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Phanatic posted:This is reasonably cool: I love how the sound of a red tailed hawk is even used in China for every single bird of prey
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madeintaipei posted:10 SEC Championships! ROOOOLLLLLL TIIIIIDE! WOOOOOO! I’ve not been in a decade or two now but it was interesting to walk around. Maybe not worth driving down from Birmingham or further but word a look if you’re in the area. Full Collapse posted:Bear Bryant was a fraud. Listen here you little poo poo…
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Warbird posted:Listen here you little poo poo… Trap sprung
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I went to a Big Ten school. I’m just having fun. 
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Full Collapse posted:I went to a Big Ten school. I’m just having fun. You certainly didn’t have any fun on Saturdays.
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Idk, looks like a hoot to me https://youtu.be/WO-QTJer3vU
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in a well actually posted:You certainly didn’t have any fun on Saturdays. I went to Purdue, so absolutely not.
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in a well actually posted:You certainly didn’t have any fun on Saturdays. 
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I practiced spins today. It was good. Pulling 3-4g repeatedly makes you feel your age tho
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Nebakenezzer posted:What do you have to do to prepare a beach for that? Metal mats? Older planes like the Carreidas 160 supersonic business jet might need a reinforced beach runway like that, but I think the A400M was designed to land on unimproved beaches.
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Elviscat posted:Older planes like the Carreidas 160 supersonic business jet might need a reinforced beach runway like that, but I think the A400M was designed to land on unimproved beaches. Don’t forget the arrestor net for the 160 too
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Elviscat posted:Older planes like the Carreidas 160 supersonic business jet might need a reinforced beach runway like that, but I think the A400M was designed to land on unimproved beaches. Don't diss the 160; a swing-wing tri-engine bizjet is the very definition of Aeronautical Insanity. (For those who don't get the ref: ) https://i.imgur.com/Ithv2Hb.png
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Nebakenezzer posted:What do you have to do to prepare a beach for that? Metal mats? you have to bring in all the chairs and umbrellas
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Sagebrush posted:you have to bring in all the chairs and umbrellas You jest, but Paul Bertorelli has a great video that is always interesting to post when "beach landing" is brought up.
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Phanatic posted:This is reasonably cool: Was half expecting it to have real fire but yeah, that's cool as hell.
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The United 777 that had the dive on departure from Maui. Is there a way to calculate the G-forces from the data on the flight tracking websites? Just curious.
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None of the 300 passengers on the plane gave any interviews or had a phone recording the whole thing?
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This writeup says 2.7g. https://theaircurrent.com/aviation-safety/united-maui-dive-ua1722-close-call/
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Yes, it's like a lava lamp.
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Phanatic posted:The pilots of AA106, the 777 that crossed the runway at JFK ahead of Delta 1943, forcing it to abort its takeoff, have refused to give a deposition if the NTSB records it. Which of course the NTSB would do, so they're refusing. This is actually a pretty major, and bad, change to the status quo on the part of the NTSB. Previously NTSB interviews with crewmembers were conducted with at most hand taken notes. The point being that crewmembers could be %100 honest with the investigators without fear of an admission of guilt making it into a courtroom, the public eye, or most likely an AA HR office during a termination hearing. It's pretty clear what happened in this case but the only people who know why it happened need to be able to say something along the lines of "I was looking at the TPS report when I should have been watching the captain taxi." We've made a lot of positive steps towards self disclosure of safety issues through programs such as ASAP and FOQA. This is a huge step backwards.
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The pilots made a boner, but I have to respect that they aren’t rolling over, legally speaking.
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KodiakRS posted:This is actually a pretty major, and bad, change to the status quo on the part of the NTSB. Previously NTSB interviews with crewmembers were conducted with at most hand taken notes. The point being that crewmembers could be %100 honest with the investigators without fear of an admission of guilt making it into a courtroom, the public eye, or most likely an AA HR office during a termination hearing. It's pretty clear what happened in this case but the only people who know why it happened need to be able to say something along the lines of "I was looking at the TPS report when I should have been watching the captain taxi." Everybody wants to be the cops lmao. I'm amazed anyone talked to the NTSB without a lawyer present before and they sure as gently caress won't ever do it again.
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Might vary by mode but there’s full on transcript of USCG / NTSB interviews with vessel crewmembers in the public docket section of their website.
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That’s kinda the point though isn’t it? USCG are cops. This is an NTSB investigation, not an FAA/NTSB one.
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More like XXX-59
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https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/aircraft-propulsion/hobby-clubs-missing-balloon-feared-shot-down-usaf
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slidebite posted:https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/aircraft-propulsion/hobby-clubs-missing-balloon-feared-shot-down-usaf So... what's the right way to contact that USAF and go "Hey, uh, I think one of your UFOs was my hobby club's balloon?"
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I guess I'd try to get ahold of the base command post? They're supposed to know who to call for all the crazy reasons people need to be called.
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Ardeem posted:So... what's the right way to contact that USAF and go "Hey, uh, I think one of your UFOs was my hobby club's balloon?" Can’t sue the government for them doing their job so what’s the point of getting confirmation or making a thing out of it?
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Ardeem posted:So... what's the right way to contact that USAF and go "Hey, uh, I think one of your UFOs was my hobby club's balloon?" A different article said they tried calling the FBI and someone at the DoD to volunteer that it might have been theirs and both organizations hung up on them.
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Midjack posted:A different article said they tried calling the FBI and someone at the DoD to volunteer that it might have been theirs and both organizations hung up on them. Honestly, Balloon Bowl 2023 sufficiently distracted the media to the point where no one's really talked about classified material for a while, and Biden's been able to do low-impact/high-publicity ~presidential~ pew pew things.  You'd think that after all these decades and with the relative ease of parsing information there'd be a way for the general public to better communicate with the government in these situations, but that's just not how things are ever going to work. =/
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Ardeem posted:So... what's the right way to contact that USAF and go "Hey, uh, I think one of your UFOs was my hobby club's balloon?" Shut up and whistle innocently.
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goatsestretchgoals posted:Shut up and whistle innocently. That's my thought. Hope your balloon club doesn't get a bill for a few hours' F-22 flight time and an AIM-9x missile.
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Ardeem posted:So... what's the right way to contact that USAF and go "Hey, uh, I think one of your UFOs was my hobby club's balloon?" a non-TSO compliant ADS-B transponder costs $30 commercial drone use in A/B/C airspace requires TSO compliant poo poo that's upwards of $5,000 but that's there's nothing wrong with putting a cheapo ADS-B on a balloon not otherwise requiring one if you're that worried
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Potato Salad posted:a non-TSO compliant ADS-B transponder costs $30 And how big and heavy is that transponder (and its power source)? Payloads for pico-balloons are measured in grams.  Image stolen from: https://www.rtl-sdr.com/the-us-airforce-may-have-shot-down-an-amateur-radio-pico-balloon-over-canada/
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Potato Salad posted:a non-TSO compliant ADS-B transponder costs $30 If it was one of these balloons they’re actually exempt from all those requirements because they are not even 6lb. If that’s what they are it seems impressive they were picked up accurately in the first place. You’d think they’d be scrambling to intercept birds if the radars are set that sensitive.
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The hobby balloons are aluminized mylar, I think, which is about the best thing ever for giving huge radar returns. Dunno how to feel about the Dystopian near-future where your kid accidents lets go of their birthday balloon, and 10 minutes later it disappears as the sonic boom from the departing F22 rattles your skull.
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