Return-Path: Received: from falcon.mail.pas.earthlink.net ([207.217.120.74] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b8) with ESMTP id 336810 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 28 Jul 2004 10:18:28 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=207.217.120.74; envelope-from=sqpilot@earthlink.net Received: from user-33qt45s.dialup.mindspring.com ([199.174.144.188] helo=Carol) by falcon.mail.pas.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1BppFk-0006J9-00 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 28 Jul 2004 07:17:57 -0700 Message-ID: <008d01c474ad$984f8910$0000a398@Carol> From: "sqpilot@earthlink" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: disc drives at altitude? Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 09:17:19 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_008A_01C47483.AE864770" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2741.2600 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2742.200 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_008A_01C47483.AE864770 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 11:17 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: disc drives at altitude? 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. =20 Cheers, Rusty (fortunately, memory is cheap)=20 I toasted two laptops while flying for the military (In a C-23 and a = King-Air). Above 10 thousand feet, the hard drives failed. We need = something that has electronic storage (chip or card) rather than hard = drives. My Appollo Precedus handheld GPS was and still is great at any = altitude. Paul Conner ------=_NextPart_000_008A_01C47483.AE864770 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
 
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From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 = 11:17=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: disc = drives at=20 altitude?

        = 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=20 (maybe ~1000'/min) and it crashed (blue screen) at 10'300. we = descended to=20 below 10K and rebooted then slowly climbed again and at exactly = 10,300' it=20 crashed again. Reboot and again at exactly 10,300', blue screen again, = but=20 then it wouldn't 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 = good bit of turbulence will likely knock it out.  I'd hate = to think=20 my GPS was on the verge of failure all the time, so I guess I'll = forget=20 any system that has a HD in it.  

Cheers,

Rusty (fortunately, memory is=20 cheap) 

 

I toasted two laptops while flying for the military = (In a C-23=20 and a King-Air).  Above 10 thousand feet, the hard drives = failed. =20 We need something that has electronic storage (chip or card) rather = than hard=20 drives.  My Appollo Precedus handheld GPS was and still is great = at any=20 altitude.   Paul Conner

 

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