Quick Question - Plane telling me "Don't think"?

[Guest yamahama1]

Hi all, Sometimes when fooling around, the things scream "Don't Think" at me similar to the "Pull Up" message when you are about to crash...What does this mean???Thanks!John

[Guest schuurman01]

Hi John ,What you here is not "DON'T THINK " but TCAS is saying to you "DON'T SINK" it means that you are approaching to steep.Greetings Mark.

[Guest yamahama1]

Aha! Thanks! I though it was tell me not to overthink, just fly the plane. Heh!

[Guest Marc Harrington]

That would be the GPWS telling you not sink, think or drink.Cheers!

[mburkhard]

>it means that you are approaching to steep.Not quite."Don't sink" is triggered if you loose altitude after lift off i.e. when your vertical speed gets negative on climb out.The GPWS warning for a too steep approach is "Sinkrate!".Regards,Markus

[MartijnPleines]

It really does sound like 'don't THink'-almost macabre since you often hear it when you are too low to recover...There are more examples of weird sounding voices in FS. Anyone notice there's a lady's voice in the ATC/AI that appears to pronounce 'two' as 'toop' or something like that?...very irritating.Best,Martijn

[Orlaam]

It really does. I can't believe Boeing, or who ever did it, didn't do better. Like the guy has a lisp or speech impediment. LOLI like the female GPWS better anyhow. Like the MD-11.

[Maxthrust]

Yeah MD-11 GPWS sounds.. second worst computer sounds after A320.. I like A340 and new B747 sounds, they are much clear. Check out www.a340.net for some cockpit video clips.

[Gary_Hayes]

well if you would like help on the GPWS calls...visit this pic.compliments of smartcockpit.comhttp://www.smartcockpit.com/pictures/GPWSflowchart.gifGary HayesNo im not a "real" pilot, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.P4 3.0ghz w/HT & FSB..GeForce FX 5900 ultra 256MB..1 gig PC3200 DDR RAM..Sound Blaster Audigy w/5.1 THX

[Guest knack]

"Don't Sink" is correct but even "Don't Think" is a whole lot better than having an Airbus telling you you're a "Retard"...:-hah Cheers,Tony

[Guest bobsk8]

That flow chart is a riot!! :)

[Guest tomahawk_pa38]

Ho ho very funny ! As a matter of interest, does anyone know why an Airbus say 'Retard' - why not Brake, Stop, Decelerate or Slow Down?Sorry - forgot to add name againDave.PS Can I get this message thingy to put my name on automatically ?

[Balint]

There is a difference in thrust management between the two airplanes. On Boeings you have to push/move the levers in an analog way, symbolizing the amount of input you want to make to the EEC. Airbuses' levers only have 'detents' they are like a giant switch, which is telling the computer how to control the engines (in what mode). Now when you are descending in a 'Bus you keep the levers at the FLT detent, but when you reach your minimums, the voice reminds you to retard those levers to the landing roll position (I don't know what that is called)Cheers,

[Guest tomahawk_pa38]

Thanks for your answer although I think you missed the (subtle maybe) point.I just wanted to know why the word 'Retard' was used rather than what it meant.Thanks anyway

[Espionage724]

On 9/20/2004 at 4:57 PM, MartijnPleines said:

It really does sound like 'don't THink'-almost macabre since you often hear it when you are too low to recover...

It was my first time with FlightGear last night and I heard what I thought sounded like a "don't think" (after hearing plenty of clear don't sinks) and thought it meant don't think about your impending merger with the ground :p

Kind of glad to hear it isn't a warning like that lol