Went flying for the first time today!

[pilotpete24]

Pretty sure. Whatever the max on the instrument is for a Cessna 172. Or are you busting me for using an incorrect term???

I'm not sure what the vintage of the aircraft you were flying was, but in all the Syhawks I flew the maximum indicated bank angle on the artificial horizon was 90 degrees. None-the-less I have no doubt the instructor showed you a few 60degree steep turns - if you were enjoying the ride then why the heck not?

 

[phrogpilot73]

You mean I'm not supposed to drink in flight?

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Good story about that... We were doing a det (which you know, means alot of beer drinking in the off time), and we decided to do something a little creative with the empty cans. We got a styrofoam cooler, a bungie cord, about 15-20 empties, and some ice water. Prior to embarking the grunts, we loaded up the cooler with the ice water, and empties and bungie corded it to the deck. Once the grunts were on board, about every 5-10 minutes we would have our crewchief grab us a "beer" and hand it up to us in the cockpit. After 5 minutes, we'd crumple it up and throw it back through the tunnel and into the cabin. We kept this up for a while, and even started flying rather sloppy to reinforce it. After we dropped off the grunts, and got back to base, the CO was waiting for me - ready to give me a fit for duty physical. I explained what I did, he started laughing - and then chewed my ass... He was more mad that he'd have to tell the grunts that I was just fucking with them.
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[bunk22]

The T-2 was relatively tame in the upright spin. The inverted spin was quite the wild ride.

The T-34 seems a bit tame but as I recall, the T-2 was a bit more, less tame. On my OCF flight years ago, we accidentally entered into a spiral. That was a bit more disorienting.

 

[MasterBates]

Spins are not bad.. The Progressive Spin sent me for a loop though...

 

[bunk22]

When I took my first flying lesson, it was with this old guy.

Before we taxied, he realized at the last second that he had forgotten to untie the plane from the ground.

Then after we landed and we were taxiing back in, our left wing tip collided with another plane and he busted a light.

That was my last flying lesson with that guy.

Years ago, I got to take a ride with an old Navy fighter pilot. He flew F6F Hellcats during WWII. It was a neighbors grandfather. He had a Piper Cherokee as I recall. Anyway, we take-off and head out to Apple Valley or something. He was attempting to teach me things about radio comms, flying, etc. One thing I recognized was our callsign, identification if you will. So at one point, I hear the controller call us a few times. I'm looking around and recognize the call but no response. I look over at the pilot and he's asleep!!! No kidding, just dozed right off. I have no clue how long he had been out. I was 16 or 17. Never flew with him again. Had a few offers but no way, no how.

 

[bunk22]

Spins are not bad.. The Progressive Spin sent me for a loop though...

Yeah, those are a bit disorienting..at least for those of us who have flown straight and level for 8 years straight. Two weeks ago, I went up and went into a control release spin right into the progressive. Started at 16k. Not a big deal but going into the spin, my O2 stopped. That mask just suction cupped to my face. Not until I raised my arms up did the flow start again and it wasn't but a few seconds but it alarmed me none the less.

 

[CaptainRon]

I look over at the pilot and he's asleep!!! No kidding, just dozed right off.

Holy smokes. That trumps my story big time.

 

[Cobra Commander]

Well not the first time, but for my first official lesson. Damn that was a lot of fun! Flew a Cessna 172 (glass cockpit), ...

Glass cockpit? Man, I feel cheated! I feel lucky when I get to fly a plane with a GPS or TCAS (even more so if they worked).

Well I bet you didn't have an ADF in your fancy glass cockpit! HA!:icon_tong

 

[Intruder Driver]

The T-34 seems a bit tame but as I recall, the T-2 was a bit more, less tame. On my OCF flight years ago, we accidentally entered into a spiral. That was a bit more disorienting.

Good point. We often had people confuse the spiral for a spin and put in anti-spin controls which, in turn, would indeed put the T-2 into an upright spin.

 

[Gatordev]

Spins are not bad.. The Progressive Spin sent me for a loop though...

Yeah, that right to left progressive switch is a bit "uncomfortable." Personally, I despise the spiral. Just not a fan of pointing straight down while doing a full deflection aileron roll.

 

[Chubby]

They don't spin the T-45 right?

Nope, no intentional spins or tailslides.

We do 70 degree and 110 degree nose high departures and an adverse yaw departure ... along with high AOA deep stalls, but that is about the extent of our OCF in the jet.

 

[narfmasta]

I'm not sure what the vintage of the aircraft you were flying was, but in all the Syhawks I flew the maximum indicated bank angle on the artificial horizon was 90 degrees. None-the-less I have no doubt the instructor showed you a few 60degree steep turns - if you were enjoying the ride then why the heck not?

It was a 2006 with the glass instruments. GPS and pretty much all of the major instruments were on the digital screen.

Glass cockpit? Man, I feel cheated! I feel lucky when I get to fly a plane with a GPS or TCAS (even more so if they worked).

Well I bet you didn't have an ADF in your fancy glass cockpit! HA!:icon_tong

It was pretty cool but I would have rather had a standard cockpit without all the digital screens and GPS. I would rather learn on that and THEN get spoiled with the techno gadgets.