Newsgroups: *rec.music.classical.guitar* From: *William D Clinger Will, > I'll keep it really simple for you. > The time from when signal is generated (ie. when the altimeter needle > moved from the Air Data Computer, When the control yoke is moved, when > a button is pushed), till the time it is recorded in the CSMU ("The > Pig") cannot exceed 0.5 seconds. If you are still confused, call L3 > Communication as we have. > This means buffer, latency, write time, everything in between, cannot > exceed 0.5 seconds. Yes Rob, it really is simple. For signals whose recording interval is 1 second, the worst-case recording latency cannot be less than 1 second. That's a mathematical fact. Your argument against that mathematical fact rests entirely upon a single sentence of a single email conversation that answers your poorly worded question about "typical" lag time. Your question did not ask about the worst-case lag, and it did not ask what would happen in atypical circumstances such as loss of power. A couple of questions later, you asked how many seconds of flight data would be lost in a major accident. You did not receive a quantitative answer. Maybe the guy didn't know, or maybe he didn't want to admit to what he knew, but for whatever reason he didn't actually answer your question. Your insistence upon a worst-case latency of 0.5 seconds, in the face of that figure's mathematical impossibility, is just one of many testimonials to your fair-mindedness and technical competence. I understand your insistence upon this mathematically impossible figure. It is one of several fantastical cornerstones on which your house of cards rests. If any of those fantasies go away, your story collapses. > If you wish to believe Farmer, you are certainly entitled, but as i > said, dont be surprised if you see his whole blog disappear as > precedent is set for such an occassion. Farmer makes ALOT of mistakes, > has never stepped into a cockpit, and has not consulted with any > Aircraft Accident Investigator or FDR Expert (although he says he has > consulted with Dennis Cimino, of which im surprised Farmer still > 'clings' to 6 seconds loss of data). This isn't a matter of religious belief where I have to decide which holy book was handed down by the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Farmer's work is valuable, but I'm sure it contains mistakes. His mistakes just aren't as easy to spot as yours. Farmer took the trouble to describe his work in written reports of the form that can be subjected to peer review. Your video, on the other hand, can fairly be described as an exercise in hand-waving, and the cell phone paper you wrote with David Ray Griffin was atrocious. Those items appear to be a fair sample of your contributions. > Will, if you would like to have an on air debate regarding this > information, and/or any debate recorded regarding the FDR, please > email us to set up the details. So far, Popular Mechanics, the NTSB, > FBI, Farmer, The janitor you used as "other investigator", all the > anonymous so-called FDR "experts" from "duh-bunker" sites who claim > there can be no more than 2 seconds missing, have refused. On-air debates are publicity stunts, and name-calling is childish. To get at the truth of what happened, we need more of what Farmer has produced: written articles of the quality you would expect to see at a scholarly conference. > Forgive me if i dont reply to further correspondence from you on this > forum as it is clear you still have not done your homework, have an > extreme bias for the govt story which leads you to believe a janitor > (other investigators) and someone who never stepped into a cockpit > (Farmer) over these people... Rob, you are still insisting a worst-case recording latency of 0.5 seconds can be achieved for data that are recorded only once per second. That is mathematically impossible. Several people have tried to explain this elementary fact to you. You have always responded by calling them names and disparaging their qualifications and motivations. I will not object to your retirement from this forum. Will