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Forum: Tech Log
5th Apr 2011, 10:09
Replies: 36
Views: 9,359
Posted By Upper Air

Cool Rhumb lad

No, the Equator strangely enough is in fact a Great Circle. One of the reasons being is that is does not `concave` to the nearer pole - like rhumb lines do. As the most lear-ned chaps and chapessess...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Mar 2011, 15:33
Replies: 2
Views: 2,140
Posted By Upper Air

blast

blast !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Mar 2011, 15:18
Replies: 2
Views: 2,140
Posted By Upper Air

Guys check it out - fast!

Courtesy of fighterpilot university.

Gen.

Following the call to disband all the UK Harriers:

Fighter Pilot University: Brit Humor...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Mar 2011, 12:20
Replies: 36
Views: 9,359
Posted By Upper Air

Then there is of course. . .

A semi great circle.


LOL:oh:?
Forum: Flight/Ground Ops, Crewing and Dispatch
1st Mar 2011, 16:37
Replies: 7
Views: 1,333
Posted By Upper Air

Cool Ops

World Air Ops | Aircraft Operator Support - Operations, Flight and Trip Planning, Fuel, ATC, Ground Handling, Logistics (http://worldairops.com/)

For UK flight planning goto
...
Forum: Tech Log
1st Mar 2011, 16:33
Replies: 36
Views: 9,359
Posted By Upper Air

Cool GCT

Great Circle TRACK - track.

The shortest line from a to b over the Earth.

Shorter than this one would need Thunderbird 4. (was it TB4 the one with the drill on it. . ?)

You can work out...
Forum: Tech Log
1st Mar 2011, 11:30
Replies: 23
Views: 9,145
Posted By Upper Air

Why don`t you just brief him/her about how you...

Why don`t you just brief him/her about how you want the profile achieved. . ? Using selected speed (or not) distance and height.

x3
Forum: Tech Log
28th Feb 2011, 15:05
Replies: 22
Views: 6,541
Posted By Upper Air

Escape Route

You could always buy a pair of skis.

If, if you are talking south Hym - like North of Katmandu, there are `some` escape routes - written by Thales, used to be called AERAD part of EADS etc. . ....
Forum: Tech Log
28th Feb 2011, 11:19
Replies: 75
Views: 26,830
Posted By Upper Air

Talking Takeoff.

"Feet on the pedals - heels on the floor"

"Make sure you make NO inputs on the pedals during takeoff - there`s a nice chap/ess"

"Set 50%. . . ."

Job done.
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
28th Feb 2011, 11:06
Replies: 15
Views: 5,211
Posted By Upper Air

I did both.

In my post - I wrote, I did both?

Was this relevant to Ricky`s question?

Were you stating the obvious?
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
26th Feb 2011, 11:11
Replies: 15
Views: 5,211
Posted By Upper Air

Ricky Hi.

Consider FAA training in the States. You can also do the FAA in the UK at the FAA flying schools. In Southend there is one called Willow Air. If you go to Willow at Southend Airport - they will give...
Forum: Tech Log
26th Feb 2011, 10:00
Replies: 187
Views: 38,386
Posted By Upper Air

I`m betting on the two COMM boxes. Like -...

I`m betting on the two COMM boxes.

Like - put COMM 1 and 2 both on the same Freq. Do you still have the same prob?

Or, Is your COMM one and 2 on the same . . . . box, can you seperate them,...
Forum: Tech Log
25th Feb 2011, 16:41
Replies: 66
Views: 18,084
Posted By Upper Air

Great Universal

Nope, sorry, I don`t care who you are. . . you are not parkin` that Universe `ere. . . move along now please, , ,thank u verri much. . .
yes, You and take that Universe with you. . . (The cheek...
Forum: Tech Log
25th Feb 2011, 16:32
Replies: 10
Views: 8,355
Posted By Upper Air

Red face triple F`s post.

. . .so MH28F . . . ?
Forum: Tech Log
25th Feb 2011, 16:08
Replies: 75
Views: 26,830
Posted By Upper Air

Angel CRM in aspic

smack around the 'ead
You mean it hasn't changed? I thought that was what CRM and touchie feely was all about....effective communication...
Forum: Tech Log
24th Feb 2011, 12:43
Replies: 6
Views: 5,250
Posted By Upper Air

Also,

Dont forget flying control reversal tendency at or around Mach 1. Miss Jane.

UA
Forum: Tech Log
24th Feb 2011, 11:40
Replies: 43
Views: 46,810
Posted By Upper Air

Cool sand groper: "Another less appropriate way...

sand groper:

"Another less appropriate way to remember them is: Pilot Wagesluts

Pilot (incapacitation)
W (windshear ahead)
A (actual windshear)
G (EGPWS)
E (emergency descent)
S (stall)
Forum: Tech Log
24th Feb 2011, 11:35
Replies: 43
Views: 46,810
Posted By Upper Air

incapacitationboth pilots

"just pray" ------???

