Re: Off Topic: Aviation discussions!

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"Joel M. Eichen" <joeleichen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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> > General aviation is controlled via the FAA for certificated pilots. Non
> > certificated pilots are entitled to fly ultralight type aircraft only:
> >
> > Section 103.1(a) and (e)(l) through (e)(4) define, in pertinent part, the
> > term "ultralight vehicle." For the purposes of this part, an ultralight
> > vehicle is a vehicle that: "Is used or intended to be used for manned
> > operation in the air by a single occupant; . . . If powered, weighs less
> > than 254 pounds empty weight; . . . has a fuel capacity not exceeding 5
> U.S.
> > gallons; . . . is not capable of more than 55 knots calibrated airspeed at
> > full power in level flight; and . . . has a power-off stall speed which
> does
> > not exceed 24 knots calibrated airspeed."
> >
> > This is done by the FAA as a matter of public safety if nothing else.
> >
> > Entry level or General Aviation pilots have to go through a standard
> > training of about forty hours of flight time and then take a written and
> > flight test. They are entitled to travel with a very limited number of
> > passengers, never for hire, they can't fly in clouds or bad weather, they
> > can only fly single engine aircraft and they must follow some very strict
> > guidelines. Any properly trained entry level pilot is put through the
> gambit
> > before they are allowed a license. The instructor will do things like flip
> > the plane upside down on them, make them put on a "hood" and fly by the
> > instruments only, put the plane into a spin (stall of aircraft where plane
> > goes to ground in a corkscrew motion), etc. Perhaps one has to be a bit of
> a
> > sadist to be an instructor but in a different light; it's for the
> student's
> > own good. Some never go beyond that mark and needless to say, a lot don't
> > make it that far.
> >
> > In order to be able to fly in any bad weather or in low visibility
> > conditions, pilots must then get an instrument rating which is much more
> > rigorous than a GA rating. From there they can proceed to their
> instructor's
> > rating, twin engine ratings, commercial pilot's ratings and finally the
> "J"
> > or jet rating. Unlike a driver's license, pilots must pass physical
> > examinations every two years which include things like drug tests. People
> > with health problems simply are not allowed to take control of an
> airplane.
> > The FAA is an enormous autocracy which oversees any and all parts of
> > aviation, general or otherwise. (Example: if a pilot has a DUI while
> driving
> > a car, he loses his pilot's license.)
> >
> > "Fly by wire" systems have always been a wonderful concept. These systems
> in
> > theory assist in preventing human error and 95% of all plane crashes are
> > human error. There are times when the pilot earns his money and no
> autopilot
> > will ever replace a seasoned professional. Small aircraft can and do get
> > sucked up into thunderstorms and they do come down in little bitty pieces.
> > In my 11,000+ hours of flight time I've discovered that hailstones and
> > lightning bolts are no fun and that mountains have been known to hide in
> the
> > clouds.
> >
> > I believe that NASA is doing a wonderful thing for aviation with AGATE but
> I
> > don't believe any of those engineers have seen what kind of people are
> > driving on the freeways today. Something about tailgating, cell phones,
> > putting on makeup, yelling at the kids and eating a burger while flying an
> > airplane just scares the hell outa' me.
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> > http://virtualskies.arc.nasa.gov/na.../tutorial9.html
> >
> > Tutorial
> >
> >
> > 9. Airways
> > In order to keep air traffic flowing smoothly and safely, the
> nation's
> > air traffic management system has for years been using "airways" in the
> sky.
> > An airway is a designated space of air through which aircraft are directed
> > to fly by air traffic control. Above 18,000 feet they are referred to as
> > jetways. Picture these as large imaginary traffic lanes or corridors in
> the
> > sky. This ensures that air traffic traveling in one general direction
> moves
> > smoothly through the controlled airspace system maintaining a safe
> distance
> > between each aircraft by having them fly at certain flight speeds and
> flight
> > levels or altitudes.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > These airways are indicated on aeronautical charts and are used
> > regularly by all aircraft large and small flying through controlled
> > airspace. When flying cross-country on a commercial jetliner, that
> aircraft
> > is actually one aircraft in a line of aircraft heading in the same general
> > direction at the same altitude. This is much like cars on the highway
> > travelling at the posted speed limit while maintaining a 3-carlength
> > distance between the car in front and the car behind while driving along a
> > one-lane highway.
> >
> > NASA Research
> >
> > In the not-too-distant future, there could be a virtual "highway in
> > the sky," as the average person could take to the sky in small, safe,
> > affordable, easy-to-fly personal aircraft, while traveling four times the
> > speed of today's cars.
> >
> > NASA has selected a team of industry partners to help develop the
> > highway in the sky system, a key element of the government-industry effort
> > to revitalize general aviation in the United States.
> >
> > Dubbed "highway in the sky," the cockpit display system includes a
> > computer-drawn highway that the pilot follows to a preprogrammed
> > destination. The highway is drawn on a highly intuitive, low-cost flat
> panel
> > display -- the primary flight display of the future -- that will displace
> > decades-old "steam gauge" instrumentation.
> >
> > The system also includes a multi-function display of position
> > navigation, terrain map, weather and air traffic information. In addition,
> > digital (datalink) radios will send and receive flight data, and a
> > solid-state attitude and heading reference system will replace gyroscopes.
> >
> > Together, the displays and other equipment will provide intuitive
> > situational awareness and enough information for a pilot to perform safely
> > with reduced workload in nearly all weather conditions.
> >
> > In addition to transforming cockpits, the technology developed by
> the
> > team will redefine the relationship between pilots and air traffic control
> > and fundamentally change the way future general aviation pilots fly. This
> > technology is expected to significantly increase freedom, safety and
> > ease-of-flying by providing pilots with affordable, direct access to
> > information needed for future "free-flight" air traffic control systems.
> > Pilots will have the ability to safely determine their routes, speeds and
> > proximity to dangerous weather, terrain and other airplanes.
> >
> > Development of the highway in the sky system has been fostered by
> the
> > Advanced General Aviation Transports Experiment (AGATE) -- a consortium
> > created by NASA in 1994 to develop affordable new technology -- as well as
> > industry standards and certification methods -- for airframe, cockpit,
> > flight training systems and airspace infrastructure for next-generation
> > single pilot, four-to-six seat, near all-weather light airplanes.
> >
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