Ramp checked at AVP today

"Dave Stadt" wrote in message om...

"Red", "right", "returning" works. It refers to keeping the red bouys on
the right when returning to a harbor. (simplified explanation) Doesn't do
much good in an airplane but the boat people did use some logic.

That one works if you're talking about the lights on an airplane ahead of you.

Here are a few of my memory jogs :

Which color light is on which side - Reds are leftists.
Port and starboard - Starboard has 2 Rs, so it's on the right.
Cruising alitudes - Easterners are odd (I live in the west :-)).

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)

Since we are no longer sticking to the original thread.....

If for some reason you need to tie the colors, sides, and rights-of-way
together, try this for night flying:

If on your starboard red appears,
It is your duty to keep clear.
If green to port you should see,
There's not so much for you to do
for green to port keeps clear of you.

[The true mariners amongst you will immediately recognize this is a crippled
version of the original ditty. This version is shorter and easier, I think,
to remember.]

"John Galban" wrote in message
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"Dave Stadt" wrote in message
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"Red", "right", "returning" works. It refers to keeping the red bouys
on
the right when returning to a harbor. (simplified explanation) Doesn't
do
much good in an airplane but the boat people did use some logic.

That one works if you're talking about the lights on an airplane ahead
of you.

Here are a few of my memory jogs :

Which color light is on which side - Reds are leftists.
Port and starboard - Starboard has 2 Rs, so it's on the right.
Cruising alitudes - Easterners are odd (I live in the west :-)).

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)

The important thing to remember is if you see a red light you give way.
Boats or airplanes it works.
Another jog is.....left port.....as in the boat left port.

On 4/16/04 1:57 PM, in article
, "John Galban"
wrote:


Cruising alitudes - Easterners are odd (I live in the west :-)).

I like to use: "People from California are odd"

ZikZak wrote in message ...
On 4/16/04 1:57 PM, in article
, "John Galban"
wrote:


Cruising alitudes - Easterners are odd (I live in the west :-)).

I like to use: "People from California are odd"

While there may be some truth to that, it does absolutely nothing to
help me remember hemispherical cruising altitudes :-)

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)

On 4/20/04 2:45 PM, in article
, "John Galban"
wrote:

ZikZak wrote in message ...
On 4/16/04 1:57 PM, in article
, "John Galban"
wrote:


Cruising alitudes - Easterners are odd (I live in the west :-)).

I like to use: "People from California are odd"

While there may be some truth to that, it does absolutely nothing to
help me remember hemispherical cruising altitudes :-)

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)

Well, if you're coming *from California*, i.e. eastbound, you should use odd
altitudes. It works pretty well for me. To each his own.

"ZikZak" wrote in message
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On 4/16/04 1:57 PM, in article
, "John Galban"
wrote:


Cruising alitudes - Easterners are odd (I live in the west :-)).

NEODDSWEVEN. Pronounce it like a word. All the E's are long E's.