@voretaq7 It comes back pretty quickly. In both the Warrior and Arrow, using the crosswind takeoff procedure of full aileron deflection before advancing the throttle, it's centered and I'm resisting it well before rotation.
i remember lots of research going into reducing or eliminating supersonic sound boom so that faster than sound planes can be build and used effectively. Are we going to see any sea change in our life time?
I hate to say it but except avionics we still use 1930-40 technology. No breakthrough ther...
I agree the question is a bit ridiculous. But when I read the comments all I can think is, "well, there's one budding aviation enthusiast cut off at the knees."
@JayCarr The problem is not the ridiculous question, the problem is him coming with the statement that says "in 80 years nothing changed in airplanes". With the introduction "I hate to say that", it's very arrogant IMHO.
"I hate to say that" is just a colloquial way of demurring. I think you misunderstood his intention. Besides, even if he was being a bit rude, there is no need to be rude back.
He clearly has an interest, so be polite and let him ask. He will become polite as time goes by.
And if, as time goes by, he does not become polite. Well, then we have a problem... But for now, we really don't know.
ahah, thank to you. You're right that often people (me included) are too rude; the problem is that rudeness feeds rudeness, and it's a negative chain. You're right: let's not feed it!
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@JayCarr trim is used to relieve forces on the elevator so that pressure on the yoke is only neutral for a given airspeed. For a given airspeed as you move further out of trim the control forces needed to maintain that airspeed grow and the longer it takes you to catch a runaway trim the further out of trim you will be.
its particularly bad on takeoff in the EMB-145 because you takeoff generally with the stabilitor at 8 degrees up and are reducing that trim almost as soon as the the wheels are off the ground. If the trip is going up and you miss it the plane can become incredibly hard to control in pitch unless you are flying very slow
(pitch trim in the EMB-145 just modifies the stabilator angle rather than a trim tab on the elevator itself)
@casey Huh, I guess this is just down to me not being a pilot yet, but do you end up setting the trim a lot? It sounds like any time the airspeed changes you have to change the trim to keep the controls neutral?
@casey The flight attendants shouldn't need to move the carts, you don't FEED passengers man! It's like feeding a dog from the table, you'll just encourage them to think they're people.
next they'll be making other unreasonable demands like pressurization, and heat, and not having to strip naked and get on the probulator in order to get to the airplane :)
I delayed boarding for delays to EWR and got them on and the engine started 5 before wheels up for a smooth departure when.... we got a new 60 minute ground delay with an update in 45 minutes.
we were already away from the gate so I parked on the side of the ramp and let the pax know the bad news and we wouldn't be going back to the gate as I was hopeful (not really) that we'd go soon
so I called ops and asked jokingly if they could bring me a pizza
little did I know the station had just lost their ground service contract by being underbid and were all out of jobs in a few weeks, so them not giving a shit actually ordered us 8 pizzas
some airports worse than others. (e.g. BWI was always on of the worst for delays just due to its position relative to the arrival flow descending into EWR)
and being in the regional jets, we always got bumped in favor if the transcons and internationals when the arrival rate got lowered
which worked in our favor during the really bad weather days. always fun going up to the departure monitors and watch as every express flight changed from "delayed" to "cancelled" and watching the chaos that causes
@JayCarr If you ever get to that point in life bring a car seat approved for aircraft, and make sure the airline you're flying understands that it's safer for everyone if you use it, particularly during taxi/takeoff/landing.
and about 50% of his commercial flying, particularly southwest, we've been able to coordinate an unsold empty seat to bring our carseat onboard for him
@casey From what I hear Southwest is good about the whole child seat thing (specifically they don't seem to do the ridiculous "You have to hold the baby during takeoff and landing" thing other airlines were doing for a while)
@JayCarr carseats in the past weren't all certified for use in aircraft and through miseducation a lot of FAs/airlines did not allow the use of non-certified stuff for taxi/takeoff/landing
these days any reasonable carseat will have FAA verbiage on the seat you can point at and say "look and read this"
@casey I can understand that to some extent: if your non-certified seat breaks loose it's now more dangerous (the squishy screaming projectile has a hard outer shell now)
but like you said, I haven't seen a carseat in the last 20+ years that didn't also say it was approved for use on aircraft
I'm not sure about the new 2-part "Quick Release" carseats though, but those things creep me out even in cars.
