Power on the flareout.

From: "Tom Swift"
Date: 1/10/2004 1:24 PM Central Standard Time
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Is this the Comedy Channel?

Hilarious stuff though, a Pilot discussing the relative methods of landing
an airplane with a Bombardier. Really funny.

A bombardier with a bunch of experience in a B-26. If he says he heard the
engines do something then he heard them.

The odds are he has a very good idea how everything in the aircraft worked.

Dan, U. S. Air Force, retired

Subject: Power on the flareout.
From: (B2431)
Date: 1/10/04 6:38 PM Pacific Standard Time
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From: "Tom Swift"
Date: 1/10/2004 1:24 PM Central Standard Time
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Is this the Comedy Channel?

Hilarious stuff though, a Pilot discussing the relative methods of landing
an airplane with a Bombardier. Really funny.

A bombardier with a bunch of experience in a B-26. If he says he heard the
engines do something then he heard them.

The odds are he has a very good idea how everything in the aircraft worked.

Dan, U. S. Air Force, retired


Well almost everything. (grin) Of course every member of the crew becomes very
sensitive to every sound and is familiar with every sound.If a sound changes
with no reason, your heart beat goes faster and your blood pressure rises and
your adrenalin pumps. I remember that if Paul or Bob let the R-2800's go even
sligfhtly out of synch we would get that annoying beat frequency sound and I
would wonder what the hell is happening in the cockpit, aren't those guys
paying attention., But they always were and all got synched up fast. Look at
it this way. You are sitting in the nose of a Marauder. The sun is beating in
the Plexi and the temperature is rising. It is getting really warm. Then the
engines creep slightly out of synch and you get those droning beat
frequencies. Try to stay awake. It ain't easy.


Arthur Kramer
344th BG 494th BS
England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany
Visit my WW II B-26 website at:
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer

From: (ArtKramr)


Well almost everything. (grin) Of course every member of the crew becomes
very
sensitive to every sound and is familiar with every sound.If a sound changes
with no reason, your heart beat goes faster and your blood pressure rises and
your adrenalin pumps. I remember that if Paul or Bob let the R-2800's go even
sligfhtly out of synch we would get that annoying beat frequency sound and I
would wonder what the hell is happening in the cockpit, aren't those guys
paying attention., But they always were and all got synched up fast. Look at
it this way. You are sitting in the nose of a Marauder. The sun is beating in
the Plexi and the temperature is rising. It is getting really warm. Then the
engines creep slightly out of synch and you get those droning beat
frequencies. Try to stay awake. It ain't easy.


Arthur Kramer

You should have asked me. I'd have told you to just take a nap until it came
time to drop then snooze alla way home. Make sure you have a hot mike so you
can really torque off the rest of the crew g

Dan, U. S. Air Force, retired

Subject: Power on the flareout.
From: (B2431)
Date: 1/10/04 7:59 PM Pacific Standard Time
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From: (ArtKramr)


Well almost everything. (grin) Of course every member of the crew becomes
very
sensitive to every sound and is familiar with every sound.If a sound changes
with no reason, your heart beat goes faster and your blood pressure rises
and
your adrenalin pumps. I remember that if Paul or Bob let the R-2800's go
even
sligfhtly out of synch we would get that annoying beat frequency sound and I
would wonder what the hell is happening in the cockpit, aren't those guys
paying attention., But they always were and all got synched up fast. Look
at
it this way. You are sitting in the nose of a Marauder. The sun is beating
in
the Plexi and the temperature is rising. It is getting really warm. Then
the
engines creep slightly out of synch and you get those droning beat
frequencies. Try to stay awake. It ain't easy.


Arthur Kramer

You should have asked me. I'd have told you to just take a nap until it came
time to drop then snooze alla way home. Make sure you have a hot mike so you
can really torque off the rest of the crew g

Dan, U. S. Air Force, retired


Speaking of taking a nap read, "Bomber Pilots Never Look Down" on my website.
You'll love it. (grin)


Arthur Kramer
344th BG 494th BS
England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany
Visit my WW II B-26 website at:
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer