Question: tail"rope" Boeing 737

Skybird · 07-01-12, 03:42 PM

A test thing for antistatic. Now I need to check 11+9 CDU-pages of setups and options to see if something matches with that hint... If that not helps, there are 3500 pages of manual to search further.

I found not even a picture, but I may have used bad search terms. Do you have a link to something where they mention some terms or abbreviations?

Skybird · 07-01-12, 04:24 PM

Okay, I found it. The thing is simply called "flight test package". Don't know why it went active, since it is in the carrier options, and I haven't touched these since weeks and always fly with the same model, an 800 with winglets.

Ghost in the machine, I assume.

Herr-Berbunch · 07-02-12, 03:43 AM

At least you're now less in the dark

Skybird · 07-02-12, 05:56 AM

You did not see my last night landing at LOWI, in foggy weather.

Doing a correct procedure by the charts from West to East to Rattenberg and then back to the final approach is a nightmare. That thing looks so peacefully and idyllic, but the approach really is hefty. Trying to land from West to East is even more nasty.

Herr-Berbunch · 07-02-12, 06:48 AM

I only fly VFR, even in the most horrendous weather. Haven't been IMC since FS2002.

Skybird · 07-02-12, 06:54 AM

Na, you must do it by the charts, trying to match the correct procedures! Dat's where da fun is and the nerves get stretched to their limits! Also program the occasional random system failure, when you think you can stand it! And try to do a correct fuel calculation and flight planning with an according software, too!

I like it when I run out of fuel just half a mile before the runway and have to cheat by pumping some virtual fuel via options into my tanks. And all the flight I'm asking myself: "Will it be sufficient? Will it be sufficient?"

07-01-12, 03:42 PM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,696 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	A test thing for antistatic. Now I need to check 11+9 CDU-pages of setups and options to see if something matches with that hint... If that not helps, there are 3500 pages of manual to search further. I found not even a picture, but I may have used bad search terms. Do you have a link to something where they mention some terms or abbreviations? __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

07-01-12, 04:24 PM	#2
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,696 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Okay, I found it. The thing is simply called "flight test package". Don't know why it went active, since it is in the carrier options, and I haven't touched these since weeks and always fly with the same model, an 800 with winglets. Ghost in the machine, I assume. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

07-02-12, 03:43 AM	#3
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	At least you're now less in the dark __________________

07-02-12, 05:56 AM	#4
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,696 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	You did not see my last night landing at LOWI, in foggy weather. Doing a correct procedure by the charts from West to East to Rattenberg and then back to the final approach is a nightmare. That thing looks so peacefully and idyllic, but the approach really is hefty. Trying to land from West to East is even more nasty. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

07-02-12, 06:48 AM	#5
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	I only fly VFR, even in the most horrendous weather. Haven't been IMC since FS2002. __________________

07-02-12, 06:54 AM	#6
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,696 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Na, you must do it by the charts, trying to match the correct procedures! Dat's where da fun is and the nerves get stretched to their limits! Also program the occasional random system failure, when you think you can stand it! And try to do a correct fuel calculation and flight planning with an according software, too! I like it when I run out of fuel just half a mile before the runway and have to cheat by pumping some virtual fuel via options into my tanks. And all the flight I'm asking myself: "Will it be sufficient? Will it be sufficient?" __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.