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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
24th Jan 2024, 20:32
Replies: 10
Views: 3,975
Posted By billslugg

Is this something that should have been seen...

Is this something that should have been seen during a walk around inspection before flight?
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
11th Mar 2019, 03:26
Replies: 40
Views: 11,469
Posted By billslugg

Once flying ATL-ABE-AVP the pilot said: "We are...

Once flying ATL-ABE-AVP the pilot said: "We are departing Atlanta for Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton and Wilkes Barre-Scranton-Avoca. Believe it or not that is only one stop".
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
15th Mar 2018, 21:51
Replies: 4
Views: 3,968
Posted By billslugg

I read up on this and CLB is a company option to...

I read up on this and CLB is a company option to avoid max thrust as a fuel saving measure, it has no "official" standing in any regulations. It is simply an instruction to the FMS to not use...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
11th Mar 2018, 17:17
Replies: 32
Views: 7,971
Posted By billslugg

In the US, 74% of adults are overweight, the...

In the US, 74% of adults are overweight, the average male weighs 196 pounds, the average female 168. The world average for adults is 137.

Yes, we are fairly fat.
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Jul 2015, 03:32
Replies: 918
Views: 1,118,038
Posted By billslugg

Here is a plot I made from OSCAR. The Ocean...

Here is a plot I made from OSCAR. The Ocean Surface Current Analysis - Real Time data from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
I had it average the period March 2014 until July 2015 for...
Forum: Tech Log
24th May 2015, 14:25
Replies: 6
Views: 4,687
Posted By billslugg

About two years after it happened I met a boat...

About two years after it happened I met a boat captain in Panama City Beach, Florida who was on a boat near Hawaii and witnessed the Aloha 737 airliner flying slowly and low to the water with the...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
5th Apr 2015, 20:55
Replies: 2
Views: 2,475
Posted By billslugg

Note the vortice off the right flap changing the...

Note the vortice off the right flap changing the density and refractive index of the air.
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Aug 2014, 15:14
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,206,419
Posted By billslugg

"Hmmm... I would have assumed it was a phased...

"Hmmm... I would have assumed it was a phased array conformal antenna" - Astramike

You are correct Sir, and I am wrong. There is a non steerable low gain antenna on the roof of the T7 but there is...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Aug 2014, 16:08
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,206,419
Posted By billslugg

The 777 does not have a steerable antenna for the...

The 777 does not have a steerable antenna for the satcom. There is a low gain and a high gain antenna located on top of the fuselage which look above the horizon.
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Jun 2014, 05:46
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,206,419
Posted By billslugg

Relative to the errors in estimating distance: ...

Relative to the errors in estimating distance:

I have observed six Space Shuttle launches from my community, Albany, GA, USA which is about 350 miles from the flight path as the Solid Rocket...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Jun 2014, 20:12
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,206,419
Posted By billslugg

The determination of the southern arc was made...

The determination of the southern arc was made because of a doppler rate change that occurred when the satellite made a u-turn in the sky. The Inmarsat drifts north of and south of the equator in a...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th May 2014, 00:12
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,206,419
Posted By billslugg

In the interview with Nik Huzlan, Nik is clear...

In the interview with Nik Huzlan, Nik is clear that the failure to contact HCM within a fraction of a second of handoff from KUL was the key that whomever was flying did a deliberate action right at...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th May 2014, 13:54
Replies: 5
Views: 13,798
Posted By billslugg

Note the luggage train departing. I bet they...

Note the luggage train departing. I bet they allowed the CG to fall too far to the rear and the nose gear got light.
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