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PT6A posted:Question about airports with pilot-controlled lighting: is there a chance that some airports disable these systems after a certain time of night? On two consecutive flights, at two different airports, I've had trouble activating them. Last night, I know the system was working, because the lights were on as I was approaching the airport, and then turned off, evidently permanently, as I was inspecting the windsock. On both of those flights, when I've returned to my home airport (which uses the exact same type of system once the control tower is closed) the system worked exactly as expected, multiple times (I tested the dimming system, just to make sure I wasn't getting lucky for some reason). Shot in the dark (haha), but are you sure you were trying on the correct frequency? It's not always on the same one as the CTAF.
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There's a "profiling" button behind the counter that the agent hits when they see a brown person.
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Jun 10, 2017 18:52
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Aw. You dinged your first plane. It happens. Glad you're ok.
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Jun 10, 2017 20:58
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Welp... That fella sure knows a lot about balloons.
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Jun 22, 2017 16:25
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Probably a previous arrival on the runway not clearing in time. Happens multiple times per day at busy airports. Other options: Unstable approach Birds Other wildlife on the runway Crossing traffic not clear in time Crew wants to pad their hours
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Jun 29, 2017 19:00
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Then don't accept the speed and not actually do it.
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Jul 2, 2017 20:44
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The FAA is taking applications for Air Traffic Controllers until the 14th. Air Traffic Control Specialist - Trainee Additional information in the A/T ATC thread, including clarifications on the pay. A/T ATC Thread
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Jul 8, 2017 13:46
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Do you have air stairs in your house? (No seriously. The jet bridge is inop)
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Jul 27, 2017 15:16
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Goon ATC is everywhere
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Jul 27, 2017 16:03
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Little baby bird was flying solo. I had to say something.
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Jul 28, 2017 03:53
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Nowhere good to go in CA, I'm afraid. It's all just gorgeous scenery as far as the eye can see and useless loving vineyards.
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Jul 28, 2017 14:43
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CBJSprague24 posted:One of our instructors, who spoke with a very faint Southeastern Ohio twang, insisted on saying a heavily drawled "Annnnnd Deeepahchuhhhh" like you hear guys in ATL say when checking in. I'll bet he's referring to a reality show about purchasing real estate in Waco. It's on HGTV or something and it has brought more positive attention to that lovely city than it deserves.
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Jul 28, 2017 17:51
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Look, we get it, nice homes are cheap in Waco. That's because Waco sucks and is full of rapists and nobody wants to live there.
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Jul 28, 2017 17:56
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PT6A posted:To start, try to fly early in the morning if you can, it will tend to be less bumpy. And less hot. I think flying in South Texas for four years soured me on airplanes forever.
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Jul 29, 2017 23:00
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PT6A posted:Thanks, both for the congratulations and for helping talk me into it in the first place! Great job
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Aug 1, 2017 02:00
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I posted a bit about how this sort of accident can happen but it must have been in the AI thread. Delta actually landed on a taxiway at Atlanta and the NTSB and FAA investigated it and found that certain lighting conditions were conducive to mistaking the taxiway for a runway. Obviously takes a lot of contributing factors.
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Aug 4, 2017 15:01
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The Slaughter posted:Also, I guess it's standard in the airbus to turn the FD off on a visual or else the autothrust and everything else starts freaking the gently caress out, which is too bad because in the E175 we can back everything up still. Ah, that's a real shame. I don't hate on Airbus just for the sake of hating, but that seems like a really poor design choice.
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Aug 5, 2017 14:48
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Well, the control zone still requires a flight plan and is only for itinerant operations. So, no training, no tours, no sight seeing. If it's a leisure flight you had better be coming from or going somewhere else. Gotta have a working radio. Gotta have a working transponder. Also there's the possibility that you'll gently caress something up and get shot down. They're not pilot-friendly at all.
