I like that story, and it's probably true. BTW, the term "flight level" begins at 18,000 feet. Up until that altitude, altimeters are set to closest local setting, but above 18,000 altimeters are set to standard pressure of 29.92.
Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "pentax list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 2:04 PM Subject: Re: OT:No camera=first Concord siting > On 2/10/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: > > >The radio call "speed bird" would signify it was a British Airways Concorde. > >Whereas most airlines use the company name and flight number, for example > >"United 1234", British Airways uses "speedbird", as in "Speedbird 1234". > > > >Just a bit of useless information. > > Standard BA callsign. > > Here's a story that plane buffs will like. I do not know how true it is. > It was told to me by a Fat Albert pilot (RAF slang for Hercules C130) > called JJ who heads the press relations team at RAF Fairford's annual > Royal International Air Tattoo (largest military air show in the world). > > If you're not air-savvy, one thing you need to know is that the height a > plane flies at is called the 'flight level' and is measured in feet, but > shortened, thus: flight level 350 is 35,000 feet (and incidentally more > or less the normal operational height of passenger aircraft), flight > level 150 is 15,000 feet, etc. Okay? > > JJ tells of some radio chatter between pilots and air traffic control > that he heard. An SR-71 Blackbird called to request clearance as it had > entered this particular ATC area, and asked if it could have flight level > 670. The controller replied with a sarcastic voice, "If you can make it, > you can take it". The Blackbird pilot acknowledged accordingly: "Thank > you, [SR-71 callsign] descending to 670......" > > LOL. > > > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__ > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > ||=====| www.macads.co.uk/snaps > _____________________________ > Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk > >
