tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post1215659782131774273..comments2024-03-13T09:47:40.487+00:00Comments on Cockpit Conversation: NOTAMs of the DayAviatrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-62454391754683050772009-07-06T23:57:36.948+00:002009-07-06T23:57:36.948+00:00To Frank and Trix:
Quoth thee: "So how are a...To Frank and Trix:<br /><br />Quoth thee: "So how are a number of VORs temporarily worse until the end of July?"<br /><br />Also...how about, substitute transmitter/antenna gear with lower effective power? Perhaps due to maintenance of primary transmitter/antenna gear?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924720504630635933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-75941330664110929942009-06-25T18:10:00.335+00:002009-06-25T18:10:00.335+00:00I like Julien's image of a negotiation.
It wa...<i>I like Julien's image of a negotiation.</i><br /><br />It was: it is an explicitly negotiated compromise between abbreviations of the English (Coordinated Universal Time) and French (Temps Universel Coordonné) names. However, it also fits into the pattern of the names of other UT related timescales like UT0, UT1 and UT2.Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-56568454900507161352009-06-25T13:26:14.522+00:002009-06-25T13:26:14.522+00:00Frank, The sun is as quiet as it's ever been d...Frank, The sun is as quiet as it's ever been during our lifetime.Wayne Conradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10595005905880642013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-50689224961904221432009-06-25T12:12:39.221+00:002009-06-25T12:12:39.221+00:00Dear Trix:
Quoth thee: "So how are a number ...Dear Trix:<br /><br />Quoth thee: "So how are a number of VORs temporarily worse until the end of July?"<br /><br />Solar weather?<br /><br />FrankFrank Van Hastehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10821687850881538546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-77331907840254462432009-06-25T07:56:00.498+00:002009-06-25T07:56:00.498+00:00Marty, while reversing the words is a fine way to ...Marty, while reversing the words is a fine way to remember what UTC means, it really is <a href="http://www.tc.gc.ca/civilaviation/publications/tp14371/GEN/1-0.htm#1-6" rel="nofollow">Co-ordinated Universal Time</a>, in that order. <br /><br />I like Julien's image of a negotiation.<br /><br />Oh and thanks for the redirect, Sarah. This was initially one post and then I decided it should be two.Aviatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-40404568285777412292009-06-25T05:43:11.433+00:002009-06-25T05:43:11.433+00:00My understanding is that UTC stands for "Univ...My understanding is that UTC stands for "Universal Time, Coordinated".<br /><br />MartyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-18275091508785995172009-06-25T05:30:18.692+00:002009-06-25T05:30:18.692+00:00I love the way abbreviations in NOTAMs and METARs ...I love the way abbreviations in NOTAMs and METARs are a mix of French and English. I can perfectly picture the committee discussion where this kind of trading game is played: we give you smoke and we keep rain. You can have thunderstorms if we have hail. And so on. Examples:<br /><br />FU - Smoke (Fumée)<br />GR - Hail (Grêle)<br />BR - Mist (Brume)<br /><br />There's a whole list <a href="http://www.geocities.com/cfidarren/r-metarmystery.htm" rel="nofollow">here</a>.<br /><br />My favorite is UTC. Not <i>Universal Coordinated Time</i> (which would be UCT). Not <i>Temps Universel Coordonné</i> (which would be TUC). A middle-of-the-road mix of the two which, to my knowledge, does not map to anything.Julienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00981068637782241298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-5818865946543551062009-06-25T02:21:34.366+00:002009-06-25T02:21:34.366+00:00'Trix comment above is a response to dpierce o...'Trix comment above is a response to dpierce on the previous blog entry. Don't be confused like I was.<br /><br /><i>Oh and if this is an unreadable mess, I apologize.</i><br /><br />What?? O RLY? SRSLY? NOTAMs are supposed to be an unreadable mess. ( Oh. No - your post was fine. ) They're worse than METAR/TAFs because the acronyms are from a larger set and novel by definition. <a href="http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/air_traffic/publications/notices/shared/contractions/" rel="nofollow">US FAA Notam list</a><br /><br />We're supposed to read a long long list of "unlighted obstruction 250' AGL" and pull out the significant ones. Instrument procedures change & minima go up & VORs go up and down & NDBs go up & down ( no, NDBs just go down ) ....<br /><br />But the fun ones are the odd ones. High altitude amateur rocket launches. Free balloon launches. Airborne trailing wires ( ? ) Mysterious predicted GPS outages over huge anonymous antenna farms. And.. <b>watch out!</b><br /><br /><i>!FDC 9/1329 ZME .. SPECIAL NOTICE.. 1300-2100 UTC DLY, EFFECTIVE FROM 0906011300 UTC UNTIL 0906292100 UTC, AIRBORNE LASER OPERATIONS WILL BE CONDUCTED WITHIN 200 NM RADIUS OF 352130N/0973636W OR THE IRW VORTAC, <br />FROM FL180 TO FL280. THE LASER BEAM MAY BE INJURIOUS TO PILOTS/AIRCREWS AND PASSENGERS EYES FOR A DISTANCE <br />OF 6000 FEET DIRECTLY BELOW THE AIRCRAFT, NOT EXTENDING BELOW FL180. THIS AREA WILL BE MONITORED BY OBSERVERS AND THE LASER BEAM WILL BE TERMINATED IF NON-PARTICIPATING AIRCRAFT ARE DETECTED THAT MAY ENTER THE AFFECTED AREA. OTHER VISUAL EFFECTS E.G. FLASH BLINDNESS, AFTER IMAGE, GLARE, AND DISTRACTION MAY OCCUR AT GREATER DISTANCES.</i>Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09991660841701835065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-6653298283843343412009-06-25T01:46:07.361+00:002009-06-25T01:46:07.361+00:00I didn't ask about the calories, just what was...I didn't ask about the calories, just what was the difference between the two. And it wasn't so much a root beer float as half a small pop with a chunk of simulated ice cream in it. The other half I abandoned on the desk and later fed to the carpet. But I suppose that contributed to the longevity of the meal.Aviatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-41304101111675575352009-06-25T01:09:11.001+00:002009-06-25T01:09:11.001+00:00Don't be silly someone always seems to find a ...Don't be silly someone always seems to find a way to blame it on us Americans. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com