Welding Extension Cord

[Jake98]

Quiet honestly, that is how you make money in aviation

I had three instructors, all named Rich, all were broke, no lie!

[Jake98]

I'm especially jealous of the sea plane experience. I've always dreamed of flying an Albatross some day (i.e. before the few that are left end up in a museum).

Jake, you should check out X-Plane ... it's a cheap but decent way to practice IFR procedures. Also, google VATSIM. It's way over the top, but also kind of cool.

Cheers
Mike

I have an old ifr training program, it ran on a 486 I think.. some things you just can't throw out. If I get back into flying, I'm gonna do it the way I always thought I should, but never did, something equiv. to the Kitfox.

[Buggy Chief]

unfortunately it is only given me the option to post a URL. My pop up screen doesn't look like yours when I click on the picture icon. Maybe it has to do with the Apple platform?

[zoama]

unfortunately it is only given me the option to post a URL. My pop up screen doesn't look like yours when I click on the picture icon. Maybe it has to do with the Apple platform?

You should upgrade to a PC.

[Buggy Chief]

10,000 comedians are out of work and that's the best you got?

[zoama]

10,000 comedians are out of work and that's the best you got?

No, but at least ya picked a good plane..... I love those bonanzas.

[posixPilot]

If I get back into flying, I'm gonna do it the way I always thought I should, but never did, something equiv. to the Kitfox.

Very nice ... glass in a bush plane!

[KSmith]

In my opinion Beechcraft make the 'cadillac' of general aviation aircraft. I was lucky enough to fly a Bonanza 36 for over a year for a corporation...alot of flying on instruments in winter, yet no wing deicing. Had to find the right altitude where the ice would not stick, or try to get on top. IFR is surreal but I loved it. For seaplanes, I flew a Helio Courier on floats alot, a Cessna 180, and instructed in an underpowered Cessna 140 on floats. A beautiful Vtail BuggyChief!

[Rivets]

Can we make it five ?

Retired 14+ years off the 747 classic.
Did only 2 real CAT llla approaches in my entire career (London, Zurich), when I flew the 767.

The only piece of equipment I command now is the lawn tractor.

rivets

[KSmith]

Welcome Captain Rivets.

[stomper4x4]

I plan on making my own, i was quoted $125 for 50' of 6/3 SJ wire, male and female receptacals run about $10 each.

[Buggy Chief]

In my opinion Beechcraft make the 'cadillac' of general aviation aircraft. I was lucky enough to fly a Bonanza 36 for over a year for a corporation...alot of flying on instruments in winter, yet no wing deicing. Had to find the right altitude where the ice would not stick, or try to get on top. IFR is surreal but I loved it. For seaplanes, I flew a Helio Courier on floats alot, a Cessna 180, and instructed in an underpowered Cessna 140 on floats. A beautiful Vtail BuggyChief!

Thanks KSmith. Love the A36 and being a six place. In my opinion the best looking Single Engine Piston on the market. The Bonanza was fast, comfortable and carried a great useful load at 1100#. The only reason I pulled the trigger on N4430W (we named her W) is because I got a good deal and it was a one owner and I knew the history.

[Buggy Chief]

Welcome Rivets. Impressive Big Iron my friend. At least you got paid to fly How was the pucker factor when you did the CAT IIIa?

[Jake98]

The only piece of equipment I command now is the lawn tractor.

When I first got my headphones and intercom I took my nephew for a ride around the yard on the wheelhorse with them on. His look was priceless as my voice went into his ears!

[Rivets]

Welcome Rivets. Impressive Big Iron my friend. At least you got paid to fly How was the pucker factor when you did the CAT IIIa?

The whole approach (London) was pretty well the same as in the simulator. At the "100 above" call, the F/O remains heads down on the panel and the captain must start scanning through the windshield for visual cues.

At the "Decision Height" call from the F/O, the only two possible responses from the captain are "Landing" or "Go around". In this particular approach, all I saw at D/H was the orange glare of the High Intensity Approach Lights through the fog, not the runway itself.
Called "Landing" and the three Autopilots did their job.

More interesting was the tower instruction to follow the green exits lights, to which the F/O responded "We don't see any". Tower replied, "You will".

Sure enough, when ground radar observed that we had slowed down sufficiently, a set of green lights were switched on at the appropriate moment, and we followed them all the way to the gate without seeing anything outside. Taxi speed was maintained using IRS G/S readout.

The one in Zurich was anticlimactic because the weather had lifted somewhat on final approach.

Andy

[Rivets]

When I first got my headphones and intercom I took my nephew for a ride around the yard on the wheelhorse with them on. His look was priceless as my voice went into his ears!

Neat! Will have to try that with my grandsons this summer.

Andy

[Jake98]

75' 8/3 figured I'd post a pic, it'll never get rolled up like that again..

[posixPilot]

Here's a picture of the subpanel I described before:



I made it out of super strut ... I zip tied it to a hand truck, so that I could move it around with all of that 4/4 coiled up .

Cheers
Mike

[Jake98]

That looks egg-selent! Let's see how many pilot/chicken owners we can get on the thread now.. we're up to 2.

[posixPilot]

Heh, what are the odds? See, I was just trying to get the thread back on topic, and look what I did .

I have 2 buff orpingtons, and 2 silver laced Wyandottes. What do you have in your flock?

Cheers
Mike