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"Ric" wrote:
"Gord Beaman" wrote in message .. . unkno (CASK829) wrote: The other thing that drives me nuts is the use of the word "TARMAC". Nobody that I know in the aviation world uses this word when describing the ramp. Only know nothing reporters use this silly tarmac word. I have to wonder how long you've been associated with things aviation? I've spent some 26 years working directly on airports with aircraft almost all over the world and I've heard the term 'tarmac' used at least as much as 'ramp' if not more...I ended my direct association some 30 years ago too so tarmac has been around for some time I'd say. So there you go, *I* prefer tarmac to ramp myself... -- -Gord. (use gordon in email) Here in Oz it's unusual to hear ramp used, Tarmac is the common term used. Ric Sure , not surprising...pretty common word around airports... -- -Gord. (use gordon in email) |
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Also in the movie "The Aviator" (which I liked, otherwise...):
1. Instruction to the "pilot" (DiCaprio): "Due course 270". The "pilot" repeats "270" ... and the plane takes off with the sun setting right BEHIND it... 2. I don't know, but the wing of the plane (with no power...) slicing through the building - must have been a really heavy plane if it did not get kicked around right after the first contact... 3. First flight of plane: The "pilot" (the same one) sits in the cockpit then wraps his hand around the stick like a weightlifter would before the big attempt... Then keeps wiggling the stick like crazy throughout the flight. Just a few of my peeves... Apa "David Cartwright" wrote in message ... "Gord Beaman" wrote in message ... People tell me that this kind of stuff just goes whistling over the heads of the general public but I can't stand it. Hahaha! I find anything that's factually dodgy to be partly funny and partly irritating; I'm sure anyone who's knowledgable in a particular field finds themself wondering why the people who make these films/programmes didn't take the time to do a proper job and take advice. As a pilot, I often find badly-done flying films annoying. As an IT guy, I also laughed at the "video phone" in Jurassic Park, which was clearly a QuickTime movie being played (the progress indicator was clearly visible on the window with the "phone link" in it). On a more flying-related note, has anyone else spotted the oddity in Elton John's song "Daniel"? "Daniel is travelling tonight on a plane/I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain". And there I was thinking Elton would be able to see a white tail light (visible through an angle of 120 degrees, if memory serves), though I guess the flashing beacon atop the fin might be red. Oh, and then there's Chris de Burgh's "A Spaceman Came Travelling". "It was light years of time since his mission did start". No it wasn't - the light year is a measure of distance. (Okay, that's not an aviation one, but it annoys me). Can anyone else think of blatant flying-related mistakes in songs, films or programmes that could have been avoided through some basic research? D. |
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"Apa" wrote: Also in the movie "The Aviator" (which I liked, otherwise...): 1. Instruction to the "pilot" (DiCaprio): "Due course 270". The "pilot" repeats "270" ... and the plane takes off with the sun setting right BEHIND it... 2. I don't know, but the wing of the plane (with no power...) slicing through the building - must have been a really heavy plane if it did not get kicked around right after the first contact... 3. First flight of plane: The "pilot" (the same one) sits in the cockpit then wraps his hand around the stick like a weightlifter would before the big attempt... Then keeps wiggling the stick like crazy throughout the flight. Just a few of my peeves... Yes -- DiCaprio approached the flying scenes the same way a 5-year-old would act in a cockpit. The only thing missing was his BBBBBBTTTBBBBBB! sound. Apa "David Cartwright" wrote in message ... "Gord Beaman" wrote in message ... People tell me that this kind of stuff just goes whistling over the heads of the general public but I can't stand it. Hahaha! I find anything that's factually dodgy to be partly funny and partly irritating; I'm sure anyone who's knowledgable in a particular field finds themself wondering why the people who make these films/programmes didn't take the time to do a proper job and take advice. As a pilot, I often find badly-done flying films annoying. As an IT guy, I also laughed at the "video phone" in Jurassic Park, which was clearly a QuickTime movie being played (the progress indicator was clearly visible on the window with the "phone link" in it). On a more flying-related note, has anyone else spotted the oddity in Elton John's song "Daniel"? "Daniel is travelling tonight on a plane/I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain". And there I was thinking Elton would be able to see a white tail light (visible through an angle of 120 degrees, if memory serves), though I guess the flashing beacon atop the fin might be red. Oh, and then there's Chris de Burgh's "A Spaceman Came Travelling". "It was light years of time since his mission did start". No it wasn't - the light year is a measure of distance. (Okay, that's not an aviation one, but it annoys me). Can anyone else think of blatant flying-related mistakes in songs, films or programmes that could have been avoided through some basic research? D. |
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