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Forum: Rumours & News
21st Jan 2015, 23:53
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,469,302
Posted By island_airphoto

FYI - if ice plugs the pitot tube quick enough to...

FYI - if ice plugs the pitot tube quick enough to trap the air in there, the speed may not go down. If the airplane gains altitude the "speed" goes UP because the difference between the trapped pitot...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Jan 2015, 19:36
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,469,302
Posted By island_airphoto

Boomntown - doubt it. You would need a failure...

Boomntown - doubt it. You would need a failure that left the pilots flying, but all radios disabled.
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Jan 2015, 19:09
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,469,302
Posted By island_airphoto

Anyone who wants to see radar freq. vs. rain can...

Anyone who wants to see radar freq. vs. rain can take a look here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvTkVj5-uv0
This isn't POWER, it is FREQUENCY.
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Jan 2015, 10:25
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,469,302
Posted By island_airphoto

Why do you all think the floating beacon/CVR/FDR...

Why do you all think the floating beacon/CVR/FDR would be a literal duplicate of the one currently in the airplane with a huge float tied to it :confused:
You need duplicate DATA, not a duplicate...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Jan 2015, 17:00
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,469,302
Posted By island_airphoto

Algol - we used to try and get a ground return on...

Algol - we used to try and get a ground return on the far side of the storm to see if it was a hole or heavy rain and then tilt up to get an idea how hight the tops were. It was far from foolproof...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Jan 2015, 16:27
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,469,302
Posted By island_airphoto

Do any airliners fit stormscopes or equivalent...

Do any airliners fit stormscopes or equivalent technology? One of their selling points was that lightning was found in turbulent air, heavy rain or not. I liked the one I had way back when. Not as...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Jan 2015, 16:03
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,469,302
Posted By island_airphoto

Large ships and some boats will fit S band radar...

Large ships and some boats will fit S band radar that can burn through heavy rain, but the antennas would never fit anything but an AWACS airplane.
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Jan 2015, 15:47
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,469,302
Posted By island_airphoto

Are you sure the super-cell would not be black on...

Are you sure the super-cell would not be black on a new radar too? Very early on with the monochrome digital radar we had back in the day, we learne the black blobs in the middle of the green returns...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Jan 2015, 15:08
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,469,302
Posted By island_airphoto

I would not bet on that. Diver and sailor here -...

I would not bet on that. Diver and sailor here - the amount of force 6 knots of current exerts on a large and light metal object is immense.
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Jan 2015, 20:16
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,469,302
Posted By island_airphoto

Propduffer: What I was taught for thunderstorms...

Propduffer:
What I was taught for thunderstorms by an old time airline pilot was what he called "soft ride". Autopilot in wing leveler mode - all heading and altitude controls off - power for Va,...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Jan 2015, 17:29
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,469,302
Posted By island_airphoto

Leightman 957: Since no one knows what happened...

Leightman 957:
Since no one knows what happened to this airplane yet, I can't see how anyone could say "I could do better than that" since we don't know what THAT even is yet other than the generic...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Jan 2015, 14:58
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,469,302
Posted By island_airphoto

It is entirely possible to have a surface current...

It is entirely possible to have a surface current of 5 knots and 0 knots near the bottom. If that is the case, the easiest thing to do is grab the anchor line of the boat you are diving from and...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Jan 2015, 14:38
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,469,302
Posted By island_airphoto

I am a diver. 3-5 knots is a TON of current. In 3...

I am a diver. 3-5 knots is a TON of current. In 3 knots you would have to swim very hard just to hold position. 3 knots is actually over Vne for most divers with all the gear on. I have done a dive...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Jan 2015, 23:09
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,469,302
Posted By island_airphoto

Professional has little to do with it, it is more...

Professional has little to do with it, it is more what they fly. My experience is all in straight wing piston and turboprop airplanes. Swept wing jets can react a *lot* differently than small...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Jan 2015, 18:17
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,469,302
Posted By island_airphoto

Anyone remember "step on sky"? Unload the plane...

Anyone remember "step on sky"? Unload the plane to zero AOA and use rudder to level the wings :ok:
Works great on some airplanes, AA over Long Island not so much :(
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Jan 2015, 13:45
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,469,302
Posted By island_airphoto

Does the A320 radar do vertical mode? ...

Does the A320 radar do vertical mode?
http://cdn.avweb.com/media/newspics/325/GWX_vertical_scan.jpg
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Jan 2015, 19:22
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,469,302
Posted By island_airphoto

Question for heavy metal pilots from a light...

Question for heavy metal pilots from a light metal pilot:
Many posts seem to be something like "a thunderstorm should not be able to take down a modern jet". Down at the lower levels we are all...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Jan 2015, 12:34
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,469,302
Posted By island_airphoto

RE 60 knot stall speed: I can't speak to an...

RE 60 knot stall speed:
I can't speak to an Airbus pitot system, but many of the planes I fly can be flown at high enough AOA to have the ASI read 0 knots. Sure the plane is not actually hovering,...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Jan 2015, 12:30
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,469,302
Posted By island_airphoto

The NEXRAD display can be useful, but it NO...

The NEXRAD display can be useful, but it NO substitute for onboard radar. If you avoid the "NEXRAD" storms, you are avoiding storms that happened 10-20 minutes ago. Sometimes the "clear" area is...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Dec 2014, 16:42
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,469,302
Posted By island_airphoto

The assumption is that if people are alive, they...

The assumption is that if people are alive, they will take the PLBs/ELTs out of the plane with them and turn them on. The case for an auto-jettison ELT is for finding the plane when no one survives...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Dec 2014, 16:30
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,469,302
Posted By island_airphoto

Radar on the airplane is used to see weather and...

Radar on the airplane is used to see weather and sometimes ground for navigation many years ago. It is not designed for finding other airplanes.
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Dec 2014, 13:30
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,469,302
Posted By island_airphoto

2 very different issues: 1 - ATC "losing"...

2 very different issues:
1 - ATC "losing" airplanes
2 - Crew stealing airplanes

#2 can only be dealt with by a device no one can turn off. I suspect most of us do not want anything that can't be...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Dec 2014, 11:49
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,469,302
Posted By island_airphoto

If I were to be gliding in from FL360 or so, I...

If I were to be gliding in from FL360 or so, I think I would have time to mention it to ATC .
ELTs can beep away underwater, but they work just as well as your cellphone does at the bottom of the...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Dec 2014, 16:56
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,469,302
Posted By island_airphoto

How hard would it be to have a hydrostatically...

How hard would it be to have a hydrostatically released ELT? It sure would make finding the wreckage easier. These have been on boats for decades now and IIRC the AAF had something like that on some...
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