Critical thinking on Air Crash Investigation

Rizal Philippines  | June 30 2014

I watched the Air Crash Investigation on Otter twin prop on service at Haiti minutes after take off. The KT approach still applies here.

It is a case where the critical thinking applies.

An Otter twin prop  plane dived after take off.  All of the 19 passengers and crew died.

They had several hypothesis as to why the plane crashed:

1.  weight and balancing
2.  engine failure
3.  failure of flaps to retract.

After sometime they hypothesized,  after seeing the plane control cables which abnormally snapped (the others snapped because of the crash) that this was due to cable failure:

Some observation:

1.  The cables wore out due to frequent take off landing especially for the elevators;

2.   The particular Otter plane did quite a number of take off landing;

3.  This Otter used stainless cable which wore out quickly vs carbon steel cables.

4.  The Otter were parked near jet planes and were exposed to jet blast because the jet barrier blast were removed.  The elevators were in land position further enhancing the wear and tear of cables.

The results:

Because of this tragedy, certain safety standards were promulgated

1.  Stricter standards for cable maintenance.

2.  Restoration of the jet blast barrier between prop commuter planes and jet planes

Kepner Tregoe Problem Solving Technique Stil lWorks

Rizal  Philippines  |  June 23, 2014

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to watch an air crash investigation at Nat Geo.  The episode  is about a Air  New Zealand Airbus 320 that crashed off the coast of France, on a acceptance (test flight) for no apparent reason.  Since it was on acceptance flight, it was supposed to have undergone thorough overhaul checking.

However, the investigation was able to probe/determine the cause of the crash by comparing the normal and the abnormal (what is what is not, where is where is not)

Gratitude for our blessings

Rizal Philippines  | June 23 2014

The death of Fr. Thomas Steinbugler saw the outpouring of thanks and gratitude of former beneficiaries of the scholarship grants and aid that came/passed through the office of the beloved Jesuit father.  We could only be grateful for the grace and the gifts that were bestowed upon us.

Our Foundation and company has given away 30 college scholarships to poor and deserving students.  When my mother died, I did not see any one of them.  I never received any card nor any letter from any of the students whom the Amado M. Saguinsin Memorial Foundation has helped..

It is either they have poor memories, never really were educated, or simply have culture of entitlement - ie the world our Foundation owed them  a God given right to finish college.

I hope they would be successful or no longer poor (in spirit)

The teaching days are over

Rizal Philippines  |   June 23, 2014


Fewer postings/publications on this page.

I do not expect to post more articles here nor in the NU12 (Entrepnew) blogs/self dev/FB pages. My academic stint has ended albeit unceremoniously because of my apparent inability to comply with new policy on 7 days grade submission after end of semester. I have a day job, and so with the students. We are both working professionals. (Hence the name Professional School) I could not go on perpetual state of insubordination with the administration. The cluster chair wrote me a letter agreeing to my giving up. (interpretation as a resignation. I did not expressly say though that I am resigning)

However, I heard from the grapevine that the administration relented to a cluster request to submit grades after one month, and that the edict should be disregarded by the cluster There are many new rules according to other faculty that are not in writing. However, meeting request must be in writing. (Hard copy) Emails are not answered. (Hearsay again. I am not to be quoted)

I could not care less because I have other interest, and I have done my best while in the care of the academe.

Now it is over. All that they have to do is do nothing (not renewing my 90 days contract) However, I could not help but think aloud.

I thank the former Dean and the administration for the 13 wonderful years of teaching.

Condolence and Prayers for the Late Fr. Thomas Steinbugler former Dean of Admission and Aid

Lux in Domino

Rizal Philippines   |  June 12, 2014

I recently got the word this morning that Fr. Tom Steinbugler, former Dean of Admission and  Aid passed away  and his body lies in state at the Ateneo Loyola Chapels  He will be buried on Saturday.

We had meeting with him sometime in June,  2 years ago at the Ateneo Loyola cafeteria.  Some notable beneficiaries of Fr. Tom's legacy included former Sec of Health Manuel Dayrit, Congressman Jonathan de la Cruz to name others.

He died of  lingering illness and probably old age.

We owe so much to this guy.  I remember when he sent me a handwritten note informing me that I got an Ateneo scholarship.  I did not know much about Ateneo nor did I expect to pass the Ateneo entrance exam, after then activist Emman Lacaba encouraged us at Rizal High School to take Ateneo entrance exam.  He said that Ateneo at that time was encouraging that public schools bright students/graduate should find home in Ateneo.

Fr Stein made it happen.

May he rest in peace.

Thanks Fr. Stein

Beware of this type of emails letter; trash them

 Do you recognize what our friend is trying to do.  If we get exposed to this, we know what the scammers are trying to do.  This is a variance of an African scam beware.  The pishing here is an attempt for identity theft.  How ingenious!

Dear friend,
I know that this message will come to you as a surprise. I am Naeem Afrid from Burkina Faso the Accounting and Auditing Manager bank of Africa (B.O.A), Ouagadougou
I hoped that you will not expose or betray this trust and confident that I am about to repose on you for the mutual benefit of our families. I need your urgent assistance in transferring the sum of (usd$15m) million to your account within 10 to 14 banking days. This money has been dormant for years in our bank without claim. I want the bank to release the money to you as the nearest person to our deceased customer (the owner of the account) died along with his supposed next of kin in an air crash since July, 2000.
I don't want the money to go into our bank treasurer account as an abandoned fund. So this is the reason why I contacted you so that the bank can release the money to you as the next of kin to the deceased customer. Please I would like you to keep this proposal as a top secret and delete it if you are not upon receipt of your reply, I will give you full details on how the business will be executed and also note that you will have 40% of the above mentioned sum if you agree to handle this business with me? And 10% will be set aside for any expenses that warrant on the process before the fund get into your bank account such as telephone calls bills (etc).

Kindly respond in this E-mail box (naeemafridi734@yahoo.co.nz)
Finally send your photo or your international passports for more identification.

(1)Your Full Name
(2)You Age
(3) Sex
(4)You Country
(5)You Telephone Number
(6)Your Occupation

Best Regards,
Mr. Naeem Afridi
Kindly respond to me in this E-mail box (naeemafridi734@yahoo.co.nz)

Some notes on a strama defense

Rizal Philippines | June 9 2014

I witnessed a strama defense late last week on beauty industry

I saw some difficulties in the strategy paper:

1.  The business in engaged in 3 sub businesses:  skin, spa, beauty products.  Hence there is no strategy b
because strategy means focus on an objective.