<i>A beam is send out below the Aircraft,strikes the surface & returns,The time spent is calculated to detrmine the Height.</i> Wrong. It's called a "radio" altimeter and not a "radar" altimeter for a reason. It doesn't use pulse signal return timing like a radar does. An "ramped" <acronym title="Sh...
Jump to post<i>But Saddam has been dismounted, and the people of the nation freed...moreover, the Arab world sees what happens when America's military is put to use. You all may find this to be funny, but I think it still served a purpose, costs aside.</i> I finally stopped laughing long enough to respond to th...
Jump to postI was there for a week this past summer. Jasepl has covered pretty much everything. I have a couple of things to add: 1) Try the local Sokol beer. 2) The 3 bridges area is really lively at night. At least it was in the summer. 3) If you are an architecture buff, come prepared to take lots of picture...
Jump to postBecause the US has pretty much fallen right into the terrorist's trap. They are embroiled in a war that they can't win. The terrorists don't need to travel to the US. Bush just keeps sending Americans to Iraq. They just have to meet the Americans in Iraq and attack/murder/kidnap them their and save ...
Jump to postOK...let me get this straight. My last attempt got deleted. "Guns don't kill people, Liberals who don't own guns kill people."
Or is it "Guns don't kill people, Conservatives do because they are the only ones who own guns."
Is that right now? I didn't realize Liberals don't own guns...
Residents of Labrador are distancing themselves from the Newfoundland premiers idiocy. <a href="http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/LondonFreePress/News/2005/01/04/806609-sun.html" target=_blank>http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/LondonFreePress/News/2005/01/04/806609-sun.html</a> Classy move on the part of th...
Jump to postI don't think it crosses the line. Its true. There are people who are out to hurt the US and its people and its healthy to stimulate discussion about why. In my opinion it has a great deal to do with decades of failed foreign policy on the the part of the US rather than some irrational desire to hur...
Jump to postI've been to Miami on business and based on my visit, I consider it a major crap-hole. I would not consider Miami as a vacation destination.
Jump to postAlthough I like the fact that we won, it was the most boring game in the most boring tournement ever!
Technology has removed the navigator, flight engineer and radio operator seat from aircraft even though the operational capabilities have increased dramatically.
Its only a matter of time before we see single operator aircraft where a caretaker supervises the airplane's operation.
<i>I'm just pointing out that those that are responding least to a huge crisis affecting mostly Muslims are *drumroll please* Muslim countries. I'm not bashing them...they're bashing themselves. Again.</i> I don't recall the Vatican stepping up when "Christian" countries suffer disasters. Why should...
Jump to postCall this thread what it is. An attempt to bash Muslims.
Jump to postThere are a lot of silly parallels being drawn here. First of all, it shouldn't matter what faith these people are. Why should we take ownership of something based on faith? Why doesn't the US step in to stop the fighting in Northern Ireland? The short answer is that it is none of their business... ...
Jump to post<i>You know my agenda? Exposing <acronym title="British International Helicopters">BS</acronym> users for the liars and phonies they are, and sticking it to them when they have the nerve to pass off such <acronym title="British International Helicopters">BS</acronym> as fact.</i> I guess that makes ...
Jump to post<i>Your comments make you sound awfully biased against the Newfies. If you haven't already, you ought to travel there and see for yourself what it's like to live on "the rock."</i> I know a great deal of Newfoundlanders that recognize the defeatist attitudes that exist on the rock. Its not the "subs...
Jump to post<i>Utterly ridiculous to call the US stingy, or anything else. These countries blew it by not installing this warning system and should bare the brunt of their lack of responsibility, not the US.</i> Tsk tsk...such short-sightedness. Many of the people killed in the disaster didn't own a radio or <a...
Jump to post<i><acronym title="Germania (Germany)">ST</acronym>. JOHN'S — Newfoundland and Labrador's premier ordered the removal of all Canadian flags from provincial government buildings Thursday. Danny Williams made the order in retaliation for an offer from the federal government on offshore royalties he ca...
