 3 to 5 minutes.
These figures are for a normally functioning system. Compass errors that are within the worst-case amount are possible without any system failure. Errors greater than those in the table should be written up in the logbook.
The following MD-80 Training Bulletins are current and should be retained. Any specific MD-80 Bulletin not listed below should be discarded.
MD-80-99-08, 99-10, 00-01, 00-03, 00-06, 00-07 and 01-01.

Captain H.J. Fruchtnicht MD-80 Fleet Manager
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Continental Airlines TRAINING BULLETIN Issued by FLIGHT STANDARDS

MD-80-01-02 May 15, 2001
PUSHBACK SAFETY CHANGE
There have been a number of instances where MD-80 aircraft have been severely damaged as a result of towbar detachment or failure just as pushback commences. The towbar usually impacts the nosewheel tires and is forced upward into the gear doors and aircraft structure.
A quick, simple step is being added to the MD-80 pushback process to prevent damage to the aircraft in the event of towbar detachment or failure. Effective May 21st, the aircraft will be towed forward one foot prior to beginning pushback. This verifies proper operation of the towbar prior to applying force toward the aircraft. In the event of failure, the force of the towbar is directed away from the aircraft.
If a failure does occur, the flight crew will immediately be advised over interphone or via hand signal to apply the brakes.
The following MD-80 Training Bulletins are current and should be retained. Any specific MD-80 Bulletin not listed below should be discarded.
MD-80-99-08, 99-10, 00-01, 00-03, 00-06, 00-07, 01-01 and 01-02.

Captain H.J. Fruchtnicht MD-80 Fleet Manager
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Continental Airlines TRAINING BULLETIN Issued by FLIGHT STANDARDS

MD-80-01-03  June 11, 2001
MD-80 DAY II TRAINING
Day II for year 2001 is upon us. We have gone to great length this year to make the material informative and interesting. The format has changed from previous years in response to requests from pilots.
Day II is still an 8 hr. class on the aircraft systems and operation, but for your convenience, it now can be accomplished in two segments. One segment is a 4 hour classroom presentation and the other 4 hour segment is an individual computer portion (CBT).  The 4 hr. classroom may be accomplished independent of the CBT segment of training.  Day II can be completed in one day, or on two separate days at the pilot’s discretion. You may take the two segments in your early (except June 2001), due, or grace months. All Day II training must be completed during your eligibility months. You will receive pay credit for Day II training when the classroom segment has been completed.
The classroom segment of Day II (4 hours) allows the scheduling of two classes per available day. Most of the designated days will have two classes scheduled. The first class will be scheduled from 8AM until Noon, and a second class from 1PM to 5PM. This scheduling will allow all pilots more flexibility in attending the class. This will eliminate extra commuting and cost for out of town pilots. DC-10 and MD-80 pilots can attend the same class. You can schedule yourself for the classroom segment of Day II on the computer in same manner as previous years.
The CBT segment of Day II can be taken at any time in the pilots due, early (except June 2001) or grace months without any scheduling. The CBT will be available on the training computers at all crew bases and in the Flight simulator Facility at IAH.  To access Day II on the Computers, follow these procedures:
1.  
The computer should be at the “Enter Network Password” screen. If at the “Work Hard, Fly Right” logo screen, go to Step #3 below.

2.  
On “Enter Network Password” screen, enter the following information: User Name: training Password: pilot Domain: iah, ewr, cle, gum, or hnl (must match the base
　
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