tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post6183466296791844802..comments2024-03-13T09:47:40.487+00:00Comments on Cockpit Conversation: Another NightmareAviatrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-33648866001850700762010-02-06T02:45:03.673+00:002010-02-06T02:45:03.673+00:00Dream of hotels? Never.
Wake up and not know what...Dream of hotels? Never.<br />Wake up and not know what city I'm in? Constantly.<br />Leave notes about batteries and chargers? Yes... everywhere. We're like some misguided band of brothers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-11478660388051291152010-02-03T19:58:24.804+00:002010-02-03T19:58:24.804+00:00I meant 'huntsman', not 'hunter'. ...I meant 'huntsman', not 'hunter'. For your googling pleasure.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09991660841701835065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-81888903411230613962010-02-03T19:55:25.035+00:002010-02-03T19:55:25.035+00:00Savage chicken strip is not suitable for arachnoph...Savage chicken strip is not suitable for arachnophobes. Not quite as bad as the video of someone in OZ attempting to catch a hand-sized 'hunter' off the ceiling. I have managed to avoid clicking play on that video, it would give me nightmares for sure.<br /><br />brrrrr.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09991660841701835065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-12685845789726850012010-02-03T13:30:12.256+00:002010-02-03T13:30:12.256+00:00I love a geeky IFR procedures mystery ... pulling ...I love a geeky IFR procedures mystery ... pulling out my LO 6 and CAP4 ...<br /><br />The Wiarton VOR/DME 05 approach uses an inbound track of 58 (R238), so I'd guess that it's easier for ATC if the two tracks are aligned (as far as the beacon, anyway) - there are probably extra, unpublished waypoints ("gates"? not sure of my terminology) for the entry to the approach that ATC can see on their scopes, and this way, they can use them for both approaches.<br /><br />The two tracks will be parallel a small fraction of a mile apart, but given that we're talking about low-resolution Centre radar rather than terminal or a tower, the tracks are probably so close that they look the same (if Centre can even see that low).davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15194758376900990105noreply@blogger.com