Correct me if I'm wrong (as if I need to ask you to) but don't CD and MD
units use some sort of laser-diode, presumably a little like an LED and most
LEDs require a forward voltage of only about 2V. Okay, I know nought
about laser-didoes but surely they don't require voltage-multiplying circuit
Denton
Sent: Thursday, 2 September 1999 22:24
To: Steve Hinksman
Cc: Minidisc (E-mail)
Subject:RE: MD: Airborne MiniDisc's? Laser gyros & fuel pumps un-debunked
Major misunderstanding here: The fuel pump incident and the flight
director/laser issues are separate. I'm a
Bob Denton wrote:
>
> [...snip] At the same time I asked the pilot if
> he had any problems with me using a GPS and he said "Absolutely no problem
> at all". Later when I was queried by a stew about the GPS her first question
> was did it have a cd or laser in it.
>
You want to hear something
Major misunderstanding here: The fuel pump incident and the flight
director/laser issues are separate. I'm a private pilot and have a good
understanding of many of the flight systems and it makes absolutely no sense
to me!
On the Johannesburg to Cape Town leg of a recent flight to Miami, the pil
