Why The Hell... (random rant)

Ron Natalie writes:

Nope, GPS finds a 3-d position based on the relative distances between
sets of satellites in geosynchronous orbit.

Roughly, yes.

It knows no more about
true north than magnetic without elaborate conversion between where
the satellites are at any given instant and where the earth is.

With two fixes, it has true north. If it's moving, it has at least two fixes.

Funny, I'm looking at the sky today and all I see are clouds.
My compass still works.

There are lots of places on Earth where your compass won't work, but an ANS
will.

You are clueless aren't you. The engine in just about every airplane
out there runs just freaking fine without any electrical power consumed
nor delivered to the rest of the aircraft.

Are they all Diesels?

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Ron Natalie writes:

Nope, GPS finds a 3-d position based on the relative distances between
sets of satellites in geosynchronous orbit.

Roughly, yes.

It knows no more about
true north than magnetic without elaborate conversion between where
the satellites are at any given instant and where the earth is.

With two fixes, it has true north. If it's moving, it has at least two fixes.

And that tells you your course, not which direction the nose is pointed.

There is no GPS instrument available that will tell you which way
your nose is pointed.

Funny, I'm looking at the sky today and all I see are clouds.
My compass still works.

There are lots of places on Earth where your compass won't work, but an ANS
will.

The only two places on Earth a magnetic compass doesn't work in an
airplane are over the north and south magnetic poles.

You really are ignorant, aren't you?

You are clueless aren't you. The engine in just about every airplane
out there runs just freaking fine without any electrical power consumed
nor delivered to the rest of the aircraft.

Are they all Diesels?

Good lord.

Ignorant doesn't even begin to describe how totally, utterly, and
completely clueless you are.

Piston engines have magnetos which generate the spark plug firing
voltage, and only the spark plug voltage. The engine has no other
need for electrical power and doesn't generate electrical power
to run things like GPS unless it has a generator or an alternator
installed. Many airplanes have neither a generator or an alternator.

Turbine engines only require electrical power to start. Once they
are running, they are self sustaining.

If you are going to be a pretend pilot, at least go learn some
basics so you don't look like a complete fool.

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And that tells you your course, not which direction the nose is pointed.

For navigation, your ground track is more important.

There is no GPS instrument available that will tell you which way
your nose is pointed.

As I've said, you just use two.

The only two places on Earth a magnetic compass doesn't work in an
airplane are over the north and south magnetic poles.

No. There are thousands of local magnetic anomalies that can make a compass
useless.

Piston engines have magnetos which generate the spark plug firing
voltage, and only the spark plug voltage.

Last time I checked, sparks counted as electricity.

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And that tells you your course, not which direction the nose is pointed.

For navigation, your ground track is more important.

There is no GPS instrument available that will tell you which way
your nose is pointed.

As I've said, you just use two.

The only two places on Earth a magnetic compass doesn't work in an
airplane are over the north and south magnetic poles.

No. There are thousands of local magnetic anomalies that can make a
compass
useless.

Piston engines have magnetos which generate the spark plug firing
voltage, and only the spark plug voltage.

Last time I checked, sparks counted as electricity.


Then hook up a spark plug wire to your GPS.

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And that tells you your course, not which direction the nose is pointed.

For navigation, your ground track is more important.

There is no GPS instrument available that will tell you which way
your nose is pointed.

As I've said, you just use two.

The only two places on Earth a magnetic compass doesn't work in an
airplane are over the north and south magnetic poles.

No. There are thousands of local magnetic anomalies that can make a
compass
useless.

Piston engines have magnetos which generate the spark plug firing
voltage, and only the spark plug voltage.

Last time I checked, sparks counted as electricity.


Then hook up a spark plug wire to your GPS.

Better to his forehead; electroshock therapy sounds like it is called
for in his case.

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And that tells you your course, not which direction the nose is
pointed.

For navigation, your ground track is more important.

There is no GPS instrument available that will tell you which way
your nose is pointed.

As I've said, you just use two.

The only two places on Earth a magnetic compass doesn't work in an
airplane are over the north and south magnetic poles.

No. There are thousands of local magnetic anomalies that can make a
compass
useless.

Piston engines have magnetos which generate the spark plug firing
voltage, and only the spark plug voltage.

Last time I checked, sparks counted as electricity.


Then hook up a spark plug wire to your GPS.

Better to his forehead; electroshock therapy sounds like it is called
for in his case.


That's a good idea. I wonder if Jim Weir has a kit for that?

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And that tells you your course, not which direction the nose is pointed.

For navigation, your ground track is more important.

There is no GPS instrument available that will tell you which way
your nose is pointed.

As I've said, you just use two.

There is are GPS instruments available that can be linked to tell you
that.

The only two places on Earth a magnetic compass doesn't work in an
airplane are over the north and south magnetic poles.

No. There are thousands of local magnetic anomalies that can make a compass
useless.

Not at airplane altitudes and speeds.

If there are thousands, name just 30.

Piston engines have magnetos which generate the spark plug firing
voltage, and only the spark plug voltage.

Last time I checked, sparks counted as electricity.

Well, I can see electricity can be added to that ever growing list
of things about which you know nothing.

Magnetos generate pulses measured in the thousand of volts and microamps
of current. Even if they were hooked to something else, which they
aren't, the power generated would be useless for powering something like
a GPS.

My god, everytime you say something, more ignorance just roles out.


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Not at airplane altitudes and speeds.

Then why are they marked on the charts?

Well, I can see electricity can be added to that ever growing list
of things about which you know nothing.

Are you saying that sparks are something other than electricity? What are
they, then?

Magnetos generate pulses measured in the thousand of volts and microamps
of current.

Volts? Microamps? These units are used in electrical engineering, not
plumbing.

Even if they were hooked to something else, which they
aren't, the power generated would be useless for powering something like
a GPS.

But that wasn't the assertion. The assertion was that there was no
electricity in some aircraft. If they have typical powerplants, there is
electricity.

My god, everytime you say something, more ignorance just roles out.

I'm not the one making the mistakes.

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Not at airplane altitudes and speeds.

Then why are they marked on the charts?

Why are not what marked on the charts?

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But that wasn't the assertion. The assertion was that there was no
electricity in some aircraft. If they have typical powerplants, there is
electricity.

Spewing idiot, by that interpretation, there is electricity when you
shuffle across the rug.

That is NOT what people are talking about when they are talking about
powering things.

Have you not the slightest bit of common sense?

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Not at airplane altitudes and speeds.

Then why are they marked on the charts?

Well, I can see electricity can be added to that ever growing list
of things about which you know nothing.

Are you saying that sparks are something other than electricity? What are
they, then?

Magnetos generate pulses measured in the thousand of volts and microamps
of current.

Volts? Microamps? These units are used in electrical engineering, not
plumbing.

Even if they were hooked to something else, which they
aren't, the power generated would be useless for powering something like
a GPS.

But that wasn't the assertion. The assertion was that there was no
electricity in some aircraft. If they have typical powerplants, there is
electricity.

My god, everytime you say something, more ignorance just roles out.

I'm not the one making the mistakes.


You can talk more **** than a Jap radio.