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PlaniTulsa & Urban Planning / Re: New Tulsa Interstate (US-4...
Last post by Hoss - April 03, 2025, 09:50:07 AMQuote from: patric on February 25, 2025, 01:39:08 PMAs of this week, no construction between Tulsa And Siloam Springs.
why would there be? They'll likely remove all the at-grade intersections along the stretch of 412 from Catoosa to the turnpike start to bring it up to interstate standards. And the same at the exit progressing to Siloam. I've driven that thing tons of times and the turnpike itself will need minor modifications. The non limited access parts (Catoosa to turnpike start; turnpike end to Siloam) will need some work however.
#12
Entertainment / John Oliver Explains Tasers
Last post by patric - March 31, 2025, 06:41:27 PM #13
Other Tulsa Discussion / Re: Another Police Helicopter
Last post by dbacksfan 2.0 - March 29, 2025, 07:48:00 PMAnd now DCA has had another TCAS event between a Delta A319 and a USAF T-38 ftom Langley that was part of a missing man formation for a funeral at Arlington.
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Other Tulsa Discussion / Re: Another Police Helicopter
Last post by Red Arrow - March 28, 2025, 06:52:25 PMQuote from: dbacksfan 2.0 on March 28, 2025, 12:55:12 PMSo, my non-expert opinion on DCA is that civilian and commercial flights need to be moved to Dulles and Baltimore and DCA made a military/government operations only airport. Close the routes flying up and down the Potomac River.
First thing that will happen is all the members of the Senate and Congress will have their heads explode because they will have to go to Dulles to catch getaway flights.
More likely it will become a shopping mall.
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Other Tulsa Discussion / Re: Another Police Helicopter
Last post by dbacksfan 2.0 - March 28, 2025, 12:55:12 PMSo, my non-expert opinion on DCA is that civilian and commercial flights need to be moved to Dulles and Baltimore and DCA made a military/government operations only airport. Close the routes flying up and down the Potomac River.
First thing that will happen is all the members of the Senate and Congress will have their heads explode because they will have to go to Dulles to catch getaway flights.
First thing that will happen is all the members of the Senate and Congress will have their heads explode because they will have to go to Dulles to catch getaway flights.
#16
Other Tulsa Discussion / Re: Another Police Helicopter
Last post by patric - March 28, 2025, 09:01:40 AMWASHINGTON — The Senate Commerce Committee's subcommittee on aviation, space and innovation held a hearing Thursday about the collision between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet over the Potomac River on Jan. 29 that killed 67 people.
One of the key sticking points during the hearing had to do with a transmission system, known as ADS-B, on many aircraft that broadcast its position, direction, speed and other flight data. Notably, this system updates every second, whereas radars update every 4 seconds; time that's crucial in a situation where aircraft are so close.
Most Army helicopter flights in the Washington, D.C., area did not transmit ADS-B data, and many commercial aircraft are only equipped to transmit data about their own flights, not to receive data from other aircraft, according to senators.
National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy noted that the helicopter involved in the accident had not transmitted any ADS-B data at all, on any flight, in at least 730 days.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chair of the full Senate Commerce Committee, said in his opening statement that he was "at a loss" as to why Army policy stated that ADS-B transmissions were not to be used, even on routine flights.
Rocheleau, the acting FAA administrator, said that the agency would require ADS-B broadcasts from all flights in the Washington Airspace starting today.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2025/03/27/senate-aviation-subcommittee-dca-safety-hearing/82673929007/
The U.S. Army's head of aviation Brig. Gen. Matthew Braman acknowledged that as of Thursday morning helicopters were still flying over the nation's capital with a key system broadcasting their locations turned off during most missions because it deemed them sensitive.
