Max. N1/EPR difference when setting take-off thrust (A320-200)

CFM56-5B -> 0.05% N1

V2500-A5 -> 0.015 EPR

Configureer je Google account op je iPhone

Een korte samenvatting (vooral voor mezelf) om je iPhone in te stellen voor gebruik met je Gmail acccount:

1. Kies Instellingen
2. Kies E-mail, contacten, agenda’s
3. Voeg account toe…
4. Microsoft Exchange
5. Vul bij E-mail je volledige Gmail account in (bv. joske.vermeulen@gmail.com)
6. Bij Server typ je: m.google.com
7. Domein: NIETS INVULLEN
8. Gebruikersnaam en paswoord (bv. joske.vermeulen)
9. Beschrijving naar keuze
10. Kies voor Gebruik SSL – door de slider aan te zetten (I’tje zichtbaar)
11. Gereed

Je account is nu gereed voor gebruik, zet daarom alle services aan: E-mail, Contacten & Agenda

Gebruik je meerdere kalenders in je Gmail account? Volg dan de onderstaande stapjes:

1. Op je iPhone surf naar http://m.google.com/sync
2. Je krijgt de melding ‘Apparaat wordt niet ondersteund’
3. Verander de taal naar English (US)
4. Log nu in met je Google account
5. Kies de kalenders die je wil synchroniseren

Succes!

Source: http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google%20Mobile/thread?tid=297c4ec3244c4601&hl=en e.a.

(E)GPWS sound sample A320

For all of you who are still busy with the theoretical ATPL. Here is a sample of the (E)GPWS audio test on board of an A320. Makes a great ringtone!

(E)GPWS sound sample

Interesting color pallette generator for use with graphs

A very interesting tool which creates a color pallette based on an image of your choice!

Source: http://www.degraeve.com/color-palette

How to (manually) import a .csv file into MySQL?

This is probably nothing new to many, but I spent quite some time to figure it out so I thought I’d post my notes on it.

To import data from Excel (or any other program that can produce a text file) is very simple using the LOAD DATA command from the MySQL Command prompt.

1. Save your Excel data as a csv file (In Excel 2007 using Save As)
2. Check the saved file using a text editor such as Notepad to see what it actually looks like, i.e. what delimiter was used etc.
3. Start the MySQL Command Prompt (I’m lazy so I usually do this from the MySQL Query Browser – Tools – MySQL Command Line Client to avoid having to enter username and password etc.)
4. Enter this command:
   LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE ‘C:\\temp\\yourfile.csv’ INTO TABLE database.table FIELDS TERMINATED BY ‘;’ ENCLOSED BY ‘”‘ LINES TERMINATED BY ‘\r\n’ (field1, field2);
   [Edit: Make sure to check your single quotes (') and double quotes (") if you copy and paste this code - it seems WordPress is changing them into some similar but different characters]
5. Done!

Very quick and simple once you know it 

Some notes from my own import – may not apply to you if you run a different language version, MySQL version, Excel version etc…

• TERMINATED BY – this is why I included step 2. I thought a csv would default to comma separated but at least in my case semicolon was the deafult
• ENCLOSED BY – my data was not enclosed by anything so I left this as empty string ”
• LINES TERMINATED BY – at first I tried with only ‘\n’ but had to add the ‘\r’ to get rid of a carriage return character being imported into the database
• Also make sure that if you do not import into the primary key field/column that it has auto increment on, otherwhise only the first row will be imported

Source: http://blog.tjitjing.com/index.php/2008/02/import-excel-data-into-mysql-in-5-easy.html

Never say: “we have traffic on TCAS”

The use of inappropriate or incorrect phraseology such as ‘TCAS contact’, ‘TCAS TA’ or ‘we have traffic on TCAS’ is to be avoided during ACAS alert-related RT exchanges.

Source: http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/SafetyNotice2011012.pdf

Getting to Grips with Fuel Economy (Airbus 2004)

Source: http://www.aiaa.org/pdf/student/01_Airbus_Fuel_Economy_Material.pdf

Runway Excursion Reduction Toolkit (2nd Edition)

• The greatest runway excursion risk and the greatest risk of fatalities occurred during the landing phase.
• The most common single factor in landing excursions was an unstable approach and an associated failure to go-around.
• The most significant weather factors contributing to runway excursions are rain and windshear.
• The majority of runway excursions included a significant element of human factors, especially in flying skills and decision making.
• Airport design, especially compliance with ICAO required and recommended practices, is critical to minimizing post-excursion damage.

Source: http://www.iata.org/iata/RERR-toolkit

I hear unfamiliar sounds with each mouse click when using iTunes for Windows

When you are navigating in iTunes for Windows, iTunes Store, or Genius, you may hear an odd thump or swoosh sound with each click of the mouse.  This may occur with a computer running Microsoft Windows 7, Windows XP, XP Tablet PC, or Vista if you have screen reading software or voice/speech recognition software installed on the computer.

If iTunes was installed in the default directory folder of C:\Program Files\iTunes of your computer:

1. Open the Run command dialog screen on your PC and go to the Command Prompt screen.
   • Windows Vista and Windows 7 users: Click Start, type “cmd” and press <Enter> in the Start Search box.
   • Windows XP and XP Tablet PC users: Click Start, click Run, type “cmd” and press <Enter>
2. Copy and paste the command below to the Command Prompt screen and press <Enter>

   “C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe” /setPrefInt “force-accessibility-off” 1
   “C:\Program Files (x86)\iTunes\iTunes.exe” /setPrefInt “force-accessibility-off” 1

   Note:  The Control-V key command does not work in Command Prompt. You will need to either right-click the Command Prompt window and select Paste from the shortcut menu, or click the Edit menu and choose Paste.

3. There will be no feedback or visible indication that the command was successful. Close the Command Prompt screen on your computer and check to see if the sound is still present when navigating in iTunes, iTunes Store, or Genius.

Source: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2347

Cannot install Dell 968 AIO printer driver in Win7 64bit (wireless/LAN)

1. Download the driver from the Dell support website
2. Install with the desired options (wireless/LAN/not USB)
3. When you get the “Dell 968 AIO printer driver cannot be installed”, attach your printer via USB and wait for self-install
4. Go to Printers & Devices and choose Printer Settings

   
   

5. Open the tab Ports and untick the current port and choose the DELL_968_xxx

   

6. Done

Tip: If you still experience problems, try to run the Setp.exe in compatibility mode