Feb 152010


To stop what?

5.56? .50 cal? 30mm cannon? Sidewinder or AIM? SAM?

You are moving fast enough that worrying about small arms is pretty much pointless and overall weight limitations make ‘proofing’ against everything all over impossible.

Anything, including carbon fiber, will work if it is thick enough.

Protect your cockpit and your vitals if desired but redundancy and ECM are cheaper and a more practical set of solutions.

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Posted by Airtime at 8:18 pm Tagged with: 30mm Cannon, 50 Cal, Aim, Carbon Fiber, Cockpit, Ecm, Fiber Work, jet airplane, Redundancy, Sidewinder, Vitals
Feb 142010

Iplay Wild Safari Jet

These unique pretend play products allow children the opportunity to express their feelings, use their imaginations and learn about the world around them. And most importantly – they’ll have fun while they do it. The Wild Safari Jet is a brand new figure playset for the very young. It includes a plane with an opening cockpit which makes it easier for little hands to get inside and play. Plane has carry handle and makes realistic flying sounds. Includes Pilot, safari guide, off-road vehicle, giraffe, hippo, elephant, and lion. Animals and vehicle store in cargo hold. Planes wheels are perfect for carpet taxiing. Requires 2 AA batteries, not included. Imaginative airplane for young children Recommended Age: 18 months and up

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Posted by Airtime at 6:37 pm Tagged with: Aa Batteries, Age 18, airplane, Carpet, Cockpit, Elephant, Feelings, Giraffe, Hippo, Imaginations, Lion, Little Hands, pilot, Planes, Play Products, Playset, Pretend Play, Safari Guide, Wheels, Wild Safari
Feb 142010

hey. this may seem like a dumb question, but ive never flown before!
would it be ok if i take my digital camera and take pictures of outside of the window and stuff?
im flying on monday.
thanks :D

I do all the time, but just last week I got yelled at by a TSA agent in Atlanta. I would say yes, but be careful and if your taking a picture of the inside of a plane or of the cockpit always ask first.

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Posted by Airtime at 5:29 pm Tagged with: airplane, Camera Pictures, Cockpit, Digital Camera, Digital Pictures, Dumb Question, Hey, Stuff, Tsa Agent
Feb 112010

I’m told that this cool park had a static mounted, very old military fighter jet as a part of the park, and that kids used to play on it. My storyteller said that when the rarity of the airplane was discovered, it was removed and headed for restoration. Does anyone know what it was, where it went, or how I can get pictures???

The park definitely had an old military plane in it a long time ago – more than 20 years ago. I remember playing on it when I was very young. It had all of the avionics, etc removed from it. Originally you could climb into the cockpit, but at some point they filled that in.

I always thought that they removed it because it was a liability. I did some Googling, and found that it was an F2H-2P Banshee that has been restored. See http://www.rv-anytimers.com/2009/01/planes-planes-more.html for more information. According to that site, it’s the last one in existence.

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Posted by Airtime at 10:53 pm Tagged with: 2p, Banshee, Cockpit, Existence, Fighter Jet, Googling, jet airplane, Long Time, Military Plane, Planes, Pocahontas, Rarity, Rv, Storyteller, Vero Beach Fl
Feb 032010

NTSB pinned most of the blame for the plane crash in Buffalo, New York on the pilots and insufficient training. Federal regulators promised to take action but, as Nancy Cordes reports, little has been done.

Duration : 0:2:2

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Posted by Airtime at 8:07 am Tagged with: 3407, accident, airplane, airport, Black, box, cbsepisode, Cockpit, Colgan, Continental, crash, Faa, Fatigue, flight, ntsb, pilot, Prevention
Nov 142009

How can an electronic device which does not transmit a signal interfere with the operation of the airliner? Obviously pacemakers, hearing aids, and wristwatches aren’t turned off.

