So there I was flying across Russia...

[Captain Ducman]

When I realize our next fix is....

 

[SamGarber]

Wow, Tesla is near Norilsk?

 

[Captain Ducman]

Yep, a little southeast, not a lot out there.

 

[SamGarber]

Nice. My grandparents lived in Norilsk for years until 1990. Brrrrr!

 

[SamGarber]

I even visited when I was 5. Don't remember much but snow.

 

[BobHodgen]

Where were you headed? PEK?

 

[bonnie]

Mod note: Moved from "Model S" forum to "Off-Topic". Hope I didn't make anyone car sick with the sharp turns.

 

[ecarfan]

Google Earth doesn't seem to know a town or location in Russia called "Tesla". When I search for it I get a company in St. Petersburg:

Tesla, Ptf, OOO
prospekt Stachek, 8, А, St Petersburg, Russia, 198095 ‎
+7 800 555-90-05
teslalc.ru

Google Earth does know about Norilsk Russia. Wow, talk about the "frozen north"! Norilsk is in the middle of Siberia. I can't imagine what it would be like living there.

 

[Al Sherman]

Google Earth doesn't seem to know a town or location in Russia called "Tesla". When I search for it I get a company in St. Petersburg

In this case "Tesla" is just a navigational waypoint based on lat/lon coordinates. Just a point they named Tesla. They always use 5 letters for the names so almost any combination can be generated. Some names are even used more than once.

 

[ecarfan]

Thanks Al. I'm not a pilot so I didn't understand what the photo of that instrument was displaying.

 

[bonnie]

In this case "Tesla" is just a navigational waypoint based on lat/lon coordinates. Just a point they named Tesla. They always use 5 letters for the names so almost any combination can be generated. Some names are even used more than once.

My favorite is KMART in (iirc) Oklahoma.

 

[Captain Ducman]

Where were you headed? PEK?

Yep, back home Monday. Silk and Pearl are zoos this time of year:scared:

 

[swaltner]

Of course, the classic example of the FAA folks having fun when naming fixes is on the RNAV(GPS) approach into Runway 16 at Portsmouth International Airport (KPSM).

http://155.178.201.160/d-tpp/1312/00678R16.PDF

The approach fixes including the missed approach are ITAWT, ITAWA, PUDYE, TTATT, IDEED.