265 Crackling Communications: Exploring the Phenomenon of Precipitation Static + GA News
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🗓️ 23 February 2023
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265 Crackling Communications: Exploring the Phenomenon of Precipitation Static + GA News
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265 Max talks about Precipitation Static, sometimes called p-static. P-static is a phenomenon that can affect aircraft in flight, particularly in areas of high humidity or where there is precipitation. It is a form of electrostatic discharge that can cause interference with an aircraft's communication and navigation systems. Static electricity is created by air friction as an aircraft flies, and when the electric charge accumulates sufficiently to discharge, radio interference is generated.
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| 0:00.0 | Sokow, one November pop, it's okay, a one November pop we can sometimes hear you calling, |
| 0:08.4 | but we've got severe interference in the clouds here. |
| 0:13.4 | That recording is from a vision jet trip I took last fall, and in this episode, we'll answer the |
| 0:18.4 | questions, just what is that awful noise noise and what can I do about it? |
| 0:22.9 | Hello again and welcome to Aviation News Talk, where we talk General Aviation, with relevant |
| 0:27.3 | news and flying tips for pilots and student pilots to help keep you safe. I'm Max Truska, |
| 0:32.0 | the author of several books on the Garmin G-1000, 3,000, 5,000 in perspective, and the 2008 National Flight Instructor of the year. |
| 0:39.8 | Today we'll be talking about precipitation static or P-static, how it occurs and what you can do about it. |
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| 1:06.8 | twin-engine aircraft as well as tips for flying these aircraft. And we also had a Friday mailbag episode, number 264, |
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