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AzureSkys posted:Did his recent "Pilot Error" video get brought up putting the Aeronautical Insanity in the Attitude Indicator? Wait, Wagner isn't grounded or dead yet?
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About two years ago Jerry erased all of his videos and stopped posting for a while, then came back and suddenly everything he did was by the book and uneventful. That sounds to me like the FAA finally turned its eye on him and he got a 709 ride. (Re-examination check ride ordered where a pilot's competency is in question). If that's what happened, although it made him less entertaining for the Internet, it probably saved his and his passengers' lives. Sagebrush fucked around with this message at 15:24 on May 30, 2023 |
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Hey man, most of us have a hard time noticing when the airplane banks 70°. Also, when landing you generally want to go down so it's only natural to not have any blue showing on the attitude indicator. I particularly like the passenger's sudden, sharp and terrified intake of breath as Jerry disconnects the autopilot.
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Sagebrush posted:If that's what happened, although it made him less entertaining for the Internet, it probably saved his and his passengers' lives. Whatever source the intervention came from, it absolutely saved lives. Dude was documenting the progression of his own normalization of deviance, and worse, he found idiot cheerleaders in Youtube comments to egg him on. Sooner or later he was going to push his luck a little too far on one of those jawdropping turns to final and stall/spin.
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cigaw posted:BANK ANGLE ALTERNATE MINIMUMS GLIDESLOPE TERRAIN PULL UP WOOP WOOP Jerry can make his cockpit voice warnings sound like a Robert Altman movie.
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I can't help but feel like an unethical doctor dying in a light aircraft accident is the most stereotypical possible way for him to go https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-new...93b3c0001f3c0b9 quote:YATES, N.Y. — A New York fertility doctor who was accused of using his own sperm to impregnate several patients died over the weekend when the hand-built airplane he was in fell apart mid-flight and crashed, authorities said.
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It loses a few points for it not being the hand-built aircraft that he built and was flying
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dupersaurus posted:It loses a few points for it not being the hand-built aircraft that he built and was flying drat, I was really hoping he did as you can still build these, but unfortunately, Manufacturer Name: LUCE EARL J JR Earl was the other occupant.
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Mortabis posted:I can't help but feel like an unethical doctor dying in a light aircraft accident is the most stereotypical possible way for him to go That's several people's dad you're talking about
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Hadlock posted:That's several people's dad you're talking about
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Somebody had to do the spicy take
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Hadlock posted:That's several people's dad you're talking about 
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david_a posted:Is buying a 20 year old plane and refurbing it as a VIP transport common? I mean, the US can always afford to buy new, but I’m wondering about the rest of the world. I'd never call JSTARS crew VIPs, but all their jets were second or third hand. Somewhere (I hope I haven't lost it) I've got an old ppt of those jets in their former lives. edit: goddamn lol
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Bondematt posted:drat, I was really hoping he did as you can still build these, but unfortunately, Manufacturer Name: LUCE EARL J JR Aeronautical Insanity: Goodbye Earl
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PhotoKirk posted:Aeronautical Insanity: Goodbye Earl Those bolts for the wings They felt torqued down to me, Earl
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Cojawfee posted:Those bolts for the wings holy poo poo
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Cojawfee posted:Those bolts for the wings I can't find it right now, but somebody post that WW2 training film where they were erecting P-47s from hand tools so primitive they gave a rule of thumb for how tight the bolts should be for holding the wings on instead of, I dunno, a torque wrench
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This is absolutely fascinating, thank you for posting! Just imagining the folks at Republic, workshopping how to break the Thunderbolt down for shipping, so that the components & crate can be removed in order (like combat-loading) and then, how to re-purpose whatever materials are on-hand to assemble a state-of-the-art combat aircraft in the middle of nowhere with hand tools. Engineering a crate design for transport & to be an integral part of the re-assembly. We were sooo good at this stuff. I like to believe that that talent and skill is still there.
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Necessity is the mother of invention, we just haven’t necessited in a while. For what it’s worth, I’ve done plenty of air and sea logistics to support remote operations, and that kind of poo poo still happens. There’s a mine mill out there with a hopper designed to fit into a 737-200C’s cargo door with an inch of clearance.
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From the Hamilton Standard 12D40 prop (the one on the T-6) service manual. I have been this 180 pound force. And no, I don't weigh 180. And yes, we adjusted the hanging distance to account for this.
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Nebakenezzer posted:I can't find it right now, but somebody post that WW2 training film where they were erecting P-47s from hand tools so primitive they gave a rule of thumb for how tight the bolts should be for holding the wings on instead of, I dunno, a torque wrench funny you should say that because this is exactly what a torque wrench is. (180 pounds on a 4-foot arm would be 720 pound-feet). Sagebrush fucked around with this message at 18:50 on Jun 1, 2023 |
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it's even the procedure for calibrating a torque wrench
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They even invented the impact torque wrench!
