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Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.66] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b8) with ESMTP id 336561 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 28 Jul 2004 00:18:02 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.66; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.08 201-253-122-130-108-20031117) with ESMTP id <20040728041730.XJPL1786.imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Wed, 28 Jul 2004 00:17:30 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: disc drives at altitude? Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 23:17:43 -0500 Message-ID: <00ad01c47459$d477d130$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00AE_01C4742F.EBA1C930" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00AE_01C4742F.EBA1C930 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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. Thanks for the info. It sounds like this is a very real problem, and even if you get a drive that seems to work, one good bit of turbulence will likely knock it out. I'd hate to think my GPS was on the verge of failure all the time, so I guess I'll forget any system that has a HD in it. Cheers, Rusty (fortunately, memory is cheap) ------=_NextPart_000_00AE_01C4742F.EBA1C930 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

Yes I did try it again. This time it didn't even = make it to=20 altitude. The first time was a more leisurely climb rate with 2 on board = (maybe=20 ~1000'/min) and it crashed (blue screen) at 10'300. we descended to = below 10K=20 and rebooted then slowly climbed again and at exactly 10,300' it crashed = again.=20 Reboot and again at exactly 10,300', blue screen again, but then it = wouldn't=20 reboot.

Thanks for the info. It sounds like this is = a very=20 real problem, and even if you get a drive that seems to work, one=20 good bit of turbulence will likely knock it out. I'd hate to = think my=20 GPS was on the verge of failure all the time, so I guess I'll = forget any=20 system that has a HD in it.

Cheers,

Rusty (fortunately, memory is=20 cheap)

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