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I can't reach the map.
- Thread starter jeff_264
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Just don't hang on to the yoke when you do that. I'm pretty sure Cessna stopped selling single engines after some dope's chair stop failed on short final and he had a death grip on it. The family sued and Cessna bagged the market for a few years.
I adjusted mine at 30' AGL. I don't know which was worse, the terror of not being able to reach the controls or the stall horn going off because I just shifted the Center Of Gravity (I was 15 # heavier then
)One of the S-3 squadrons had a flight where a guy dropped something and they tried to use negative G to get it without unstrapping and getting out of the seat. Well the "Frick" (180# of lead weights) in back left seat was not properly secured and went through the canopy in the back. A convertible S-3 is not a good thing.Just go negative G, works great in the T-2 for dropped maps.
The T-45 is not ergonomically friendly. Once something is in the map case, you can pretty much count on being in an unusual attitude if you attempt to get it. Where this gets interesting is when you are doing a partial panel approach and need to get out your plates for your divert.....True story.
Funny that the guy in the P-51 was saying some idiot 15 year old in a 172 was trying to fly formation on him.
There are those that have dropped something in the cockpit and those that will!!
Me, I dropped a mechanical pencil in the front cockpit. We safed up, I unstrapped and grabbed the pencil and then strapped back in and we re-armed the seats. I didn't want to call the jet down for FOD upon landing....plus who knows where it would have disappeared upon landing rollout.
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Me, I dropped a mechanical pencil in the front cockpit. We safed up, I unstrapped and grabbed the pencil and then strapped back in and we re-armed the seats. I didn't want to call the jet down for FOD upon landing....plus who knows where it would have disappeared upon landing rollout.
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jeff_264
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Yea, probably what he told the owner of the plane. I kinda wish I would have been on the ground when he landed,the guys on the ground said that he let everyone climb in the cockpit and take pictures in the plane, would have liked to done that. But the time in the air was 10 times better.
But the time in the air was 10 times better.Ya know, I rented a -150 out of New Bern, NC one day to take my wife flying. As we're getting situated I noticed a pillow in the back. I didn't pay any more attention to it until on take off when I applied full power my seat collapsed backward! Fortunately I had enough were-withall to not try and hold my self upright with the yolk. I guess the pillow was used to provide support with the collapsed seat-back. Sounds like there's a few stories here regarding similar occurences. I wonder if it's actually killed anyone?
There are those that have dropped something in the cockpit and those that will!!
Me, I dropped a mechanical pencil in the front cockpit. We safed up, I unstrapped and grabbed the pencil and then strapped back in and we re-armed the seats. I didn't want to call the jet down for FOD upon landing....plus who knows where it would have disappeared upon landing rollout.
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Approach plate for me on a primary instrument hop. Luckily I was able to get without the pilot noticing too much. My next purchase was a strap to hold it to my leg.
abracadabra11
Member
Batteries for me. It was one of the PA flights in the 34 (I think it was a do-over since the first time we tried this flight we had to PEL cause of fuel fumes). The instructor took controls to do the inverted flight demonstration and after rolling, the batteries from my kneeboard popped out and fell to the canopy and then made their way behind the instrument panel. Yay for FOD. I certainly felt like a champion that day.
So your instructor knew that was normal, right? Smiles, of course.
abracadabra11
Member
I dug around for my primary atj and looked for the grade sheet and it was actually streaming fuel.
My favorite flight in primary was that stupid one where you do a PEL and they make you put the mask on and open the canopy....it is designed to make make you not want jets.
abracadabra11
Member
it workedMy favorite flight in primary was that stupid one where you do a PEL and they make you put the mask on and open the canopy....it is designed to make make you not want jets.