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falstro
falstro
00:09
@rbp That I've been doing the last ledger entries for the year, and the final bank account balances actually match the amount of money in my bank accounts. :)
Somehow that surprises me every year
 
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rbp
rbp
03:01
@DeltaLima thanks!

@falstro oh, I thought it was a metaphor of some kind, like "the curtains match the rug"
 
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rbp
rbp
06:40
No other guesses in my straight and level unstalled flight at 0KIAS?
 
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Dan Hulme
Dan Hulme
08:11
@rbp the airspeed indicator is not working
 
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rbp
rbp
13:31
hint: its on the VG diagram
its not a trick question
ratchet freak
ratchet freak
you are on the ground?
falstro
falstro
0 g
ratchet freak
ratchet freak
at the apex of a stall turn?
falstro
falstro
space? :)
ratchet freak
ratchet freak
13:48
at second reversal point of a tailslide?
Farhan
Farhan
14:16
@rbp Never heard about this idiom, but the results were colorful ;)
@rbp I think it would be a good idea, but I doubt anyone would want to see me doing anything.
rbp
rbp
Anything with the word "stall" in it is wrong. The plane is in the air and it can be at any altitude.
ratchet freak
ratchet freak
technically the plane doesn't stall during a stall turn
rbp
rbp
@falstro has it: at 0G. Zoom maneuver / zoom climb with 0G at the apex.
ratchet freak
ratchet freak
Stall turn
The hammerhead turn, stall turn, or Fieseler is an aerobatics turn-around maneuver. == Description == Enter at full power and maximum airspeed. Pull the aircraft up through a quarter loop into a vertical climb. The speed will decay but before upward motion stops firmly apply full rudder to yaw the aircraft through a cartwheel of 180° until the nose is straight down. Dive vertically to the same altitude as the maneuver started, then pull out, exiting in the opposite direction. == Flying technique == The timing of applying full rudder is critical. If instigated too soon it results in a wingover....
rbp
rbp
@ratchetfreak but it's not straight and level either
At the apex of the zoo, the wings are level.
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@farhan I'm not sure I understand
Farhan
Farhan
14:34
@rbp about video recording my flights and uploading them
rbp
rbp
Aha
So what's the story with rolling back edits, like this one: aviation.stackexchange.com/revisions/9571/4
it seems retaliatory rather than constrictive
ratchet freak
ratchet freak
if you don't agree with the edit you can roll it back
 
