I have never...

[ShawnC]

I have never dumped my water ballast on short final on the girls watching at the end of the runway.

And since I have never done that, I also have never said that to the aforementioned wet girls "I guess the valve stuck."

 

[Typhoon1244]

I have never dumped my water ballast on short final on the girls watching at the end of the runway.

Okay, I give up. Water ballast? What were you flying, the Hindenburg?

 

[colorado418]

I have never landed on approach frequency with a fed in the jumpseat while doing a captain fed ride.

After finding no place to park, from the before mentioned landing that did not happen, I certainly did not deplane everyone in a remote parking area that the port said was an active taxi way. With the fed still on the airplane...

Funny how things (dont') happen...

 

[ShawnC]

Okay, I give up. Water ballast? What were you flying, the Hindenburg?

I was flying a glider. You know how has weight goes up the best L/D speed goes up. To make gliders go faster, and yet maintain the same best L/D, they carry water in in wing ballast tanks.

 

[Typhoon1244]

I was flying a glider. You know how has weight goes up the best L/D speed goes up. To make gliders go faster, and yet maintain the same best L/D, they carry water in in wing ballast tanks.

Well, they say you learn something new every day. Thanks!

 

[ShawnC]

No Problem.

I should also mention that you will only find it in higher performance racing and cross country gliders. Just like constant speed props, and turbo chargers, you won't find water ballast in the average training gliders.

 

[fr0g]

I have never had a G/F call me on an overnight, slept through the call, but woken up later thinking it was my wakeup call. I have never gotten Dressed, went to the lobby of the hotel thinking I was late, only to realize it was 11 pm. I have never left the key to my room *in* the room after leaving it at 11 pm, and then forgotten what room I was in. (If someone had done this, it would probably have been right off of IOE after 5 9-hour overnights) stupid part 135 rest rules..

The Metro has a very low ceiling, so when people go to the front they have to bend over about 30-45 degrees. Never used this to get a good look at a hot passengers .. um.. nevermind..

Never picked up about 1/2" of ice on a 172... with no instrument clearance ..

never ever flown under 500' agl

never done a chandelle after departure on a repo..

 

[Typhoon1244]

Never done a chandelle after departure on a repo...

In a Metro???

(Must've been one of those afterburning Metros...)

(...or an awful shallow Chandelle!)

 

[fr0g]

In a Metro???

(Must've been one of those afterburning Metros...)

(...or an awful shallow Chandelle!)

haha.. well, if you're shooting the water and you stay over the runway for a while to pick up some speed it's kinda fun. um.. I mean.. that's what I've heard..

 

[dmspilot00]

Since this thread is officially resurrected...

I have never approached a towered airport (which had only one other airplane in the vicinity) as a student pilot , on a course that set me up for a right downwind, been asked to fly a left downwind, and thought "I'm on the left of the runway, so I am on left downwind." And I never not realized that I made a mistake until I was about to land and the tower called to the other airplane about "traffic on right base."

I have never taken off in a 172 as a 100 hr pilot after forgetting to latch the right door, and never left it open for three touch and goes without noticing.