The 99 has the glide characteristics of a '76 Buick Riviera after all...
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The 99 has the glide characteristics of a '76 Buick Riviera after all...
Boris Badenov
This is no laughing matter.
You sound like you could play for the varsity! About 1 time out of 5, I'd run across a guy who knew "Rough Rider" meant "cleared direct to the threshold" from the infamous ATL downwind. A mitsi -60 with the big props could go down about 5000fpm at idle (generally NTSing the whole way) and do 250 to well inside the marker. It was glorious. Check plus.
Boris Badenov
This is no laughing matter.
Goes up pretty good. Comes down real good. It's the part in between...
Roger Roger
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Back when men were men, checks still flew, and turbine singles were an oddity. Gads, I was born too late
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Boris Badenov
This is no laughing matter.
Back when men were men, checks still flew, and turbine singles were an oddity. Gads, I was born too late
We all were. There's some old bastard out there talking over a kettle of Millers about keeping the EGTs where they needed to be on a Beech 18, etc etc. Sic Transit Gloria Mundi and all that. Hell, I've never done a four course radio range, I'm a rook, too. On the plus side, you actually KNOW the Navaslow...and you can tell your grand-kids as their eyes slowly glaze over...
Ozelot
Frozen Tundra TRACON
Got the Marvin guys to dive bomb that 1900 the other day too. He didn't feel like following everyone else hehe.
Boris Badenov
This is no laughing matter.
Just another performance area in which 331s wipe the floor with PT-6s. Does the list EVER END?
Boris Badenov
This is no laughing matter.
Brought to you by the same generation of Murican Engineering that brought you the Saturn V.
Brought to you by the same generation of Murican Engineering that brought you the Saturn V.
The Saturn V might have a slightly quieter noise profile.
Boris Badenov
This is no laughing matter.
Nonsense. But only because the Saturn V was always at 100%. IMS, the 331 is at a paltry uh, like 93%.
JeppUpdater
Well-Known Member
A buddy of mine once told me he liked the Pratt on a Pilatus because it was always smiling at him.
Brought to you by the same generation of Murican Engineering that brought you the Saturn V.
I told him the Garrett on the Metro was always frowning with a combination of disgust, exhaustion, anger, and wildness.
It's like dogs vs. cats. Dogs love you unconditionally, while cats are inwardly figuring out the best way by which to kill you.
Boris Badenov
This is no laughing matter.
Turn that frown upside down, friend, and you've got yourself a Mitsi. Always smiling at you. Even when it's trying to kill you.
Roger Roger
Bottom of the list
If I ever make captain on a multi crew aircraft I'm sure my copilots will get very bored of hearing about "back when I was flying/working on/managing a Navajo in Alaska...."
Roger Roger
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At least the air goes in the front and comes out the back (despite the twists and turns).
Brought to you by the same generation of Murican Engineering that brought you the Saturn V.
JeppUpdater
Well-Known Member
Everything that goes in a Garrett comes out a Garrett.
Air.
Birds.
Pratts.
It's the turbine version of "NOM NOM NOM".
flyingbum
Needz Re-Edjamacayshun
Brought to you by the same generation of Murican Engineering that brought you the Saturn V.
The Ed Swearingen version that strapped those on upside down is a catastrophe. I swear those pieces of trash need to go away.
Roger Roger
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I don't know how trustworthy it is, but the guy that taught my TPE331 line maint class said that Ed was not real popular in the engineering dept. at Garrett.
gotWXdagain
Polished Member
One can imagine my consternation last week when thr approach controller decided my Pilatus would be number 2 behind a skyhawk on a 10 mile final.
Sounds like sound logic from everyone's favorite RAPCON on the tundra...
Good thing @Ozelot runs traffic better than this!
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