[Rhodes22-list] GPS

[Bill Effros]

Hank,

The GPS doesn't broadcast, it only receives.  The pay phones installed 
on the planes both broadcast and receive.

Bill Effros

Hank wrote:

>Brad,
>
>There is a little truth to the warnings.
>
>Back when the blackhawk first came out, the wires that controlled the
>position of the stabilator (the big whale tail in the rear) ran in the same
>bundle as the antenna wire for the #2 FM radio.  The Stabilator slew between
>a position of 60 degrees down at a hover to 5 degrees up at cruise
>(160kts).  Well, one of the early flight tests had the pilots flying along
>about 50ft off the ground at cruise speed and they keyed the radio to talk.
>This immediately sent the stabilator into a down mode and sent the aircraft
>plowing nose first into the ground. Think 10000lb lawn dart.
>
>Needless to say, the wires are now on separate sides of the tailboom.
>
>Hank
>
>
>On 2/10/06, brad haslett <flybrad at yahoo.com> wrote:
>  
>
>>Hank,
>>
>>The 'Big O' lost credibility with me when she was
>>wailing at the Superdome about the atrocities that
>>were happening inside (which didn't happen) but then
>>she didn't have any credibility to begin with.  I'd
>>still marry her for her money however!
>>
>>I'm heading to the Gulf this morning right after my
>>simulator event.  The Benevolent Carpetbaggers need a
>>welder and I just purchased a new Hobart 20hp Kohler
>>powered unit to deliver today.  I listen to Ole Hank,
>>somewhere around channel 16 a good bit.  Driving
>>through middle and southern Mississippi its either XM
>>or listen to the  obituaries on local FM.
>>
>>The beauty of the combination of XM and GPS is the
>>real time map display of weather.  That would be more
>>valuable to me on the boat than navigation and much
>>better information than is available on my 580,000
>>pound jet.  We're strickly forbidden from carrying our
>>own GPS on board a commercial aircraft.  You know that
>>warning they always give you about turning off all
>>electronic devices because they will interfere with
>>the navigation equipment, blah, blah, blah - its BS.
>>You could fire up a nuclear reactor and it wouldn't
>>affect the steam ship guages I fly with.  But the
>>gubment says no!  Go figure.
>>
>>Brad
>>
>>--- Hank <hnw555 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>    
>>
>>>Brad,
>>>
>>>I'm shocked!  You don't want to get in touch with
>>>your feminine side by
>>>listening to oprah!
>>>
>>>I like ch 46, top 20 rock from all eras, and highway
>>>16 country.
>>>
>>>Hank
>>>
>>>
>>>On 2/10/06, brad haslett <flybrad at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>      
>>>
>>>>Hank,
>>>>
>>>>That demonstrates how much I listen to Stern.
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>I've
>>>      
>>>
>>>>found XM radio about like satelite TV, you wind up
>>>>listening to about three or four primary stations
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>and
>>>      
>>>
>>>>the rest go unused.  Mine stays about 50% on the
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>adult
>>>      
>>>
>>>>rated comedy channel, the rest of the time on
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>classic
>>>      
>>>
>>>>rock and roll and news.  XM did bag Oprah this
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>week.
>>>      
>>>
>>>>Another channel that will go unused on my watch.
>>>>
>>>>Brad
>>>>
>>>>--- Hank <hnw555 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>>>>"...Howard Stern.  By the way, he is exclusive
>>>>>>            
>>>>>>
>>>to
>>>      
>>>
>>>>>Sirius (only cost them
>>>>>          
>>>>>
>>>>>>500
>>>>>>million).  Can't get him on XM."
>>>>>>            
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Which is why I bought XM and not Sirius!!
>>>>>
>>>>>Hank
>>>>>
>>>>>          
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