Jump to post<i>VS340 it has taken many years for this idiot to show what a real jerk he is. Don't worry, Americans don't pay attention to him and know that Canadians are one of our true friends. </i> Another nothing post from a nothing poster. Go thump yourself..... <i>Nice try, but we all know your agenda.</i>...
Jump to post<i>This has to be one of the most assinine(sp), idiotic and hypocritical comments you could make. Maybe you should pull your head out of your ass and take a look at YOUR own government that is running this great country of ours and then try and tell me who’s government is “corrupt, ignorant, and ine...
Jump to post<i>We are the biggest, strongest, and wealthiest nation on the planet.</i> You guys really need to lose the attitude. Biggest? in what way? Strongest? You guys can't even control a your own much less a few hundred arabs without spreading yourselves thin. Wealthiest? That is somewhat subjective isn't...
Jump to postJust look at the weather map across North America today. Its quite warm for the time of year. Its raining in Toronto today. We had freezing rain mixed with a pile of snow last night.
The weather in this region just hasn't been "normal" the last few years...
All in all I am not saying pilotless flying it is not possible,I am saying it is not logical and feasable
Thats what many people thought when airplanes were first proposed.....
What exactly makes it illogical or not feasible?
<i>Let's see a computer that can pull off Sioux City.</i> The majority of aircraft accidents are caused by so-called "pilot error". The vast majority of these "pilot error" accidents are caused by the flight crew failing to follow the standard operating procedures or operating in contradiction of th...
Jump to postI would welcome Vermont to our glorious people's republic of Canada. Come on in! Don't worry about anything. The government will take care of everything! Travel? You are free to come and go as you wish as long as you carry your papers but we must caution against travel across our southern frontier. ...
Jump to post<i>Leaving Iraq now would send a message saying that the US government are quitters.</i> Nope. Leaving Iraq now would satisfy the status-quo. The USA has a history of inserting itself in international debacles and exiting in shame. My hope is that they leave sooner rather than later to limit the dam...
Jump to postTry attending church naked. It will liven things up considerably...
Jump to post<i><acronym title="Ukraine International Airlines">PS</acronym> why is <acronym title="Air Atlanta Icelandic (Iceland)">CC</acronym> Skiing considered cool and macho, but when I snowshoe, even the grannies look at me? What is wrong with snow shoeing?</i> Around here snowshoeing is considered far tou...
Jump to post<i>What a stupid comment. What more can you say about such idiocy?</i> My last statement isn't so eloquently put, I admit. The intent was to comment on the Bush family's ties to oil money and Saudi Arabia and how they put the personal safety of young Americans at risk to protect their investments. E...
Jump to postThings just took a huge turn for the worse....at least 20 US soldiers killed this morning in Iraq in an attack on a mess hall.
More kids without fathers and mothers so the Bush family can sleep in a nice warm bed in a nice big house in an exclusive neighborhood.
<i>In Canada, its common knowledge that the lucrative air routes head North-South during winter months and EAST-WEST during the (our) summer.</i> No shit Sherlock....even in the summer, favorite vaction spots often include places with a beach. But don't sell a winter vacation in Canada short. There'...
Jump to post<i.-4F with winds ar 35 mps would give a wind chill facotr of -34F. The winds would have to be about 65mph or so to get -45F. I think someone else was exaggerating with 100 mph winds as well. </i> I get my windchill news here: <a href="http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/iln/tables.htm" target=_blank>http://...
Jump to post<i>The plane is also certified to FL410, but we have now seen what can happen if we really try to fly that high.</i> There is no problem flying to an airplanes maximum certified altitude. Unless of course the flightcrew is incompetent. The CRJ is not a fighter jet. Its performance is a compromise be...
