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Ok, thanks. I guess that does make sense in most ways. I guess I am just getting caught up on the small things.
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Nowadays you can get weather reports for your suburb, which is kind of nice but I saw something today that has me confused. The forecasts include temperature, clouds, pressure, precipitation and so on. How can you have RAIN when the CLOUDS are CLEAR? If there are any clouds I can get that you can get rain falling from them and if "unlucky" (or lucky) it falls in the sensor, and so you are told of rain in the area. But when it says CLOUDS: CLEAR and shows RAIN I don't understand. Even if they weren't "real time" and from .... 20 minutes ago..... How can you have RAIN if the sky is CLEAR? I don't know if that is rhetorical or not.
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Ok, it (the helicopter) wasn't TCN-9. (My bad). Oh, and that "UFO": It's ground speed as 158, so it wasn't slow.
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So if the person who was "on the ground" being the unicom "controller" has no authority.... There seems to (still) be a problem with how it was set up. Yes: I'm stupid. Sorry if it is a dumb question. But I am missing something to why there was someone "on the ground" co-ordinating (or seeming to) traffic movements yet has no authority.
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Ok, it was UNICOM, not CTAF. Sorry. In the scheme of things in this case that is not important. But there was a controller in the scheme. The plane on downwind was on the same frequency. As was the controller. And originally the plane you said was on base was on down wind. So if - as you say - the plane on base has right of way: what was the function of the controller? There seems a big disconnect between the inter-pilot comms on/in the UNICOM and when a controller is in the picture. Sorry, it just seems like there is some confusion with what happened.
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A while ago there was the "Wings over Illawarra" fly in. Not to "steal" the thunder, but to put it out there. Normally "Shell Harbour" (Wollongong, as I know it) is a CTAF. Pilots talk to one another and "play by the rules" as Stefan mentions. But that day it was a sort of controlled airspace. Stefan explains what the rules are. So I have to ask. This one. But my concern is why the "Controller" didn't handle the "conflict".... "Plane on down wind, extend your down wind because *xyz* is on straight in final." Or something like that. Normally yes, it is an interesting scenario. But this wasn't normal. Ok, maybe I am being petty. Maybe. But the question arose to me and I am interested on what other's think.
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(Gee this has gone a lot further than I thought.) There is/was a great youtube clip of a retired US navy pilot who got into a lot of trouble when "shunting" (moving) a plane from a land base to the carrier and forgot to retract the wheels...... Opened the throttle, and ripped the undercarriage off the plane. (F14 or 15 from memory)
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(YSSY 36L) I get it that things happen just after take off and "lifting the legs" is delayed. But usually they are retracted pretty well before Petersham. I've seen some with the wheels down at Strathfield and beyond. I don't want to annoy anyone or tell the pilots what to do. But just wondering if it would be ..... "appreciated" if there is/was a phone number at the tower I could call to mention it. It may give the tower a quicker head's up than the plane, as they may still be busy doing checks and not got around to telling the tower.
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V speeds in planes.... (The big ones)
flying dog replied to flying dog's topic in AUS/NZ General Discussion
Thanks folks. I am (slowly) reading the bigger PDF with all the specs, etc. My curiosity is a bit annoying when it spikes and so I asked the question. I think there is enough posted here to help me, so unless anyone thinks there is information missing, "we" had better call it quits. -
V speeds in planes.... (The big ones)
flying dog replied to flying dog's topic in AUS/NZ General Discussion
Yes, thanks. I'm just saying. -
V speeds in planes.... (The big ones)
flying dog replied to flying dog's topic in AUS/NZ General Discussion
Just to clarify - as it seems there is confusion: (yeah and probably on my side) V1 is your "GO/NO GO" speed for taking off. VR is the speed at which you rotate/take off. V1 is more a position on the runway, but..... If you are taking off you need to get to VR to take off. But this is greater than V1. Given rejected takeoffs are because of a problem happening and not because of some other reason. You get to V1 and exceed it. So you are committed to taking off, but for reasons unknown: you can't get to VR speed. You are not going to "obey" the fact that V1 is the "you are committed to takeoff" speed. Therefore I put it that VR should be less than V1 so if anything does happen you would be below V1. In my example you would get to VR before V1 so at VR, you take off and all is good. And you remain below V1 so you are complying with the less than V1 aborted take off speed. -
V speeds in planes.... (The big ones)
flying dog replied to flying dog's topic in AUS/NZ General Discussion
Flightrite: Yes, I over think a lot of things. And I am asking not specifically for GA/Light planes. I am asking in the bigger picture. -
V speeds in planes.... (The big ones)
flying dog replied to flying dog's topic in AUS/NZ General Discussion
> My aircraft at Archerfield could probs get to Vx before V1. Would you like me to check for you? I think I know what you mean, but.... If V1 is lower than VR and any/all other Vx... You can't. Sorry. -
V speeds in planes.... (The big ones)
flying dog replied to flying dog's topic in AUS/NZ General Discussion
The first paragraph: I still beg to differ. Be it "engine out" or what ever. I think there is confusion there, but I'll leave that alone. So you are going down the runway taking off - or attempting to. V1 < VR You get to V1, but don't seem to get to VR. You are "stuck" between these two numbers. What are you supposed to do? You have exceeded V1 and are "supposedly" obliged to take off, but can't get to VR speed. VR should be less than V1 so there is a margin where if you can't/don't get to VR: you are below V1 - allowed to abort the take off. I'll now read the other posts. -
V speeds in planes.... (The big ones)
flying dog replied to flying dog's topic in AUS/NZ General Discussion
Thanks. I maybe should have worked that out... But..... -
V speeds in planes.... (The big ones)
flying dog replied to flying dog's topic in AUS/NZ General Discussion
Sorry: POH?