"John Harlow" wrote in message
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|
| Here is a fantastic question. No prizes for getting the right answer
| (with explaination) but anyone fancy a go?
|
| Given the following:
| Ground speed 90kts
| aircraft altitute 6000ft
| VOR transmitter at mean sea level
| Tan 40° = 0.839
| assume 6000ft = 1nm
|
| Theoretically, for approximately how many seconds would you expect the
| morse identifier to be inaudible within the cone of silence if the
| aircraft is tracking directly TO the VOR followed by its reciprical
| directly away FROM the VOR?
|
| A - 7 seconds
| B - 20 seconds
| C - 67 seconds
| D - 100 seconds
|
| None of the above. The "cone of slience" causes morse and any other
| identifiers to become inaudible anytime the user is wearing one, as
| demonstrated on several "Get Smart" episodes.

Would you believe, A...?
Uh,.. how about, B...?
Missed it by ---||--- that much.