How can you "just pray" if you are incapacitated. . ?:rolleyes:
Forum: Tech Log
24th Feb 2011, 11:16
Replies: 75
Views: 26,830
Posted By Upper Air

smack round the `ead

Love it!!!:O
Forum: Tech Log
24th Feb 2011, 11:14
Replies: 75
Views: 26,830
Posted By Upper Air

Cool A37575 LOL! Loved yer post!!

A37575

LOL!

Loved yer post!!
Forum: Tech Log
24th Feb 2011, 10:57
Replies: 66
Views: 18,084
Posted By Upper Air

HN39

Sorry, you missed the point of my post, which was twofold: First to point out that Jane's sonic speed was for 273 K, not 288.15 K (hence the title: Confusion?), and second that the standard sealevel...
Forum: Tech Log
22nd Feb 2011, 13:04
Replies: 66
Views: 18,084
Posted By Upper Air

MACHNO and Hazelnuts39 + mm43

Jane-Doh was confirming Mach 1 at 273K - nobody was talking about ISA or AMSL! If you took the time to look at the previous text you would have seen this and Jane, yes you are right, that is the...
Forum: Questions
19th Feb 2011, 10:27
Replies: 12
IDG
Views: 1,860
Posted By Upper Air

IDG

Integrated Drive Generator or Internal Drive Generator, ((I forget)).

They (the IDGs, there are two - one on each engine) maintain a constant speed of the Genny(s) - even though the engine speed...
Forum: Tech Log
19th Feb 2011, 10:20
Replies: 21
Views: 11,692
Posted By Upper Air

Freezing Rain and Drizzle

Freezing Rain or Rain Ice (as opposed to Freezing Rain . . .!) Rain Ice is super cooled water droplets which when they hit the airframe of the aircraft freeze AND spread back along the `whatever they...
Forum: Tech Log
19th Feb 2011, 10:08
Replies: 67
Views: 18,604
Posted By Upper Air

Very good observation about the distances being...

Very good observation about the distances being greater at altitude. If you drew a line 30,000 feet up in the air at your takeoff and landing points you technically cover a little bit more distance...
Forum: Tech Log
19th Feb 2011, 09:43
Replies: 66
Views: 18,084
Posted By Upper Air

Machno / EAS

So at 273 K, you get 643.3944 kts, correct?

Yes and that is TAS, just one more step and slide for EAS then.

But, after about 36,000 feet its -56.6*C

Concord flew backwards and forwards...
Forum: Tech Log
18th Feb 2011, 09:21
Replies: 2
Views: 761
Posted By Upper Air

As you know you cannot/should not build waypoint...

As you know you cannot/should not build waypoint into a datbased STAR or SIS or DP If, you have a string of wpt as a . . . transition say then the aircraft will descend to the next constraint say:...
Forum: Tech Log
17th Feb 2011, 14:45
Replies: 7
Views: 2,235
Posted By Upper Air

It depends. . .

. . on whether your altimeter is more accurate than the Stevensons screen of the weather man. . .also, the QNH is the pressure setting of mean sea level (as you know) for a specific period and is an...
Forum: Italian Forum
17th Feb 2011, 14:37
Replies: 7
Views: 2,029
Posted By Upper Air

Vai !!

Vai a Padova!!

"è gente veramente in gamba e professionale...consigliata"

voila!:)

Padova e il megliore
Forum: Tech Log
17th Feb 2011, 09:34
Replies: 39
Views: 12,453
Posted By Upper Air

Not in G/A because not in app

Very nice answer - you are getting there - stick with it. .
Forum: Tech Log
17th Feb 2011, 09:29
Replies: 39
Views: 12,453
Posted By Upper Air

Auto "Off"

There is, there is mate, yu would normally, auto pilot off and autothrottle disengage, you would then have manual control, its two moves - but not one universal button yet. If you want to disengage...
Forum: Tech Log
17th Feb 2011, 09:15
Replies: 2
Views: 761
Posted By Upper Air

RNAV contant climb v. alt constraint

It, the FMS, does not matter nor does it care whether or not you shallow climb to waypoint or climb and then level off due to a constraint.

If you shallow climb to a constraint as part of an RNAV...
Forum: Tech Log
17th Feb 2011, 09:08
Replies: 66
Views: 18,084
Posted By Upper Air

Why not. . . ? LSS then comp?

Why not just calc Machno to get your TAS, then convert your TAS to EAS using your whizzwheel computor. . ?

The formula for Machnumber, as you know is (grab a calculator - its sssooooo easy)
...
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