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12th Aug 2015, 06:50
Replies: 918
Views: 1,117,887
Posted By SalNichols94807

Gents, that's one of the ptwo steering quadrants...

Gents, that's one of the ptwo steering quadrants off of the Volvo 65 Vestas Wind that went aground on the Cargados Shoals last fall. There is a serial number on the part that starts with VO65. ...
Forum: Questions
17th Mar 2014, 05:07
Replies: 15
Views: 6,005
Posted By SalNichols94807

Why do pilots think they deserve a free pass?

In the latest, most notorious thread, there is much hue and cry about laying off the pilots...including any investigation of the pilots.

Please tell me why pilots are any different from ship...
Forum: Tech Log
17th Mar 2014, 02:04
Replies: 24
Views: 9,217
Posted By SalNichols94807

Here's a bit of light reading for ya'll: ...

Here's a bit of light reading for ya'll:

http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ato/service_units/enroute/oceanic/documents/cross_polar/CPWG11/CPWG11_IP03_PAN_ICD_Att%20A_v0.4.doc
Forum: Tech Log
17th Mar 2014, 01:51
Replies: 26
Views: 7,198
Posted By SalNichols94807

ELTs on a/c

I find it curious that the 406 EPIRB, hanging a mere 6' behind my head will automatically deploy and begin transmitting my position to any COSPAS/SARSAT equipped satellite, and in less than 45...
10th Mar 2014, 00:07
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,197,876
Posted By SalNichols94807

You're presuming that there was: a) an explosion,...

You're presuming that there was: a) an explosion, and b) that if there was an explosion that it met the intensity, duration, and wavelength criteria to not be rejected as noise.
9th Mar 2014, 23:32
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,197,876
Posted By SalNichols94807

You understand that shallow water is a very...

You understand that shallow water is a very difficult acoustic environment for a submarine, right?
9th Mar 2014, 23:28
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,197,876
Posted By SalNichols94807

Why no flash detection?

Probably because none of the three operational birds are looking for missile launches or nuke detonations in Malaysia.
9th Mar 2014, 05:23
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,197,876
Posted By SalNichols94807

Well it appears to have been taken at night,...

Well it appears to have been taken at night, which begs the question: what is the light source causing each "fragment" to illuminate with exactly the same intensity?

This is a photo of ground...
9th Mar 2014, 04:51
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,197,876
Posted By SalNichols94807

No, multiple PSRs do not necessarily mean that...

No, multiple PSRs do not necessarily mean that you have improved track accuracy. For that to happen, one has to have track to track correlation, with some kind of smoothing and filtering. ...
8th Mar 2014, 06:16
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,197,876
Posted By SalNichols94807

If you check out the tropospheric propagation...

If you check out the tropospheric propagation forecast page, unstable VHF/UHF comms around Viet Nam shouldn't be a surprise.
Forum: Cabin Crew
11th Aug 2010, 06:50
Replies: 96
Views: 22,931
Posted By SalNichols94807

You guys can't be serious

I've been flying commercially since the 70's. I remember those days when you dressed up to fly and the flight crews actually treated you like a cruise ship passenger (yeah, I flew Pan Am a lot). So...
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