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Forum: Rumours & News
31st Dec 2014, 04:47
Replies: 71
Views: 51,155
Posted By skiingman

Moderate turbulence=people screaming and praying...

Moderate turbulence=people screaming and praying to their gods. Watching the runway flying past underneath you as your idiot captain sails along at mach .8 and and runs you off into the dirt, people...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Nov 2013, 05:01
Replies: 108
Views: 74,027
Posted By skiingman

flarepilot, quit posting about things you don't...

flarepilot, quit posting about things you don't know anything about. You sound like a teetotaler. The worst sort of holier than though fact-free ignoramus.

Alcohol does about the same thing to...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Oct 2013, 04:52
Replies: 1,147
Views: 488,055
Posted By skiingman

I see you are taking a lot of heat for this...

I see you are taking a lot of heat for this factual statement.

You didn't say always, just more or less. In general people in uniforms are held to lower standards than people not in uniforms. ...
Forum: Tech Log
30th Oct 2009, 05:04
Replies: 12
Views: 1,637
Posted By skiingman

high speed internal combustion engine, ricardo.

high speed internal combustion engine, ricardo.
Forum: Tech Log
9th Apr 2009, 14:50
Replies: 27
Views: 8,303
Posted By skiingman

When I was a young wiseass along for a ride on a...

When I was a young wiseass along for a ride on a 732, we were stuck at the gate due to a fuel leak from engine number one. Small amounts of fluid make big puddles, but this motor had a drip and a...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
6th Apr 2009, 09:31
Replies: 10
Views: 5,926
Posted By skiingman

Pilots are required to complete an inspection,...

Pilots are required to complete an inspection, which is one part of a larger system of inspections, maintenance, manufacture, and design.

A successful preflight inspection by no means ensures an...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
4th Apr 2009, 02:09
Replies: 10
Views: 5,926
Posted By skiingman

Because pilots are now engineers qualified to...

Because pilots are now engineers qualified to make that judgment? They now have magic NDT vision that can spot and evaluate cracks in a wing box on a walkaround? Gee, who needs Part 25 when those...
Forum: Tech Log
21st Mar 2009, 06:35
Replies: 7
Views: 15,354
Posted By skiingman

Does this help? Hope I'm not repeating something...

Does this help? Hope I'm not repeating something you've already found with google...

Mod-A-Can Inc. Product Catalog, Arinc 408A Indicator Cases (http://www.modacan.com/catalog/Arinc408A_p.html)
...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Dec 2008, 04:39
Replies: 1,524
Views: 743,387
Posted By skiingman

TripleBravo: The unit cost argument you make...

TripleBravo: The unit cost argument you make leaves a bit to be desired. Those ADIRUs are so expensive in large part because they will be built in quantities over years that Toyota builds a single...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Dec 2008, 00:04
Replies: 40
Views: 9,743
Posted By skiingman

barit1: Thank you for that helpful reply.

barit1: Thank you for that helpful reply.
Forum: Tech Log
1st Dec 2008, 18:15
Replies: 40
Views: 9,743
Posted By skiingman

high pressure gas pushed through their existing...

high pressure gas pushed through their existing burner nozzles

I've been following this thread and hoping someone could answer your question. I'm unfamiliar with the oil/gas/electricity...
Forum: Flight Testing
30th Nov 2008, 13:31
Replies: 100
Views: 35,480
Posted By skiingman

thanks: tried to add the book to my cart at the...

thanks: tried to add the book to my cart at the Flyer site but when selecting "rest of the world" it wouldn't let me. perhaps I'll phone them. all else failing I'll find another UK source that will...
Forum: Flight Testing
28th Nov 2008, 22:46
Replies: 100
Views: 35,480
Posted By skiingman

anyone know if this will be imported to north...

anyone know if this will be imported to north america? our version of the river site doesn't have any planned release date...
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Nov 2008, 01:26
Replies: 14
Views: 8,088
Posted By skiingman

My feeling is that something fundamentally wrong...

My feeling is that something fundamentally wrong and I would bet on something like this going on.

You may find this article worth reading:

Boeing 787 Dreamliner Rolls Out Smoother Ride with...
Forum: Tech Log
28th Oct 2008, 23:08
Replies: 23
Views: 7,776
Posted By skiingman

As altitude increases, if the mixture is not...

As altitude increases, if the mixture is not leaned:

A the volume of air entering the carburettor remains constant and the fuel flow decreases
B the volume of air entering the carburettor...
Forum: Tech Log
28th Oct 2008, 21:04
Replies: 23
Views: 7,776
Posted By skiingman

Nothing that happens to the gas mixture inside...

Nothing that happens to the gas mixture inside the engine has any effect on the volume of gas passed through, measured at the inlet and exhaust valves.

This isn't right. It is an understandable...
Forum: Tech Log
27th Oct 2008, 18:15
Replies: 23
Views: 7,776
Posted By skiingman

Your own words asked what happened when "exhaust...

Your own words asked what happened when "exhaust backpressure" falls with increasing altitude, so clearly what happens at or beyond the exhaust port did matter.
Also, in your words: On the exhaust...
Forum: Tech Log
27th Oct 2008, 16:47
Replies: 23
Views: 7,776
Posted By skiingman

Let's suppose some children were to ram a very...

