I think they had it right with the blaniks. I don't think anyone ever had a turnpoint problem in a blanik.
Sent from my iPhone > On 12 Jan 2014, at 21:20, Ben Loxton <[email protected]> wrote: > > it all reminds me of a tale about a horse drawn zeppelin……. > > > > > > >> On 11 Jan 2014, at 12:35 pm, Adam Woolley <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Don't worry Rolf, this topic will get to team flying & GFA bashing soon - >> then Mark Newton will step in, & the cycle will continue... >> >> I was thinking the same thing..! >> >> >> >> WPP >> >> >>> On 11 Jan 2014, at 6:49, "rolf a. buelter" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> You people are something. Somebody asks where the convention of turnpopint >>> numbers instead of descriptors come from. Fair enough question if it rains >>> cats and dogs outside and all other inside activities are exhausted and >>> deadly boredom set in. >>> Now you're suggesting that use of these numbers brings hell and damnation >>> or at the very least makes you crash into the Atlantic or Mt Erebus or >>> somewhere or at best loose your tail on take off. I'm surprised that nobody >>> doug out the Gimly glider yet and suggests that if we have to use numbers >>> they should at least be imperial. >>> >>> Rolf >>> Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2014 09:55:54 +1000 >>> To: [email protected] >>> From: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Turnpoints >>> >>> This is the frightening bit: >>> >>> "the aircraft computer applied vastly less thrust " >>> >>> Is there something wrong with having the computer work out the power >>> setting required and have the flight crew move the throttles to the >>> required setting? >>> >>> Or having an acceleration monitor with a liftoff prediction once the thing >>> starts moving? >>> >>> Or having flight crew familiar enough with the aircraft to know that the >>> thrust setting called for, at a weight you should have some feel for, seems >>> wrong? >>> >>> Mike >>> >>> >>> .At 09:05 AM 10/01/2014, you wrote: >>> On 10/01/2014 8:47 AM, [email protected] wrote: >>> >>> If people wish to continue with using just numbers they should >>> revisit the Air NZ accident in Antarctica. Individuals working alone, no >>> cross checking and inputting at dark O'clock. Sooner or later you >>> will have a very uncomfortable experience. >>> I've seen it time and time again even in professional aviation. >>> Yes indeed. This one was very close to home, and perilously close to >>> being Australia's worst air disaster.   The essential message is in the >>> first couple of paragraphs. >>> >>> tn >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Aus-soaring mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> To check or change subscription details, visit: >>> http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring >>> Borgelt Instruments - design & manufacture of quality soaring >>> instrumentation since 1978 >>> www.borgeltinstruments.com >>> tel: 07 4635 5784 overseas: int+61-7-4635 5784 >>> mob: 042835 5784 : int+61-42835 5784 >>> P O Box 4607, Toowoomba East, QLD 4350, Australia >>> _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list >>> [email protected] To check or change subscription details, >>> visit:http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Aus-soaring mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> To check or change subscription details, visit: >>> http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring >> _______________________________________________ >> Aus-soaring mailing list >> [email protected] >> To check or change subscription details, visit: >> http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
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