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Pilots can see if their landing gear is down by flying over the
camera array. In case no one else is looking, or cares. Could be
displayed to passengers for peace of mind.
To be used when there is not a conveniently placed tall building
with mirrored windows.
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Why not just have a close-captioned camera on the plane, staring at the gear? |
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How many cases are there of passenger aircraft
landing without gear, where the pilot was unaware of
it? |
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//Why not just have a close-captioned camera on the
plane, staring at the gear?// Because that idea
would be baked, and this one is original? |
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I see 'transmission to aircraft' but transmission to
what device? Most planes don't have monitors
installed that can receive a random video feed. The
trouble with aviation is that it's very hard to move
forward with new technology. There are plenty of
ways to guarantee no gear-up landings (a simple
mirror would work) but even adding something like
that to a plan requires tens of thousands of dollars
and months-to-years worth of paperwork. |
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The established procedure is to fly a centreline pass and let the guys in the control tower take a look. |
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//a good pilot can feel // |
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Transmission to what device? email? |
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//a good pilot can feel // |
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How?
— rcarty, Oct 29 2014 |
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Drag.
— MaxwellBuchanan, Oct 29 2014 |
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So, pilots who are in touch with their emotions who happen to enjoy dressing in drag are the best candidates? |
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//close-captioned camera// |
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I'm pretty sure you mean “closed-circuit”, but I'm
imagining an operator sitting somewhere in the plane
typing out descriptions of the sounds on the video feed.
[WIND NOISE]
[WIND NOISE]
[GEAR DEPLOYING]
[GRINDING METAL]
[LOUD THUNK]
[GEAR STOPS DEPLOYING]
[WIND NOISE]
[SCRAPING OF METAL AGAINST ASPHALT]
[EXPLOSION]
[SCREAMING IN DISTANCE]
[SIRENS]
[LIGHT WIND NOISE]
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That would be great for deaf passengers, because they could watch the display to know when to scream in terror with everyone else. |
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A camera is just a fancy sensor with bio-logic at the end. |
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If modern gear-down sensors are that glitchy, just use two. Or three. Best of five. And another sensor that indicates that the gear-down sensors are working. And a sensor for that sensor. Add to that a tidy little logic circuit that shines an LED to the pilot when all the sensors agree on something. I suspect this is pretty close to what they do now and it must be cheaper, lighter, and easier than a camera and screen. |
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This invention solves a much-needed problem. |
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This invention inspired by a paranoid pilot friend who flies
over still water to look at his plane's reflection for oil leaks,
smoke, and gear. |
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Does he also fly a second time upside down? Otherwise there might be a fault on the top he was unaware of. |
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(Does he also...) I'll tell him. Thanks. |
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//Ground based video feed to pilots |
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Only $5 per month. for only $10 a month the pilot gets the video feed of the correct plane. |
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... which implies the existence of a pilot, somewhere, sometime, who is not paranoid that there is something - however minor and subtle - wrong with the aircraft, quite apart from the defect list in the log book and that loose rivet they spotted during the "A" check ... |
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ALL pilots are paranoid - that is, the ones that are still alive ... |
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What ? THOSE shoes with THAT dress ? Puh-leese … |
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Yes, but I think he's trying to make a statement of some sort. Or it could be a colorblindness issue. |
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//make a statement of some sort// Well, officer, it's like this. I was minding my own business,,, |
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