A glorious flight - Just add Music!

In article , GeorgeC
wrote:

I was thinking about flying with an IPOD, but I heard there are problems with
the hard drive at high altitude. I talking C172 high altitude not B-52 high
altitude. Have you had any problems or heard of any problem with the IPOD at
altitude?

The iPods list their maximum operating altitude as 10,000 feet.
(That's cabin altitude, which will normally be that or less in a
pressurized airplane.) So just keep it 10 and below, and you should
be fine in the 172.

I have heard of issues -- I read of one fellow who killed two of them
in a turbo, non-pressurized airplane. In both cases, the hard drives
were destroyed, and in one of them, the whole shell of the iPod popped
open. That's when he realized what was happening.

The problem is basically that the hard drive heads are riding on a
microscopic layer of air. Thin the air out too much, and the heads
crash right onto the platter. Whoops.

You should be fine in the 172 as long as you don't go all the way up.

--
Garner R. Miller
ATP/CFII/MEI
Clifton Park, NY =USA=
http://www.garnermiller.com/

Pressurized to 8000 feet.


"GeorgeC" wrote in message
...
I was thinking about flying with an IPOD, but I heard there are problems
with
the hard drive at high altitude. I talking C172 high altitude not B-52
high
altitude. Have you had any problems or heard of any problem with the IPOD
at
altitude? I know that some of the AWACS crews members use IPOD's on they
flight.
They stick the ear-buds under they headsets. But they cabins are
pressurized.

On Mon, 20 Feb 2006 22:50:47 GMT, Maule Driver
wrote:

I've been flying with an IPOD for some time. When the mood and flight
is right, I hook it up and enjoy.

GeorgeC

Maule Driver wrote:

Have to say that XM Sat beats it cold. Since installing my Garmin w/XM
Weather, the music from that is just great. Music, or talk, or
whatever. No decision about when to hook up or what playlist to have
loaded. Just turn on and choose from the many channels.... 70s is my
current thing.

Agreed. I am also flying with XM in the cockpit and took it on my
across-the-US- country trip last May. The music was invaluable in keeping
me focused and alert. Jazz is my current thing.

--
Peter

I'm having trouble with my scan, I tend to fixate. My CFI suggested I keep a
beat. Glance at one instrument per beat. I was wondering if music would help
with my scan or would music be too much of a distraction for single pilot IFR?

On Wed, 22 Feb 2006 09:48:44 -0500, "Peter R." wrote:

The music was invaluable in keeping me focused and alert. Jazz is my current thing.

GeorgeC

I'm having trouble with my scan, I tend to fixate. My CFI suggested I keep a
beat. Glance at one instrument per beat. I was wondering if music would help
with my scan or would music be too much of a distraction for single pilot IFR?

Consider that you have to look at AND INTERPRET an instrument (the
interpretation can actually occur while you've moving to the next one).
If music keeps you on beat, it may also keep you from interpreting.

Try it on something like MS Flight Simulator and see whether this occurs.

Jose
--
Money: what you need when you run out of brains.
for Email, make the obvious change in the address.

I do allot testing on the MS Flight Simulator. I don't Know why I did not think
of it. Thanks.

On Thu, 23 Feb 2006 05:26:38 GMT, Jose wrote:


Try it on something like MS Flight Simulator and see whether this occurs.

Jose

GeorgeC

George wrote:

I'm having trouble with my scan, I tend to fixate. My CFI suggested I keep a
beat. Glance at one instrument per beat. I was wondering if music would help
with my scan or would music be too much of a distraction for single pilot IFR?

IMO, music would be a distraction if you are first starting out. In my
case I flew several single-pilot flights after obtaining my instrument
rating before I introduced music into the cockpit.

If beat is what you need, see if you can grab a recording of several
metronome-style beats off the Internet and load those to your MP3 player.
Perhaps something in the 30 to 60 beats per minute range.

--
Peter

I might try the metronome on the MS Flight Simulator. Thanks.

On Thu, 23 Feb 2006 08:58:00 -0500, "Peter R." wrote:

George wrote:

I'm having trouble with my scan, I tend to fixate. My CFI suggested I keep a
beat. Glance at one instrument per beat. I was wondering if music would help
with my scan or would music be too much of a distraction for single pilot IFR?

IMO, music would be a distraction if you are first starting out. In my
case I flew several single-pilot flights after obtaining my instrument
rating before I introduced music into the cockpit.

If beat is what you need, see if you can grab a recording of several
metronome-style beats off the Internet and load those to your MP3 player.
Perhaps something in the 30 to 60 beats per minute range.

GeorgeC

Really, really nice for adding some background music to a solo early-evening flight. Little
Wing by Derek and the Domino's seemed particularly appropriate this evening,
as did the Battle of Britain soundtrack.

Glad you enjoyed that. Although I listen to music when driving a car
to avoid acute boredom, I've never felt the need for it when flying.

(I have immensely enjoyed Manfred Radius's sailplane aerobatics to the
sound of a Vienese waltz.)

You can also load your MP3 player with audio book readings.

Somewhow that strikes me as a good way to (a) miss the point of the
book, or (b) get behind the airplane.

vince norris