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Animal posted:Good luck. Maybe we'll have hangovers together in Frankfurt! I’m hoping so badly that they call.
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So speaking of airline hiring chat, I’m still happy with my gig but I’m curious what kind of airline gig could I shoot for with: 1800TT 1400 Jet 400 Jet PIC 3 type ratings Lots of 135 experience Am I still looking at licking boots at the regionals if I ever decided to jump to the dark side? I’ve been bored the last couple days and have been job hunting for no real reason.
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Rolo posted:So speaking of airline hiring chat, I’m still happy with my gig but I’m curious what kind of airline gig could I shoot for with: You *might* get into a low cost carrier or an ACMI like Atlas or Kalitta if you meet them in a job fair, otherwise you are still considered low time. Regional recruiters will knife fight each other for you. Another 500 hours and you can be comfortably competitive for anything except the majors and Southwest (unless you are a legacy and/or have military fixed wing time). Animal fucked around with this message at 02:05 on Sep 23, 2018 |
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e.pilot posted:Just put my app in to Atlas. You should have been at the job fair today in ANC instead of doing your dumb application! Atlas won't call you at mins, you gotta really network with that low time. But definitely keep updating that app!
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Just dropped my plane off for a panel upgrade. Quote says 80 hours of labour. Anyone want to place a bet on when it will be ready?
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helno posted:Just dropped my plane off for a panel upgrade. Woah are you the Stratux dude? If so I loving love that poo poo! Been flying all over the country and having that available is such an amazing tool for such a small price!
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Rickety Cricket posted:You should have been at the job fair today in ANC instead of doing your dumb application! I've got a good friend who's about to upgrade on the 76 there that's going to hopefully be able to make a good push for me.
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I joined a flying club this week and now I get to fly the most adorable amazing lil' Skycatcher. G300, autopilot, $85/hr pretty much whenever I want, because out of the ~30 people in the club like 6 are actually actively flying, and they're mostly in the club's Citabria. Going from trying to squeeze in two hour rentals in summer flight school schedules to this is amazing, gonna build so much time now  Also gonna get my tailwheel endorsement sometime soon with the CFI/club president because that Citabria looks like a blast too. 
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two_beer_bishes posted:Woah are you the Stratux dude? If so I loving love that poo poo! Been flying all over the country and having that available is such an amazing tool for such a small price! I played a small part in it. /u/strangerwithadvice deserves far more credit than I do for Stratux. He wrote most of the code, I just made a nice looking box to hold all the parts. They are pretty popular (we sold 20k of my cases in the last year) not too shabby for something that started out as a simple GDL90 interpreter for Dump978. Stratux certainly connected me with an interesting group of people.
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Arson Daily posted:They're paying you because you know more than them, otherwise you wouldn't be "instructor" and they wouldn't be "student". why do you care what they think? Cuz you are sitting next to them as you spiral down into the ground. 
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PT6A posted:I also like the TBM very much, but I think the PC-12 edges it out by just a bit because of its excellent short-field performance and greater payload, in my books at least. I saw a video where the guy said the TBM is the sports car while the PC-12 is the SUV of the turboprop planes. Either one, I would not kick out of bed.
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Most unfortunately, I have endured another week of not-lottery-winning, so the comparison is completely academic at this point 
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PT6A posted:Most unfortunately, I have endured another week of not-lottery-winning, so the comparison is completely academic at this point Guess a Cessna Silver Eagle would not be a bad stand-in, no?
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RazNation posted:Guess a Cessna Silver Eagle would not be a bad stand-in, no? Still out of the budget a wee bit, but I’m going to keep my eye on those. Low operating costs are a plus, though. PT6A fucked around with this message at 01:08 on Sep 25, 2018 |
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PT6A posted:Still out of the budget a wee bit, but I’m going to keep my eye on those. Low operating costs are a plus, though. I don't know if I am more impressed by the sound of that engine or the field he flies out of. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDHWAm3AYTg
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What is the least expensive floatplane you can get that can carry two people, preferably in an enclosed cabin, and is a real plane (not an inflatable dinghy on a hang glider etc)? Somewhere in my future I want to be able to fly low and slow over the islands on the Ottawa river and land on a secluded lake for lunch, and I want to figure out what I should be lusting after
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RazNation posted:I don't know if I am more impressed by the sound of that engine or the field he flies out of. Starting turbine noises never gets old, I’m two years into flying them and it’s just the best every time. Can’t hear it in the CRJ very well though, which is sad. Here’s the startup sequence of a PC12 https://instagram.com/p/BoKosJiliZC/ Add fuel at 15% NG, gen2 on once gen1 is below 100a, legitimately easier to start than a 172.