"So you're saying I'm supposed to trust my child to a couple of plastic snap latches?"
First of all, if the engine hasn't been run since 2005, it is likely corroded internally and is junk. Don't worry about the logs, that engine will never legally fly on a certified aircraft unless it is overhauled and receives a new logbook. PS: the other engine and the whole airframe may also b...
Seems like he's been around before, but now the account only has 31 points and is an "unregistered user".
I'm quite certain I've seen the name somewhere on SE before...
There has been a recent surge in Jon Skeet imitators on SO. What should be done about this? He's asking questions about Java pointers and stuff...
The 'current' Skeets
http://stackoverflow.com/users/315995/jon-skeet
http://stackoverflow.com/users/316074/jon-skeet
Found another post but I thi...
Many of our top users seem to have avatars with a picture of themselves in a car with what appears to me to be Paddington Bear:
So what is the story behind this?
I have this habit of searching Jon Skeet and checking his reputation(inspires me). But when I searched it today, I found two Jon Skeet's as :
Hoping Jon Skeet doesn't have two accounts. :)
Hoping Not Jon Skeet's profile (EDIT: a moderator has reset the offending user's name and image, so the...
@casey meh, it's not really "redacted", any mod or SE employee can see it
but since you'd have to get past the firewall (or VPN in with an appropriate certificate) I still haven't changed that password, despite having typed it into about a dozen chat windows over the years
there is a purge history, but I think the last revision still shows up, so if you want to purge it, you have to edit it to something else first... though I've never actually tried that.
@ratchetfreak "If it came from The Bridge decline it." is adequate context usually. Though they've been way better at not being Drama Llamas over every little thing said in that room.
after that it's a matter of having a copy of the tables to work out your position.
a bubble sextant like you'd use on an aircraft looks a little different, but the operating principle is the same: swing the "arm" until whatever you're sighting is on the "horizon" and read the angle. With aircraft sextants you get it there, hit a button, and keep it there until the timer runs out.
@voretaq7 Is it a practical system for navigating in the wild perhaps? I'm thinking in terms of like, my GPS got eaten by a bear or something and I'm in the middle of no mans land with a sextant and a good map.
@JayCarr Practical is relative: If you don't have the tables you're not going to be able to fix your position (you'll know where the star is, but not what it's over, so you can't figure out how that angle relates to the circle of position you're on.
Also a single fix gives you a circle of position: If it tells you you're at 40 degrees 45 minutes north you could be on Long Island or in the middle of Russia
Ah, that's pretty brilliant. So, I could probably do all this with a bubble sextant, a good map and a star almanac, right? That way I have the horizon, the location of the star above the globe and a map to look up the coordinates on. Does that about cover it?
@JayCarr A good watch also helps unless you want to work out longitude the long way
but yes, you can navigate the world with a good knowledge of the sky (or a star chart), and almanac, and a sextant. You may go insane in the process, but it can be done :)
lol, that would be an adventure though. Plotting a course through a wilderness area and navigating it with a sextant... I like that kind of challenge, I might have to actually do it.
@voretaq7 Kind of random question, but do you have any opinions on a good, comfortable keyboard? I seem to be developing tendinitis, and I'm trying to find a keyboard that will actually reduce the stress (rather than simply looking funky).
First of all, if the engine hasn't been run since 2005, it is likely corroded internally and is junk. Don't worry about the logs, that engine will never legally fly on a certified aircraft unless it is overhauled and receives a new logbook. PS: the other engine and the whole airframe may also b...
There has been a recent surge in Jon Skeet imitators on SO. What should be done about this? He's asking questions about Java pointers and stuff...
The 'current' Skeets
http://stackoverflow.com/users/315995/jon-skeet
http://stackoverflow.com/users/316074/jon-skeet
Found another post but I thi...
Many of our top users seem to have avatars with a picture of themselves in a car with what appears to me to be Paddington Bear:
So what is the story behind this?
I have this habit of searching Jon Skeet and checking his reputation(inspires me). But when I searched it today, I found two Jon Skeet's as :
Hoping Jon Skeet doesn't have two accounts. :)
Hoping Not Jon Skeet's profile (EDIT: a moderator has reset the offending user's name and image, so the...
Can a sextant be used while flying? How accurate/reliable is a sextant, both standing still and at 500+ mph? Are sextants found in any cockpits today?
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