Primacy and bad habits at the "Harvard" of flight schools
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jynxyjoe
Queso King
Re: Primacy and bad habits at the "Harvard" of flight school
Actually I teach them to just leave it in, even for landing. Just lean out the mixture at varying degrees and that's all the power correction you need.
Actually I teach them to just leave it in, even for landing. Just lean out the mixture at varying degrees and that's all the power correction you need.
dasleben
That's just, like, your opinion, man
Agreed. Teaches them finer power management.
///AMG
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Re: Primacy and bad habits at the "Harvard" of flight school
I always enjoyed the adjustable twisty action of the early Bonanza power lever.....not sure if later ones retained it. Pretty nice for fine tuning, though you sometimes need a pretty quick hand in the approach turn w/ lifties.
I always enjoyed the adjustable twisty action of the early Bonanza power lever.....not sure if later ones retained it. Pretty nice for fine tuning, though you sometimes need a pretty quick hand in the approach turn w/ lifties.
Ziggyfuzz
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Re: Primacy and bad habits at the "Harvard" of flight school
My dad can beat up your dad...and his car is cooler too..
The blog I'm going to quote says you're wrong.I heard it on the internet.
My dad can beat up your dad...and his car is cooler too..
Ziggyfuzz
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Re: Primacy and bad habits at the "Harvard" of flight school
You're scaring me.....and ruining a good engine!
You're scaring me.....and ruining a good engine!
z987k
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Re: Primacy and bad habits at the "Harvard" of flight school
I'm just assuming he's joking or I can't figure out what he means.
I'm just assuming he's joking or I can't figure out what he means.
jynxyjoe
Queso King
Re: Primacy and bad habits at the "Harvard" of flight school
You're dangerous!
MORTAL COMBAT!
You're dangerous!
MORTAL COMBAT!
Douglas
Old School KSUX
Re: Primacy and bad habits at the "Harvard" of flight school
Yes! zactly
I've seen some A36s without it, but the '92 F33 still had the twisties.
"If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball."
"What?"
Yes! zactly
I've seen some A36s without it, but the '92 F33 still had the twisties.
"If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball."
"What?"
dasleben
That's just, like, your opinion, man
Re: Primacy and bad habits at the "Harvard" of flight school
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statusseeker1
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Re: Primacy and bad habits at the "Harvard" of flight school
it takes them 10 seconds to go tail to tail between planes on their ramp (pretty much riding the brakes the entire time- i'd say around 2 mph).. it's funny watching them taxi from a taxiway to their ramp- they'll be going 25-30 kts and as soon as they come up to the line that marks their ramp they grind to a halt and continue on at a crawl pace. I understand the need to go slow on the ramp due to the congestion of planes, fuel trucks, golf carts, and people- but that doesn't give you the right to make up for lost time once you leave your ramp! i'm surprised dab ATC doesn't say anything about it.
it takes them 10 seconds to go tail to tail between planes on their ramp (pretty much riding the brakes the entire time- i'd say around 2 mph).. it's funny watching them taxi from a taxiway to their ramp- they'll be going 25-30 kts and as soon as they come up to the line that marks their ramp they grind to a halt and continue on at a crawl pace. I understand the need to go slow on the ramp due to the congestion of planes, fuel trucks, golf carts, and people- but that doesn't give you the right to make up for lost time once you leave your ramp! i'm surprised dab ATC doesn't say anything about it.
Re: Primacy and bad habits at the "Harvard" of flight school
POH checklist says I must set engine RPM to 1,000. I must keep it there or the engine will blow up.
POH checklist says I must set engine RPM to 1,000. I must keep it there or the engine will blow up.
Ziggyfuzz
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Ziggyfuzz
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Re: Primacy and bad habits at the "Harvard" of flight school
You're sexy!
You're dangerous!
MORTAL COMBAT!
You're sexy!
amjon
Pilot and A Half (for now
Re: Primacy and bad habits at the "Harvard" of flight school
I've been in planes where idle IS 1,000, so no way to go below it.
Re: Primacy and bad habits at the "Harvard" of flight school
I should have probably attached this to that post to avoid confusion....
I should have probably attached this to that post to avoid confusion....
amjon
Pilot and A Half (for now
Re: Primacy and bad habits at the "Harvard" of flight school
Instructor: Slow down, you're going too fast
Me: Ok (Steps on brakes)
Instructor: Stop using the brakes, take some power out
Me: It's already out
Instructor: Oh
(Of course this is from the same instructor that is always telling me I am too fast on final when he isn't even IN the plane. (And I'm not BTW.))
Hey, it's not like I haven't been given hell for it before.I should have probably attached this to that post to avoid confusion....
Instructor: Slow down, you're going too fast
Me: Ok (Steps on brakes)
Instructor: Stop using the brakes, take some power out
Me: It's already out
Instructor: Oh
(Of course this is from the same instructor that is always telling me I am too fast on final when he isn't even IN the plane. (And I'm not BTW.))
nosehair
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Re: Primacy and bad habits at the "Harvard" of flight school
You really should get the idle adjusted. It's not supposed to idle that fast. That also makes your landing flare stretch out because you are essentially landing with power. There are concrete mechanical reasons why the engine should not idle that fast,...but, to me, an old time instructor, the main reason that fast-idling engines are a problem is that they teach new pilots a very bad habit of riding the brakes.
See? You're doing it, and you think it is ok.
You really should get the idle adjusted. It's not supposed to idle that fast. That also makes your landing flare stretch out because you are essentially landing with power. There are concrete mechanical reasons why the engine should not idle that fast,...but, to me, an old time instructor, the main reason that fast-idling engines are a problem is that they teach new pilots a very bad habit of riding the brakes.
See? You're doing it, and you think it is ok.