REFLECTOR: The Bermuda Triangle in Eastern North Carolina - Or is it Voice of America

[Scott Baker]

99.9% certain that the trouble is associated with a loose ground.
SB
EEAMNOT
But been there, done that.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary T. Ciampa" <gciampa at nc.rr.com>
To: <reflector at tvbf.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2005 10:05 AM
Subject: REFLECTOR: The Bermuda Triangle in Eastern North Carolina - Or is 
it Voice of America


>
> There I was, thought I was gonna die!
>
> I'm flying along, fat, dumb and happy at 3500 feet, marveling at the 
> scattered clouds along the route, on my way back from Okracoke Island 
> (W95) to Sanford, NC (TTA). My wife is sleeping quietly in the right seat, 
> we're crusing at 155 knots, life is good. The audible alarm goes off on 
> the EFIS, waking my wife up and stirring me from my bliss, oil pressure 
> has dropped to zero, fuel pressure is bouncing erratically, fuel empty 
> light flashing. The big fan in the back still seems to be turning, which 
> is a good thing, I'm deciding if ISO, PGV or OCW is where I was headed! 
> ISO is just off the nose, downwind, I can do a straight-in, on the big, 
> long runway, so that's the plan. A lifetime later, or about thirty 
> seconds, all the instruments and readings return to normal, along with my 
> blood pressure.
>
> It turns out, I've encountered aspects of this phenomenon in the past, 
> although not to this degree. There are several Voice of America antenna 
> farms in the area and am apparently picking up electromagnetic 
> interference from the transmitters. ??Could this be an artifact of a 
> composite airframe?? Could I have some lengths of wire which are 
> coincidently a multiple of the wave length of the transmitter?
>
> In the past, typically the interference has been limited to hearing radio 
> transmission side tones in the intercom system.These side tones are not 
> coming in from the radio as I can turn off the radios, turn up the ICS and 
> enhance the sound (yesterday it was spanish talk radio). One on trip, the 
> fuel empty light flickered for about 15 seconds and then returned to the 
> lifeless amber color, I seem to recal I was at 5500 feet at that time.
>
> Next trip, I'm wearing my lead underwear!
>
> Thanks, Gary
>
>
>
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