tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post590770783461973073..comments2024-03-13T09:47:40.487+00:00Comments on Cockpit Conversation: Maintenance DayAviatrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-43997865972534084302012-07-13T09:56:26.323+00:002012-07-13T09:56:26.323+00:00Nope, Michael, it means I was one power adjustment...Nope, Michael, it means I was one power adjustment away from said excitement. But preflight consultation with a number of professionals had established that said excitement would not be beyond my power to safely complete the flight.Aviatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-21091376243052122652012-07-13T05:13:29.029+00:002012-07-13T05:13:29.029+00:00Does "The cable broke as the mechanic moved t...Does "The cable broke as the mechanic moved the controls to see the problem I was describing" imply that you were about one flight from a potentially extremely exciting in-flight incident?Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-42095417808489408132012-07-09T20:05:08.280+00:002012-07-09T20:05:08.280+00:00I'm glad they made a real vegetarian meal, and...I'm glad they made a real vegetarian meal, and you didn't have to go with what a friend of mine once called <i>side dish vegetarianism</i> - you know, the type of vegetarian food you stick with when you ask for something with no meat and they recommend you have their Schinkennudeln (roughly similar to ham and eggs), assuming the cut-up ham is no real meat.<br /><br />For someone who is on tour as much as you are, I think I can appreciate how much of an effort it often is to eat something nice.<br /><br />We just had homemade gnocchi and chard from our neighbors' garden yesterday and pasta with more chard today. Yay vitamin K!zbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-22278729771689566992012-07-09T19:55:32.149+00:002012-07-09T19:55:32.149+00:00It's a good thing that you didn't push you...It's a good thing that you didn't push your luck with that mixture cable. Wowsers.<br /><br /><i>Anonymous said...<br /><br /> Like the com radio in the old F4C,<br /> The rear ejection seat had to come out to change it.--</i><br /><br />I had car like that back in my college days! The mechanic had to pull the engine just to replace the wiper motor. Seriously. When he went to replace the motor, the housing broke; then there were frozen bolts and other assorted broken stuff, and he had to fabricate a replacement for some mystery widget. Fortunately, the mechanic was a good friend of my Dad's, and he didn't charge me for all of that extra labor. <br /><br />Once he got the car put back together, the radio (which had been broken for years) worked again.DataPilothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11478857340951784073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-33752295691274450452012-07-09T16:34:48.407+00:002012-07-09T16:34:48.407+00:00Yes, vegetarian food. I had a yen for some last F...Yes, vegetarian food. I had a yen for some last Friday and went to a veggie restaurant. For some reason, 90% of the items on the menu were fake stuff: soy beef, soy chicken, soy shrimp. I just wanted a nice dish of well prepared, tasty vegetables. They had a pad thai that sounded interesting. Unfortunately, the veggies were prepared to varying degrees of doneness, the noodles glumped together and the sauce had little flavor. The Thai iced tea was good, though. What a disappointment. I'm with you. Why all the substitute stuff? Why not simple, good veggies?<br /><br />Love your blog. Keep it up.<br /><br />MichaelGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-8153414401054870542012-07-09T13:10:58.893+00:002012-07-09T13:10:58.893+00:00There is a good chance the conduit is 'grooved...There is a good chance the conduit is 'grooved' or damaged internally. My thoughts anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-65062485148990234502012-07-08T21:42:30.462+00:002012-07-08T21:42:30.462+00:00Why wasn't it possible to thread a new mixture...Why wasn't it possible to thread a new mixture cable through the conduit for the old one?Wayne Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04565643844775331695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-76442330117742493662012-07-08T18:29:59.057+00:002012-07-08T18:29:59.057+00:00For focus's sake I've started writing my b...For focus's sake I've started writing my blog posts with a markdown editor. Then I just copy/past the HTML and blogger likes it.TgardnerHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14415712955890457930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-43833648694980827472012-07-08T16:35:06.022+00:002012-07-08T16:35:06.022+00:00Like the com radio in the old F4C,
The rear eject...Like the com radio in the old F4C, <br />The rear ejection seat had to come out to change it.--Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com