There’s a fairly decent shot that I have been your dispatcher in that big slow bird!Not FredEx
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There’s a fairly decent shot that I have been your dispatcher in that big slow bird!Not FredEx
CI125 and 2.0 additional erry leg!There’s a fairly decent shot that I have been your dispatcher in that big slow bird!
I can appreciate less engine noise. Not me in the cockpit but rather the guy who spearheaded the soaring club which resulted in my unexpectedly adding a -G to my CFI. Glider flying is cool as hell.Who needs a noisy engine? Checked out in a Grob 103 like this one.
What is that?
A Warner Sportster with a Rotec R2800 engine. It's actually a two-seater, the front seat has a removable panel over it.What is that?
A majority of corporate aircraft are kept out of sight of stock holders because even in this day it is looked at as an extravagant waste, even though it is a proven fact that corporations that use aircraft make more money than those that don’t. But, all aircraft are easily looked up on the FAA.gov website, revealing plenty of information on the owners. Like you I have no fucks to give anymore so I reveal all registration numbers.I am enjoying this thread. I am not a pilot but my Son is. He flies Flight for Life fixed wing. King Airs and a Lear.
I have wondered why you blank out the N numbers? are they secret stuff or protecting your identity? I DGAF who sees my tag number on my car, maybe I should?
Horizon Air (now an Alaska Air subsidiary) flew them years ago. Jeebuz, had to knee walk to/from my seat. Once Alaska bought them, Horizon started buying Dash 8's. Happy days.Daily driver…im a masochist but it pays the bills and allows me to buy some toys
Have they actually come out with a finding on that accident? The company I was with last year was planning to put those on all of it’s CJ’s. I was planning to walk when/if that happened.
Picture of me rolling the old whip on in LAS circa 2012ish.
I personally took delivery of this aircraft new from Cessna in March 2009, signing the wire transfer and purchase documents at the tender age of 25. Sadly, this aircraft crashed on 30Nov18, killing three employees of my former company including my boss who was better to me than I ever deserved. NTSB Probable Cause: aftermarket Tamarack winglets (installed well after I left to fly boxes) deployed asymmetrically, initiated a left roll that overwhelmed the autopilot, and and put the aircraft into a low-altitude upset that the single pilot could not recover from.
"Fate is the Hunter"
Have they actually come out with a finding on that accident? The company I was with last year was planning to put those on all of it’s CJ’s. I was planning to walk when/if that happened.
I almost ended up at tinker flying the navy version. Thank god I didn’t.View attachment 7753264
3000+ hours in the left seat pictured above.
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Longest flight I had was 19.2-hrs during Desert Storm. Made for a very long day.
I almost ended up at tinker flying the navy version. Thank god I didn’t.
E6B actually. But same airframe. All based off the 707You're thinking of the EC-135, I was on the RC-135 platform.
Thanks for that. I had given up on it ever showing up.
E6B actually. But same airframe. All based off the 707
That’s a shame. But I’m curious, how did a winglet “deploy” asymmetrically as they are typically fixed? Mounted incorrectly?
Picture of me rolling the old whip on in LAS circa 2012ish.
I personally took delivery of this aircraft new from Cessna in March 2009, signing the wire transfer and purchase documents at the tender age of 25. Sadly, this aircraft crashed on 30Nov18, killing three employees of my former company including my boss who was better to me than I ever deserved. NTSB Probable Cause: aftermarket Tamarack winglets (installed well after I left to fly boxes) deployed asymmetrically, initiated a left roll that overwhelmed the autopilot, and and put the aircraft into a low-altitude upset that the single pilot could not recover from.
"Fate is the Hunter"
IIRC these winglets actually have a moving control surface, sort of like an aileron but they call it like a load changing device or something.That’s a shame. But I’m curious, how did a winglet “deploy” asymmetrically as they are typically fixed? Mounted incorrectly?
IIRC these winglets actually have a moving control surface, sort of like an aileron but they call it like a load changing device or something.
Radial engines are what an airplane should sound like.Back in my high school years I worked at the local air port. They used two Beech 18’s for taxi service. The sound of those radials was glorious!
Maxwell
Specifically the -200 series. Last one I flew had a gravel kit on it.Fat
Little
Ugly
Fucker
Aka, 737
The extension of the wing tip that the winglet is attached to has little structure internally in order to save weight, therefore it can’t endure any load. The “ailerons” float in trail until a load is detected (aerodynamically) and then move to alleviate the load. The system is entirely self contained and not “controllable” by the pilot.That’s a shame. But I’m curious, how did a winglet “deploy” asymmetrically as they are typically fixed? Mounted incorrectly?
That’s a shame. But I’m curious, how did a winglet “deploy” asymmetrically as they are typically fixed? Mounted incorrectly?
I love my flying death pencil, the 1900 is easy street. Metro will keep ya on your toes.Fuckin lawn dart. I was in Trinidad and Tobago a few weeks ago. In this one hangar was 2 of the nicest Merlin’s I’ve ever seen.
Doesn’t look/sound like a good idea to me. New and modern disappointments.View attachment 7753422
Imagine this big-ass control surface, outboard of the aileron (removed in picture), that is 100% automagically controlled by a computer that you can only deactivate by pulling a c/b, deciding on its own to fully deflect.
Polishing a turd. The whole thing is garbage and it is doubtful that it does as advertised (saving fuel).Doesn’t look/sound like a good idea to me. New and modern disappointments.
Maybe a little, but we all areThis Cub is going up for sale and I’m gonna miss it. Am I crazy for thinking about a Boeing/Stearman?!View attachment 7753758
A few pictures of a B52 repair at Loring AFB. The aircraft crashed on takeoff (nose gear collapsed). The AF cut the nose section off and stuffed it all in a hanger. We (Boeing crew) put it back in the air.
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Picture of a picture. My cfi is flying the inverted t6. He was one of the founding members of the Condor Squadron. Also flew c47s during D-Day. He’s been dead 5 years now. Greatest generation for sure.
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A year's worth. There were smashed and charred parts all over the hanger floor.How many rolls of duct tape?
I believe you’re correct. I don’t recall the “outcome” though. Some things seem worse than they appear. Others, not so much.Couldn't stand seeing this buried 4 pages deep.View attachment 7756094
Not my picture but tells a helluva story.
I believe 2019 or 20 Oshkosh departure.