On Friday, October 19, 2018 at 10:31:23 AM UTC-7, Dan Marotta wrote:
Effen LOL!

On 10/19/2018 10:35 AM, Papa3 wrote:
On Friday, October 19, 2018 at 12:01:12 PM UTC-4, Dan Marotta wrote:
I had to look it up.Â* Guess I'm not "hip" any more...

On 10/18/2018 5:16 PM, Tango Eight wrote:
On Thursday, October 18, 2018 at 11:43:21 AM UTC-4, wrote:
Most power(only) pilots are NPCs.
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T8
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Dan, 5J
The very fact that you used the word "hip" means that, by definition, you are not hip :-) Word.

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Dan, 5J

I think you're expecting a bit much. That question isn't simple by any means - it's pretty close to the classic "how do wings generate lift" question. E.g. it's full people tripping over other people saying the wrong words but thinking the same things.

Anyone with time in a overpowered aircraft or even a powerful model airplane knows that when you crank up the throttle, airspeed rises. This is because flight in general is an energy state equation. If you add more energy into the system either speed or altitude is going to need to increase and in most cases both do. Surely, the fastest way to get it is to transfer potential energy into kinetic with the pitch control. I'm sure if you changed the question: "what is the fastest way to increase airspeed?", more pilots would answer your question "correctly".

Granted - it does seem that most powered (only) guys don't understand the three types of energy and how they relate to one another. Maybe this is what you guys are talking about.