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Re:The Boeing 747 Begins Its Final Descent
on Sunday June 28, 2026 @08:24PM (#48713260)
Awesome. Was this part of the NG FMS program?
I find it interesting how the 747 FMS is newer than the 777s yet due to type similarity retains legacy features.
Re:Boom Announces Successful Flight of XB-1 Demonstrator Aircraft
on Friday March 22, 2024 @06:48PM (#39795650)
The category of of ILS does not dictate its autoland status. You can do an Autoland on nearly any ILS provided the FAC is aligned with the RWY.
A CAT IIIB ILS will permit in most states a landing with a radio altitude of 0.
Re:Show HN: Memories, FOSS Google Photos alternative built for high pe...
on Thursday March 21, 2024 @06:43PM (#39785345)
None of those negatives you mentioned apply to Immich.
Re:Tiny Quadrotor Learns to Fly in 18 Seconds
on Friday February 09, 2024 @05:48PM (#39321440)
At least click the link before submitting your premature damnation
Re:Neanderthals, modern humans may have co-existed in Europe for at le...
on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @05:24PM (#39295133)
Bro science at its peak.
Re:Alaska Airlines flight 1282 NTSB preliminary report [pdf]
on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @05:16PM (#39281527)
Absolutely not. Body cams mute the first part of the audio for this exact reason. Privacy is important.
Re:Dutch Airline Pilots Union Protest on Plans to Operate Single Pilot...
on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @03:04AM (#39272033)
Your comments prove you aren't in the industry.
Re:Dutch Airline Pilots Union Protest on Plans to Operate Single Pilot...
on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @02:55AM (#39271976)
Controlled rest is completely different. It is not already happening.
Re:Dutch Airline Pilots Union Protest on Plans to Operate Single Pilot...
on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @02:26AM (#39271776)
Sounds like shit to me.
16hr long haul and everytime the other guy needs to piss you get woken up. Then you both have to fly the approach completely cooked from the shit rest. And thats without wx or diversions. Clearly not thought out.
Re:Show HN: Atopile – Design circuit boards with code
on Monday February 05, 2024 @04:46PM (#39267690)
Kicad is not that difficult to use. Sourcing parts can be though.
Re:Parisians vote in favour of tripling parking costs for SUVs
on Monday February 05, 2024 @05:48AM (#39259667)
Why a tonnage limit for electric vehicles. It's obviously not entirely for GHG reasons. 2T is not all that heavy for EVs.
Re:Apple iPod Shuffle USB interface pinout
on Monday February 05, 2024 @03:36AM (#39258680)
USB C les strong than a 3.5mm jack?
Archimedes would like a word with you.
Re:Apple Vision Pro and ADHD
on Saturday February 03, 2024 @05:33PM (#39245442)
I think they meant meditation.
Re:FDA says 561 deaths tied to recalled Philips sleep apnea machines
on Friday February 02, 2024 @02:06AM (#39225932)
Strange take. Just because your work doesn't have the possibility of hurting someone doesn't make you any better or higher standard...
Re:Idea for a new hand tool: Automatic Wire Twisting Pliers
on Thursday January 25, 2024 @07:02AM (#39128616)
The wire twisting pliers in the first picture are used for lock wire, not electrical wire and they are very good at that specific task. Used in industries such as aviation to prevent movement/rotation of a fastener or a part such as a screw on oil filter.
Re:US government opens 22M acres of federal lands to solar
on Friday January 19, 2024 @09:44PM (#39064142)
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot... but almost in reverse
Re:Heads up – effectively offline for now
on Monday January 15, 2024 @08:40AM (#39000834)
Bushfires, cyclones, floods, extreme heat and the biggest thunderstorms you'll ever see. Yeah I'd say that's severe weather.
Re:Google Cuts Jobs in Engineering and Other Divisions
on Thursday January 11, 2024 @04:11AM (#38949691)
Yeah option C and D. Both or neither...
Re:What Happened to EVs?
on Thursday January 04, 2024 @07:20AM (#38866089)
Straya
Re:Power over fiber
on Thursday January 04, 2024 @06:58AM (#38865934)
At minimum 20pc per order...
Re:JAL A359 at Tokyo Collided with Coast Guard DH8C
on Wednesday January 03, 2024 @09:56PM (#38862479)
I think you are swapping one issue for another. A clearance that is a button push has far less meaning and protection than standard verbal phraseology. During the critical phase of flight, attention is needed on the aircraft performance and position using the working auditory memory we can minimise distracting messages and popups close to the ground.
Re:Fake It 'Til You Fake It
on Tuesday December 26, 2023 @06:55PM (#38777414)
Isn't that a reality check.
Re:Children surrounded by chatty adults are themselves more chatty
on Sunday December 24, 2023 @06:31AM (#38752799)
If you read the study they were trying to see if class had anything to do with it.
Re:Children surrounded by chatty adults are themselves more chatty
on Sunday December 24, 2023 @06:29AM (#38752787)
I don't think it was shallow but it doesn't seem very well thought out
Re:Can Microsoft Flight Simulator help me learn to fly (or make me a b...
on Sunday December 24, 2023 @02:52AM (#38751967)
I think the difference is like you say in the real aircraft you can get a lot more task saturated. A sim feels like being a fly on the wall almost as if in 3rd person. But as far as manual handling goes, the real jet is much easier, runway textures and peripheral cues for landing are far more obvious in reality.
Re:A Lufthansa A350's frustrating Oakland diversion
on Wednesday December 20, 2023 @07:09AM (#38707738)
Yeah but that's their job
Re:A Lufthansa A350's frustrating Oakland diversion
on Wednesday December 20, 2023 @07:05AM (#38707707)
Asiana crashed due to poor FMA mode awareness.
Re:USB-C Cures Mosquito Bites
on Monday December 18, 2023 @08:20PM (#38690630)
Vegans aren't a collective entity. Pets can be adopted.
Re:Pilots hide mental health problems so they don't lose their licenses
on Monday December 18, 2023 @02:56AM (#38680156)
Air gapping from the internet is the least of the worries. You haven't solved the problem, and created a handful more.
Re:Oi (Interjection)
on Monday December 18, 2023 @02:21AM (#38680025)
Oi!