Jump to post<i>The purpose of life is to obey to God, to spread its law, and get its great recompense if we succeed in that great mission.</i> How do you know you picked the right God? If we all spend less time trying to figure out WHY we're here we'd get alot more done... <img src="/discussions/graphics/...
Jump to post<i>I did go to a pro football game once here, where it was -4F at gametime, and the windchill was -45F. That was fun.</i> At -4F, the wind would have to be howling at about 100 mph to achieve a windchill of -45F. I think someone is exagerating! <img border=0 src="/discussions/graphics/smile.gi...
Jump to postThe current price of gas is due mainly to the huge world-wide demand and the lack of the ability to process crude oil. There is plenty of oil available if it we were only able to process it. That doesn't diminish the desire of the US to control the oil industry. Firmly establishing themselves in Sau...
Jump to postI agree that Bush is the man of the year using the TIME magazine criteria of newsworthiness. However, in my opinion, Bush's noteriety can be likened to former TIME persons of the year like Hitler, Stalin, or Khomeini. Its not always an honour to be the TIME person of the year, and this choice certai...
Jump to postBuildings and other man made obstacles will not be displayed on the terrain display. The "OBSTACLE" callout available with the Honeywell system offers only the visual GPWS annunciator and the "OBSTACLE" aural callout. The resolution of the terrain display varies between 1 mile and 1/4 mile in most o...
Jump to postI don't think Falcon84 or Raab have hijacked the thread. The thread is all about how nice it is in Iraq. Apparently its a friggen holiday wonderland and not at all how the media portray it.
Jump to postRaab, What kind of nonsensical advice are you preaching here? Just because that idiot Dubya got his way and embroiled the US in a stupid war, doesn't mean that everyone should suddenly fall in and support him. You are applying army mentality to the rest of us. Soldiers are supposed to be mindless sh...
Jump to postWe must remember that EGPWS is a term used exclusively by Honeywell for their TAWS system. The proper term is TAWS. For the most part all the systems offer the same information, with some deviation. They must comply with TSO C151b. <a href="http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/r...
Jump to postBoeing7E7, did you happen to scope out any potential vacation spots? I would love to own some property in a nice sunny spot. And how much do they charge for beer? Steak dinner? Valet? You make it sound so dreamy I'm starting to see why so many young Americans are giving an arm and/or a leg to be the...
Jump to post*Yawn*.... <i>In my eyes what could become tiresome in the long run is constantly raising the red flag without feeding us a single element that would corroborate your "I have seen it and it's enough" attitude.</i> May I suggest a course in reading comprehension sir. <i>When I put a cellphone next to...
Jump to postIts kind of like ordering Busch Beer. Its pronounced exactly the same as Bush and both cause a great deal of senseless deaths among young Americans.... Even bears prefer anything but "Busch"... <a href="http://academico.uno.mx/kasteren/english6.2/material/beerbear.htm" target=_blank>http://academico...
Jump to postIakobos, your discussion style is becoming tiresome. Do we really need to go over all this again? <i>I assume the fuselage and the "groundfloor" were not made of thin plastic material and the avbay equipment was not left unshielded and un-racked.</i> Believe it or not, there are several apertures th...
Jump to postBcbhokie, All instances were during certification testing. And they were all caused by unauthorized use of the cell phone during testing. The instance of the <acronym title="Cityflyer Express (United Kingdom)">FD</acronym>/Autopilot oscillation happened while we were doing in-seat power supply testi...
Jump to postAC actually makes some very true points. Of course, everyone bristles at their political incorrectness, but her message & comments are correct.
The reluctant Canadian agrees with Ann Coulter. Surprise surprise....
Ann Coulter is just Rush Limbaugh on the rag.....
Jump to postI have witnessed a cell phone cause oscillation in <acronym title="Cityflyer Express (United Kingdom)">FD</acronym>/Autopilot, cause a cabin systems control computer reboot, and cause an autopilot to disconnect. Overall its a bad idea to have unregulated transmitting devices on board aircraft. This ...
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