Space Shuttle Cockpit View of Landing

Jimmy_Norton said:
Well then call the FSDO on me.....oh wait, thats another bad pun.
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*chuckles* See? :)

There might be something wrong with me, but I've heard a lot of the same aviation jokes over and over again, and some of them I still find rather funny.

trafficinsight said:
Oversquare will never get old ;)
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Our collective (and largely manufactured, pretend) outrage at running oversquare is silly. Someone came up with a rule of thumb that does indeed apply to certain (but by no means all) flat packs and all of a sudden "whoa, we have to apply it to all GA engines!" (And mercilessly persecute those who run oversquare.)
 
Autothrust Blue said:
*chuckles* See? :)

There might be something wrong with me, but I've heard a lot of the same aviation jokes over and over again, and some of them I still find rather funny.



Our collective (and largely manufactured, pretend) outrage at running oversquare is silly. Someone came up with a rule of thumb that does indeed apply to certain (but by no means all) flat packs and all of a sudden "whoa, we have to apply it to all GA engines!" (And mercilessly persecute those who run oversquare.)
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That's the thing, it applies to almost none of them, which is why its so funny :)


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trafficinsight said:
That's the thing, it applies to almost none of them, which is why its so funny :)


Sent from outer space using tapatalk!.... DRRROID!
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Pretty much. Some engines are even intended to be "abused" by Airplane Flying Handbook definitions of how power reduction is to occur.

On some of the flat packs I operate, the throttles are left at the "all the way open" stops until cruise, and the prop levers are used for power reduction from takeoff, to METO (MCT for you young whippersnappers), to climb. Beechcraft and Lycoming both agree...your engine, however, may vary.

Don't taze me, bro!
 
Since the engines are not turbines but pure rocket motors probably not. I'm sure it would have to be under a new column in the log book. Multi engine Rocket, and since the fuel leaves with the external tank it is technically a glider. So you have lots of column options on this one.
 
Phantom017 said:
Since the engines are not turbines but pure rocket motors probably not. I'm sure it would have to be under a new column in the log book. Multi engine Rocket, and since the fuel leaves with the external tank it is technically a glider. So you have lots of column options on this one.
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The engines have turbines in them ;)
 
Yeah for a fuel pump but "multi rocket space transport/glider" looks waaaaay cooler in a logbook anyway!
 
A150K said:
Did you carry FSPassengers and program your simulated FMS?
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I get some of the flightsim hate, here, but not all of it. It CAN be a good training device.

Hell, I learned how to speak IFR from my desk chair, without running the Hobbs or getting in your big airplane's way, in VATSIM. Those folks are weird, but they're cool, and passionate about aviation too.
 
Autothrust Blue said:
I get some of the flightsim hate, here, but not all of it. It CAN be a good training device.

Hell, I learned how to speak IFR from my desk chair, without running the Hobbs or getting in your big airplane's way, in VATSIM. Those folks are weird, but they're cool, and passionate about aviation too.
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I've never used VATSIM, but I do use FS2004 (I know, out of date) to stay as fresh as possible on instruments.
 
A150K said:
I've never used VATSIM, but I do use FS2004 (I know, out of date) to stay as fresh as possible on instruments.
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It's pretty nifty. I'm bummed that it takes three years to check out as a controller with voice privileges - I don't have that sort of perseverance for what would be no more than a serious hobby. Haven't plugged in as a pilot in a few years, I tend to spend my weekends strapped to real airplanes now. But when I didn't have any access to real airplanes, Level-D Sim's 767-300 + FS2004 + VATSIM made for many slightly-less-than-wasted weekends.

I'd like to think I know which way is up when it comes to that airplane's FMS, but at this stage in my career, that's not necessarily useful knowledge.
 
inventor said:
Found this...

http://orbit.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/home.php

It's a spaceflight sim.
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Orbiter is a really nerdy/fun way to kill time. It gives you an idea of how complicated maneuvering in space really is. It's a steep learning curve but once you figure it out it is great fun. I know i sure felt a pretty large sense of acomplishment the first time i hand flew into orbit, or the first time i reentered and glided for a landing at my target spaceport...first trip to the moon...first trip to mars...lots of fun.
 
Wow... Finally an application for an Instrument Rating-Glider!

now... I need an application for my Balloon-Multi-Instrument
 
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