Let's suppose some children were to ram a very large potato into the exhaust pipe of your car. You would probably find it impossible to start the engine because no exhaust gas could escape to...
Forum: Tech Log
27th Oct 2008, 16:23
Replies: 23
Views: 7,776
Posted By skiingman

I'd have loved to have seen one of those fly. It...

I'd have loved to have seen one of those fly. It is my fave static display when I occasionally drive across flyoverland and stop at the SAC or USAF museums.
...
Forum: Tech Log
27th Oct 2008, 15:20
Replies: 23
Views: 7,776
Posted By skiingman

Consider an Otto cycle engine with all valve...

Consider an Otto cycle engine with all valve events at TDC or BDC.

A particularly useless/non-extant engine, but I'll go along with the exercise.

On the inlet stroke it inducts one cylinder's...
Forum: Tech Log
27th Oct 2008, 11:31
Replies: 23
Views: 7,776
Posted By skiingman

First let me just note how utterly ridiculous it...

First let me just note how utterly ridiculous it is that pilots in 2008 are learning quick and dirty 1930's engineering to better complete safety critical tasks. There are few things in the world...
Forum: Tech Log
11th Oct 2008, 20:32
Replies: 53
Views: 26,252
Posted By skiingman

And Formula 1 banned traction control. Hint: ...

And Formula 1 banned traction control. Hint: Not because F1 drivers are faster without it. Because they make more mistakes without it. And mistakes are fun to watch when they aren't in large...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
29th Sep 2008, 05:59
Replies: 122
Views: 57,841
Posted By skiingman

gf: A380. On the bizjet side, the Falcon 7X. ...

gf: A380. On the bizjet side, the Falcon 7X. Both from Messier-Bugatti. Seems like a good idea, no?
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
28th Sep 2008, 04:04
Replies: 122
Views: 57,841
Posted By skiingman

Are you trained to check pressures but not to add...

Are you trained to check pressures but not to add nitrogen?

All light vehicles in the US are now manufactured with TPMS onboard. Some aircraft are still being manufactured without such a...
Forum: Tech Log
28th Sep 2008, 03:06
Replies: 30
Views: 25,357
Posted By skiingman

Heated? No. The rest, yes. And certain 20 year...

Heated? No. The rest, yes. And certain 20 year old Fords do have heated, laminated front glass.

I've got no dog in this fight but I find it odd you'd not know how a car windshield is...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Mar 2008, 07:08
Replies: 344
Views: 74,261
Posted By skiingman

I think this needs to be repeated a couple dozen...

I think this needs to be repeated a couple dozen more times. The perception of security and the genuine article are two completely different things, and most TSA initiatives are squarely aimed at...
Forum: Tech Log
24th Mar 2008, 06:10
Replies: 16
Views: 4,110
Posted By skiingman

No, I don't think it should be. A bit of...

No, I don't think it should be. A bit of experience in standing water with many auto tires convinces me that tread depth dominates, and that aquaplaning is not present with good tires at speeds much...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Mar 2008, 02:24
Replies: 67
Views: 43,753
Posted By skiingman

pasoundman, i suppose I shall use the sarcasm tag...

pasoundman, i suppose I shall use the sarcasm tag next time. :)

Depends on what the crack is in, how often the part is inspected, and what happens if the crack propagates.
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Mar 2008, 03:40
Replies: 67
Views: 43,753
Posted By skiingman

FTFA: "In 1994, a US Air Boeing 737 crashed in...

FTFA:
"In 1994, a US Air Boeing 737 crashed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, killing 132 people. Three years earlier, a United Airlines Boeing 737 crashed in Colorado Springs, Colorado, killing 25...
Forum: Tech Log
24th Nov 2007, 09:19
Replies: 49
Views: 14,495
Posted By skiingman

This is old, but I'm a pedant: This has been...

This is old, but I'm a pedant:

This has been largely false for twenty five years or so. Even early EFI cars with downstream pumps usually had an in tank pump as well. Most modern fuel injected...
Forum: Tech Log
10th Jul 2007, 14:58
Replies: 31
Views: 4,780
Posted By skiingman

Hmm, I take that back: "Smart Charging, a...

Hmm, I take that back:

"Smart Charging, a battery current control feature driven by the engine electronic control module monitors the charge state of the battery, and can adjust or interrupt...
Forum: Tech Log
7th Jul 2007, 20:43
Replies: 9
Views: 11,060
Posted By skiingman

I had this exact same question before and some...

I had this exact same question before and some searching illuminated the difference between the certified limits and the generally accepted meaning of service ceiling (climb 100fpm). The latter...
Forum: Tech Log
6th Jul 2007, 04:49
Replies: 50
Views: 45,297
Posted By skiingman

I'm no freaking aero pro, but even I can tell you...

I'm no freaking aero pro, but even I can tell you that "wing bending" is not likely to be the boundary condition that VMO is predicated on.
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Jul 2007, 05:27
Replies: 33
Views: 14,359
Posted By skiingman

Interesting info about the humidity. When I...

Interesting info about the humidity.

When I first moved to the southwest, I found myself getting dry skin, nosebleeds, etc. from the dry air. I notice no such effects anymore..102 with 3% RH...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Jun 2007, 15:23
Replies: 50
Views: 15,656
Posted By skiingman

Yeah I was guessing that is a big part of the...

Yeah I was guessing that is a big part of the deal. Enough energy around for a fantastic picture, but not entire blades leaving the hub tangentially and making a beeline for the cabin. And wow,...
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