You correct about the ability to fly over Class E (uncontrolled) airports with no communication whatsoever on unicom. It is something that most people are not aware of when they think about flying, it is also something that I am constantly explaining to family members as we fly in to little airports.
The Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) system will do exactly what you are talking about, and it is part of the FAA and NASA's vision for the future of the National Airspace System (NAS).
I wrote my Masters on the replacement of VOR/DME approaches with RNAV/GPS approaches. One of the systems that was constantly coming up in my research was the ADS-B system and how it was proposed to change the NAS/ATC landscape.
The system uses two way radios--Mode-S transponders--to give pilots detailed information about the location of other planes, their altitude, direction, and intended destination. It is designed to decrease the work load for both ATC and the pilot by increasing situational awareness for a particular flight.
The FAA just awarded a 1.8 Billion dollar contract to to upgrade the aging national airspace system to ITT to start implementing the system. Of course the larger airlines will take advantage of the system first, largely in part to the cost of adding Mode-S to your aircraft. Not that it is expensive, rather that most pilots will not spend the money to make an un-required upgrade to their plane. There are still pilots out there shooting NDB approaches which are 40 years old.
On a note about your flights through and over potently restricted airspace; I live 10 miles north of NAS Pensacola, 15 miles West of Choctaw NOLF (UAV test ground), and 40 miles west of Eglin Airforce Base, which is ALWAYS restricted largely due to secret equipment and flight operations. ATC always controls the airspace at all time, I however have NEVER been asked not to fly through the corridor, and they usually are pretty quick to respond to any approaching traffic and give them a squawk code, I submit that the airspace over or near your airport is the exception not the rule when it comes to military restricted airspace.
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No the density of the air changes at higher heat. Normal aircraft performance is calculated for ISA (International Standard Atmosphere) as 1atm (29.92 in of Mercury) and about 60 degrees Fahrenheit (15 degrees Celsius, just to keep the Europeans happy).
When air heats up the density decreases, and changes the pressure at sea level. A plane will perform worse at lower altitudes. In affect you are taking off at a lower altitude. Your wings have less mass to push against. Most people think that Bernoulli's Principal is what makes a plane fly, and while it plays a major role, more lift is created by the angle of attack angle of attack of the wing.
66. The hotter it is, the more difficult it is for aeroplanes to take off. Air passengers in Nevada, where temperatures have reached 120F, have been told they can't fly.
Funny. I was sure my flight instructor told me this the first day of flight school. I guess this explains the success of the European aerospace industry.
There is a way to do this with a standard camera. I have seen it done, I rember watching ZDtv one day and they had a special on how to do it. You have to to the SAME motion 3 times, and shoot it with the same camera at 3 diffrent positions. Then you plug the video into a computer and VAULA you get those cool affects. I would like to find a website on how to do it again. If anyone knows where one is, please post it.
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You correct about the ability to fly over Class E (uncontrolled) airports with no communication whatsoever on unicom. It is something that most people are not aware of when they think about flying, it is also something that I am constantly explaining to family members as we fly in to little airports.
The Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) system will do exactly what you are talking about, and it is part of the FAA and NASA's vision for the future of the National Airspace System (NAS).
I wrote my Masters on the replacement of VOR/DME approaches with RNAV/GPS approaches. One of the systems that was constantly coming up in my research was the ADS-B system and how it was proposed to change the NAS/ATC landscape.
The system uses two way radios--Mode-S transponders--to give pilots detailed information about the location of other planes, their altitude, direction, and intended destination. It is designed to decrease the work load for both ATC and the pilot by increasing situational awareness for a particular flight.
The FAA just awarded a 1.8 Billion dollar contract to to upgrade the aging national airspace system to ITT to start implementing the system. Of course the larger airlines will take advantage of the system first, largely in part to the cost of adding Mode-S to your aircraft. Not that it is expensive, rather that most pilots will not spend the money to make an un-required upgrade to their plane. There are still pilots out there shooting NDB approaches which are 40 years old.
On a note about your flights through and over potently restricted airspace; I live 10 miles north of NAS Pensacola, 15 miles West of Choctaw NOLF (UAV test ground), and 40 miles west of Eglin Airforce Base, which is ALWAYS restricted largely due to secret equipment and flight operations. ATC always controls the airspace at all time, I however have NEVER been asked not to fly through the corridor, and they usually are pretty quick to respond to any approaching traffic and give them a squawk code, I submit that the airspace over or near your airport is the exception not the rule when it comes to military restricted airspace.
Does this mean that NBC Universal will drop content for all NBC Channels. Correct me if I am wrong, but NBC Universal Cable owns SiFi, USA, and Bravo (no big loss there). NBC also has distribution rights for A&E, History Channel, Biography, National Geographic, and Sundance. Does this mean that all their channels will disappear from iTunes?
When air heats up the density decreases, and changes the pressure at sea level. A plane will perform worse at lower altitudes. In affect you are taking off at a lower altitude. Your wings have less mass to push against. Most people think that Bernoulli's Principal is what makes a plane fly, and while it plays a major role, more lift is created by the angle of attack angle of attack of the wing.
66. The hotter it is, the more difficult it is for aeroplanes to take off. Air passengers in Nevada, where temperatures have reached 120F, have been told they can't fly.
Funny. I was sure my flight instructor told me this the first day of flight school. I guess this explains the success of the European aerospace industry.
There is a way to do this with a standard camera. I have seen it done, I rember watching ZDtv one day and they had a special on how to do it. You have to to the SAME motion 3 times, and shoot it with the same camera at 3 diffrent positions. Then you plug the video into a computer and VAULA you get those cool affects. I would like to find a website on how to do it again. If anyone knows where one is, please post it.