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Aug 7, 2017 16:54
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Captain Apollo posted:Slaughter - don't answer nobody wants to know. ....I want to know
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Aug 9, 2017 12:14
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It's simple. Just use precious air time to broadcast a streamlined messa......quote:EXAMPLE− A Pilot posted:Say Again
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Aug 11, 2017 22:15
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Gives me a good opportunity to practice my auctioneer voice Then they decommissioned Flight Watch so I had to unlearn that block of phraseology. ".....available on HIWAS, Flight Wa.....Ssssservice frequencies."
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Aug 12, 2017 16:47
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NextGen will eliminate that
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Aug 12, 2017 17:58
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That action which is most important from a safety standpoint is preformed first.
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Aug 14, 2017 19:56
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hjp766 posted:Sorry, I cannot resist... I assume it's preformed into a plane shaped hole? 
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Aug 19, 2017 02:52
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Rekinom posted:Nice to see the GA crowd hasn't lost its aw shucks folksy charm. God dammed farmer Johns all over the place
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Sep 5, 2017 14:36
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fordan posted:"See and Avoid" is just part of
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Sep 6, 2017 17:38
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I don't believe see and avoid actually helps any more than random chance. Nobody sees poo poo.
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Sep 6, 2017 20:26
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If he hadn't announced at all I wonder when you would have seen him.
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Sep 6, 2017 20:55
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overdesigned posted:Because I guarantee no GA pilot ever looks at where he's going, sees the little light blue line on the sectional that says "VR-422," and has any idea what it is and why he should consider avoiding it. Well the last F16 that collided with a GA aircraft was operating on a vector in normal airspace. Avoiding military routes won't always work. Also neither will radios. TCAS does a pretty good job.
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Sep 7, 2017 18:23
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Pilots can't see poo poo. It's a big sky. End of discussion.
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Sep 9, 2017 04:05
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If you can't start the engines you're the best bad pilot to have... Until you're flying with a pilot who can.
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Feb 8, 2018 20:46
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KodiakRS posted:Does anyone know of NTSB reports out there where the pilots were high? I know there are a bunch where the pilot(s) were drunk but those are just sad, not funny. Well, my buddy's wreck in Corpus a few years back. Unfortunately it isn't all that funny because he also took his girlfriend out with him. Dude was drunk and high AF though. NTSB #CEN15FA291 posted:Toxicological testing revealed the presence of several impairing substances, including alcohol, Toxicology Report posted:Toxicology testing performed by AIT labs in Indianapolis, Indiana, at the request of the The Ferret King fucked around with this message at 16:20 on Feb 10, 2018 |
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Feb 10, 2018 16:17
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Sims while hammered are great.
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Feb 10, 2018 23:20
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American yelled at me one time after I vectored them through an area that 10 other planes had gone through with 0 precip displayed on my scope. I didn't feel bad because he was a dick, but I stopped sending people that way also.
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Apr 28, 2018 15:49
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I like military airplanes but I hate acquisition and budget discussions. Like, who gives a poo poo.
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Apr 29, 2018 17:41
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hobbesmaster posted:If that was the concern shouldn't the limit be 10,000 ft? It's worse at night and I've heard of people having issues as low as 7000ft. 5000ft is pretty conservative and probably not necessary but I see where their minds are.
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May 7, 2018 15:59
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The altitude range and location of that PIREP make it really hard to imagine where this aircraft was exactly when this happened. 5 miles Northwest of the airport on "short" final at 8500ft (~4000ft AGL)?
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May 9, 2018 11:35
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Aren't Hornets essentially centerline thrust anyway? The engines are so damned close together.
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Jun 8, 2018 02:29
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um excuse me posted:Ft*lb is a gross unit of energy a lot because it's the same unit as torsional force. Confuses a lot of people for that reason. But to answer the question, you can use that to figure out if the brakes will be large enough simply by knowing a vehicles mass and speed. E=1/2mV^2. If the energy of the vehicle is greater than the energy rating of the brake, you need a bigger brake. Oh good, the FO can hop out on landing roll and install bigger brakes if needed. That's why you have two crewmembers!
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simble posted:Look up Quiet Technologies halos. I tried some today at their booth at AirVenture and they seem pretty good. Some other goons also like them a lot. Love mine. Especially in the heat, it's nice not having all that additional frame and earmuff material.
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