Perfect electro-magnetic storm

Hey, my transponder stopped transponding yesterday for about 40 mins while
passing between Richmond and Raleigh. I was whipped into a frenzy when
Center told me that RDU wasn't going to want to take me without a
Transponder and 400' ceilings. I was whipped up at that point. Went to
Raliegh approach and they could see me fine.

Does that count? :-)

Well, that flare is due here today. The news media are hysterical, talking
about the enormous danger to aircraft navigation systems. NPR has gone
absolutely ballistic. The general public should be whipped into a frenzy,
fearing that it will start raining airplanes any second.

"C J Campbell" wrote in message
...

"Roger Long" om wrote
in
message ...
| Last weeks solar flare was a non-event except for "a few aircraft
navigation
| systems" as NPR put it. The one that erupted this morning and will
reach
| earth Wednesday or Thursday is believed by astronomers to be possibly
the
| largest since the invention of the integrated circuit.
|

Well, that flare is due here today. The news media are hysterical, talking
about the enormous danger to aircraft navigation systems. NPR has gone
absolutely ballistic. The general public should be whipped into a frenzy,
fearing that it will start raining airplanes any second.

Of course, the 'fair and balanced media' (and I do not mean just FOX,
here),
will report tomorrow that nothing serious happened. Right? I mean, they do
admit when they are wrong, don't they?

OTOH, if something DOES happen, they'll blame Bush.

Of course, the 'fair and balanced media' (and I do not mean just FOX,
here),
will report tomorrow that nothing serious happened. Right? I mean, they do
admit when they are wrong, don't they?

OTOH, if something DOES happen, they'll blame Bush.


When we all know it is a result of Clinton's failure to take timely action to
prevent it.

(This message has been brought to you by your fair and balanced Libertarian
Party news media.)

don

--
Wm. Donald (Don) Tabor Jr., DDS
PP-ASEL
Chesapeake, VA - CPK, PVG

"C J Campbell" wrote:
Well, that flare is due here today. The news media are hysterical,
talking about the enormous danger to aircraft navigation systems.
NPR has gone absolutely ballistic.

You must listen to a different NPR than I do. I've never heard them go
"absolutely ballistic" about anything, even 9/11.
--
Dan
C172RG at BFM

The Wellstone crash (one year ago this week) was close. It was all tribute,
all the time, for a few days there - not much balance. For NPR, it was
pretty close to "absolutely ballistic."

I voted for Paul one time and against him one time. Most of us in Minnesota
really liked the guy. He is truly missed. As for his politics .....

--
Montblack
"Just the usual inanity"


"Dan Luke"
You must listen to a different NPR than I do. I've never heard them go
"absolutely ballistic" about anything, even 9/11.

Hey, fellers, you gotta understand that using "today" and "tomorrow" in the
newsgroups, when newspostings can be hours or days off, doesn't mean squat.

Today is Wednesday, 29 October. About noonish in California. When is that
sucker supposed to hit?

Jim
Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
http://www.rst-engr.com

On Wed, 29 Oct 2003 12:33:26 -0800, Jim Weir wrote
in Message-Id: :

Hey, fellers, you gotta understand that using "today" and "tomorrow" in the
newsgroups, when newspostings can be hours or days off, doesn't mean squat.

Today is Wednesday, 29 October. About noonish in California. When is that
sucker supposed to hit?

Is the message below of any help?

Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 15:28:40 -0400
From: Richard Langley
Subject: Space-Weather-Bulletin
Sender: GPS for Aviation
X-X-Sender:
To:
Reply-to: GPS for Aviation
Message-id:


Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Environment
Center
Boulder, Colorado, USA

SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY BULLETIN #03- 3
2003 October 28 at 10:55 a.m. MST (2003 October 28 1755 UTC)

**** SOLAR ACTIVE REGION PRODUCES INTENSE SOLAR FLARE ****

The dynamic solar regions reported on 21 October continue to produce
high levels of solar activity. NOAA Region 486 produced a category R4
(severe) radio blackout with an associated category S3 (strong) solar
radiation storm on 28 October at 1110 UTC (6:10 A.M. EST). The
SOHO/LASCO instruments also observed a full halo coronal mass ejection
with this activity, which is Earth directed. This region is the
second
largest in size this solar cycle.

As a result of this activity a category G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm
is
expected with periods of category G5 (extreme) levels possible. The
solar radiation storm is also expected to continue at strong (G3)
levels for the next 48 hours.

Further major eruptions are possible from these active regions as they
rotate across the face of the sun over the next few days. Agencies
impacted by solar flare radio blackouts, geomagnetic storms, and solar
radiation storms may experience disruptions through this period.
These
include spacecraft operations, electric power systems, HF
communications, and navigation systems.

Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA,
USAF, NASA, NSF, USGS, the International Space Environment Services
and other observatories, universities, and institutions. For more
information, including email services, see SEC's Space Weather
Advisories Web site http://sec.noaa.gov/advisories or (303) 497-5127.
The NOAA Public Affairs contact is Barbara McGehan at
or (303) 497-6288.

Writ at 17:15 CST

Jim already dod it this morning per the data I read???

Did you notice the ink bubling in your ball point? Good measure of
when and how much G

Look for norther lights tonight if you are not in a smoke area from
fires.

Big John

On Wed, 29 Oct 2003 12:33:26 -0800, Jim Weir wrote:


Hey, fellers, you gotta understand that using "today" and "tomorrow" in the
newsgroups, when newspostings can be hours or days off, doesn't mean squat.

Today is Wednesday, 29 October. About noonish in California. When is that
sucker supposed to hit?

Jim
Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
http://www.rst-engr.com

"Montblack" wrote:
The Wellstone crash (one year ago this week) was close. It was all
tribute,
all the time, for a few days there - not much balance. For NPR, it was
pretty close to "absolutely ballistic."

Do you mean NPR or are you talking about the local affiliates?

I voted for Paul one time and against him one time. Most of us in
Minnesota really liked the guy. He is truly missed. As for his
politics .....

Yeah, he seems to have had bipartisan respect, but was a bit too leftish
for me, too. Pretty dismal story about the crash. The investigation is
turning up stories about the pilot's having a poor reputation among the
other pilots at the 135 operation.
--
Dan
C172RG at BFM

Hey Roger, you got some new anti-Spam software or something?

I've tried emailing you (both independently, and in response to your
messages to me) several times over the last couple of days -- they all
bounce back as "undeliverable"...

Did I earn a hallowed place in your killfile? :-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"