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Re: 2019 Current Events Study Guide
Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2019 7:22 pm
by Johnblue
In re the A380, most jets are below 300,000 gross takeoff weight. The B747, DC-10 etc were over that which made them “heavy.” The A380 weighed so much that it was referred to as “super” and ATC had to provide extra spacing behind it. You would NOT want to be in a C210 behind DLH25 Super! I’ve flown in the Dreamliner & I was in the main cabin on the way from Sydney to Bali. It was a really nice ride. On the return I was in a crappy A321. Yuck!
Re: 2019 Current Events Study Guide
Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2019 10:54 pm
by Euphonium
Johnblue wrote: ↑Thu Feb 14, 2019 7:22 pm
In re the A380, most jets are below 300,000 gross takeoff weight. The B747, DC-10 etc were over that which made them “heavy.” The A380 weighed so much that it was referred to as “super” and ATC had to provide extra spacing behind it.
Interestingly, though both variants of the 757 fall below the 300,000 lbs. MTOW threshold, they are also treated as heavies for takeoff spacing. Admittedly, the 757 (particularly 752) is ridiculously overpowered, but still it's questionable how reliable the test data that was the basis for that requirement is.
(side note: got to take a 757 out of Santa Ana once; between the overpowered engines and the noise abatement procedures, it's the coolest thing ever)
Re: 2019 Current Events Study Guide
Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2019 10:59 pm
by DBear
Conspiracy theorist and perennial Presidential candidate Lyndon LaRouche has died. He was 96.
Re: 2019 Current Events Study Guide
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2019 9:24 am
by alietr
Euphonium wrote: ↑Thu Feb 14, 2019 10:54 pm
(side note: got to take a 757 out of Santa Ana once; between the overpowered engines and the noise abatement procedures, it's the coolest thing ever)
How so?
Re: 2019 Current Events Study Guide
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2019 10:33 am
by 9021amyers
DBear wrote: ↑Thu Feb 14, 2019 10:59 pm
Conspiracy theorist and perennial Presidential candidate Lyndon LaRouche has died. He was 96.
That’s only what the Trilateral Commission wants you to think.
Re: 2019 Current Events Study Guide
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2019 10:52 am
by econgator
alietr wrote: ↑Fri Feb 15, 2019 9:24 am
Euphonium wrote: ↑Thu Feb 14, 2019 10:54 pm
(side note: got to take a 757 out of Santa Ana once; between the overpowered engines and the noise abatement procedures, it's the coolest thing ever)
How so?
If he's referring to John Wayne, I'd guess it would be due to the shortness of the runways there. A 757 would have to take off much quicker than it normally would (usually needs about 1.25 miles and the runway is barely 1 mile long), so the plane would have to be underweight and hoofing it.
Re: 2019 Current Events Study Guide
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2019 11:04 am
by Volante
econgator wrote: ↑Fri Feb 15, 2019 10:52 am
alietr wrote: ↑Fri Feb 15, 2019 9:24 am
Euphonium wrote: ↑Thu Feb 14, 2019 10:54 pm
(side note: got to take a 757 out of Santa Ana once; between the overpowered engines and the noise abatement procedures, it's the coolest thing ever)
How so?
If he's referring to John Wayne, I'd guess it would be due to the shortness of the runways there. A 757 would have to take off much quicker than it normally would (usually needs about 1.25 miles and the runway is barely 1 mile long), so the plane would have to be underweight and hoofing it.
Not only that, but a couple thousand feet up, they have to throttle back because people don't want to -hear- the airport. So pilots have to go full out, coast, then go full out again. (It's more nuanced than that, but I'm not too motivated to find detailed steps)
Moving on...
Re: 2019 Current Events Study Guide
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2019 1:01 pm
by Volante
If this doesn't show up in a weird news category, I'll be very disappointed.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-47232355
A Canadian vodka distiller has lost 30,000 litres of valuable iceberg water in what appears to be a heist.
Iceberg Vodka CEO David Meyers says he is mystified as to who - or why - someone would have stolen the water.
Re: 2019 Current Events Study Guide
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 8:45 am
by earendel
Denny Hamlin wins the Daytona 500 for the second time.
Re: 2019 Current Events Study Guide
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 12:20 pm
by ouachiouat
France's fencing federation has declared light saber dueling an official sport.
http://www.espn.com/olympics/fencing/st ... ling-sport
Like virtuous Jedi knights, the French federation sees itself as combatting a dark side: the sedentary habits of 21st-century life that are sickening ever-growing numbers of adults and kids.
Sadly, though, they don't expect it to become an Olympic event by the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Re: 2019 Current Events Study Guide
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 12:48 pm
by MarkBarrett
First national park in Indiana: Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
No one used Indiana in Morbeedo's TD387 Q #9
Re: 2019 Current Events Study Guide
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 2:04 pm
by teapot37
MarkBarrett wrote: ↑Mon Feb 18, 2019 12:48 pm
First national park in Indiana: Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
No one used Indiana in Morbeedo's TD387 Q #9
To be clearer, Indiana Dunes already existed as a National Lakeshore, but it was recently upgraded to National Park status.
Re: 2019 Current Events Study Guide
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2019 12:05 pm
by RJRouge
Re: 2019 Current Events Study Guide
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 12:23 am
by cinemaniax7
Ariana Grande becomes the first artist to occupy all top three spots on Billboard's Hot 100 since The Beatles did it in 1964. Grande's singles are "7 Rings," "Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored," and "Thank U, Next." The Beatles achieved the feat in April 1964, with their records "Can't Buy Me Love," "Twist and Shout," and "Do You Want to Know a Secret?"
Re: 2019 Current Events Study Guide
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 9:00 pm
by Volante
Volante wrote: ↑Fri Feb 01, 2019 10:58 am
Volante wrote: ↑Tue Jan 29, 2019 9:25 pm
Let's add this one too, since Fire and Fury got some play time, and I'm pretty sure the others have too.
Team of Vipers, another Trump Administration tell all, by former communications aide Cliff Sims
They could make a whole category out of these...and it could legit have a general knowledge theme...
Let Me Finish, Former NJ governor and Trump transition team head Chris Christie
Sweet zombie Jesus...
The Threat, Former Deputy Director of the FBI Andrew McCabe
Re: 2019 Current Events Study Guide
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2019 1:50 am
by MarkBarrett
Stonehenge inner circle stones traced to bluestone quarries (Carn Goedog & Caraig Rhos-y-felin) in Wales about 180 miles away from Salisbury Plain.
Re: 2019 Current Events Study Guide
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2019 1:54 pm
by RJRouge
Peter Tork of The Monkees has passed.
Re: 2019 Current Events Study Guide
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2019 4:52 pm
by MinnesotaMyron
The new president of Nintendo of America is named John Bowser. Seriously.
Re: 2019 Current Events Study Guide
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2019 5:03 pm
by jeff6286
MinnesotaMyron wrote: ↑Thu Feb 21, 2019 4:52 pm
The new president of Nintendo of America is named John Bowser. Seriously.
I believe you’ve fallen for fake news, that is too ridiculous to be true.
His name is Doug.
Re: 2019 Current Events Study Guide
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2019 8:49 pm
by DBear
A new moon for Neptune has been discovered, named
Hippocamp