Screamtruth
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That is funny sh$t.
I've left the tie downs on a Piper Seneca and it was about the same result.
The whole crowd at the FBO cheered when I got out and fixed the problem.
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T-34 (and others) goof-ups
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I've left the tie downs on a Piper Seneca and it was about the same result.
The whole crowd at the FBO cheered when I got out and fixed the problem.
gaijin6423
Ask me about ninjas!
Okay, here's my screw-up: I pulled 114.8 for 1.5 seconds the other day while doing TLA approaches out at one of the OLFs. Luckily, I realized just what was going on at the time and only over-torqued, because it could have been a very hard landing if I hadn't. Didn't have to ride the shame mobile back, but I was still pretty pissed at myself.
More details via PM if any helo bubbas are interested.
More details via PM if any helo bubbas are interested.
Out of curiosity, can you guys ease backwards on the ground? I would imagine w/ the nozzle stops, it might not be possible, but maybe the ducted air can push a bit. I've done it once or twice in the helo when I've taxied too far, but it was slow and pretty impractical. Kind of funny to watch the lineman though.
Technically you could, but FOD would be a REAL hazard at that point (exhaust gases blowing crap forward of the intakes) so we don't. We do put the nozzles a few degrees past 90* on landing rollout to aid in slowing down, but deceling through 60 knots we put them aft to prevent FODing the engine.
jboomer said:
Where's FLy Navy's laughing smilie when you need it.
Prashant Patel
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Amateurs ! We've had a couple bungle-ups here in Corpus. A month ago a stud and IP from VT-27 had an inadvertant gear-up landing during a practice LAPL/P while a solo from -28 executed a break over rwy 35 but rolled out on rwy 31 instead. My favorite story though, has to be of one our guys in -28 who accidentally left the fire warning test switch on 3 instead of turning it off and then moved on in the checklist. When he looked up and saw the fire light flashing, he panicked and started rambling through the engine fire procedures. Needless to say, IP had a ball of a time with that.
As for my own goof-ups, I remember telling my onwing during an early contact flight that the uniform radio wasn't working. Thats when he familiarized me with the "Dim" switch. Being the retard that I am, I had to get another lesson from another IP about how the TACAN/VOR ALSO have a dimmer switch. I won't even go into the damning story of how I was trying to put the exhuast stack covers on the propeller blades ( screw logic !) while tying down our T-34 at Corpus Intl last night.......
As for my own goof-ups, I remember telling my onwing during an early contact flight that the uniform radio wasn't working. Thats when he familiarized me with the "Dim" switch. Being the retard that I am, I had to get another lesson from another IP about how the TACAN/VOR ALSO have a dimmer switch. I won't even go into the damning story of how I was trying to put the exhuast stack covers on the propeller blades ( screw logic !) while tying down our T-34 at Corpus Intl last night.......
My Primary FAM-8 (Okay, C4203, whatever):paddle562 said:
Starting the engine up, just as I first scan the lineman for fire indications, my IP (of course) asks if I'm scanning the lineman. I say yes sir, of course, and think to myself "why is he giving me the figure-8 . . . OH SH!T!" Run through the Fire on Startup procedures, pull the T-handle and hear over ICS words to the effect of "okay, good job, you caught that, let's start it up again . . ."
"Umm . . . sir? We can't. I pulled the T-handle. I really pulled it."
"You did WHAT?"
"You never told me that that was a simulated fire."
*cricket . . . cricket . . . *
i know the posting is a bit late but i heard this one when i was back in primary in Corpus:
stud goes up on a PA solo..thinks its the greatest thing to take his helmet off and snap a picture while doing aerobatics i believe. His helmet slides all the way to the rear seat and falls. Luckily his ICS cord did not disconnect and he pulled it back up to the front seat and put it back on. I could just imagine if he had to RTB with no helmet on.
stud goes up on a PA solo..thinks its the greatest thing to take his helmet off and snap a picture while doing aerobatics i believe. His helmet slides all the way to the rear seat and falls. Luckily his ICS cord did not disconnect and he pulled it back up to the front seat and put it back on. I could just imagine if he had to RTB with no helmet on.
IFS half way through a cross country I was taxing back to the runway for takeoff when I see a two prop continental commuter plane doing it's warm up. I pause for a moment thinking about the video I saw of a 747 blowing cars away with its engines. Dumb person that I am I figure that this small plane won't be able to screw with me so long as I keep on the yellow line (afterall he was in the warm up area and far away from where I was going to taxi). Plus the Ground wouldn't have cleared me for takeoff if taxing to the runway was going to blow me over...right? So, I taxi behind him and my mighty 172 does a 90 degree turn into his propwash which causes me to make use of the BICYCLE gear on my plane. I turn into it the wind, hope the continental doesn't have rearview mirrors, think about how dumb I was and proceed to taxi to the runway. Lesson: everything can blow a 172 away and I'm an idiot.
Semper Fi,
usmecho4
Semper Fi,
usmecho4