Random Griz Aviation Musings

[wink]

....then we came back to about 40 people holding their cellphones to record my landing.

Holy crap!! How did you ever handle all that pressure? Wheelie or three point? That kind of attention would guarantee me of 3 hops or a 8 foot flare.

 

[Griz882]

Holy crap!! How did you ever handle all that pressure? Wheelie or three point? That kind of attention would guarantee me of 3 hops or a 8 foot flare.

Ground loop is always a fan favorite.

 

[Notanaviator]

Several months ago my neighbor mentioned a member of his "retired guys motorcycle club" was turning 102 in January. Jim was a Navy gunners mate in WWII and had spent the later 40's and 50's owning a Piper Cub, then a champ and Cessna 170. My neighbor said is there anyway he can get a ride? Operation Soaring Falcon was put in motion. Today, Jim was told he was going with the motorcycle group for breakfast on his birthday but they ended up at my airport, where I had gotten there early to get the girl warmed up in the high 40's temp morning. Jim is a very friendly, sharp 102 year old vet who was able to crawl in the front seat of my Cub with no help. We spent over an hour chasing birds, then we came back to about 40 people holding their cellphones to record my landing. Then we all made it to breakfast.

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That’s terrific.

 

[ChuckMK23]

Yeah, but everything is clean and well organized. Part of my avionics install frustration was that it was apparently done by a partially blind ape.

Meanwhile, I dropped my plane off today for its prop TBO. Hopefully there's not too much dust on the recently waxed plane when I pick it up in a few weeks.

Here's a proper panel

Nicer than Navy Romeo/Sierra?

 

[Gatordev]

Nicer than Navy Romeo/Sierra?

I don't know if it's nicer. It's a little more cluttered with extra knobs (which isn't necessarily a bad thing) and the screens are smaller. The real proof is in the software. If it's running something other than from Lockheed, it's probably an improvement.

 

[jmcquate]

Here's a proper panel

Is that an FMS?

 

[Griz882]

Is that an FMS?

UH-60M, Idaho Army Guard, 1st BN, 183rd Assault Helicopter Regiment. Brand new aircraft.

 

[jmcquate]

I meant, is the pilot is pointing at a Flight Management System?

 

[Griz882]

I meant, is the pilot is pointing at a Flight Management System?

Sorry, I thought you meant Foreign Military Sales!

 

[ChuckMK23]

I meant, is the pilot is pointing at a Flight Management System?

I'm guessing more of a CDU to control avionics vs a full on airline style FMS. I like the AP/FD mode control panel layout with digital labels (HDG, NAV, ALT,FLC, VS, APR, etc)

 

[HSMPBR]

I'm guessing more of a CDU to control avionics vs a full on airline style FMS. I like the AP/FD mode control panel layout with digital labels (HDG, NAV, ALT,FLC, VS, APR, etc)

And they still put keys in them

 

[Gatordev]

My brain would need some time to deal with not having a coolie hat shape as my cyclic trim switch.

 

[HSMPBR]

It would appear that -60M has no-joke FMS. What a world.

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[wink]

My brain would need some time to deal with not having a coolie hat shape as my cyclic trim switch.

Bigot. Good thing you retired. We don't say coolie hat anymore, so that cyclic control switch had to go.

 

[Gatordev]

Bigot. Good thing you retired. We don't say coolie hat anymore, so that cyclic control switch had to go.

But I am still NATOPS qualified in the -60, so maybe the joke is on the Navy!

Admittedly, I never looked up why it was called a "coolie" hat until now. I guess that's why it's not called a "China hat." That makes me wonder if they renamed the little island in Kaneho'e Bay. Hopefully not, as it made complete sense.