Entry

I'd like to know what the members of this group think about straight
in vs full pattern entry.

Straight ins are fine if all parties agree, but when time permits it's
better to enter course properly and take your time to do a thorough lap.
You definitely don't want to arrive prematurely and cut another off, unless
you are solo. On final, keep the balls centered and minimize the knob
twisting to avoid distraction.

If, after you've come down, you experience a little shimmy or groaning in
the mechanism, do not be alarmed - it is normal.

It is recommended you check with management first before attempting a "Back
course" approach.

Be sure to let us know if you ever have any aviation related questions.

On 2004-01-22 03:14:20 -0800, "Roger Long"
om said:

Oh well, another one over the backstop.

(Looks like the next few guys missed it as well)

Har, har, har. Now that I check the full headers (they take up a lot of
space and I generally don't care, so I don't display them), I get it.

--
Larry Fransson
Seattle, WA

"Roger Long" om wrote in message .. .
I'd like to know what the members of this group think about straight in vs
full pattern entry.

Excuse the cross posting but I want to be sure I cover all the bases.

are you only interested in the male responses to that Q?

sue***

are you only interested in the male responses to that Q?

sue***

No, absolutely not!

Which reminds me of an interesting historical fact. During, or shortly
after, WWII, the Air Force conducted a study of aircraft deliveries to
Europe. Many of these trips were made by women pilots. Remember, this meant
flying across the lower fringes of the Arctic and Greenland in the days of
very primitive radio and navigation equipment.

The study adjusted for training, flight hours, experience, type of accident,
etc. to determine relative skill, judgement, and decision making. The
authors said they were sure there must be something wrong with their
methodology. The data and analysis showed that, not only were women better
pilots at the same level of training and experience, there was a good case
to be made that men should not be allowed to fly airplanes at all!

--
Roger Long

"Roger Long" om wrote in message ...

men should not be allowed to fly airplanes at all!

this reminds me of when i was doing an annual a few years ago. i was
under my grumman and along comes this, i dunno, octogenerian airport
rat type. He looks under the other wing where my (male) partner was
unscrewing access panels and says "doin' yer annual?'.

partner says "yup".

Oct. says "got yerself a good helper there"

partner says "well, actually it's her plane".


silence.

then the gentleman comes over to my wing, bends down, and says "yuh
got yer pilots license?"

this started a running joke between my partner and me where out of the
blue he'll say "they let girls fly?" or, better yet, in flight: "Hey
there, sweetcheeks, you think you could fetch me some water from the
back seat while I'm flying this thing?" while I'm the one flying.

sue***

(Vic) wrote:

then the gentleman comes over to my wing,
bends down, and says "yuh got yer pilots license?"

this started a running joke between my partner
and me where out of the blue he'll say "they let
girls fly?"

:-) People just don't expect it. My dog(Rudder)'s veterinarian and I have
talked about my flying (gliders) on several occasions. She says she can't
imagine flying an airplane; I tell her most people can't imagine doing surgery!
One morning, after a horrendously windy previous day, she saw me in there and
said: "You weren't flying in that wind yesterday, were you?" I said no. The
technician chimed in with: "Oh...I didn't know you were a *flight attendant*!"
I smiled politely and quietly replied: "I'm not a flight attendant; I am a
pilot." Her face turned 10 shades of red as she fumbled to recover. I have to
say, it was priceless.
:-)