pudestcon Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Does anyone know anything about this? http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/national/13649794/mystery-may-day-call-sparks-plane-fears/ Pud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Heard nothing here Pud........................................................................Maj... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pudestcon Posted May 10, 2012 Author Share Posted May 10, 2012 Someone playing silly buggars? Pud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guernsey Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 I would have thought that for this month only, every call would be a MAY DAY call. Alan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pudestcon Posted May 10, 2012 Author Share Posted May 10, 2012 I would have thought that for this month only, every call would be a MAY DAY call.Alan. Ahh, so it's you playing silly buggars Alan. Pud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guernsey Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Nah, I don't play around, I'm a natural born Silly Bugger. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damkia Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 I would have thought that for this month only, every call would be a MAY DAY call.Alan. I suppose if it was 1st April we could call it an April fools day joke... Seriously though:smash pc: The problem is, it is probably someone with access to an aircraft radio (owner/relative). Reason enough for a lockable isolation master switch to be fitted for all electrics, and a lockable canopy where possible. I would love to see a "selcall" type arrangement that flashed up a fixed radio identity number (like your computer ethernet network card) on your radio display whenever you PTT, that could be cross referenced to an owner, like a GA "squawk". The technology exists as does the ability to store hours of digitised audio data with ID number and GPS positions in real time on every radio in every aircraft (like a black box, but actually inside the radio). If you utilised GPS timing data you could triangulate between airborne sources of the same information (time delays to start of audio) to establish a search point, even if the radio was not a GA comms radio built into an aircraft. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farri Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 I would have thought that for this month only, every call would be a MAY DAY call.Alan. :rofl:No doubt about you Allan! Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben87r Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Been all over the car radio today, lets hope it is a prank. Would be a good outcome well, preferable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmick Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 I'm always surprised that anyone can buy an airband radio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf jessup Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Might of been someone training who just happened to press the transmitt button by mistake during a simulated forced landing ?? Alf 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robmus Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Might of been someone training who just happened to press the transmitt button by mistake during a simulated forced landing ??Alf I did hear rumour about a mustering gyrocopter crash, BUT mind you only a RUMOUR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightyknots Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 I suppose if it was 1st April we could call it an April fools day joke...Seriously though:smash pc: The problem is, it is probably someone with access to an aircraft radio (owner/relative). Reason enough for a lockable isolation master switch to be fitted for all electrics, and a lockable canopy where possible. I would love to see a "selcall" type arrangement that flashed up a fixed radio identity number (like your computer ethernet network card) on your radio display whenever you PTT, that could be cross referenced to an owner, like a GA "squawk". The technology exists as does the ability to store hours of digitised audio data with ID number and GPS positions in real time on every radio in every aircraft (like a black box, but actually inside the radio). If you utilised GPS timing data you could triangulate between airborne sources of the same information (time delays to start of audio) to establish a search point, even if the radio was not a GA comms radio built into an aircraft. The technology is available so it's clearly possible. However, how often is there a real need for this? Additionally, what will be the upgrade cost to every plane owner?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damkia Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 The technology is available so it's clearly possible.However, how often is there a real need for this? Additionally, what will be the upgrade cost to every plane owner?? The technology is cheap enough to do it easily. It wouldn't be that difficult to make retrofit kits available. Phased in over 5 yrs, and mandatory with next panel overhaul and in all new registrations? You've only got to need it once....what price a life? It could be yours............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightyknots Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 The technology is cheap enough to do it easily. It wouldn't be that difficult to make retrofit kits available.Phased in over 5 yrs, and mandatory with next panel overhaul and in all new registrations? You've only got to need it once....what price a life? It could be yours............. Like everything else in life, there's a cost for safety. I was wondering damkia, how much would a retrofit be? Also, is there some sort of world standard for this so that one country would not be out on a limb?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boingk Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 I'd go with the student mistakenly pushing the PTT while practicing - I've stopped short myself a few times when learning radio calls. As for an identifier... why? To stop people stuffing around or making mistakes? Next thing they'll start getting lax on their calls, assuming people will know its them due to the encoded radio information. I vote no for a radio encoder, and yes to fitting an transponder or ELB to your craft. - boingk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flying dog Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 I suppose if it was 1st April we could call it an April fools day joke...Seriously though:smash pc: The problem is, it is probably someone with access to an aircraft radio (owner/relative). Reason enough for a lockable isolation master switch to be fitted for all electrics, and a lockable canopy where possible. I would love to see a "selcall" type arrangement that flashed up a fixed radio identity number (like your computer ethernet network card) on your radio display whenever you PTT, that could be cross referenced to an owner, like a GA "squawk". The technology exists as does the ability to store hours of digitised audio data with ID number and GPS positions in real time on every radio in every aircraft (like a black box, but actually inside the radio). If you utilised GPS timing data you could triangulate between airborne sources of the same information (time delays to start of audio) to establish a search point, even if the radio was not a GA comms radio built into an aircraft. Yes the technology exists. IMPLIMENTING it is another story. Who would pay for it? To apply the above idea would cost a lot of money and time. (It will probably be done and sent off-shore to India) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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