It is the distance between gust onset and peak gust velocity. A gust doesn’t occur over an inch but some number of feet, the sharper the edge or onset the greater the load imposed and the more sudden the structure’s deflection toward bending limits.
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They have to do proving runs for the FAA pretty soon, if these aren’t some of them.
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Apparently, gringos in bizjets are profiled as being due special handling by Mexican security in Tapachula —two hours of scrutinizing paperwork, faxes flying, passports checked twice, come inside with your bags. Meanwhile a few miles away, it’s a porous border manned by easily bribed, poorly paid of...
Jump to postHuh? Have you been misled by Faux News again? No, I don’t watch Fox News (or CNN or MSNBC, prefer print and international media mostly); but I have been to Tapachula on the Mex/Guatemala border and they msy not have Trump’s dream, border security is tight. That was ore-Obrador. They do have fencing...
Jump to postHonestly, if cities would build more housing near transit at an affordable cost, many would willingly give up their cars in a heartbeat. I would. It’s not about cities really. It’s about transit itself, ability to get to workplaces using the transit, etc. Then - developers will build. Plus, an impo...
Jump to postLikely a local desire to fill out the call sign entry in the flight plan, which calls for s maximum if 7 characters. Remember Korean 007 was always officially referred to as KAL 007. Pedantic.
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€100 per ton equals about €1 per 22 pounds of CO2 produced, which is about €.90 per gallon of gasoline burned. I’m not sure that’s gonna change anyone’s behavior based on EU fuel taxes and their effects. Also, the EU incentivized diesel cars, how’d that work out? Maybe just leaving well enough alone...
Jump to postWell satire or not, Trump did suggest that Spain should build a wall in the Sahara, so it isn't that far fetched. :lol: They have in Ceuta and Melilla. Norway didn’t need to, the Soviets built a wall for you. GF I do not think that Trump was thinking about Ceuta and Melilla at the time :lol: Point ...
Jump to postI'm not trying to paint anyone in a corner (I'm really not,) but what are some of yall's opinions on the drawdowns (assuming they actually happen?) I assume many would be cheering the drawdowns, but it doesn't seem that way I know Mattis disagreed with Trump with more than just that (NATO is a big ...
Jump to postI'm surprised President Trump has failed to mention the obvious …. That we Norwegians should build a wall against Russia … It would be a huuuge and strong thing ! … :roll: :banghead: ( satire ) Well satire or not, Trump did suggest that Spain should build a wall in the Sahara, so it isn't that far ...
Jump to postIt was the best selling plane offered for awhile—the back log is pretty big. Debugged, indeed.
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In the USAF, AMC world, we used “GO” at V1 which makes sense, I wish we were just as smart and say, “STOP”. Two very sensible words.
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BravoOne wrote:Wonder what SW can't make there toilet seats stay up when placed in the vertical position?
Essential services Will. Be. Paid. Shutdown or no shutdown, as will most government workers and pensioners, etc. It’s all a show.
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One is preventing a problem, another is fixing the problem. Users need to know about safe operation and environment in which they can operate. Fines and penalties do not provide them this knowledge, they can only ensure there are repercussions if one goes beyond that. But, isn’t the point of all th...
Jump to postThere are already criminal penalties in place virtually in every country about malicious interference with aviation, fat lot of good it does. It didn’t do anything here. Laws are nothing but signs saying, “don’t do this”, but they don’t physically stop the outlaw. Whoever is attacking Gatwick has a ...
Jump to postRead the owner-piloted high performance plane (PC-12, TBM, VLJ) accident stats; it ain’t pretty even the more experienced owners. Like the proverbial “doctor in a Bonanza”; they are type As deeply involved with business, other outside interests and not prone to admitting personal defeat or inability...
Jump to postBecause despite what people think renewables are already the most cost-effective form of energy generation and their deployment is increasing at an exponential rate. If that’s true, why do they require large government subsidies and have caused larger electrical bills on consumers everywhere they h...
Jump to postI’d agree hours does not equal experience, but the level of discipline, training and support given the low-time test pilot is streets ahead of that given Mr. PPL flying a single-pilot bizjet or turboprop. That makes a huge difference in outcomes. BTW, my experience is similar to yours, ten years ear...
Jump to postActually, just a PPL with a type rating and supervised operating experience with an instructor. I guess as little as 100 hours might work. The type requires an instrument rating, tho, so maybe 200. The pilot here had more experience, tho.
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RIP, but another owner-flown single pilot jet, second flight after singe-pilot sign-off. No cause, but NTSB will issue a report in a year or so. I’ll be “hounded” for the comment, but so many of these high performance craft are crashed by pilots to whom flying is a “hobby” or “passion”. It’s not, it...
Jump to postSo what? Everyone of these shutdowns come and go, no one notices except those tuned into CNN/Fox. ... unless you don´t get paid over Christmas of course.... best regards Thomas Having been in civil service thru the Clinton years, most are considered “essential” and get paid and the laid off get bac...
Jump to postEXEC ONE is the call sign for non-military flights carrying the President, but I can’t say for sure it was used in Nicon’s flight.
