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@mikecweb @MikeFavinger

Guys seriously. Lighten up. they are jokes. Most people get that I am joking around about being a crazy helicopter pilot. That's all it is. There is nothing behind it other than making jokes about something I really enjoy and am proud to be one of the few who can do it. That's it. I'm not doing any damage to the industry or reputation of helicopter pilots by anyone I would take seriously.
 
I'm just joe pilot so my opinion doesn't really matter, but I don't see why after a certain amount of fixed wing time it matters if a guy flew mostly helicopters. I'd put more weight on their ability to make decisions/act as PIC than I would their stick and rudder skills being akin to the Red Baron. Fly a V1 cut, don't stall the airplane, keep it on the runway in a crosswind. The autopilot can handle the rest.
 
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av8tr1 said:
Got recurrency coming up. Doing the usual last minute study my ass off. I’m a pilot not a A&P. I’m not allowed to mess with anything under the cowling.

WHY DO I NEED TO KNOW THE PSI OF MY FUEL PUMP???

I’m not allowed touch the fuel pump. I have no gauge in the aircraft that tells me the PSI of my fuel flow. I’m not even sure where the fuel pump is on my aircraft (I’m pretty sure it’s on the outside of the right horizontal stabilizer). I’ve got a fuel flow gauge but it’s in gallons per hour. So why do I need to know the fuel pump PSI?
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On the Cessna twins, you need to know High fuel pump is 22 Lbs/h, used only as either primer or if the engine driven pump fails. But with 22 Lbs/hr you cannot get full power on the engine. Low fuel pump is 5 Lbs/h used for Hot Start assistance, Take/offs and Landings, and usually left on during flight.

What happens if you flip the High pump in flight, with the engine running?

Think about it.

Edit: John Aaron, the flight engineer who saved Apollo 12 (and13) said: The thing that makes a good [insert profession here] is a natural curiosity of how things work, even if you're not responsible for them.

So if you don't know - or care, some other dude will. He will earn beter stripes, and eventually go further. Most of the time people who limit themselves end up blaming others for their own choices. Don't be that guy.
 
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BobDDuck said:
I disagree with this. Strongly. And maybe it's because I've spent the last 14 years flying extremely computer controlled aircraft, but I get really nervous when I watch a captain use their systems knowledge to try to explain a symptom we experienced to a mechanic.

Just explain EXACTLY what happened and let MX do their job.
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“It’s in the book”...

“Hey you wanna go grab some lunch while they do this?”
 
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