Ingo Renner has only one turnpoint..... Earth.....
On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 3:54 PM, James Dutschke <[email protected]>wrote: > 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<http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/wrong-computer-numbers-caused-emirates-jet-to-almost-crash-at-melbourne-airport-20090430-ao17.html> > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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