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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
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To: getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL
I don't think Duke809's details are secret.
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posted on
06/03/2005 7:38:31 AM PDT
by
Petronski
(How do you solve a problem like Petronski?)
To: Trust but Verify
"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."
}:-)4
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posted on
06/03/2005 7:38:39 AM PDT
by
Moose4
(Richmond, Virginia--commemorating 140 years of Yankee occupation.)
To: derheimwill
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posted on
06/03/2005 7:38:51 AM PDT
by
babaloo
To: getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL
I agree with you, but I'm sure this info is readily available on the internet anyway.
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posted on
06/03/2005 7:38:59 AM PDT
by
RushCrush
(Never give in. Never, never, never, never! Never yield in any way great or small.)
To: NautiNurse
FOX News: The plane will land in Halifax.
Canadian fighter jets looked at the plane and it looks normal.
65
posted on
06/03/2005 7:39:05 AM PDT
by
relee
To: SilentServiceCPOWife
I have. I shall pray for the best. But I'm guessing any hijackers will not survive a mob of pissed passengers!
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posted on
06/03/2005 7:39:06 AM PDT
by
pissant
(forget the darn fish!)
To: mewzilla
Heavy is a category of a/c - there are 4 Light-Med-Lg and Heavy. If you are a heavy a/c, it has to do with talking with the tower, and weight turbulence and space betw. your a/c and others.
To: r9etb
"Not to be is squawking hijack code. All is every fine.""We land now. God love America. We land. Well is all going."
LOL
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posted on
06/03/2005 7:39:31 AM PDT
by
Petronski
(How do you solve a problem like Petronski?)
To: Petronski
Several explanations possible ...
Pilot realizes he screwed the pooch, doesn't reset device so he can claim equipment malfunction
Set code, some ATC nimrod asks him if he is declaring a hijacking, bad dude listening to the comms with a pistol at pilot's head encourages a negative verbal response.
Pilots bored, wanted a couple of Molsons and some toast.
69
posted on
06/03/2005 7:39:33 AM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
(NEWSWEEK LIED, PEOPLE DIED)
To: Protect the Bill of Rights
"Does anyone know if there is a code (verbal or otherwise) to confirm or deny an "all is well" statement from a pilot?"Yeah, they just say, "Nevermind."
70
posted on
06/03/2005 7:39:34 AM PDT
by
Hatteras
To: Petronski
Think maybe the pilot or co-pilot scrolled through the frequency inadvertantly? I recall vaguely my F.I.'s words of always tuning one "set" before the others to be sure that didn't happen. Been a while ago though and I can't remember the details....:-(
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posted on
06/03/2005 7:39:40 AM PDT
by
azhenfud
("He who is always looking up seldom finds others' lost change...")
To: Trust but Verify
i think heavy is in reference to a 747
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posted on
06/03/2005 7:39:40 AM PDT
by
Hornet19
(Know what happens to a Democrat that takes Viagra? He just gets a little taller.)
To: getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL
There's nothing "need to know" about any of this info. Every pilot knows this stuff.
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posted on
06/03/2005 7:39:40 AM PDT
by
LIConFem
(Mein Luftkissenboot ist mit Aalen voll.)
To: Trust but Verify
"heavy" means any aircraft with a take-off weight of 440,000 lbs. or more, I believe...
74
posted on
06/03/2005 7:39:45 AM PDT
by
johnandrhonda
(have you hugged your banjo today?)
To: Petronski
I don't think Duke809's details are secret.They certainly aren't now! :-)
75
posted on
06/03/2005 7:39:52 AM PDT
by
marvlus
To: r9etb
76
posted on
06/03/2005 7:40:05 AM PDT
by
null and void
(Splicking the inexplicable...)
To: kcvl
A Squawkbox reference...oh man, there's another VATSIM flyer on here? :)
}:-)4
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posted on
06/03/2005 7:40:09 AM PDT
by
Moose4
(Richmond, Virginia--commemorating 140 years of Yankee occupation.)
To: Duke809
You mean when turned on and then it automatically replies to a radar interrogation.
To: NonValueAdded
wanted a couple of MolsonsROTFLAMO!
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posted on
06/03/2005 7:40:16 AM PDT
by
RushCrush
(Never give in. Never, never, never, never! Never yield in any way great or small.)
To: All
Canacian fighter jets intercept and the jet goes into halifax.
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