Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com Newsgroups: sci.space.policy,sci.physics,sci.astro Subject: Re: Leaning tower of falcon 9 Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2016 19:05:32 -0000 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 15 Sender: Jim Pennino Message-ID: References: <3qlm4d-ill.ln1@mail.specsol.com> <7ftjnbd6plosuf83gqgp7agrgh8ioi0mmo@4ax.com> <577a65b2$0$13833$c3e8da3$1cbc7475@news.astraweb.com> <577e9a67$0$51667$b1db1813$15bdbe48@news.astraweb.com> Injection-Info: mx02.eternal-september.org; posting-host="db4120ef82bbc153014637d4cd15a795"; logging-data="17413"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18TP7vtlQgu3whKshi149h3" User-Agent: tin/2.2.1-20140504 ("Tober an Righ") (UNIX) (SunOS/5.10 (i86pc)) Cancel-Lock: sha1:+LkzVpdMRdhNt1IkSnrGRekyhY4= Xref: csiph.com sci.space.policy:56931 sci.physics:588278 sci.astro:58945 In sci.physics JF Mezei wrote: > On 2016-07-06 20:17, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote: > >> ETOPS has nothing to do with periodic inspections or aircraft certification, >> but rather is about aircraft operations. > > There is more to ETOPS than operations. In order to get ETOPS xxx > certification, the airplane has to demonstrate high MTBF numbers while > in operation. So you agree it is "about aircraft operations" as I said. -- Jim Pennino