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November 27th 06, 03:51 AM
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Most Important Control On My Plane
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I have a VFR Cessna 150. Most important control Radio transmit Least important control Pitot heat (if you need it, you shouldn't be flying) Never working control Parking brake Scariest control Landing light (when it suddenly failed during a night landing) Control I never use Transponder test Control in the wrong place Fuel shutoff (right where me feet can kick it) Control I fixate about Mixture Control that impresses non-pilot passengers GPS on button 
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November 27th 06, 05:32 AM
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Most important control
Radio transmit Hey, I'm a "Use the radio, dammit!" guy from way back -- but even I wouldn't rate the transmit button as my "most important control"... Maybe number three or so... -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination"
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November 28th 06, 07:22 AM
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Jay Honeck wrote: Most important control Radio transmit Hey, I'm a "Use the radio, dammit!" guy from way back -- but even I wouldn't rate the transmit button as my "most important control"... Maybe number three or so... I was not thinking of the yoke or pedals as controls. I was thinking more buttons and knobs. If they count ... then it's the elevator. -The original poster
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November 28th 06, 04:25 PM
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On 27 Nov 2006 23:22:45 -0800, "Charles Talleyrand"
wrote: Jay Honeck wrote: Most important control Radio transmit Hey, I'm a "Use the radio, dammit!" guy from way back -- but even I wouldn't rate the transmit button as my "most important control"... Maybe number three or so... I was not thinking of the yoke or pedals as controls. I was thinking more buttons and knobs. If they count ... then it's the elevator. The little knob on the altimeter gets my vote. Don
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November 29th 06, 01:59 PM
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November 29th 06, 03:42 AM
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On 27 Nov 2006 23:22:45 -0800, "Charles Talleyrand"
wrote: Jay Honeck wrote: Most important control Radio transmit Hey, I'm a "Use the radio, dammit!" guy from way back -- but even I wouldn't rate the transmit button as my "most important control"... Maybe number three or so... I was not thinking of the yoke or pedals as controls. I was thinking more buttons and knobs. If they count ... then it's the elevator. Nah. You should be able to fly using ailerons and trim without the elevator. I had one instructor have me land doing just that. The AOPA even put out a video on doing it. I believe certification requires that the elevator not be a single failure point. Home builts OTOH may not necessarily have that advantage. -The original poster Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member) (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair) www.rogerhalstead.com
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November 29th 06, 03:59 AM
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I was not thinking of the yoke or pedals as controls. I was thinking more buttons and knobs. If they count ... then it's the elevator. Nah. You should be able to fly using ailerons and trim without the elevator. I had one instructor have me land doing just that. The AOPA even put out a video on doing it. When I was getting my float rating the instructor had me take off using just trim and rudder
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November 29th 06, 11:30 PM
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"Roger" wrote in message
... On 27 Nov 2006 23:22:45 -0800, "Charles Talleyrand" wrote: ... I was not thinking of the yoke or pedals as controls. I was thinking more buttons and knobs. If they count ... then it's the elevator. Nah. You should be able to fly using ailerons and trim without the elevator. I had one instructor have me land doing just that. The AOPA even put out a video on doing it. ... I dunno that I would want to have to land, but I did manage to fly about an hour with just the trim and skooching back and forth between the left and right seats. (C-120) -- Geoff The Sea Hawk at Wow Way d0t Com remove spaces and make the obvious substitutions to reply by mail When immigration is outlawed, only outlaws will immigrate.
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November 29th 06, 09:23 PM
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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message oups.com... Most important control Radio transmit Hey, I'm a "Use the radio, dammit!" guy from way back -- but even I wouldn't rate the transmit button as my "most important control"... Maybe number three or so... -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination"
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November 27th 06, 07:05 AM
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most important control
pilot BT "Charles Talleyrand" wrote in message oups.com... Type of plane I have a VFR Cessna 150. Most important control Radio transmit Least important control Pitot heat (if you need it, you shouldn't be flying) Never working control Parking brake Scariest control Landing light (when it suddenly failed during a night landing) Control I never use Transponder test Control in the wrong place Fuel shutoff (right where me feet can kick it) Control I fixate about Mixture Control that impresses non-pilot passengers GPS on button
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