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rbp
rbp
15:44
well he rolled it back because he said it was a "substantive" edit and it already had too many votes
not because it didn't improve e answer
Which is supposed to be the criterion
Farhan
Farhan
@rbp too many votes is not a criterion that an answer cannot be edited.
rbp
rbp
The exchange is in the comments. I'm no longer going to respond there. aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/9570/…
@Farhan
Farhan
Farhan
@rbp Yes, I saw that. Sometimes it is pointless to convince others.
@rbp Just a tip about chat, if you've a mouse, you can click on the end of a message line to reply to that message.
... or you can click on the menu at the beginning of a message line and select "reply..."
but it all depends if you have a mouse, which many people don't like anymore
:)
rbp
rbp
@Farhan right now I'm on the mobile site
ratchet freak
ratchet freak
16:44
@Farhan or you can try to divine the message ID and prefix the message with it (prefixed itself with a colon)
voretaq7
voretaq7
16:56
@rbp I'm Sorry.
(wait, iPhone or iPad?)
Farhan
Farhan
17:21
@voretaq7 The mobile site sucks isn't too great.
voretaq7
voretaq7
@Farhan no no, you were right the first time. It sucks :P
It's not bad on an iPad because you can go into desktop mode and it's a usable size
Farhan
Farhan
@voretaq7 Well, I didn't want to anyone to get offended ;)
voretaq7
voretaq7
I think the folks responsible for chat have accepted that we're needy pricks who will never be satisfied no matter how hard they try less than thrilled about some features.
Farhan
Farhan
17:36
It could very well be.
But I was surprised that SE team has a bug by design feature.
e.g. when you try to vote a Q/A which you have already voted, the tiny image is missing in the popup text.
rbp
rbp
the mobile site sucks, but i don't want to carry my machine around
@voretaq7 mods are able to prune commetns?
voretaq7
voretaq7
@rbp prune and edit when necessary
@Farhan there's supposed to be an image? :)
(alternate response: "Popup?")
rbp
rbp
@vortaq7 let me say that the guy's answer is substantially correct, and not worth my writing a separate answer. my edit was to correct the RW v FW low-level survivability, that helmets are used for conveniently mounting many things besides just NVG, and that things fly out the doors not in
Farhan
Farhan
user image
@voretaq7 ...^
voretaq7
voretaq7
@Farhan oh that
I've never paid attention to those because if you click outside the box they go away :)
@rbp I think you've adequately addressed that in the (remaining) comments - if he's going to pitch a fit about the edit it's not worth fighting with him over IMHO
rbp
rbp
17:51
agreed. just want to be clear
voretaq7
voretaq7
Also I thought helicopter pilots wore helmets to block the beer cans thrown at them from the beach...
(mumble mumble flying deathtrap mumble mumble)
rbp
rbp
except for people who are doing dangerous jobs in copters, the main reason is because so many copter pilots come from the military. you don't find S-92 drivers chauffering CEOs wearing helmets.
heh... you don't find helmets on S-92 drivers who chauffer CEOs around
voretaq7
voretaq7
@rbp indeed. The CEOs should wear the helmets. Mostly for when they get out of the helicopter (that beer can thing again).
rbp
rbp
bottles of crystal!
@voretaq7 or anyone -- what's the secret to changing my avatar? i have tried all the different /user/.../rbp profiles, and none of them have an option to change it :(
Farhan
Farhan
@rbp @voretaq7 CEOs should always wear helmets, since heads can bump.
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voretaq7
voretaq7
18:04
@rbp Do you have a gravatar ? The Stack avatar uses that.
@Farhan You can upload an image directly now? WHAT SORCERY IS THIS?!
rbp
rbp
I've read that 100 times, and I cannot find the right /users that has the magic button to do this: blog.stackoverflow.com/2013/01/…
voretaq7
voretaq7
(also can someone tell me how Gravatar is profitable?)
rbp
rbp
>>> hover your mouse over your picture on your profile page, you’ll see a new link to ”change picture”
i never see that "change picture" link :(
voretaq7
voretaq7
@rbp That cake is a lie -- click the "Edit" link instead :)
Farhan
Farhan
@voretaq7 It is very profitable if you get the profits.
voretaq7
voretaq7
18:07
(that cake didn't used to be a lie, but that was 2 years ago)
rbp
rbp
oh jeez, that worked!
thank you thank you
voretaq7
voretaq7
Your chat avatar will update shortly after the apocalypse (because caching) :)
rbp
rbp
must be chat caching because a full reload didn't help
voretaq7
voretaq7
There is a madness to the method. Sometimes changing your parent site for Chat can speed things up.
Farhan
Farhan
18:44
@rbp Maybe leaving the room and coming back might help.
rbp
rbp
@Farhan i see it now!
Farhan
Farhan
@rbp Great
rbp
rbp
@Farhan its a picture of N555Q
Farhan
Farhan
@rbp Your plane?
rbp
rbp
i'm a partner, but it lives in KHWD, about 2500mi away :(
@Farhan i can't bring myself to sell it :(
Farhan
Farhan
18:50
@rbp Nice pictures
rbp
rbp
@Farhan I had one of me on the wing, looking all macho with a 'chute and everything, but I can't seem to find it
user image
i'm inverted. glad I'm wearing a chute
it's not honoring orientation!
voretaq7
voretaq7
19:06
Dec 19 '14 at 18:58, by voretaq7
"All maneuvers likely to lead to an inadvertent departure from controlled flight are prohibited."
...that includes turning off the gravity on the ground!
rbp
rbp
user image
its a good thing it has an inverted fuel & oil system!
Farhan
Farhan
19:50
@rbp Nice picture. I suppose it's before the flight since you haven't opened the parachute.
rbp
rbp
20:06
@Farhan or soiled my pants....
Farhan
Farhan
@rbp TMI
 
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Farhan
Farhan
22:58
For iPhone fans:
user image
voretaq7
voretaq7
Siri you ignorant slut!
Undo
Undo
... that looked really weird on the sidebar
@Farhan just tried it, looks like they fixed it
Farhan
Farhan
23:56
@Undo OMG, did you really believe that it was true???
Undo
Undo
@Farhan nah, but wanted to try it anyway

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