Flaps on take-off and landing

Mxsmanic wrote in
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Marty Shapiro writes:

No, you simply raise or lower the seat as appropriate.

Is it a power seat, or do you have to crank it manually, or do you
have to get off the seat to adjust it, or what?


All of the above. Depends on the airplane.

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Marty Shapiro
Silicon Rallye Inc.

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Mxsmanic wrote in
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Leonard Milcin Jr. writes:

Can you read? rec.aviation.piloting. That group is for people who find
pleasure or interest in piloting.

That doesn't mean that they have to pretend it's cheap.

You're obviously not piloting, and you're obviously not interested in
it as you're trying to convince everybody that what they're doing is
too expensive for them.

It's too expensive for me. I don't know if it's too expensive for
them. However, I do know that it's expensive.


"Expensive" is a relative term. Is $400,000 expensive for a house? In
some parts of the country, yes. In other areas, it would be so cheap you
would think something was seriously wrong with it.

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Marty Shapiro
Silicon Rallye Inc.

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Peter Duniho writes:

Here is where I find myself agreeing with the people that say you make a LOT
of supposedly factual statements about flying that are based on faulty
information. That is, your believe that a computer simulation (and
Microsoft Flight Simulator in particular) is accurate enough for you to
actually know what you're talking about when it comes to flying.

It's not really based on Flight Simulator. It's based on a common
complaint I've heard from people who are contemplating a real pilot's
license.

Please, you do NOT know what you are talking about when it comes to
*flying*. Piloting a sim, I'm sure you know lots. But you consistently get
it wrong when you try to apply that experience to real flying. You would do
well to leave your assumptions behind, and restrict yourself to asking
questions.

You would do well to leave your personal attacks behind, and restrict
yourself to answering questions. There are plenty of people who
specialize in the former, and very few qualified to handle the latter.

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Mxsmanic,

I sorely miss the days when you could
go to the airport and walk up to the roof or observation deck to watch
planes take off and arrive.


And I'm sure you can quote a substantial number of airports that have
closed their observation decks? No? Thought so...

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Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

Peter,

Actually, if you spend any time paying attention


BRUHAHA! That takes the prize! Unlikely. Highly unlikely.

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Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

Marc,

Could you be more specific?


No, he can't. A long history of postings shows that's not in his
repertoire (sp?).

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Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

Marty Shapiro writes:

"Expensive" is a relative term. Is $400,000 expensive for a house?

By a factor of ten or so, yes.

In some parts of the country, yes. In other areas, it would be so cheap you
would think something was seriously wrong with it.

I go by the construction cost, as opposed to the sale price. Most
homes priced at $400,000 don't cost $400,000 to build.

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Mxsmanic,

"Expensive" is a relative term. Is $400,000 expensive for a house?

By a factor of ten or so, yes.


Oh? Can you get me one of those 40,000-$-houses in your neighborhood in
Paris?

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Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

Thomas Borchert writes:

Oh? Can you get me one of those 40,000-$-houses in your neighborhood in
Paris?

Almost all housing in Paris is in the form of apartments.

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Thomas Borchert wrote:

No, he can't. A long history of postings shows that's not in his
repertoire (sp?).

(Correct spelling.) That's a relief, because if you just rent aircraft,
you don't have to worry about anything but rental charges and gas,
right? In other words, insurance, maintenance, etc., are all the
responsibility of the rental agent (the FBO?), right?

I'm completely new to this, but it doesn't seem to me like owning is
such a great proposition if you're just a recreational flyer. Aside
from the cost of the plane itself (min. $50K, right?) you've got to pay
for maintenance, repairs, insurance, taxes, parking, etc., etc., etc.
The operating costs have got to pile up real fast. I don't know why a
recreational flyer would want to own. Plus, if you don't own, you can
fly lots of different planes.

As I say, though, I'm completely new to this, and this is an uninformed
opinion, so I welcome all responses.

Marc