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First impressions of flight
"Mxsmanic" wrote in message ... What did you notice most during your very first experience travelling in any type of airplane, as passenger or pilot? And if you are a pilot, what did you notice most during your very first experience actually flying an airplane (if it was not also your very first experience with flight)? -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. This is such a moronic question. Tell me how you fell Rex Grossman losing the Super Bowl? Who do you think you are MX, Barbara Walters?? Complete ass. -------------------------------------- DW |
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"Darkwing" theducksmail"AT"yahoo.com writes:
This is such a moronic question. I consider it an intelligent question and relevant to the group, and I've seen one or two intelligent replies. Unfortunately, I cannot say the same about your reply. Tell me how you fell Rex Grossman losing the Super Bowl? I don't know who Rex Grossman is, or what the Super Bowl is. Who do you think you are MX, Barbara Walters?? I don't know anything about Barbara Walters, either. I suppose I can answer my own question, though, just to encourage the intelligent people to reply: My very first experience was as a passenger on a Southwest Airlines 737-200. I was most surprised by the apparent flimsiness of the aircraft. I had previously been in non-moving aircraft on the ground many years earlier, but this flimsiness was much more obvious in a moving aircraft. Of course, I realized that the aircraft was not actually flimsy and that it was strong for its weight, but it was still subjectively surprising. The efforts to keep things lightweight inside the cabin (seats, inner window panels, etc.) were obvious (and understandable). I was surprised by how rough the roll down the runway was; I had assumed that runways were very smooth. I was surprised by how much the aircraft moved in the air (I had imagined a glassy-smooth ride, like a slow-moving train), and by the magnitude of the movements at times. I was also amazed by the extreme noisiness of the aircraft. I was surprised by how easily I could hear things like gear retraction and extension, and movement of flaps, and so on. I had steeled myself for a potentially unpleasant experience, as I knew that many people are afraid of flying and I thought perhaps there were good reasons for that. However, I thought it was all great fun. Take-off was the best part, followed by landing. I experienced no motion sickness, and the view out the window was fine, not bothering me in the least even in turns and when slicing through cloudtops. I take this as a reliable sign that I have a strong fundamental interest in aviation. I have never flown an aircraft in real life, so I can't comment on that, although I've sat in various cockpits from time to time (including 747 cockpits). -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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Mxsmanic wrote in
: "Darkwing" theducksmail"AT"yahoo.com writes: This is such a moronic question. I consider it an intelligent question and relevant to the group, and I've seen one or two intelligent replies. Unfortunately, I cannot say the same about your reply. Tell me how you fell Rex Grossman losing the Super Bowl? I don't know who Rex Grossman is, or what the Super Bowl is. Who do you think you are MX, Barbara Walters?? I don't know anything about Barbara Walters, either. I suppose I can answer my own question, though, just to encourage the intelligent people to reply: My very first experience was as a passenger on a Southwest Airlines 737-200. I was most surprised by the apparent flimsiness of the aircraft. I had previously been in non-moving aircraft on the ground many years earlier, but this flimsiness was much more obvious in a moving aircraft. Of course, I realized that the aircraft was not actually flimsy and that it was strong for its weight, but it was still subjectively surprising. The efforts to keep things lightweight inside the cabin (seats, inner window panels, etc.) were obvious (and understandable). I was surprised by how rough the roll down the runway was; I had assumed that runways were very smooth. I was surprised by how much the aircraft moved in the air (I had imagined a glassy-smooth ride, like a slow-moving train), and by the magnitude of the movements at times. I was also amazed by the extreme noisiness of the aircraft. I was surprised by how easily I could hear things like gear retraction and extension, and movement of flaps, and so on. I had steeled myself for a potentially unpleasant experience, as I knew that many people are afraid of flying and I thought perhaps there were good reasons for that. However, I thought it was all great fun. Take-off was the best part, followed by landing. I experienced no motion sickness, and the view out the window was fine, not bothering me in the least even in turns and when slicing through cloudtops. I take this as a reliable sign that I have a strong fundamental interest in aviation. I have never flown an aircraft in real life, so I can't comment on that, although I've sat in various cockpits from time to time (including 747 cockpits). Good god. You need to adjust your dosage. bertie |
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Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Good god. You need to adjust your dosage. Up to OD 2X................ Or higher, just to be on the safe side (for us)....... MnM (used to be CRaSH |
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"ManhattanMan" wrote in news:_hDOh.17321$nh4.13758
@newsfe20.lga: Bertie the Bunyip wrote: Good god. You need to adjust your dosage. Up to OD 2X................ Or higher, just to be on the safe side (for us)....... Sounds like a big waste of drugs. Surely there's a bus passing nearby he can throw himself under if it comes to that. He can practice using his "Midtown Madness" game first. bertie |
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On Tue, 27 Mar 2007 22:06:49 GMT, (DaveB) wrote:
On Tue, 27 Mar 2007 22:16:05 +0200, Mxsmanic wrote: What did you notice most during your very first experience travelling in any type of airplane, as passenger or pilot? And if you are a pilot, what did you notice most during your very first experience actually flying an airplane (if it was not also your very first experience with flight)? -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. I was shocked I didn't smoke during my first solo. For me it was the ground ahead in the windshield going round, and round, and round, and finally the instructor asked what I was going to do. Me? Do? Yah. Haven't the foggiest idea, this is the first time I've ever been in a plane. He got busy right away as the rows of corn stalks were getting big enough to see the individual stalks. Guess he though I'd flown before. (That was a very long time ago) But after was another story Daveb Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member) (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair) www.rogerhalstead.com |
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On Tue, 27 Mar 2007 20:06:30 -0700, TheSmokingGnu
wrote: Nomen Nescio wrote: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- I couldn't find the "pause" button. The frame rate was really good, and all the autogen was turned on. coughchoke Where do I send the bill for the new keyboard? Man that stuffs sticky. At least I know you weren't running FSX. :-)) :P TheSmokingGnu Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member) (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair) www.rogerhalstead.com |
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I couldn't find the "pause" button.
The frame rate was really good, and all the autogen was turned on. I also liked the multi-screen 3-d effect, and the true-motion... :-) |
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Peter Dohm wrote:
I couldn't find the "pause" button. The frame rate was really good, and all the autogen was turned on. I also liked the multi-screen 3-d effect, and the true-motion... :-) Had to admire the cloud draw distance, too. TheSmokingGnu |
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On Mar 29, 11:16 am, "Peter Dohm" wrote:
I couldn't find the "pause" button. The frame rate was really good, and all the autogen was turned on. I also liked the multi-screen 3-d effect, and the true-motion... :-) I heard from a PC salesman that a pilot spent more than RM18,000 for PC and peripherals, just to be able to play MSFS. This price is more than of the RM30,000 required to get PPL on a cesna 172P at our local flying club. Perhaps he is so addicted to the multi-scren 3-d effect and true motion that he had to get similar effects all the time. I also heard from him that these people who play MSFS are also Boeing 737 commercial pilots. The salesman guessed that probably the pilots would like to experience aerobatic flights, such as flying inverted which will not be allowed on real commercial planes. |
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