Calculating T-Storm height??
05-05-2012 | 04:02 PM
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I'm guessing this is for Skywest.... Trust me, one question about calculating T-storm height ain't gonna sink you... What will sink you is not being able to draw out the systems of your current aircraft and knowing limitations. There are things to really study hard and things that are "gee whiz" to know. This question is a gee whiz one.
05-23-2012 | 07:44 PM
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I had it set at .8 down tilt today on +8 "scary mode" at 360 and my much more enthusiastic co-pilot asked if I knew what the 60:1 rule was.
I said "no ... have at it man please..." After a bunch of awesome math class directed to his curmudgeonly coworker he's all set. He monkeyed around with it for a while, explained mathematically why the original setting was AFU'd, and we proceed direct where we were going anyhoo.
Then when the purple stuff showed up and after we slowed and we had to BTB's he say's "Better ask Havana for five right!".
I'd honestly fly with a that guy anytime anywhere.
I said "no ... have at it man please..." After a bunch of awesome math class directed to his curmudgeonly coworker he's all set. He monkeyed around with it for a while, explained mathematically why the original setting was AFU'd, and we proceed direct where we were going anyhoo.
Then when the purple stuff showed up and after we slowed and we had to BTB's he say's "Better ask Havana for five right!".
I'd honestly fly with a that guy anytime anywhere.
05-23-2012 | 09:49 PM
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Does anybody else use the water bottle method? Hold the water bottle up at eye height and look tangent to the water. That tangent view is level. If you look tangent to the bottle and beyond and you see a tstorm above the water line, you won't top it at your current altitude.
Of course this method is for amusement only, while it works, actually using it will get you a mention in the tool of the day thread.
Of course this method is for amusement only, while it works, actually using it will get you a mention in the tool of the day thread.
05-24-2012 | 05:12 AM
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Does anybody else use the water bottle method? Hold the water bottle up at eye height and look tangent to the water. That tangent view is level. If you look tangent to the bottle and beyond and you see a tstorm above the water line, you won't top it at your current altitude.
Of course this method is for amusement only, while it works, actually using it will get you a mention in the tool of the day thread.
Of course this method is for amusement only, while it works, actually using it will get you a mention in the tool of the day thread.
HA! I used to fly with a guy that did that all the time! Sometimes he would even hold up a Mt. Dew (its what he liked) can and close one eye and say "we should top it" Used to crack me up! Man he was fun to fly with
06-12-2012 | 09:10 PM
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Exactly. Much of the moisture in the tops of cells is frozen. It does not produce a good return, especially when only a fraction of your beam width is directed at the cell.
06-13-2012 | 04:23 PM
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Does anybody else use the water bottle method? Hold the water bottle up at eye height and look tangent to the water. That tangent view is level. If you look tangent to the bottle and beyond and you see a tstorm above the water line, you won't top it at your current altitude.
Of course this method is for amusement only, while it works, actually using it will get you a mention in the tool of the day thread.
Of course this method is for amusement only, while it works, actually using it will get you a mention in the tool of the day thread.
Yes, I am kidding
06-15-2012 | 07:30 AM
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Does anybody else use the water bottle method? Hold the water bottle up at eye height and look tangent to the water. That tangent view is level. If you look tangent to the bottle and beyond and you see a tstorm above the water line, you won't top it at your current altitude.
Of course this method is for amusement only, while it works, actually using it will get you a mention in the tool of the day thread.
Of course this method is for amusement only, while it works, actually using it will get you a mention in the tool of the day thread.
YO...... What he said.
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