Maydays this weekend

"Jay Honeck" wrote

After seeing the picture (on Cherokee Chat) of the guy whose
crankshaft completely sheared in half while in CRUISE flight, you
really comprehend how many things can go wrong inside our engines...

I attended a terrific Wings seminar where a guy presented his
experiences in a Mooney with the same failure @ 8000 over Florida. He
eventually landed safely @ JAX NAS. The presentation included ATC
recordings, excellent photos, and some great Q&A.

Both events underscore the options available to a cool head in a serious
emergency!

The strangest part to me in all of flying is how so much of it dwells on
"death avoidance". You don't get a lot of discussion on flying enjoyment
during your training. It is the ironic part of the PPL and IFR ticket.

Perhaps this is another reason why the pilot population is shrinking?
The lawyers and insurance companies have made "accident avoidance" so
important that we're just no concentrating on flying enjoyment anymore?

--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay Honeck schrieb:

The lawyers and insurance companies have made "accident avoidance" so
important that we're just no concentrating on flying enjoyment anymore?

Actually, "accident avoidance" has always been pretty important to me
while flying, regardless of lawyers and insurances.

Stefan

Jay Honeck wrote:

Perhaps this is another reason why the pilot population is shrinking?

At least here in the US, I always thought the effort required had more
to do with it. It isn't easy, and you can't learn it in one evening.

Shopping and spectator sports seem to be growing, while many activities
that require practice, participation, research, and/or study are in
decline. How often do you see questions on Usenet or web forums that
are easily answered in the owner's manual of the device the poster is
trying to use? You know, "How do I program the radio presets in my new
car?" type stuff.

Two of my other interests are radio control aircraft and fine
woodworking. In r/c, more and more people simply buy a Chinese made
airplane, crash it within 5 flights, throw it away, and give up, rather
than building something themselves, learning to fly it, repairing it if
it's damaged, and trying until some success is achieved. The
woodworking hobby is filled with expensive devices meant to replace
basic skills that "take too much time to learn." The devices rarely
work, so eBay and many home workshops are filled with nearly new
devices, and the buyer loses interest in the activity.

What I find really odd is that the Internet brings so much information
_TO_ us, it's easier than ever to learn new skills and find answers
fast. Not that long ago, we had to travel to a library, dig out a card
or microfiche, and search through some sort of publication to get
information. G

Sorry for the rant...

On 7 Nov 2006 04:47:03 -0800, "Jay Honeck" wrote:

The strangest part to me in all of flying is how so much of it dwells on
"death avoidance". You don't get a lot of discussion on flying enjoyment
during your training. It is the ironic part of the PPL and IFR ticket.

Perhaps this is another reason why the pilot population is shrinking?
The lawyers and insurance companies have made "accident avoidance" so
important that we're just no concentrating on flying enjoyment anymore?

I find flying enjoyable enough without accidents, thank you very much.
RK Henry

Jay Honeck wrote:

Yeah, "Float the Dog" is everyone's SECOND favorite, right after "Bird
Gone" -- which seems to either delight or enrage viewers. See it in
the "Weird" section. (And don't watch "Cat Gone" if you're a cat
lover...even though it's all CG, it STILL aggravated the PETA crowd...

I've had those two Ford Ka commercials for a few years now. The fact
that they **** off the PETA types guarantees I'll keep them
indefinitely...

Jay Honeck wrote:

Yeah, "Float the Dog" is everyone's SECOND favorite, right after "Bird
Gone" -- which seems to either delight or enrage viewers. See it in
the "Weird" section. (And don't watch "Cat Gone" if you're a cat
lover...even though it's all CG, it STILL aggravated the PETA crowd...

I've had those two Ford Ka commercials for a few years now. The fact
that they **** off the PETA types guarantees I'll keep them
indefinitely...

Jay Honeck wrote:
Yeah, "Float the Dog" is everyone's SECOND favorite, right after "Bird
Gone" -- which seems to either delight or enrage viewers. See it in
the "Weird" section. (And don't watch "Cat Gone" if you're a cat
lover...even though it's all CG, it STILL aggravated the PETA crowd...
;-)

PETA as in "People Eating Tasty Animals"?

In article . com,
"Jay Honeck" wrote:

The SX-300 has a great glide ratio -- considerably more than that
barndoor Piper! It just gets its best glide around 120 kt.

When I flew with Harry he pointed out a point on the ground that I
thought was quite close, and told me that if we lost the engine we
would NOT be able to make it to that point.

Those sleek, itty-bitty wings sure don't look like they'd carry you far
without power!


If you keep it clean, the L/D is a lot better than the Piper, but at a
cost of rather high speed (hence, a fairly high sink rate).

Dirty, it drops like a rock (a bit like my Rocket when dirty).

The secret of good glide ratio is to keep it clean, with the prop all
the way back, and drop gear and flaps only after the field is made.

wrote:
Jay Honeck wrote:
Yeah, "Float the Dog" is everyone's SECOND favorite, right after "Bird
Gone" -- which seems to either delight or enrage viewers. See it in
the "Weird" section. (And don't watch "Cat Gone" if you're a cat
lover...even though it's all CG, it STILL aggravated the PETA crowd...
;-)

PETA as in "People Eating Tasty Animals"?

'zacktly