Reposted from a -flight simulator- forum of all things...
Someone mentions a test stand, and then he posts...
and
Something tells me there's some hilariously stupid circumstances involved here...
http://killtown.911review.org/pdf/ntsb-study-aa77-ua93.pdf
Kinda interesting - I didn't expect them to actually use the autopilot, much less radio navaids. I kinda expected the pushed the big autopilot disconnect button and flew manually. It's not like they had planned a very long trip...
http://www.westpress.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=146238&command=displayContent&sourceNode=146064&contentPK=13040192
Somehow, I think someone isn't quite telling the truth...
(And I thought I felt dumb after missing the tie-downs once...)
After posting that (and being banned for it), I was advised to ask myself if my boss would fire me for saying aloud what I had posted. The answer is a most definete YES, and he would probably take me out in the parking lot and kick my ass too. The joke was insulting and completely uncalled for...
SpaceShipOne goes up tomorrow for it's first X-Prize trip!
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200409/s1208783.htm
Second flight is to be on the 4th, the anniversary of Sputnik I.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3666700.stm
Iraqi Airways is resuming flights - Apparenly they have exactly ONE working 737. Maybe someone should send them a resume...
In a 152, no less! This was truly an achievement! ^_^
Anyway, a bit of preliminary information - The airport in question here is 3MY, or Mount Hawley Auxiliary. The instructors in question are Adama and Renae, a husband-and-wife team who work there. Adama is my normal instructor. The airport...
I have my first medical coming next week, which got me to thinking - I am probably going to bust because I am green-deficient. (I plan to not say anything and just see whether or not I pass the colorblindness test, but I'm pretty sure I'll fail it.) I can tell the difference between red and...
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