Sentinal Events

[Papa Woody]

Yup!

PSA Cerritos ----> TCAS

DL 191 ----> Wind Shear Detection/Escape

USAir 1549 ----> Honeywell Geesebuster '2000

 

[dispatchguy]

USAir 1549 ----> Honeywell Geesebuster '2000

No, I'm sure that some Geese lover would then whine and complain about animal cruelty...

Hats off to the crew - job well done...

 

[Capt. Caucasian]

I say we add a another crew member who sits in a ball turret on the nose and gets to shoot the brand spankin new Goose Gatling Gun.

The ATR gets a tailgunner.

 

[SoCentralRain]

What the hell is a SENTINAL event? Do you mean seminal?

Yes, it's derived from the word semen. Heh.

 

[AKAAB]

Gregory Feith, former NTSB investigator, was on the news tonight talking about how the radar was used to keep birds away. As I recall, this was disproved years ago and was based on some very high powered radars in the 50's or 60's.

A quick Google found this:

http://jeb.biologists.org/cgi/reprint/202/9/1015.pdf

What's the latest groupthink on the validity of using radar to keep birds away?

 

[Papa Woody]

What the hell is a SENTINAL event? Do you mean seminal?

Yes, it's derived from the word semen. Heh.

I meant "seminal event", but thought it sounded obscene!

Now, 'scuse me whilst I invaginate my seminal events...

 

[dispatchguy]

I say we add a another crew member who sits in a ball turret on the nose and gets to shoot the brand spankin new Goose Gatling Gun.

The ATR gets a tailgunner.

I knew that being a BUFF Tail Gunner would finally turn out to have been a good decision!

I wonder if the FAA will finally allow me to get my Tail Gunner Certificate: B-52 G/H Rating