"Not a good way to start the day"
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TFaudree_ERAU
Mashin' dem buttons
I'm assuming you guys noticed the big hole in the panel below the EADI.
What's funny is that BOTH nav displays were out!
D'oh!
Bad GPU but the station manager hasn't clued in to tell inbound pilots to crank their APU's, brief the ground personnel not to connect the GPU and issue a work order to have it looked at.
You know, fixing the GPU would be expensive...
D'oh!
Bad GPU but the station manager hasn't clued in to tell inbound pilots to crank their APU's, brief the ground personnel not to connect the GPU and issue a work order to have it looked at.
You know, fixing the GPU would be expensive...
TFaudree_ERAU
Mashin' dem buttons
What's funny is that BOTH nav displays were out!
D'oh!
Bad GPU but the station manager hasn't clued in to tell inbound pilots to crank their APU's, brief the ground personnel not to connect the GPU and issue a work order to have it looked at.
You know, fixing the GPU would be expensive...
I no comprende any of that.
Whoops, sorry!
APU = Auxilliary Power Unit. Basically onboard the aircraft and provides electrical power and pnuematics for engine starts and airconditioning (without engines running)
GPU = Ground Power Unit. Installed at the gate and provides electrical power to the aircraft while the engines are off and the APU is not running.
Station Manager = El Jeffe de la Aeropuerto.
APU = Auxilliary Power Unit. Basically onboard the aircraft and provides electrical power and pnuematics for engine starts and airconditioning (without engines running)
GPU = Ground Power Unit. Installed at the gate and provides electrical power to the aircraft while the engines are off and the APU is not running.
Station Manager = El Jeffe de la Aeropuerto.
BobDDuck
Island Bus Driver
Translation:
The guys flying bigger airplanes actually have big enough engines that even on the ground they provide enough air to keep the cabin cool. Us flying the smaller crappy planes have to start the APU (auxillary power unit) to provide extra air for cabin cooling. Either the APU or the engine can provide electric power.
So, big plane drivers get to the gate and leave one engine running until the ground power unit (GPU) is plugged in and providing power the airplane and then they shut down the engine. We on the other hand already have the APU running so they don't bother connecting ground power to us (for the most part).
The problem Doug is talking about is that nobody told the inbound crews that they wouldn't be able to get power from the GPU (because it was broken) so they never started their APU and hence they got to the gate and went to shut down the other engine and got a rude surprise when the whole electric system shut down because there was no power from ground.
Eh... in reading that it doesn't make much more sense then what Doug said to begin with, but as that McDonalds ad (I think) says "somebody forgot snack time".
EDIT: Oops! MOD/ADMIN=faster typer then me.
The guys flying bigger airplanes actually have big enough engines that even on the ground they provide enough air to keep the cabin cool. Us flying the smaller crappy planes have to start the APU (auxillary power unit) to provide extra air for cabin cooling. Either the APU or the engine can provide electric power.
So, big plane drivers get to the gate and leave one engine running until the ground power unit (GPU) is plugged in and providing power the airplane and then they shut down the engine. We on the other hand already have the APU running so they don't bother connecting ground power to us (for the most part).
The problem Doug is talking about is that nobody told the inbound crews that they wouldn't be able to get power from the GPU (because it was broken) so they never started their APU and hence they got to the gate and went to shut down the other engine and got a rude surprise when the whole electric system shut down because there was no power from ground.
Eh... in reading that it doesn't make much more sense then what Doug said to begin with, but as that McDonalds ad (I think) says "somebody forgot snack time".
EDIT: Oops! MOD/ADMIN=faster typer then me.
TFaudree_ERAU
Mashin' dem buttons
I'm familiar with all of the above, but what in the heck does it have to do with the original picture and pulling the EHSI (assuming thats what is sitting on the glareshield)? Are you saying that the aircraft lost electrics and fried the instruments? Thats truely some chain of events.
Before you waste time and bandwidth explaining, my brain is all but fried from work today. Too much airplane washing and not enough flying going on for my internals to handle.
Before you waste time and bandwidth explaining, my brain is all but fried from work today. Too much airplane washing and not enough flying going on for my internals to handle.
MFT1Air
Well-Known Member
Actually no. We've nothing so large as to disrupt one's view of the runway.
MFT1Air
Well-Known Member
. . .and the shuttle has three APUs.
BAe-146 has five!
MFT1Air
Well-Known Member
So I've heard. . .Now comes my bragging questions. . .
Does it fly at 17,500 mph?
Does it land safely like a brick each and every time?
OK, minus two.
Love Atlantis!
. . .and Doug, please make certain I've not infringed upon any copyright restrictions.
MFT1Air
Well-Known Member
. . .and we laugh here at Johnson Space Center about missed approaches, for with the shuttle, you only have one time to make a good or "bad" impression.
meritflyer
Well-Known Member
I like In-N-Out.. Damn! Wrong thread.
Texasspilot
New Member
The 402 has neither and whens the last time the shuttle did a 200 and half approach.
Plus I'm pretty sure the 402 can do 18,000MPH
NuevaLuna
New Member
Actually its common on the 717 as well. If the GPU is bad it will potentially ruin your day.