Electronic devices interfere with the signals being received by the airplane while its flying. So, batteries are also not allowed in any airlines because they interfere with the radio signals being received by the crew in the cockpit of the airplane. So, its always advisable to turn them off before flying. But, you can use a laptop or an IPOD after a certain time interval on the airplane. But, listen carefully to all the announcements being made by the airhostesses on electronic gadgets and if you feel, you can ask them the same question for the perfect answer if you’re not satisfied with my answer. Goodluck!

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Posted by Airtime at 12:34 pm Tagged with: Aids, Airliner, airlines, airplane, Batteries, Cockpit, Electronic Device, Electronic Devices, Electronic Gadgets, Electronics, Hearing Aids, Ipod, Laptop, Pacemakers, Perfect Answer, radio, Signals, Time Interval, Wristwatches
Nov 092009

No music soundtrack version. This is a landing at the new Hong Kong airport CLK. Yes, it’s a bit of a firm landing ;) It’s a training flight, and yes, I did flare, just not enough. It was landing #2 or #3 in the plane. Idle reverse because it’s so light and the engines are big enough to slow it down. http://www.airboyd.t

Duration : 0:3:0

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Posted by Airtime at 9:19 pm Tagged with: #airboyd, 11, 737, 747, 757, 767, 777, 88, aeroplane, air, airplane, airport, airways, alitalia, anflug, ansett, avion, B747, boeing, cathay, chek, china, Cockpit, fedex, hong, japan, jumpseat, kai, kok, kong, korean, lap, md, northern, plane, Planes, southern, tak, Ups, vhhh, virgin, water, youtube, コックピット, 九龍, 启德机场, 啟德機場, 國泰, 國際機場, 香港, 홍콩
Nov 032009

Aircraft Landing YYJ – YVR – Boeing 757

Duration : 0:3:44

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Posted by Airtime at 3:28 am Tagged with: 757, aeroplane, aircraft, boeing, Captain, Cockpit, Copilot, Deck, first, flight, Fly, landing, Officer, pilot, Yvr, YYJ
Oct 302009


The altimeter is operated by atmospheric pressure. The higher you go, the less the atmospheric pressure outside; the altimeter reads the pressure against a spring to operate a dial that uses three pointers to allow it to read accurately up to altitudes higher than the airplane can ever fly.

The altimeter must be adjusted for the barometer reading, which aviation people call the "altimeter setting." There is a small window in the dial face and a knob for the altimeter setting.

Many modern jet airliners also have one or more radar altimeters that indicate the height above the ground in absolute terms at low altitudes. Recent Boeing models actually talk to you: "Two Hundred… One Hundred… Fifty… Forty… Thirty… Twenty… Ten…" on short final. After "Ten," you are supposed to hear "bumpety-bump" as the mains touch down.

This is done with electronics about as complex as a cop’s radar gun, mounted in the belly. There are other kinds of radar altimeters, but they are all rare. The atmospheric (or "barometric") altimeter is by far the most common.

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Posted by Airtime at 3:28 am Tagged with: Absolute Terms, Altimeter, Altitude, Atmospheric Pressure, Aviation, Barometer Reading, boeing, Cockpit, Cop, Dial Face, Fly, Gage, Jet Airliners, jet airplane, Mains, Models, Pointers, Quot, Radar Altimeters, Radar Gun
Oct 282009

Try it at 1280×720 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcIH1oCmrkI&fmt=22

Duration : 0:3:1

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Posted by Airtime at 8:48 pm Tagged with: #airboyd, 11, 737, 747, 757, 767, 777, 88, aeroplane, air, airplane, airport, airways, alitalia, anflug, ansett, avion, B747, boeing, cathay, china, Cockpit, fedex, hong, japan, kai, kong, korean, md, northern, picture, pip, plane, Planes, screen, southern, split, tak, Ups, vhhh, virgin, water, youtube, コックピット, 九龍, 启德机场, 啟德機場, 國泰, 香港, 홍콩