tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post1720961281486747737..comments2024-03-13T09:47:40.487+00:00Comments on Cockpit Conversation: Ess Eye Dee?Aviatrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-29653002232463755802010-01-31T21:57:36.221+00:002010-01-31T21:57:36.221+00:00ahem.... of course I had the GPS off for this prac...ahem.... of course I had the GPS off for this practice.<br /><br />And my cure for SID/STAR is to put "no sid/star" in the remarks part of the flight plan. The MEAs for those things tend to be higher than I'll ever get anyway - they're designed to hook into the jet routes.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09991660841701835065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-60707590175268830522010-01-31T21:54:34.153+00:002010-01-31T21:54:34.153+00:00I did the Fredericton VOR 09 -- with the dme arc. ...I did the Fredericton VOR 09 -- with the dme arc. Just for fun I tried tracking 300 outbound from the NDB and did OK in the wind but of course had to correct mightily to get back to the proper VOR arc intercept. Easy peasey. Well, in my pokey 172. <br /><br />Then the vectors to the Halifax ILS/DME 14 to minimums at night, 350/12 wind. Yes, I forgot to change the wind. Pretty easy but again my pokey 172 makes last minute heading changes reasonable. X-plane's ATC kept making me go down to 2000 then up to 2500 then 2000 then ... Maybe I should set up a panel for a faster plane, but I've just gotten this one set up realistically even with a functional garmin 430.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09991660841701835065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-39677085204908965702010-01-31T17:33:06.903+00:002010-01-31T17:33:06.903+00:00Once upon a real long time ago, I had an instructo...Once upon a real long time ago, I had an instructor who made a big deal about saying "S-T-A-R" when referring to the Standard Terminal Arrival Route and saying "star" when referring to a heavenly body.<br /><br />I guess times change. It may also have to do with the awkwardness of the pronunciation and chance for confusion.Travellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17263645693176777616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-33996300990457807732010-01-30T16:03:18.262+00:002010-01-30T16:03:18.262+00:00I feel a song coming on ...
You say MacDoo, I say...I feel a song coming on ...<br /><br />You say MacDoo, I say Em Cee Dee You uuu ...<br /><br />... nah, guess not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-20525336074464515222010-01-30T09:14:09.823+00:002010-01-30T09:14:09.823+00:00The question how abbreviations are pronounced is h...The question how abbreviations are pronounced is hot not only in aviation. I guess the only answer is that there are no rules. Even within a team of electronics people who work together every day, one may say el-ee-dee, while another one says led. It gets even whackier when some like to avoid the question and use the long name. Now, when you are in a non-English-speaking country, even more possibilities arise when some people enjoy using anglicisms and some don't...zbnoreply@blogger.com