 | Hey Joe, is this a weather pod?| Modern Discuss Hey Joe, is this a weather pod? in the Other Eras forums; I was out at Camarillo last weekend shooting a variety of airplanes when I spotted this one. It looks similar ... |
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02-20-2008, 07:51 AM
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#1 | | "Shooter"
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Country:  | Hey Joe, is this a weather pod?
I was out at Camarillo last weekend shooting a variety of airplanes when I spotted this one. It looks similar to a FLIR or ECM pod, but I doubt a 172 would need either of those! Someone suggested it was a weather pod of some sort.
Have you seen one of these, Joe? It's the pod on the starboard wing.
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02-20-2008, 08:38 AM
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#2 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
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Country: | Yes - is a radar weather pod - very pricey. Piper puts them on their upper priced singles. Piper Aircraft, Inc. - Mirage : Gallery
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02-20-2008, 08:55 AM
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Country: | Wonder why they would need the extra pod, most electronics nowadays are sufficent enough for civilian planes.
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02-20-2008, 08:59 AM
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#4 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
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Country: | Not the weather radar, antenna, waveguide and all the goodies that goes along with it. It has to have a clear obstructed "view." There's really no other place to put it in a single engine aircraft.
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02-20-2008, 09:00 AM
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Country: | Oh ok thanks joe it just seemed kinda stange to stick it on the wing, but i guess they coulnt mount it on top
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02-20-2008, 09:21 AM
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#6 | | "Shooter"
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Country: | Thanks Joe. I wonder how that effects balance, or is there ballast placed on the other wing to counter the weight?
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02-20-2008, 09:23 AM
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#7 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
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Originally Posted by evangilder  Thanks Joe. I wonder how that effects balance, or is there ballast placed on the other wing to counter the weight? | Ya know, I'm not sure if there's any ballast added, but I'll find out.
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02-20-2008, 09:29 AM
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02-20-2008, 10:23 AM
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Country: | Joe, what does one get in the $63,500 Situational Awarness Package?
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02-20-2008, 10:40 AM
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#10 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
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Originally Posted by DBII Joe, what does one get in the $63,500 Situational Awarness Package?
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02-20-2008, 08:35 PM
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Country: | Own ship position overlayed on moving map, realtime doppler updates and FIS Broadcast for strategic flight planning. Pretty sophisticated actually.
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02-20-2008, 11:07 PM
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#12 | | "Shooter"
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02-28-2008, 11:46 AM
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02-28-2008, 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Matt308 Own ship position overlayed on moving map, realtime doppler updates and FIS Broadcast for strategic flight planning. Pretty sophisticated actually. | What does the display look like? Is it glass? Monochrome? MFD?
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02-28-2008, 10:15 PM
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#15 | | aka Dickcheese
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Country: | Huh? It is likely a TSO-C113 compliant color display with processing to allow near real-time updates of en route inclement wx, NAS status, SUA, NOTAMS, destination airport wx, etc. While I'm not intimately familiar with the equipment, it likely includes TSO-C63c Wx radar capability with moving map and proprietary data link FIS-B (TSO-C149). Maybe I'm stretching the capabilities a bit, but the the potential is there if you are going to spend the money to install a doppler radar and associated cockpit display.
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