quinta-feira, 5 de março de 2009
Para os chegados em aviação
Look closely and you can see the green lights of the ball with the
plane is about to land.
Here's some video footage of an A-6 approaching an aircraft carrier
and landing. It was taken from the cockpit by the co-pilot. The
conditions are ideal... Calm sea, daylight and a stable aircraft. This
is for all of us who have not had the privilege.
With the volume up, you can even hear the power changes necessary to
maintain precision glide slope and prepare for bolter (a.k.a.. abort
the landing) in the event the arrest wire is missed. Feels like you
are in the aircraft.
Imagine what this would be like at night in IMC (instrument
meteorological conditions - a.k.a. Pea soup)!
This is a very neat video. If you look very carefully, shortly before
the plane touches down, you can see the 'meatball' to the left; the
orange light between
the row of green lights that tells the pilot he/she's on heading and
on glide slope.
If you can't imagine landing on a moving postage stamp, this is it!!
