Recent content by Tom.F

Lots and lots of solar where he's at. An entire subdivision of homes to harvest. He's flown at altitude. No one has ever answered.

The Beast. Cessna six triple alpha five, if I recall.

I so appreciate all the good humor on this site. You guys must have a lot of fun. Pilots is good people.

Thanks V173, and all.

One years supply of vowels and consonants? If this fiction goes, the beer's on me. I'll come back here and link it. Thanks again!

WE HAVE A WINNER! Tropospheric ducting is exactly what I'm looking for. It combines so many things I need, and it can be random, and it would rely on the luck of both parties being on the correct frequency at the same time, something that would only happen if our pilot made the random calls so...

Googling tropospheric ducting now!

As a non-pilot, am I wrong to guess that HF means High Frequency? Is 800 miles at high altitude? What kind of distance could we expect with the altitude limitations of his airplane, AND considering he probably, in early years, flew with oxygen and climbed as high as he could. After years, he...

Jim, He's tried ground without success. He used his radio for years, systematically trying to reach another pilot. He flies daily. Now, years later, he calls mostly just to entertain himself, a private joke. It should be stupid luck that he would make contact, and it's completely unexpected...

Yeah, my google got angle of attack. Trying the longer description

AOA. Googling.

1. Would short wave do the trick? The people on the other end will be just as desperate to hear from him, and will have equal resources and plenty of trial and error time. 2. Credit? How about a hearty handshake? 3. Pigeons would be awesome, but I'm really hoping for that human voice. Now a...

Hi all, I'm a writer working on a piece of fiction, and I'd like to propose this question to you and see if you have solutions to a logic problem. The story takes place in the future where an incident has eliminated most of mankind (not nukes). One of the survivors is a pilot who's been calling...