When the NTSB checked the rest of the unit's helicopters after the crash, it found eight of them that hadn't transmitted since 2023.
https://fortune.com/2025/03/28/secret-service-anti-drone-test-dc-flights-urgent-cockpit-alerts/
One of the key sticking points during the hearing had to do with a transmission system, known as ADS-B, on many aircraft that broadcast its position, direction, speed and other flight data. Notably, this system updates every second, whereas radars update every 4 seconds; time that's crucial in a situation where aircraft are so close.
Most Army helicopter flights in the Washington, D.C., area did not transmit ADS-B data, and many commercial aircraft are only equipped to transmit data about their own flights, not to receive data from other aircraft, according to senators.
National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy noted that the helicopter involved in the accident had not transmitted any ADS-B data at all, on any flight, in at least 730 days.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chair of the full Senate Commerce Committee, said in his opening statement that he was "at a loss" as to why Army policy stated that ADS-B transmissions were not to be used, even on routine flights.
Rocheleau, the acting FAA administrator, said that the agency would require ADS-B broadcasts from all flights in the Washington Airspace starting today.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2025/03/27/senate-aviation-subcommittee-dca-safety-hearing/82673929007/
The U.S. Army's head of aviation Brig. Gen. Matthew Braman acknowledged that as of Thursday morning helicopters were still flying over the nation's capital with a key system broadcasting their locations turned off during most missions because it deemed them sensitive.
When the NTSB checked the rest of the unit's helicopters after the crash, it found eight of them that hadn't transmitted since 2023.
https://fortune.com/2025/03/28/secret-service-anti-drone-test-dc-flights-urgent-cockpit-alerts/
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Local & State Politics / Re: Paid Protestors
Last post by dbacksfan 2.0 - March 27, 2025, 11:40:32 AMQuote from: Hoss on March 27, 2025, 10:15:03 AMMakes you wonder though why it is so many insurance companies are refusing to insure the cybertruck. 🤷�♂️
From what I've read, it's because they are like exotics like Lamborghini, Bugatti, high end Ferraris and others in the fact they are unique vehicles with limited parts availability and high repair costs.
I also think the drop in prices for them has something to do with it. They were selling well over retail, close to $100k over, when launched, now you can get them
for under $85k.
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Local & State Politics / Re: Paid Protestors
Last post by Hoss - March 27, 2025, 10:15:03 AMMakes you wonder though why it is so many insurance companies are refusing to insure the cybertruck. 🤷�♂️
#19
Local & State Politics / Re: Paid Protestors
Last post by dbacksfan 2.0 - March 26, 2025, 04:10:40 PMQuote from: patric on March 22, 2025, 10:19:18 AMThe Cybertruck is glued together in several places. https://www.tiktok.com/@car_cultureco/video/7398928427069246763?lang=en
Yeah, Whistling Diesel is an automotive expert.
He's got three or four videos on YouTube showing how he deliberately destroyed a Cybertruck.
He also burned a Ferrari to the ground in a farmers field doing donuts.
#20
Local & State Politics / Re: Paid Protestors
Last post by patric - March 25, 2025, 06:18:58 PMThe day after "South Florida man drives SUV into Tesla protesters, cops say"
https://www.local10.com/news/local/2025/03/24/south-florida-man-drives-suv-into-tesla-protesters-cops-say/
This guy, in Tulsa...
A Trump supporter carrying a pistol who only gave his name as Eric stands in front of Trump protestor Carrie Ford as she speaks through a
bullhorn on Saturday, March 22, 2025.
https://www.publicradiotulsa.org/local-regional/2025-03-25/tulsa-protests-against-tesla-continue
https://www.local10.com/news/local/2025/03/24/south-florida-man-drives-suv-into-tesla-protesters-cops-say/
This guy, in Tulsa...
A Trump supporter carrying a pistol who only gave his name as Eric stands in front of Trump protestor Carrie Ford as she speaks through a
bullhorn on Saturday, March 22, 2025.
https://www.publicradiotulsa.org/local-regional/2025-03-25/tulsa-protests-against-tesla-continue