R56 Anyone change their gauge color?
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I don't question that at all. Back when I bent wrenches on Army A/C they were red and later with the airlines they were red too. Perhaps green is also night vision friendly. I kind of like the orange, but maybe it is only because it brings back fond memories as welll as helping me see better at night.
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White/blue force our eyes to use cones and gain down rod response, reducing night vision. Using red light ensures we only use rods for vision, which have much better sensitivity.
That said... white does look pretty. :D
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A few things here, Blue is very easy to see during the day in my car granted it is an R53. I am also sure the same guy who changed my LED's can do yours if you send him what you want done.
As far as Aircraft cockpit lights, they come in all Colors and almost are always turned down at night. Boeing 727's are Mostly Green and White,MD10 and MD11 are Green on the FMC and Blue & Red on the TV Tubes. Airbus A 300 and A 310 are a complete other story and I wont even get into it but I will say the Computer has a French Accent that makes most of us sick when on Final approach as it calls in altitude and Wind Sheer.
As far as Aircraft cockpit lights, they come in all Colors and almost are always turned down at night. Boeing 727's are Mostly Green and White,MD10 and MD11 are Green on the FMC and Blue & Red on the TV Tubes. Airbus A 300 and A 310 are a complete other story and I wont even get into it but I will say the Computer has a French Accent that makes most of us sick when on Final approach as it calls in altitude and Wind Sheer.
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AH HA a pilot! I've been dying to ask you a question about the runway numbering....I can't seem to find any logic or rhyme to the numbering... watching the numbers/letters roll past as we taxi after landing and before take off...whats the convention? Also, when taxiing, do the engines "push" the aircraft or are the wheels geared to the engine somehow (i can't see this being the case given the sudden rpms the wheels must experience during touch down)?
Why in the older planes, do I smell hydrolic fluid during taxi/takeoff?
Is it easy to "drive" the plane when you taxi?
Thanks!
Why in the older planes, do I smell hydrolic fluid during taxi/takeoff?
Is it easy to "drive" the plane when you taxi?
Thanks!
A few things here, Blue is very easy to see during the day in my car granted it is an R53. I am also sure the same guy who changed my LED's can do yours if you send him what you want done.
As far as Aircraft cockpit lights, they come in all Colors and almost are always turned down at night. Boeing 727's are Mostly Green and White,MD10 and MD11 are Green on the FMC and Blue & Red on the TV Tubes. Airbus A 300 and A 310 are a complete other story and I wont even get into it but I will say the Computer has a French Accent that makes most of us sick when on Final approach as it calls in altitude and Wind Sheer.
As far as Aircraft cockpit lights, they come in all Colors and almost are always turned down at night. Boeing 727's are Mostly Green and White,MD10 and MD11 are Green on the FMC and Blue & Red on the TV Tubes. Airbus A 300 and A 310 are a complete other story and I wont even get into it but I will say the Computer has a French Accent that makes most of us sick when on Final approach as it calls in altitude and Wind Sheer.
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The numbering on the runway itself is the magentic heading or runway orientation.(so if the runway pointed directly eastwest it would be numbered 27/09) The numbers and letters on the little signs are much like street signs and indicate which taxiway you are on or about to cross..
The gearing required to turn the wheels would be a mess and very very heavy. The engines push/pull the aircraft by moving the air. It takes a bit of practice, but taxiing an airplane is fairly straightforward.. Larger jets usually use a tiller wheel.. however some still rely on the rudder pedals and brakes.
As far as the older aircraft.. there may be some small leaks somewhere that are allowing tiny tiny amounts into the environmental systems.
Cheers!
The gearing required to turn the wheels would be a mess and very very heavy. The engines push/pull the aircraft by moving the air. It takes a bit of practice, but taxiing an airplane is fairly straightforward.. Larger jets usually use a tiller wheel.. however some still rely on the rudder pedals and brakes.
As far as the older aircraft.. there may be some small leaks somewhere that are allowing tiny tiny amounts into the environmental systems.
Cheers!
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If I'm not mistaken, they have to occasionally change these numbers due to variations in magnetic north every X amount of years. Can't remember the time frame but I do remember reading about some airports having to adjust it a few years back.
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As for the lights in your gauges, they are Surface Mount Technology LEDs or SMT LEDs. Very tiny and not really smart to mess with if you have no experience with them unless you like the cost of new gauges to try on your own.
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People who do it:
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