Thanks for the details, Chuck. I meant no criticism of Scott. You have to
do what the job requires. I have also encountered omissions from charts,
and that can be disturbing.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 8:25 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Cutter Details
> Not all of those lines are shown on charts as they're supposed to be.
> Most helicopter pilots wouldn't be flying at low altitude out in a
> mountainous, forested area but he was on a drug raid. That's why he
> ended up close to the lines. His charts didn't indicate that they
> existed. They were also supposed to have orange marking balls. They
> didn't. The support towers were also largely hidden in the trees. He
> saw the lower set of lines but was climbing up and into the sun and
> never saw the second set until it was too late.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 7/27/2011 11:05 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>> Chuck, I suspect it all depends on the size and strength of the cable.
>> The
>> center ridge on the windshield is supposed to be serrated, to begin a
>> cutting action, and the cutter is supposed to finish the job. If the
>> cable
>> is an inch in diameter, it would seem to me that it would have to break
>> on
>> the scored area of the cable, because I can't see such a cable going into
>> the blade of the cutter. Smaller cables would probably cut clean.
>>
>> I can see this working fairly well along roads and streets, but I'm not
>> sure
>> of its effectiveness on major transmission lines. Of course, those major
>> lines are shown on Sectional Charts, so there is really no good reason to
>> get near them.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Chuck Norcutt"<chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion"<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 9:52 PM
>> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Cutter Details
>>
>>
>>> I'd be curious to see what actually happens when that hits a cable at
>>> 100 knots.
>>>
>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>
>>>
>>> On 7/27/2011 6:12 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>>>> One last image from the airport visit. This shows the raised guide up
>>>> the windshield centerpost, and the details of the upper cable cutter.
>>>>
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cutter+Details.jpg.html
>>>>
>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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