And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
I have been retired from my career as an airline pilot for almost 3 years. About 9 years ago, I got an email from a colleague telling me that an upcoming trip I was to fly would have as a passenger, a neighbor kid of his, and he asked if I would give the kid "the $3 tour" of the cockpit. Of course, I agreed, and on the day, I met this kid...11 years old...to show him around.
This kid was amazing. A complete aviation nerd. I was then on the 757, and he knew all about the various systems, what their limits were, how to start the engines, on and on and on. He had all this knowledge from Microsoft Flight Simulator and YouTube. I have no doubt that had both the copilot and I been unable to fly, that with some careful handling by ATC, that he would have been able to set the plane up to successfully autoland.
So, yeah. "...someone with the barest minimum piloting skills..." might just be able to handle things.
Not much information about the "Push-the houses get bigger; Pull-the houses get smaller; Pull and hold and the houses get smaller and smaller, then bigger again" thingy.
The factory where I work makes and repairs the display/key panel assemblies just inboard of the pilot/copilot’s knees. The arrow from the “slow down” comment crosses the left hand one.
Yeah, but can somebody with barest minimum piloting skills seat themselves in it and know right off the functions of the various stations?
ReplyDeleteI have been retired from my career as an airline pilot for almost 3 years. About 9 years ago, I got an email from a colleague telling me that an upcoming trip I was to fly would have as a passenger, a neighbor kid of his, and he asked if I would give the kid "the $3 tour" of the cockpit. Of course, I agreed, and on the day, I met this kid...11 years old...to show him around.
DeleteThis kid was amazing. A complete aviation nerd. I was then on the 757, and he knew all about the various systems, what their limits were, how to start the engines, on and on and on. He had all this knowledge from Microsoft Flight Simulator and YouTube. I have no doubt that had both the copilot and I been unable to fly, that with some careful handling by ATC, that he would have been able to set the plane up to successfully autoland.
So, yeah. "...someone with the barest minimum piloting skills..." might just be able to handle things.
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Both MFS nerds and private pilots, given a crack at actual Boeing simulators, have successfully landed 737s.
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It's doable.
A few more controls than the Cessna 140 I learned how to fly in.
ReplyDelete"Make Wings Bigger" - snort!
ReplyDeletePretty good condensed version.
ReplyDeleteChemtrails...heh.
Caught that too.
DeleteNice touch.
Boeing 737 Readers Digest version of 737 manual for Dummies.
ReplyDeleteFlying’ n sheeeiiit !
ReplyDeleteNot much information about the "Push-the houses get bigger; Pull-the houses get smaller; Pull and hold and the houses get smaller and smaller, then bigger again" thingy.
ReplyDeleteThe factory where I work makes and repairs the display/key panel assemblies just inboard of the pilot/copilot’s knees. The arrow from the “slow down” comment crosses the left hand one.
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