tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post6680235698666857297..comments2024-03-13T09:47:40.487+00:00Comments on Cockpit Conversation: Executive OfficerAviatrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-66659096929327864192008-09-16T21:08:00.000+00:002008-09-16T21:08:00.000+00:00Hagerstown is a nice airport, but I like Universit...Hagerstown is a nice airport, but I like University Park (KUNV - the main campus of Penn State University, and Altoona Blair County (KAOO) better ... just out of curiosity, what was your planned stop for that day (you mentioned that you changed plans because of delays)<BR/><BR/>But in case you miss Hagerstown, here is a video from a flight I did during my training.<BR/><BR/>IFR flight ... (the landing in Hagerstown starts about 14 minutes into the video)<BR/><BR/>The most memorable part of that trip (captured on video)<BR/><BR/>Unknown Aircraft: Hi little girl<BR/>Hagerstown Tower: Hi big boy<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7760786360439690807&hl=en" REL="nofollow"><BR/>IFR Flight to Hagerstown</A>Pilothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00623365524286493229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-66535190978260802882008-09-16T21:03:00.000+00:002008-09-16T21:03:00.000+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Pilothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00623365524286493229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-8751677999170400392008-09-11T16:28:00.000+00:002008-09-11T16:28:00.000+00:00I've never heard of an airstrip at Camp David. I ...I've never heard of an airstrip at Camp David. I believe the President arrives and departs via Marine One.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-42209079855419622862008-09-11T15:04:00.000+00:002008-09-11T15:04:00.000+00:00"Tail Up" or "Raise the #$&$^ t..."Tail Up" or "Raise the #$&$^ tail" was frequently shouted at me by the colorful character who taught me to fly DC-3s. It doesn't seem ambiguous to me, nor do I think any taildragger pilot would find it so ... but a student accustomed to tricycle gear might.Scott Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18076313660049246875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-88476155827609755872008-09-11T12:41:00.000+00:002008-09-11T12:41:00.000+00:00I have been looking forward to getting work everyo...I have been looking forward to getting work everyone morning this week. Why, you might ask? To read about the latest adventures of Aviatrix and Lite Flyer, of course! Your story-telling is great.Marc C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05593002055776765614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-17442268126606697242008-09-11T06:45:00.000+00:002008-09-11T06:45:00.000+00:00I'm a tailwheel pilot and to me "tail up" in NOT a...I'm a tailwheel pilot and to me "tail up" in NOT ambiguous when taking off.<BR/><BR/>Although my Flight Instructor used to tell me "forward stick" if I remember well. Most often immediately followed by "right rudder! right rudder! ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-57701622533343193222008-09-11T05:42:00.000+00:002008-09-11T05:42:00.000+00:00The reference to the Dash 7 is interesting as so f...The reference to the Dash 7 is interesting as so few of these are still in operation in North America. I wonder if they are part of <BR/><A HREF="http://www.globalsecurity.org/intell/systems/arl.htm" REL="nofollow">this?</A>Aluwingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16518739658424324739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-25935731220659660532008-09-11T04:45:00.000+00:002008-09-11T04:45:00.000+00:00You're quite right, about the possible ambiguity o...You're quite right, about the possible ambiguity of "tail up," dpierce. I believed I was giving the instruction in the context of someone who knew what she was doing and just needed prompting. <BR/><BR/>But you deliberately hold full aft stick on the taxi, knowing and thinking that you are pinning the tail, and you know that the aim of the manoever is to lift the tailwheel off the ground, so it seems odd to say "nose down" when that's so far from the intention of the pitch movement. Also the nose really doesn't move down very far in this airplane.<BR/><BR/>I'll have to wait until Lite Flyer or another tailwheel student reads this, and find out what they think.Aviatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-14172825448991920512008-09-11T04:16:00.000+00:002008-09-11T04:16:00.000+00:00When my group gives instruction (although not on a...When my group gives instruction (although not on aircraft), something like 'tail up' is considered ambiguous, as it's not clear if the instructor means 'please bring the tail up' or if he/she is *warning* the student that the tail is up and they should do something to remedy it (ie, 'lower it now'). A direct and unambiguous command such as 'raise the tail' is preferred.<BR/><BR/>I also wonder if a student that is trained to think of the pitch control as something that raises and lowers the *nose* would get turned around thinking about orientation with respect to the *tail*.<BR/><BR/>I also recognize that I may not know what I'm talking about and that none of this may apply in the context of what you're doing.dpiercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03397601206317363858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-2484988650921728132008-09-11T02:50:00.000+00:002008-09-11T02:50:00.000+00:00The owner made a good choice to fly instead of tru...The owner made a good choice to fly instead of trucking. She must have learned more about her plane and being a pilot in 4 days than she could in 4 years of local flights and lessons.<BR/><BR/>Reading this makes me thing of my slow, short-range 160 hp Warrior as a high-performance aircraft! I've flown near Hagerstown, and even in my Warrior it's only about 3 1/2 hours from Ottawa. I imagine that you have a lot more than that left to tell us about, and not only because you have to angle east to Nova Scotia.davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15194758376900990105noreply@blogger.com