Return-Path: Received: from corpprd-pxy2.canfor.ca ([198.162.160.3] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b8) with ESMTP id 336221 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 27 Jul 2004 15:45:12 -0400 Received-SPF: error receiver=logan.com; client-ip=198.162.160.3; envelope-from=Steve.Bartrim@canfor.com Received: from canformail1.canfor.ca (canformail1.canfor.ca [199.60.193.29]) by corpprd-pxy2.canfor.ca (Build 103 8.9.3p2/NT-8.9.3) with ESMTP id MAA00126 for ; Tue, 27 Jul 2004 12:44:40 -0700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5.7226.0 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] disc drives at altitude? Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 12:44:39 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C47412.27D57370" Message-ID: <1F17B59A61D4194095359264D24D22A2708CB3@mailman.canfor.ca> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] disc drives at altitude? Thread-Index: AcR0A3ysL02kIebhSbCmo0ZRCXFZEAAoqqog From: "Bartrim, Todd" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C47412.27D57370 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > Did you ever try that laptop in the plane again? but was just = curious you hard drive failure was an isolated incident. =20 >=20 Hi Rusty; Yes I did try it again. This time it didn't even make it to altitude. = The first time was a more leisurely climb rate with 2 on board (maybe = ~1000'/min) and it crashed (blue screen) at 10'300. we descended to = below 10K and rebooted then slowly climbed again and at exactly 10,300' = it crashed again. Reboot and again at exactly 10,300', blue screen = again, but then it wouldn't reboot. After reformatting I tried again, but this time I was single pilot and = was climbing out at ~2000'/min. I had only climbed ~3000' when I noticed = that the screen was already blue. I never did try this one again as I = just use my old Toshiba which has never given me any problem at any = altitude or ROC. Except that it has a shitty screen, whereas my Sony has = a great screen.=20 The FlightMap program is great and it also allows me to play MP3's by = plugging the intercom into the PC, but it is becoming a bit of a pain in = the ass, so I'm beginning to questions it's value. I have a dedicated = slot for the laptop (slideout drawer on pax side), so it's not really in = the way, so I'm considering a remote VGA LCD touchscreen made for autos, = mounted in the pax side panel and tilted towards pilot side. This would = allow operation with the PC drawer slid in and out of the way. But I'm = also considering abandoning the whole damn idea and just going with a = Garmin 196 and a separate CD player. S. Todd Bartrim Turbo 13B RX-9endurance C-FSTB http://www3.telus.net/haywire/RV-9/C-FSTB.htm "Imagination is more important than knowledge" -Albert Einstein > =20 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C47412.27D57370 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable RE: [FlyRotary] disc drives at altitude?

Did you = ever try that laptop in the plane again?  =       =         =         but was just curious you hard = drive failure was an isolated incident. 

Hi = Rusty;
        = Yes I did try it again. This time it = didn't even make it to altitude. The first time was a more leisurely = climb rate with 2 on board (maybe ~1000'/min) and it crashed (blue = screen) at 10'300. we descended to below 10K and rebooted then slowly = climbed again and at exactly 10,300' it crashed again. Reboot and again = at exactly 10,300', blue screen again, but then it wouldn't = reboot.

        After reformatting I tried again, but this time = I was single pilot and was climbing out at ~2000'/min. I had only = climbed ~3000' when I noticed that the screen was already blue. I never = did try this one again as I just use my old Toshiba which has never = given me any problem at any altitude or ROC. Except that it has a shitty = screen, whereas my Sony has a great screen.

        The FlightMap program is great and it also = allows me to play MP3's  by plugging the intercom into the PC, but = it is becoming a bit of a pain in the ass, so I'm beginning to questions = it's value. I have a dedicated slot for the laptop (slideout drawer on = pax side), so it's not really in the way, so I'm considering a remote = VGA LCD touchscreen made for autos, mounted in the pax side panel and = tilted towards pilot side. This would allow operation with the PC drawer = slid in and out of the way. But I'm also considering abandoning the = whole damn idea and just going with a Garmin 196 and a separate CD = player.

S. Todd = Bartrim
Turbo = 13B
RX-9endurance
C-FSTB
http://www3.telus.= net/haywire/RV-9/C-FSTB.htm

        "Imagination is more important than = knowledge"
        =         =         =         =         -Albert Einstein


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