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originally posted by: 3danimator2014
I'm interested in Zaphods answer too.
Semi related but my absolute favourite thing on take off is the two thrust setting thing they do . First at half power for a few seconds then boom..Full throttle. I have no idea why I like this so much, but i REALLY do. I think i just like the sound of the engines in general.
originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: 3danimator2014
The idea is to get to V2 as soon as feasible. Once airborne with the drag of gear on tarmac gone less thrust is required. With gear and flaps retracted, there is less drag so less thrust is required. It's about fuel usage more than anything.
originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: 3danimator2014
The idea is to get to V2 as soon as feasible. Once airborne with the drag of gear on tarmac gone less thrust is required. With gear and flaps retracted, there is less drag so less thrust is required. It's about fuel usage more than anything.
My scariest landing was on Catalina. The downwind end of the runway is a cliff so there is a nasty downer when the wind is blowing. I was sitting in the right seat. If the pilot hadn't hit the throttles I would have.
It is a tough approach in the mountains with a short runway on top of that
originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: jacobe001
There are specific requirements for commercial (and other) aircraft inspections and maintenance. Takeoff practices don't really affect them.
www.aviation-safety-bureau.com...
originally posted by: Phage
My scariest landing was on Catalina. The downwind end of the runway is a cliff so there is a nasty downer when the wind is blowing. I was sitting in the right seat. If the pilot hadn't hit the throttles I would have.
It is a tough approach in the mountains with a short runway on top of that
Scariest takeoff is another story.
originally posted by: 3danimator2014
I would say this landing in Bhutan matches Lukla for hair raising capabilities. Maybe more so since its a larger jet rather than the prop planes that use Lukla.
Supposedly only a few pilots are qualified to land there.
m.youtube.com...
originally posted by: Phage
I was in a DC3 going to San Jose (Baja). On the way we landed at a horrifyingly short strip with a mountain on one end and the ocean on the other. I can't recall the name of the place.
I started reading my book. Really intensely. At some point you have to realize you just don't have any say in the matter and hope the PIC has done it a hundred (or six) times before.
originally posted by: jacobe001
originally posted by: 3danimator2014
I would say this landing in Bhutan matches Lukla for hair raising capabilities. Maybe more so since its a larger jet rather than the prop planes that use Lukla.
Supposedly only a few pilots are qualified to land there.
m.youtube.com...
Yep
That is one of my favorites followed by Lukla
That bank at the end to line up with the runway, level off, watch your speed and altitude requires some skill and experience
originally posted by: jacobe001
originally posted by: Phage
I was in a DC3 going to San Jose (Baja). On the way we landed at a horrifyingly short strip with a mountain on one end and the ocean on the other. I can't recall the name of the place.
I started reading my book. Really intensely. At some point you have to realize you just don't have any say in the matter and hope the PIC has done it a hundred (or six) times before.
Yea, a lot of trust or...not placed in the PICs
When I was in the military, some of the shuttles between the carrier and base drove like madmen
I swear they were not doing 15 knots down the taxiway...
I am currently flying from EGLL London Heathrow to Kathmandu via FSX on the PMDG 747 on another PC and now the previous poster has got me interested in refueling and going a bit further to Bhutan
originally posted by: 3danimator2014
originally posted by: jacobe001
originally posted by: Phage
I was in a DC3 going to San Jose (Baja). On the way we landed at a horrifyingly short strip with a mountain on one end and the ocean on the other. I can't recall the name of the place.
I started reading my book. Really intensely. At some point you have to realize you just don't have any say in the matter and hope the PIC has done it a hundred (or six) times before.
Yea, a lot of trust or...not placed in the PICs
When I was in the military, some of the shuttles between the carrier and base drove like madmen
I swear they were not doing 15 knots down the taxiway...
I am currently flying from EGLL London Heathrow to Kathmandu via FSX on the PMDG 747 on another PC and now the previous poster has got me interested in refueling and going a bit further to Bhutan
Do play real time?
originally posted by: Zaphod58
Noise abatement. They are at full power to take off, then they throttle down for noise abatement procedures, then they increase power to climb settings, which is less than full power, once they're cleared to climb.