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Old 10-16-2006, 08:02 AM
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Originally Posted by ThreeGreens View Post
These pic's show just how bad that midair really was....lucky bastar@s!

http://www.ehowa.com/features/glidercollision.shtml
Holy crap! Whats going on with the captains instrument panel? Talk about scary. Those guys must have sat there for a moment in shock in disbelief. I'm surprised they got it together and got it down in one piece. Whew.
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Old 10-18-2006, 05:01 AM
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As I see it there are 3 problems with fitting transponders in gliders.

1. What do you power it off, gliders on a cross country are typically in the air for 4-5 hours and 8-10 hours is not that unusual.

2. How will the receiving stations handle a gaggle of 50 or more gliders. A typical TCAS can only cope with about 30 contacts.

3. As we generally operate outside controlled airspace we are not in contact with ATC how do we get warned of the danger.

I belive that the answer lies in a low power version of ADS-B or FLARM type of device.
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Old 10-23-2006, 09:03 PM
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I flew the Hawker 800XP for over 4 years. As a matter of fact I flew with this particular captain one tour.

When I heard who the captain was on this particular flight I was not surprised by the outcome. She is a super pilot. If any one could bring in a bird that was trashed that bad, she was it.

For your information, amongst other things, she had no hydraulics (therefore no gear or flaps), no air speed indicator, no altimeter, and one engine was out.

In spite of all that, she put it on the runway and everyone walked away. OK, she looked like the looser in a knife fight, but she got all stiched up and is just fine.

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Old 10-24-2006, 12:23 PM
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Thanks for the update on the pilots I was wondering what the crew look like after a flight like this. Do you know if she had any extra time off to collect her thoughts after this one? Just curious

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Old 10-24-2006, 05:40 PM
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Although I have not spoken to her since the accident, I'm told she and the F/O were offered time off to recover.

She has made it clear that she expects to be treated like anyone else. I'm told she is rejecting anything special.

If NJ were an ALPA carrier she would have have recieved the annual air safety award.

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Old 10-24-2006, 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by flightbag View Post

If NJ were an ALPA carrier she would have have recieved the annual air safety award.

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And then furloughed.

We here at NJA/1108 don't need "special awards" to feel better. I'm sure she/he are being taken care of and all 2,700 of "us" are familiar with their story and hold "them" of the highest acclaim.
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