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Forum: Tech Log

20th Mar 2010, 13:55

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Thrust and Speed

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Posted By Capn Bloggs

That's right. If you're going low on the GS, you...

That's right. If you're going low on the GS, you pull back on the stick. If the speed the changes, you put the power up.

If the speed drops, you put the power up. If you then start going high on...

Forum: Tech Log

11th Mar 2010, 00:17

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Thrust and Speed

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Posted By Capn Bloggs

Kramer, It took me 5 seconds to find this: ...

Kramer,

It took me 5 seconds to find this:

how to control an aircraft (http://www.esparacing.com/sport_pilot/how%20to%20control%20an%20aircraft.htm)

What is stated there, of course, is dead...

Forum: Tech Log

10th Mar 2010, 22:16

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Thrust and Speed

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Posted By Capn Bloggs

Kramer, The secondary effect on the aircraft...

Kramer,

The secondary effect on the aircraft from use of the elevator (up) is that the speed reduces. The secondary effect of putting the power up is that the nose rises. It works "well" in a...

Forum: Tech Log

10th Mar 2010, 12:46

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Thrust and Speed

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Posted By Capn Bloggs

Pantload, I wasn't trying to be smart. The...

Pantload,
I wasn't trying to be smart. The reason I said

is because my understanding is that carrier technique is (was?) to do what the original poster mentioned: low on slope, push up the power...

Forum: Tech Log

10th Mar 2010, 04:49

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Thrust and Speed

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Posted By Capn Bloggs

Sorry Bill, I can't agree (and welcome to Prune!...

Sorry Bill, I can't agree (and welcome to Prune! :ok:).

While it may work on a C150 because lighties are so speed-stable, it absolutely DOES NOT work on a jet on final, the most critical time of...

Forum: Tech Log

10th Mar 2010, 03:37

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Thrust and Speed

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Posted By Capn Bloggs

P + A does indeed = P, Pantload, but that is...

P + A does indeed = P, Pantload, but that is irrelevant to the thread. The thread is about changing the speed, not steady-state performance.

Forum: Tech Log

9th Mar 2010, 22:11

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Thrust and Speed

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Posted By Capn Bloggs

Is this a pilot conversion course? Why didn't the...

Is this a pilot conversion course? Why didn't the whole class tell the instructor that he/she was talking rubbish? Ask your instructor the fundamental principle behind an autothrottle system - if the...

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