There are two kinds of people...

"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures) 08/15/2019 at 11:15 • Filed to: None

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Dogsatemypants > Dusty Ventures 08/15/2019 at 11:27

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Guys with beard and sunglasses, and guys with beard and no sunglasses?

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > Dusty Ventures 08/15/2019 at 11:36

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Those who know that either the dudes painting fucked up or there’s a slight curve in the middle of that runway, and those who don’t?

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Dusty Ventures 08/15/2019 at 12:05

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I would argue that there's many different kinds of people.

LastFirstMI is my name > Dusty Ventures 08/15/2019 at 12:27

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There are 10 kinds of people. Those that understand binary and those that don’t. 

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Dusty Ventures 08/15/2019 at 15:35

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Reciprocals are hard.

Or maybe that runway is supposed to face  370 degrees 

Dusty Ventures > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com 08/15/2019 at 19:02

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The idea of a 20 degree curve in a runway scares me

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > Dusty Ventures 08/15/2019 at 19:10

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Indeed. Differential braking, anyone ?

facw > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com 08/15/2019 at 20:03

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I mean planes do let you control the brakes independently, plus you’ve got the rudder and the nose gear, should be easy!

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > facw 08/15/2019 at 20:10

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I suppose you could even asymmetrically apply reverse thrust, too.

Dusty Ventures > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 08/16/2019 at 23:06

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You mean 200 degrees?

Dusty Ventures > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/16/2019 at 23:13

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In the context of this particular image there are two kinds of people

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Dusty Ventures 08/17/2019 at 01:25

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Nope. If the 19 is correct, meaning 190 degrees, then the reciprocal would 1, or 10 degrees (or the incorrect 370 degrees if you want to take it stupid and goofy extremes like I did ). If 35 (350 degrees) is correct, subtract 18, or 180 degrees, to get the reciprocal runway number of 17, or 170 degrees. Runway 17/35 is valid since the two headings are exactly 180 degrees apart , whereas 19/35 would never be a runway direction unless it was bent in the middle at a 20 degree angle, and I don’t think the FAA would allow that ...

My old hometown airport, KSNA (John Wayne Airport in Orange County, CA), used to have runways 19L/19R, with the reciprocals obviously being 1R and 1L. But these heading are rounded, and over time magnetic north changes, so after decades and decades with 19/1 they we re adjusted and are now 20/2 even though they’re in exactly the same place as they were when they were created. It still sounds weird to my ears after calling the previous runway numbers for years.

Dusty Ventures > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 08/17/2019 at 17:48

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What I mean is if the runway faced 370 degrees (like in your original comment) then it world be a full circle plus ten degrees. A straight line is of course 180 degrees, so a straight runway  with a 20 degree bend added in would be 200 degrees (or 160 if measuring on the acute side)