Monday, November 12, 2012
Wednesday, November 07, 2012
Rachel Maddow video: A presidency of historic consequence
A presidency of historic consequence
Rachel Maddow lays out the accomplishments of President Barack Obama over the four years of his presidency and laments the fact that the 2012 presidential campaign, for all of its length and contentiousness, has completely ignored assessing President Obama's actual record and achievements and focused instead on things he never actually did.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/vp/49703896#49703896
Rachel Maddow lays out the accomplishments of President Barack Obama over the four years of his presidency and laments the fact that the 2012 presidential campaign, for all of its length and contentiousness, has completely ignored assessing President Obama's actual record and achievements and focused instead on things he never actually did.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/vp/49703896#49703896
Tuesday, November 06, 2012
Chilhowee soaring notes
Chilhowee soaring notes
Sarah:
Blanik L-23 pre-flight:
* DO open the inspection plate
* Check under the strip
On landing turns, feel just a little pressure on the high wing rudder, almost a slip.
All control input should be smooth.
When landing north, line up on the cones to avoid the staged gliders. Once past the gliders, rudder over (like boxing the wake) to get on center.
Stall:
Once nose is high, make wing-level corrections with rudder, not aileron.
Accelerated stall: Start a gentle turn, bring nose up, keep attitude with rudder.
Boxing the wake: the correct "low tow" view puts the tow plane stabilizer just about level with its wings.
Slack is never a problem. Being too high is. Keep the tow pilot safe.
Look past the nose. Keep the distance to the horizon the same, make small corrections.
Set airspeed by the look of the nose to the horizon. To change a control, use feel. Keep looking out.
Turns in the pattern: rudder IN, then NEUTRAL, then GUARD with other rudder.
Wheel brake: let off at the very end.
Evening flight with Sarah in 2-33: Thermal over the ridge
Any time the stick moves, pull it with feet. Let go.
Pull the stick with your feet.
Hold nose attitude, thermal holding bank steady.
Once you have a plan, it's better.
For transition pilots: Don't flare, dive brakes may seem backwards.
Graham and Jeanie:
traffic pattern: If you're low, don't think (what?)
Ka-21 trainer stands for Kaiser ASK-21 also stands for Alex Kaiser, engineer. German specs are all the same.
"Landing in this kind of weather (107ยบ), beware lift off of hot blacktop. Come in with no spoilers. (? did I write this wro?)
Anne: Recreational Aviation Foundation" is a group that keeps airstrips open. Anne is a member. Also "Flying Musicians"?
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Gerry: Thermals tend to be small and close together, or larger and far apart. It's usually kind of standard for the day.
If it's found on the north end of the cloud, then they'll all be on the north end.
Turn toward the lifted wing.
Gerry Whitson "Awesome tow pilot."
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Sign: GLIDER PILOTS ARE REAL PILOTS.
ALL THE REST ARE AIRPLANE DRIVERS.
LIFE IS SIMPLE.
EAT, SOAR, SLEEP.
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Wolf:
From 1000 ft, need 500 to turn base. 300 to turn final.
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Frauke:
SARAH'S PERFECT PATTERN
Sarah:
Blanik L-23 pre-flight:
* DO open the inspection plate
* Check under the strip
On landing turns, feel just a little pressure on the high wing rudder, almost a slip.
All control input should be smooth.
When landing north, line up on the cones to avoid the staged gliders. Once past the gliders, rudder over (like boxing the wake) to get on center.
Stall:
Once nose is high, make wing-level corrections with rudder, not aileron.
Accelerated stall: Start a gentle turn, bring nose up, keep attitude with rudder.
Boxing the wake: the correct "low tow" view puts the tow plane stabilizer just about level with its wings.
Slack is never a problem. Being too high is. Keep the tow pilot safe.
Look past the nose. Keep the distance to the horizon the same, make small corrections.
Set airspeed by the look of the nose to the horizon. To change a control, use feel. Keep looking out.
Turns in the pattern: rudder IN, then NEUTRAL, then GUARD with other rudder.
Wheel brake: let off at the very end.
Evening flight with Sarah in 2-33: Thermal over the ridge
Any time the stick moves, pull it with feet. Let go.
Pull the stick with your feet.
Hold nose attitude, thermal holding bank steady.
Once you have a plan, it's better.
For transition pilots: Don't flare, dive brakes may seem backwards.
Graham and Jeanie:
traffic pattern: If you're low, don't think (what?)
Ka-21 trainer stands for Kaiser ASK-21 also stands for Alex Kaiser, engineer. German specs are all the same.
"Landing in this kind of weather (107ยบ), beware lift off of hot blacktop. Come in with no spoilers. (? did I write this wro?)
Anne: Recreational Aviation Foundation" is a group that keeps airstrips open. Anne is a member. Also "Flying Musicians"?
=======================
Gerry: Thermals tend to be small and close together, or larger and far apart. It's usually kind of standard for the day.
If it's found on the north end of the cloud, then they'll all be on the north end.
Turn toward the lifted wing.
Gerry Whitson "Awesome tow pilot."
=======================
Sign: GLIDER PILOTS ARE REAL PILOTS.
ALL THE REST ARE AIRPLANE DRIVERS.
LIFE IS SIMPLE.
EAT, SOAR, SLEEP.
======
Wolf:
From 1000 ft, need 500 to turn base. 300 to turn final.
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Frauke:
SARAH'S PERFECT PATTERN
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