February 2012
Anonymous asked: Hey there, my goal is to be an airport manager. Do you know anyone with this job? I also was wondering that UND has a degree in Airport Management but I live in GA and don't really want to freeze my butt off lol, I've noticed some schools have degrees in Aviation Management, would that be the same thing?
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mybluedoor replied to your post: My airman’s certificate now officially reads
but can you drive a stick shift? thought not….
You cut me deep. I’ve now got ratings to fly two different turbine aircraft with takeoff weights in excess of 60,000lbs, but I actually can not drive a stick. Embarrassing.
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My airman's certificate now officially reads
Airplane Single Engine Land Airplane Multi Engine Land Instrument Airplane DHC-8 CL-65
Racking up those SIC type ratings like they’re going out of style.
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leeleeleelee asked: How many away games do you think you'll make it too this season since you'll be flying all over this great Country?
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michaelikesit asked: What's the deal with ATC? Why does is the application process so long and drawn out?
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samonthefly asked: Favorite domestic layover?
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imarealist93 asked: Hey, I was just wondering, when you were doing your initial flight training (Private-CFI), which, if any, phases did you find to be the least fun? I ask because I'm finding that I'm not enjoying the instrument rating training nearly as much as I did private, and I find myself wanting to get on to multi engine and commercial, where it's more about the flying, you know? I don't...
Anonymous asked: Is there a taxiing speed limit that varies by airport? When I'm overseas I feel like they taxi way faster than in the States...or am I just imagining it? Hope your day gets better, btw!
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blonderandomthoughts asked: Do you see yourself always being a commercial pilot? Would you ever become a test pilot?
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January 2012
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CAT II's tomorrow
Indulge me in some simple math for a moment and I promise this esoteric crap will be over in about 2 more weeks when I finish sims at which time I’ll return to mostly pictures of neat things.
A CRJ200 at a max landing weight of 47,000lbs flies a Vref (approach speed) of 142 knots (nautical miles per hour a.k.a., 163 mph). That means you’re covering 2.36 nautical miles per minute....
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huskerdont asked: How is the transition from the Q400 to the CRJ? Other than the differences between prop and jet controls and whatnot, is the cockpit layout the same (or very similar), as both are made by Bombardier?
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Just when I already thought these million dollar...
…fake smoke comes pouring out of the circuit breakers to simulate an electrical fire. Thick, relentless smoke that smelled like a bad frat party fog machine. I did not see that coming.
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mk1civilian asked: What's your take on cockpit automation? Where do you trust it, where for you find it helpful, where don't you? (P.S. Have fun in the idiot box. If you turn up the ICS volume, you can hear the circus music!)
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Teelar
The second biggest misconception I always get after telling people what I do for a living is, “Oh you must be good at math.” (The first, and even more wildly inaccurate, is “You must make a lot of money.” HA!) The truth is most of the math that takes place on a flight deck is fairly simple mental estimation. Distance = rate x time type stuff. The CRJ travels upwards of 8...
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caelumipsum asked: where did you go to college and receive your flight training?
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dubiousmerchant asked: You're all totally pulling a fast one on us. You don't need wings to fly. Rockets don't have wings. Nice try, Big Aviation, but we're not going to fall for it anymore!
wallofdis asked: Ha, no, I don't think anything is superfluous. I was just wondering about the (obviously hella obvious) differences in the design of commercial and military planes, as one is wont to do, and then about how some commercial jets have little fins in places that others don't (like the vertical ones on the edge of the wings, which airlines conveniently put their logo on so you can see it from...
wallofdis asked: Is there any exterior design feature on a standard commercial jet that is there for show, so to speak? For example, if it wasn't there, passengers would freak out and think it couldn't fly?
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imarealist93 replied to your photo: Thanks for the encouragement, worksheet. I really…
gotta ask what the middle one says, “and maintain 9,000 and I hate….” haha
Valid question. Each of these exercises are trips that we simulate on this little FMS program on the computer. They come complete with a flight release, weather, weight and balance data, etc. The worksheet with the checkmarks is...
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Domicile awards came out this morning
MSP. Hey Hollygonightly, can I crash at your place for awhile?
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Acronyming myself to death
How do airplanes fly? If you said some combination of Newton and Bernoulli, you’re technically correct but that’s not the answer I’m looking for. If you said jet propulsion and magic…well…you’re pretty close.
Airplanes fly on acronyms. I’m finding this especially frustrating when studying the the six display screens in the cockpit and the ways in which...
Anonymous asked: I am considering a career as an airline pilot or cargo pilot and I attend mass every weekend. Do the airline companies allow you to attend mass on weekends? - Doug