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NYC-bound Virgin Air Flight 45 squawking Hijack code; being diverted to New Brunswick, Canada
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Posted on 06/03/2005 7:25:05 AM PDT by Petronski
The pilot says the hijack code is an error and the plane is secure, but naturally the authorities are not trusting him.
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To: Trust but Verify
"What does the 'heavy' designation mean? I've heard this term before and have wondered what it meant."
To clarify a little, it means it is wide body jet. Along with the 747, it could be a 767, etc.
To: Old_Mil
You could probably even google for it.I just did that very thing and you can find out anything you want to know.
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posted on
06/03/2005 7:58:00 AM PDT
by
kcvl
To: Old_Mil
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posted on
06/03/2005 7:58:12 AM PDT
by
sharktrager
(The masses will trade liberty for a more quiet life.)
To: LIConFem
That must be right - I recall ATC always saying "squawk xxx and ident".
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posted on
06/03/2005 7:58:18 AM PDT
by
azhenfud
("He who is always looking up seldom finds others' lost change...")
To: pissant
10 minutes until landing per Patti Ann Yum-Yum on FNC.
Nam Vet
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posted on
06/03/2005 7:58:27 AM PDT
by
Nam Vet
(There are two theories to arguing with women. Neither one works.)
To: getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL
It's in a thousand handbooks.
To: relee
Canadian fighter jets looked at the plane and it looks normal. What did they expect to see? The pilot popping wheelies?
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posted on
06/03/2005 7:58:40 AM PDT
by
unixfox
(AMERICA - 20 Million ILLEGALS Can't Be Wrong!)
To: need_a_screen_name
According to FOX- it's one of the new airbusses. The Big One....
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posted on
06/03/2005 7:58:41 AM PDT
by
sissyjane
(Silk pajamas for dress up, and flannel for everyday-perfect Freeper wardrobe!!)
To: Nam Vet
Patti Ann Yum-YumDid Patti Ann Brown get married? Mr. Yum-Yum must be very happy!
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posted on
06/03/2005 7:59:36 AM PDT
by
Petronski
(How do you solve a problem like Petronski?)
To: Moose4
Right...don't transponders just have basically an off/standby/on switch, and then the buttons or dials for the code, and then the "ident" button that causes your information to flash or light up for the controller, so he can confirm it? That's how they worked when I was flying. Also I'm pretty sure that ATC doesn't assign codes like 7502 to anyone, so the chance of putting up one of the reserved codes, even for a couple of seconds, when switching to a newly assigned code is small. Normally these codes are not changed during a flight either, so there would be no reason for a plane to begin displaying 7500 instead of its assigned code.
ML/NJ
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posted on
06/03/2005 7:59:52 AM PDT
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ml/nj
To: Moose4
"Heavy" is used for any aircraft (I think) that has a max gross takeoff weight of 300,000 pounds or more--Boeing 747s, 767s and 777s, DC-8s, DC-10s and MD-11s, Airbus A330s and A340s. They would communicate to the controllers as "Virgin 45 heavy." I think it's mainly used for ATC communications as a way of reminding controllers, "Hey, I'm a big-arsed A340 over here, it probably wouldn't be a good idea to make me do a real sharp turn near the airport, or vector that little Cessna in two miles behind me because of the wake turbulence."You are correct. Just think of it this way; if Michael Moore could get his fat-a$$ in a Cessna 152, we in ATC then would refer to the Cessna as a "heavy". It's all about wake turbulence.
MoodyBlu
To: Petronski
Praying that it is a false alarm and that the pilot some how screwed up,but by the way things sound it is not an accident!
FNC reporting that the plane should land in about 10 minutes at Halifax!
To: Moose4
Yes, it is. No question.
First flight solo. . .first in-flight refueling solo. . .first night flight solo. . .first flight shooting THE GUN solo. . .first bomb-drop is solo. . .it's a heck of a ride from then on. . .
To: mewzilla
I wasn't aware Canada had fighter jets. That flew anyway. Yup. They're called Canadian Geese, and they make quite a mess on golf courses or around ponds. You gotta get a stick to clean your shoesies.
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posted on
06/03/2005 8:00:50 AM PDT
by
theDentist
(The Dems are putting all their eggs in one basket-case: Howard "Belltower" Dean.)
To: Old_Mil
To: Petronski
"Thank God the French naval fighters happen to be sitting in NJ right now."What, did they defect?
LOL!
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posted on
06/03/2005 8:01:05 AM PDT
by
Redbob
To: tear_down_this_wall
What does the 'heavy' designation mean?They're flying on Jerry Nadler.
OMG, your post conjured up such an image in my mind that I woke up the whole house laughing.
(And I hope this situation isn't series --ABC radio news reporting the plane is about to land now.)
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posted on
06/03/2005 8:01:36 AM PDT
by
shhrubbery!
(The 'right to choose' = The right to choose death --for somebody else.)
To: Redbob
What, did they defect?Wouldn't you?
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posted on
06/03/2005 8:02:02 AM PDT
by
Petronski
(How do you solve a problem like Petronski?)
To: shhrubbery!
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posted on
06/03/2005 8:02:16 AM PDT
by
mystery-ak
(The real Supreme Court meets up here!.......God)
To: Quilla
I believe that all aircraft in this category are required to have TWO transponders ("squwakboxes"). If one is malfunctioning, pull the circuit breaker and use number two.
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06/03/2005 8:02:20 AM PDT
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Restore
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