To: Mamzelle
Question for the pilots out there.
Do these kinds of jets use a radar altimeter or an air pressure sensitive type?
6 posted on
11/22/2004 6:39:56 AM PST by
ProudVet77
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To: ProudVet77
I'd like to know how much this model Gulfstream would put you back...though jets are getting cheaper. You can get a Raytheon Premier for around $5M, and there are little jets in development for $1M. As many twin engine planes are between $500K and $1M--a small jet will become more attractive.
8 posted on
11/22/2004 6:43:24 AM PST by
Mamzelle
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To: ProudVet77
Both.
Yes the location pretty much lines up with RWY 4 localizer.
4 is the preferred runway in low vis/low cigs condtions.
To: ProudVet77
I would guess that this bird had a radar altimeter so the pilot knew exactly where he was. Just speculation at this point but this could be another incident like the Thurmond Munson crash and one here in Lexington Ky which the pilots misjudged the thrust and unspooled the engines too much and could not recover. If you pull back thrust there is a lag time for them to power back up. Just a thought.
18 posted on
11/22/2004 6:59:13 AM PST by
reagandemo
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To: ProudVet77
67 posted on
11/22/2004 8:50:04 AM PST by
GW and Twins Pawpaw
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To: ProudVet77
69 posted on
11/22/2004 10:15:16 AM PST by
thag
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