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Safety is not an absolute; it’s about acceptable risks. Planes, like ships, are only safe when parked or moored. I have no ideas on the probabilities of this event, but safety is certainly negotiable.
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So what? Everyone of these shutdowns come and go, no one notices except those tuned into CNN/Fox. The whole Versailles on Potomac should be shutdown and scattered to the winds.
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Done and dusted here in an earlier thread. The G650ER is advertised at 7500nm while the G7500 at 7700nm, which is plenty of range for typical customer. As I’ve posted in the earlier thread, 16+ hours in a plane with very limited real estate for in-flight crew rest is an iffy deal. Some buyers are in...
Jump to postWasn't the speed necessary to get them off the ground so high that their tiny little mains had a tendency to explode, puncture a fuel tank and turn the plane into a fireball? That's what an Air Force guy once told me. You sure he wasn't thinking about the Concorde, where that actually happened? The...
Jump to postSimple example, states set legal drinking age, not Federal government. When Liddy Dole wanted to make it 21 nation-wide, she pass propose a law usurping state power to regulate drinking age, she just conditioned Federal road aid on passing a 21-year drinking age. Several states held out, but eventua...
Jump to postIt’s unconstitutional because you can’t force people to buy a product. In many states, people are required to buy car insurance. So, clearly this is OK from a constitutional point of view (otherwise it would have been stricken down by SCOTUS, right?). The states have “police power” on its citizens ...
Jump to postNo need to do so, they won’t get a common type rating at this point, the Collins cockpit has all the capability needed and redoing it all with 320 design would cost $300 million, at least.
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The USAF did a ninety-day (maybe 180?) wash cycle on C-5 for corrosion control
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Absolutely nothing will happen in the next five years— AB has to smooth out deliveries, reduce costs in the supply train, get Mobile and Mirabel working well AND start selling larger volumes of the existing design before any stretches. It requires the DL and AC buys to be successful and those two op...
Jump to postRemember the CRJ 200 was a revelation after the SAAB 340s and EMB 120s that had been serving those routes.
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Health care is a human right!!
They might be profitable with a paid off 50-seater, they may or may not be more profitable than OTHER routes with a 76-seat RJ. They won’t be profitable with a new 100-seat plane. It’s a matter of MOST profitable use of the assets. No route is profitable if you have to pay for a new design 50-seat ...
Jump to postWe should be fearful of climate change, and panic is justified in some cases. There’s a concept in economics called “revealed preferences”, which boils down watch what is done, not what is said. When “smart people” crying about climate change, which I believe is real, act like it’s a problem, then ...
Jump to postI flew before then in the US only and readbacks were standard here.
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what you don't seem to understand is that those markets aren't profitable on such small aircraft with fuel so high. Again, If money was to be made, Delta/American/United would be pushing for a new 50 seater with new engines. Instead they are dropping that flying all together. Still beating on that ...
Jump to postStill in place, I believe. They’ve been operating them for 5 years.
Much larger cabin than the G650, slightly more range (250-ish nm) and new engines.
Current budget surplus, look into its built-up infrastructure deficit, pension liabilities, poverty rates and California is deeply in debt. Then add in their financial dependence on a very small, risc tax base, they are a recession away from deep debt. It’s no accident how many California cities hav...
Jump to postYeah, that’s what I meant, oops!
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It’s late, true; but it’s a fantastic plane technically. Much like the C-Series, despite the financial turmoil, the politics, the noise, the designers and builders delivered and then some. I’ve seen a DXB-LAX flight plan, transpolar. Not in the brochure, in the FMS.
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They didn’t shrink the “hump” so much as use the original. I’d guess rearranging the flight deck would have added huge costs to a program already running over budget. I’d guess the nose door is used mostly for long loads.
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So what's the conclusion of the "experts" here? A major American Airlines crashes its flight on landing. The pilot is not at fault. The runway is not at fault. The controller is not at fault. A Boeing plane of course is never at fault. Cant we all just blame God close the topic ? It’s the...
Jump to postI don’t know about the 35s, but adding 350 pounds per side created a large increase in the Lear 75’s Vmcg having real knock-on effects to wet and lightweight runway performance.
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They would have done anything to avoid it, if only to reduce the risk of blow back, certainly not one who had such an egregious history. Shocking? Yes, but truthful nose to tail. Find one, it’s harder than you think. Only 55 murderers serving “life w/o parole” were furloughed, 11 escaped, 5 committe...
Jump to postBN747, As to this "Yes, Willie Horton was someone who frightened the voters—he was a murderer, a rapist who committed a rape while out on furlough. Is that YOUR hero?" Well if that makes you happy sleep with that. It's such an ignorant thing to suggest and you whitewashed the hell out of ...
Jump to postI'd ask again if anyone offering such a wild idea is actually a pilot with any knowledge of transport category operations and freight operations. A seat saved my life 30 years ago and it’s a dumb idea in transport category planes. So dumb, even the military doesn’t do it. Yes, no military transport...
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