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First-hand video of a BRS deployment.
On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 00:49:29 -0600, "Montblack"
wrote: ("Roger" wrote) I don't know what it is about that site, but my firewalls and blockers will not accept it. At least one of them has it on the blocked list. Try YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTemKnL8X30 Strange, U-Tube works, but it also blocks the CNN site video. I also saw the other U-tube clip but that one did not appear to show the tow rope impact as did this one. In the first video it appeared he just pulled the nose up and then blew the chute. In the second one you can see the tow rope. Now if he'd just get smart enough to fly the airplane and have some one else do the photography, or will he be like the guy we had at the airport that ran out of gas three times in a couple of months before trashing a 172. Then he had another one for maybe 6 months before he stalled the engine on a taxiway, got out and propped it (battery was dead) but forgot to retard the throttle. It left without him and ended up in the trees on the SW corner of the airfield. About 6 months later he piled up and Emeraud putting himself and another guy in the hospital. They did both survive and the Emeraud is flying. (different pilot):-)). Mid-air Montblack Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member) (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair) www.rogerhalstead.com |
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First-hand video of a BRS deployment.
I have a piece of old technology called a map that I use for primary
navigation (yes, I still draw my course on the chart for every cross-country flight) and the GPS is used to give me a quick check of my groundspeed and a quick check. I do have the capability to fly to/from a VOR with my Icom handheld. I don't have an electrical system in my plane...and...what good is flying to/from a VOR in a plane that does have an electrical system and that electrical system fails (assuming they are not carrying a handheld for backup)? We all have to revert back to using a map. Scott Mxsmanic wrote: Scott writes: VORs? Who flies over VORs? GPS eliminated VOR in my vocabulary in 1993 Anyone who wants to stay safe in the air flies VORs periodically. I practice it regularly. What will you do when GPS is jammed in your area? |
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First-hand video of a BRS deployment.
Recently, Kev posted:
On Feb 10, 4:20 pm, "Morgans" wrote: "Jim Carriere" wrote Hmm! At first glance that conclusion seems counterintuitive, but I guess you learn something new every day. But leaving an event up to chance as the avoidance mechanism, is not something that sits well with people. I have to feel that way, in that the results of "winning" the odds are so dire. Absolute agreement. To me, it's a good reason to be "heads up" when flying over VORs, since they can really concentrate aircraft. Most of us are spending more time on the gauges watching for the arrow to change. Still, maybe it's a non-issue, since we don't seem to hear of lots of collisions around VORs. Seems like mid-airs are mostly around airports. Anyone know the real stats of locations offhand? I don't know the stats, but I lost a friend in this exact scenario about a year ago. His plane (homebuilt Lancair) overtook a C-172 with an IFR student and instructor near a VOR. All were killed. I've avoided overflying VORs since then. Neil |
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First-hand video of a BRS deployment.
Scott writes:
I have a piece of old technology called a map that I use for primary navigation (yes, I still draw my course on the chart for every cross-country flight) and the GPS is used to give me a quick check of my groundspeed and a quick check. I get the impression that the only map that many newer pilots look at is the one that glows in a small rectangle in the cockpit of the aircraft. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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First-hand video of a BRS deployment.
On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 18:28:23 +0100, Mxsmanic wrote:
Scott writes: I have a piece of old technology called a map that I use for primary navigation (yes, I still draw my course on the chart for every cross-country flight) and the GPS is used to give me a quick check of my groundspeed and a quick check. I get the impression that the only map that many newer pilots look at is the one that glows in a small rectangle in the cockpit of the aircraft. Hell, no, mine don't glow! :-) Ron "Far out, man!" Wanttaja |
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First-hand video of a BRS deployment.
Nope...mine are made of paper and have as many folds as an accordion
Scott Mxsmanic wrote: I get the impression that the only map that many newer pilots look at is the one that glows in a small rectangle in the cockpit of the aircraft. |
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First-hand video of a BRS deployment.
Scott wrote
... [My maps] are made of paper and have as many folds as an accordion Both my son and I thought one of the most difficult aviation skills to master was folding and refolding charts while flying. I take it back. We still don't have it mastered. |
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First-hand video of a BRS deployment.
On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 17:06:29 -0700, "Jon Woellhaf"
wrote: Scott wrote ... [My maps] are made of paper and have as many folds as an accordion Both my son and I thought one of the most difficult aviation skills to master was folding and refolding charts while flying. Try it in an open cockpit. Typically, it just ends up getting mashed under my butt.... :-) Ron "How do I clew this thing up" Wanttaja |
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First-hand video of a BRS deployment.
Ron Wanttaja wrote:
On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 17:06:29 -0700, "Jon Woellhaf" wrote: Scott wrote ... [My maps] are made of paper and have as many folds as an accordion Both my son and I thought one of the most difficult aviation skills to master was folding and refolding charts while flying. Try it in an open cockpit. Typically, it just ends up getting mashed under my butt.... :-) Ron "How do I clew this thing up" Wanttaja In my day we didn't have maps. We used IFD (I follow dinosaurs) rules. Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired |
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First-hand video of a BRS deployment.
I do use mine in an open cockpit! One thing I learned is to KEEP them
under my butt between check points. Also, keep it there when doing aggressive slips on short final. In a Junior Ace, this creates a lot of suction on the high side of the cockpit...had to walk off the approach end at a fly in once to get my maps back Scott Ron Wanttaja wrote: On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 17:06:29 -0700, "Jon Woellhaf" wrote: Scott wrote ... [My maps] are made of paper and have as many folds as an accordion Both my son and I thought one of the most difficult aviation skills to master was folding and refolding charts while flying. Try it in an open cockpit. Typically, it just ends up getting mashed under my butt.... :-) Ron "How do I clew this thing up" Wanttaja |
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