All Things Aviation Related

[Jolly Amaranto]

Juan Brown pretty much lays the blame in the lap of the Air Boss.

[javadog]

Originally Posted by Jolly Amaranto

Juan Brown pretty much lays the blame in the lap of the Air Boss.

Pretty much the same conclusion I reached after reading the NTSB preliminary report.

[bugstrider]

Originally Posted by FA-18C

bug -

I don't think it is much more than splicing in the proper connector to the helmet. All of my flying was with a mask, vice boom mike, but I believe the mike connects to helmet and the helmet connects to AC avionics, is that correct? I would think if you want to keep it the way it is you could make a connector that bridges the connection. I gave one of my old helmets to a buddy and he did this.

Thank you! That helps.

Thinking of this paint scheme for the VE……


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[URY914]

https://news.yahoo.com/pentagon-debuts-stealth-bomber-b-103034057.html

Interesting...

[FA-18C]

bug - like the concept. When in grad school in Monterey had visited with John Denver at the airport talking about his LE plane. Sadly was playing golf and watched him fly down the coast the afternoon he crashed. Very cool airplane, looks like a fun toy!

[astrochex]

Originally Posted by URY914

https://news.yahoo.com/pentagon-debuts-stealth-bomber-b-103034057.html

Interesting...

I've heard there is a public link to a live stream of the event. Here is a link a friend provided www.NGC.com/B21, starting at 7:30pm EST.

[URY914]

Originally Posted by astrochex

I've heard there is a public link to a live stream of the event. Here is a link a friend provided www.NGC.com/B21, starting at 7:30pm EST.

Interesting how in the article they said the debut will be in a hanger and not outside for all eyes on the ground and above to see.

[astrochex]

That was cool.

[svandamme]

Originally Posted by javadog

Pretty much the same conclusion I reached after reading the NTSB preliminary report.

Why the Hell did he order fast inside track to move out to the 500foot line, and the slow outside turning bombers to the 1000 foot line
All flying 500 ft altitude


That is just criminal

[javadog]

Momentary confusion? It makes no sense for the two types of aircraft to have paths that crossed. It doesn’t take the onus off of the pilots to make sure they maintain sight of the traffic around them but that guy ****ed up, big-time.

[Robert Coats]

40 years ago...I was taking my Naval Aircrew checkride on the P-3B Orion. It was a typical humid, hot and unpleasant day at Naval Air Station Belle Chase (metro New Orleans), and I helped the Flight Engineer with preflight chores, with getting the A/C cranking a top priority. I'd been coached in great detail, and made absolute sure the preflight checks at my station were thorough. For the past week, I'd crammed on equipment names and circuit breaker locations. Things went quite smooth, and about an hour into the flight, I was feeling confident, and could tell my evaluator sensed it; time to trip him up, he undoubtedly thought. "Okay Coats, where is the apsco giant?" he queried, with a stone-cold face usually reserved for a table of Texas Hold-Em'.

I was flummoxed. The apsco giant WTF? The words jostled a few brain cells; there was flicker of familiarity, but that was it: just a faint awareness, but it wasn't filed under Aircraft. A mild panic formed. How could I not know this? I knew the names of almost everything on the aircraft aft of the cockpit. Finally, he got a smirk on his face, grabbed the D-ring on my harness and yanked me up to the front and there it was, anchored on the wall about chest level: The elusive apsco giant.

[Seahawk]

Ok, that is awesome. They only f with those they know are ready.



Check ride stories can be great.

[javadog]

I have one of those mounted above the workbench in my garage.

[CurtEgerer]

Yesterday, directly above Turn 10 at Sebring:

[Racerbvd]

[sc_rufctr]

"Elvis Presley’s Jet Found Parked in the Desert"

[svandamme]

dayum.. with all Elvis memorabilia going for silly money, somebody really oughta do a static restore on that Jetliner..

[javadog]

Go for it:

https://nypost.com/2022/12/02/elvis-presleys-840k-plush-red-velvet-private-jet-up-for-auction/amp/

[HobieMarty]

https://youtu.be/-w7oc0LczBE

Long video but very informative and pretty cool.

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[bugstrider]

Originally Posted by FA-18C

bug - like the concept. When in grad school in Monterey had visited with John Denver at the airport talking about his LE plane. Sadly was playing golf and watched him fly down the coast the afternoon he crashed. Very cool airplane, looks like a fun toy!

Wow, the same day?!?!? That’s crazy.
The Naval Graduate Campus in Monterey is beautiful.

His crash is an interesting one to read about with so many different factors. Spoke with a mechanic and an active LEO at the time (now retired) about the accident. The mechanic who let him use a tool the same day, was pulled into the investigation just because of the tool use. Without going into the weeds on the accident, it was a tragedy all the way around. I did locate a rock with a plaque dedicated to JD along the bike trail at the point he went in.

The design is one I have always liked, saw my first one in the early 80’s and it looked like a UFO. Even saw one reported recently as a UFO when someone shot a pic of a LE on final and low altitude. My good buddy who is a Ret Col in the Air Guard turned me onto his. He said it’s the closest seating configuration I’ll get to a F-16. It’s fast and efficient. The biggest thing in my mind is energy management. We launched from Placerville and headed to Lincoln for the long runway and fields, at about the halfway point I pulled it back to idol and still rolled into the pattern at 130mph. Let’s just say my first landing was a chit show. I was so far behind the plane it was funny, and a bit dangerous. He was in the back and switched into F-15 instructor mode real quick. Gonna take me a little bit to become proficient in the VariEZ and not fly it like a 150. When I tell people the differences, the LongEZ flies like a gold-wing, where the VariEZ flies like a sports bike.
I’ve posted this pic before but it shows the differences in designs. I can’t wait to get it into the air. Although I am looking into visiting RAFE this next year to get checked out in their dual control speed canard first.



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