tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910924549702235794.post1090299071160894325..comments2024-03-18T12:59:19.984-04:00Comments on Photographic Logbook: Back to BasicsChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11846593737518887287noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910924549702235794.post-45557785306189554892013-02-06T15:01:42.115-05:002013-02-06T15:01:42.115-05:00Yup...that's how I do them now, but it's n...Yup...that's how I do them now, but it's not how I was initially taught. Looks like this changed in the 2002 PTS, the same year as my checkride. I think the way I had been doing them was allowed because the new PTS version was still so new.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846593737518887287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910924549702235794.post-66603836849766234152013-02-06T14:48:54.909-05:002013-02-06T14:48:54.909-05:00Interesting - I didn't realize they'd made...Interesting - I didn't realize they'd made such a change. We used to hang the 150 on the prop, stall horn blaring (about 41 knots indicated, if I recall correctly) and make 360-degree turns with 20 or 40 degrees of flaps out. Good times!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11130510691724323456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910924549702235794.post-72037245457517730672013-02-06T14:39:44.023-05:002013-02-06T14:39:44.023-05:00When I did my original training, slow flight was m...When I did my original training, slow flight was more benign...more like cruising around at approach speed. The PTS changed not long after I got my certificate such that the first time I did minimum controllable airspeed slow flight (as reflected in even the most current version of the PTS) was during my Warrior checkout before I bought my airplane. I was immediately struck by how much difference there was in that change (MCA is about 20 knots slower than approach speed for me) and how much more challenging it was. "Oh!" I said to the instructor, "this is much more valuable!" I've practiced the current version ever since. Cruising around at 60 knots is not much of a challenge. Cruising around at 44 knots (Vso) - though sub-gross I can easily do 40 - is a completely different activity.<br /><br />And on a cold day, flying around nose high like that, even at reduced power, is a great way to heat up the oil.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846593737518887287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910924549702235794.post-7937757369014849072013-02-06T14:17:18.961-05:002013-02-06T14:17:18.961-05:00I love practicing the basics! Nice turns, too. Not...I love practicing the basics! Nice turns, too. Nothing like a GPS track to keep one's self honest. <br /><br />Coincidental timing on this post. I went to a WINGS/CFI seminar on Monday about stalls. One thing that came up was a brief discussion on slow flight. Although I still practice stalls somewhat regularly, I realized I don't putz along in slow flight all that often. It's going on the to-do list!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11130510691724323456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910924549702235794.post-66292070613654182862013-02-06T10:02:00.421-05:002013-02-06T10:02:00.421-05:00If you could make these economics work for manned ...If you could make these economics work for manned flight, the world would beat a path to your door!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846593737518887287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910924549702235794.post-29328911035934547812013-02-06T07:23:19.018-05:002013-02-06T07:23:19.018-05:00Yeah, my burger breakdown is a bit different too. ...Yeah, my burger breakdown is a bit different too. $7 for gas for the trip to the field, $3 for fuel for the plane, and $5 for the actual food. Happy Landings.Terry Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03635372894748534822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910924549702235794.post-74115316526700645582013-02-06T06:59:47.525-05:002013-02-06T06:59:47.525-05:00I knew there would be some guilty parties out ther...I knew there would be some guilty parties out there and I obviously include myself in that. It's a good feeling to knock some of these maneuvers out and find that the skill is still there. Try it! You'll like it! :-)Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846593737518887287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910924549702235794.post-55557890794244592852013-02-06T06:57:27.894-05:002013-02-06T06:57:27.894-05:00Sounds like things are really coming along, Terry!...Sounds like things are really coming along, Terry! For whatever reason, my altitude control has been historically better with left steep turn than right, too - though I imagine that my sight lines are a bit different from yours!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846593737518887287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910924549702235794.post-42023976547501561362013-02-06T05:50:38.931-05:002013-02-06T05:50:38.931-05:00Guilty! I fall into that comfort zone of back and...Guilty! I fall into that comfort zone of back and forth to the beach on the weekends that I really don't practice enough. I really need to do better!<br /><br />Mary does not appreciate the steep turns, stalls or slow flight maneuvering. I will say that while flying I do run through the engine out procedures and always look for a place to land but I know that's not enough to keep really sharp.<br /><br />Great post! I need to get out there and putz around, working on the basics more often.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14637264267903131611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910924549702235794.post-61892478031286728252013-02-06T00:31:10.181-05:002013-02-06T00:31:10.181-05:00I also did some basic work today. Doing take-offs...I also did some basic work today. Doing take-offs now, but my instructor is still doing the landings. Steep left turns are coming along very well, but I still need work on altitude control in steep right turns. (That happens when the pattern is almost always counter-clockwise due to prevailing winds.) The loops almost all went well. :-) Ended with a $15 hamburger on the way home. It was fun, but full scale would have been even better. Ah, well . . . Terry Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03635372894748534822noreply@blogger.com