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Turbine engines are many things, but the charm of their startup is one thing I never thought I'd hear extolled. https://youtu.be/-VFtlwYL9FQ
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Sagebrush posted:What is the least expensive floatplane you can get that can carry two people, preferably in an enclosed cabin, and is a real plane (not an inflatable dinghy on a hang glider etc)? A Piper J-3 Cub on floats?
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e.pilot posted:Starting turbine noises never gets old, I’m two years into flying them and it’s just the best every time. Can’t hear it in the CRJ very well though, which is sad. I never waited til Gen one was below 100A. lol
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Sagebrush posted:What is the least expensive floatplane you can get that can carry two people, preferably in an enclosed cabin, and is a real plane (not an inflatable dinghy on a hang glider etc)? Former roommate just bought a Taylorcraft on floats for right around $30k with a bunch of spares. PA18 or PA11 would be another good option in that range.
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You can find C152’s and PA12’s with floats. Another cheap option would be an older Lake. Cheap being a relative term because float planes are hot drat expensive for a half decent one. E: get a Maule on floats. They’re so kickass looking.
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vessbot posted:Turbine engines are many things, but the charm of their startup is one thing I never thought I'd hear extolled. The whirr, the subtle poof when you get light off, the rapid spin up when the secondary injectors come on, its the best AWSEFT posted:I never waited til Gen one was below 100A. lol Neither did we, but I figured this was on video I should probably do it right.  e: you can see me almost flip it in the video then I’m like oh I should do this the right way e.pilot fucked around with this message at 01:54 on Sep 26, 2018 |
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I hate to be that guy and play internet check pilot, but I hope you had a third hand on whatever lever cuts the fuel. When something goes wrong and the temp starts running away, that one heartbeat skip that it takes for "acceptance" to catch up and realize you need to abort the start, can take a loong time. I speak from experience, and in both cases I'm glad my hand was already on the lever.
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Yes that’s why nothing happens in the video until the ITT stabilizes. You get the first ITT rollback, secondaries hit and you get a spike, then the second rollback, engine start is complete at that point.
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Just rewatched it and you're right, sorry. Time to eat some crow.
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Rolo posted:You can find C152’s and PA12’s with floats. A C152 on floats must have fuckall payload and distinctly unloveable performance.
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e.pilot posted:Add fuel at 15% NG, gen2 on once gen1 is below 100a, legitimately easier to start than a 172. Our start procedure is literally "rotate start/stop selector to start, release selector, monitor start." We don't even have to add fuel and the FADEC will (in theroy) protect the engine from hot starts, no light off, no starter cut out, ect. The fuel injected 172s I learned to fly in were way harder to start. Especially on a cold morning.
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KodiakRS posted:Our start procedure is literally "rotate start/stop selector to start, release selector, monitor start." We don't even have to add fuel and the FADEC will (in theroy) protect the engine from hot starts, no light off, no starter cut out, ect. Amen. The 170 is great
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Is it me or do the engines on CRJ's spin up hellishly fast? I was on two 900s last week and had forgotten how quickly those engine sound like they spool.
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CBJSprague24 posted:Is it me or do the engines on CRJ's spin up hellishly fast? I was on two 900s last week and had forgotten how quickly those engine sound like they spool. Middle of the pack. Faster than a bigger airliner, but slower than a small turboprop*. The bigger the engine, the slower it accelerates for obvious reasons. Less obvious is that along with the slower acceleration the fuel controller increases the fuel slower, and consequently the temperature rises slower. That in turn lowers your blood pressure and decreases the rate at which your hair turns gray. * especially if it's a PT-6 or similar where the core accelerates independently from the prop. vessbot fucked around with this message at 03:11 on Sep 27, 2018 |
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If you just cram the power forward faster than the prop governor can keep up on a PT6 you’re just an rear end in a top hat.
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KodiakRS posted:Our start procedure is literally "rotate start/stop selector to start, release selector, monitor start." We don't even have to add fuel and the FADEC will (in theroy) protect the engine from hot starts, no light off, no starter cut out, ect. Agreed. I’ve only had a FADEC run engine cut a start on me once, but it caught it on me way faster than I saw the spike. Anybody here in the NE US? Bombing around VFR for the next few days if you see me or hear me.
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e.pilot posted:If you just cram the power forward faster than the prop governor can keep up on a PT6 you’re just an rear end in a top hat. They probably gently caress with no feeling like in boring jackhammer porn scenes
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Bob A Feet posted:
I will be for the next 4 days! Which includes my first trip to DCA, hopefully they'll be doing the river visual
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I managed to draw blood while putting on a static wick cover today. I fly planes.
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vessbot posted:I will be for the next 4 days! Which includes my first trip to DCA, hopefully they'll be doing the river visual Are you taking a Beech 99 into DCA?
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Rolo posted:I managed to draw blood while putting on a static wick cover today. Planes do not enjoy being flown, this is why they inflict their vengeance on pilots with a baffling number of odd bruises, cuts, strains and miscellaneous discomforts
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