Re: Anyone try just tapping on the guage?


"J" wrote in message

> But maybe if the crew had stopped playing video games on the cockpit
screens
> they would've noticed the needle was stuck at E.
>
> I think they should upgrade to a transparent ET so that fuel levels are
> visible at all times.
>
> Here's another good idea: replace mission control staff with home compter
> users across the globe. Even casual 28.8 dialup users could monitor
> critical systems. Holds could be built in to ascent timeline to allow
users
> to reboot or to OK error messages on their possibly dated homebuilt
systems.
>
> Speaking of which, for the current sensor problems, why didn't someone
just
> hit ctrl-alt-del onboard the orbiter? I assume it runs Win98?
>
> If anyone at NASA is reading this, here's a secondary fix: go to Device
> Manager>Fuel System>ET>Sensors. You should see four instances of
Depletion
> Sensor. Choose each and click Properties and then update the drivers. If
> you need to do this quickly during launch, here's a shortcut,
> WindowsKey+Pause brings up Device Manager, or DM. I realize DM has a few
> billion entries, but come on, get some people on this!
>
> Another hot tip: assign SRB sep to the quick launch toolbar.
>
> [Disclaimer: reinstalling SSME drivers during ascent could adversly affect
> acceleration].
>

LOL -- good stuff.

I especially liked your idea of clear tanks! Thats genius. Just add some
flourescent neon food coloring and it should easily be visable from the
ground.



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