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I torque all my bolts with a fish scale and weight all my fish with a torque wrench.
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Nebakenezzer posted:I can't find it right now, but somebody post that WW2 training film where they were erecting P-47s from hand tools so primitive they gave a rule of thumb for how tight the bolts should be for holding the wings on instead of, I dunno, a torque wrench torque wrenches are expensive, heavy, need regular calibration to ensure accuracy, and are only good for one job. giant rear end wrenches are heavy, but they cost a tenth of what a torque wrench does to purchase and you need them anyway. writing a spec saying how long of a cheater bar you need to put all your weight on to torque something doesn't involve additional shipping weight, procurement costs, or tying up strategically critical skills and materials, and it's probably about as accurate as a torque wrench in the field after heavy use and rough handling without calibration. e: so put a healthy margin for error in both the bolt and the spec and you just saved a shitload of resources in exchange for a marginal hit to weight, with the side bonus that slightly overbuilt components are generally a good thing for longevity and reliability, especially under austeure and unforseen circumstances. Cactus Ghost fucked around with this message at 21:07 on Jun 1, 2023 |
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Torque isn’t even what engineers care about anyway. It’s a proxy for strain in the bolt that gets used because it’s much far easier to measure. It’s a decent proxy so long as the contacting surfaces are machined and finished and cleaned consistently, but under wartime conditions, getting torque wrenches to the grunts and keeping them in calibration should be pretty far down the list of priorities.
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Follow-up: I know it was a training film & everything, but how the hell are you going to get all of the Cosmoline out from in between the cooling fins on each jug? And I loved the guy who checked the hydraulic fluid level on the oleos with a screwdriver he just whips out of his pocket
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PainterofCrap posted:Follow-up: I know it was a training film & everything, but how the hell are you going to get all of the Cosmoline out from in between the cooling fins on each jug? Gasoline is what I would guess
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It melts at a pretty low temp and I assume would generally liquefy and run out.
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Lightbulb Out posted:Gasoline is what I would guess Kerosene is typically prescribed, but yeah gas or diesel work too.
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Sagebrush posted:funny you should say that because this Moreover, 180 pounds is the average weight of the person performing the work. So the instruction is "Have Airman Jones stand on the bar while Airman Smith hits the bar with a sledge."
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Hadlock posted:Ok so basically 250k for a Cessna 206 which is basically the Toyota Camry of airplanes. Ok thanks What does the thread think of this one https://www.trade-a-plane.com/search?category_level1=Multi+Engine+Piston&make=GRUMMAN&model=HU-16B&listing_id=2382325&s-type=aircraft Looks like it's mostly compatible with DC3 and B-17 engines if things go really sideways, fully water landing ready which is nice, not a lot more dosh than the Cessna
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Hadlock posted:What does the thread think of this one are... are you fuckin' with us?
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I have to assume it's either a joke or Hadlock is periodically getting into the adderall. Can't think of another reason for them to be repeatedly posting about what quarter-million dollar airplane they are going to buy when they haven't even got a pilot's license.
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Hadlock posted:What does the thread think of this one I'm just gonna be blunt with you Hadlock but you'd have to have a dent in your head to be seriously considering buying this aircraft. Sure it's 300k to purchase, but that's only the start of your pain. Let me detail just how bad it will be for you: -This is a really ugly example of an Albatross. Add a one in front of that price and that's how much a good one will cost...or how much it will cost you to take a bad one and make it a good one. -You can't fly this by yourself, it's not legal. To hire a captain to fly with you for 1500 hours, until you build enough time that maybe you'll be allowed to fly it as pilot-in-command, will cost you $150-200k/year after you factor non-salary costs. To hire a first officer after that point - since again, you can't fly this aircraft single-pilot - will cost you 100k/year. -Your fuel burn will be 120-140 gallons per hour. Avgas is currently in the neighbourhood of 7 dollars per gallon. -Insurance for that airplane, assuming you can even get someone to insure it at all, will probably be 20-30k/year. -Engine and prop overhauls are pricey as hell. Add another $500 per flying hour to cover the cost of those. -Airplanes that land in water need huge amounts of maintenance. Add another $000 per flying hour to cover the cost of this. -Storage and berthing for such an aircraft will probably run towards $100k/year, and the fun thing about that is, you have to pay it even if you don't fly! So let's assume that you're really on top of things and you're absolutely flying a ton for a private pilot, the magical 100 hours/year. This airplane will cost you something like $6000/hr to fly. And that's probably pretty optimistic. MrChips fucked around with this message at 08:22 on Jun 2, 2023 |
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MrChips, that’s nicely spelled out and all, but I’ll cut straight to the chase here. Do you see how the seller is “Platinum Fighter Sales”? Yeah you’d be spending fighter money and fighter time getting it flying and keeping it flying.
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