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Obstacle Collision Avoidance System (OCAS) scans the area surrounding an obstacle. If a target is detected, the system immediately tracks the aircraft, calculates its speed, heading and altitude. If a collision hazard exists, the pilot is warned by either flashing lights and/or aural warning transmitted over the VHF band.

This innovation by a Norwegian company is nominated for "Årets ingeniørbragd 2006". Cast your vote before December 1st!

Removing Ice Before Take-Off

My students in Multi Media Production at the Oslo University College had to work for their flights as the aircraft accumulated ice after only a few hours outside. High humidity and temperature close to dew point did also result in rapid changes of fog formations over Oslo. We stayed close to the field...

Over flying the new Opera House

Flying with Anette and Vidar from Kjeller for sight seeing in Tønsberg, we passed the construction of the 1100 rooms new Opera House, which is the largest cultural building to be raised in Norway since Nidarosdomen. The base area of the Opera House is the same as the total area covered by four international standard football fields. I did over fly the Sydney Opera House in 2000, but the proposed restriction area over Oslo might make an over flying less accessible at the time of the inaugural performance in 2008.