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Re: Is learning to fly worth it?

Mike Bennett — Sun, 13 May 2012 22:05:24 -0000

A bit late on the response I know. I plan on instructing not so I can build hours but because I actually like teaching others how to fly even more than flying itself. I think.... Scratch that... I know I will be a great instructor some day. :-)

Re: Dinner flight to Hamilton NY KVGC 6/25/2010

Toffer99 — Fri, 11 May 2012 07:37:12 -0000

Another good one, Mike. Just music worked fine for me. Planes, cars; can't really go wrong with Added Stones.

Re: Space Shuttle Discovery final mission Dulles (HD Video)

Mike Bennett — Wed, 02 May 2012 08:55:06 -0000

Yea.. Such a shame they canceled the program. I just hope the replacement is a success.

Re: Airspeed and Altitude control two schools of thought

Mike Bennett — Tue, 01 May 2012 18:05:46 -0000

Thanks so much for the detailed comment. :-)

Re: Airspeed and Altitude control two schools of thought

Bob Reser — Tue, 01 May 2012 17:37:12 -0000

Maneuvering, Control in
Space (Tractor Engine Thrust)
Maneuvering
is controlling the aircraft attitude away from engine thrust sustained,
straight and level, constant indicated-airspeed flight. At takeoff, the aerodynamic flight controls become effective as
acceleration attains sufficient encountered airflow. Total engine thrust is causing acceleration.

Upon becoming
airborne, the rudder, aileron, and elevator-pitch controls aerodynamically
steer the direction of engine thrust.
The throttle controls the extent of engine thrust effect, but there is
no more acceleration, the engine thrust now sustains the liftoff elevator-pitched
indicated-airspeed (angle of attack) of continued flight, and the excess thrust-component lifting
is causing climb angle.

The elevator-pitch trim previously set for takeoff has set the
angle-of-attack of airmass encounter for the indicated-airspeed the aircraft
will fly. Manual elevator control
overrides angle-of-attack pitch allowing any necessary adjustment of
indicated-airspeed.

In climbing or level flight, the throttle is the control of altitude
and elevates with engine thrust. The
elevator position controls the angle-of-attack frontal plate area allowing the
indicated-airspeed the aircraft will fly.

In descent, things change. With
power reduction below level flight sustaining thrust, that portion of tractor-engine
thrust-component lifting contributing to angle of attack reduces allowing a
small acceleration. Control with power
and power changes below level flight sustaining thrust now require continuous coordination
of elevator or elevator trim to maintain a constant indicated-airspeed...
Maneuvering at slow indicated-airspeed and added power for go-around require special consideration.
http://safe-flight.net has much good info about these things.

Re: Commercial Pilot Written test passed!

Mike Bennett — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:08:21 -0000

Good luck with the test. Let us know how you do.

Re: Space Shuttle Discovery final mission Dulles (HD Video)

Todd McClamroch — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 21:50:23 -0000

Good to see Discovery in the sky once again, too bad it had to be on the back of a 747.

Re: Space Shuttle Discovery final mission Dulles (HD Video)

Mike Bennett — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 19:57:32 -0000

Ha ha. It was actually a recording from the last day of the last shuttle mission. Guess someone at NASA also likes the Yankees. :-)

Re: Space Shuttle Discovery final mission Dulles (HD Video)

150thaero — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 18:59:12 -0000

Great video presentation of the shuttle landing. You must be a Yankee fan.

Re: Space Shuttle Discovery final mission Dulles (HD Video)

Mike Bennett — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:21:51 -0000

Thanks Josh,
I just added the RAW footage as well. Check it out. More footage but no music and about a tenth of the work. ;-)

Re: Space Shuttle Discovery final mission Dulles (HD Video)

Joshua Langweil — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:11:30 -0000

Great video. Wish I could have seen that in person, but I did get to see Discovery roll in from 100 feet away, larger than life. Got some great pics and videos. Extra bonus: the club member who was able to join me was a club CFI, so I got to fly our 182RG IFR both ways. 150 knots definitely gets the job done. Took me almost as long in rush hour traffic to drive from CDW back home than IAD->CDW.

Enterprise is supposed to make low approaches near the Statue of Liberty Monday AM.

Re: Audio recording of 80 year old woman landing Cessna 414 after husband dies

Bwritr211 — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:38:26 -0000

Really cool story, Mike.

Re: IFR flight to Bay Bridge W29

Mike Bennett — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:32:33 -0000

Yea.. Nice little airport. No issue except to be careful of the SFRA if not on an IFR flight plan.

Re: IFR flight to Bay Bridge W29

Joshua Langweil — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:22:16 -0000

I have an uncle who lives in Annapolis who I might visit later this summer, and I had been looking at W29 as a possible destination. Looks like a very scenic airport. :)

Re: Space Shuttle launch as seen from the Rocket Booster! HD

Bwritr211 — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:45:33 -0000

Very cool!

Re: Flight to Portland Maine

Kathryn Fortunato — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:52:11 -0000

If you happen to have any audio under control of the MMU tower, I'd greatly appreciate it. There was a female controller there, and May 8th was her last night on the job, passing away that evening. She was my best friend.

Re: Zero/Zero by Charles Svoboda

LetsFlyWA — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:43:04 -0000

I like to think that there are still pilots like this flying daily but a lot of the ones that I have seen lack that type of dedication. I might be a low time pilot myself but my other job as a Tank Commander has similar demands.

Re: Emergency Landing caught on video

LetsFlyWA — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:19:51 -0000

Hmm... Out of fuel? It was interesting that it restarted and then died again. Nice landing regardless of the reason.

Re: Commercial Pilot Written test passed!

LetsFlyWA — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 23:45:17 -0000

Good job on the Comm exam. I've taken the ground school in college but not the test yet.

Re: My 4 year old son’s first flight lesson

Mike Bennett — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 22:26:21 -0000

Hello Douglas. Just reading through comments here and wanted to respond. I saw your comment on via my phone but couldn't respond. Best of luck with your flying adventures. Please let us know. Also drop me a line if you are in the NJ area.

Re: IFR Flight to Washington Dulles International

Mike Bennett — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:38:00 -0000

We used Landmark Aviation and the free shuttle. Just make sure they don't over fill your tanks! :-)

Re: IFR Flight to Washington Dulles International

Jlangweil — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:19:01 -0000

I see on airnav that Landmark aviation provides free shuttles to the museum. Did you use them or Signature?

Re: Commercial Pilot Written test passed!

Mike Bennett — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 21:32:13 -0000

Thank you.. By the way. Thanks again for the shirt. Looks good.

Re: Commercial Pilot Written test passed!

Aviation T-Shirt Art — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:15:15 -0000

Congrats on a fine job, Mike!

Re: Is learning to fly worth it?

Cirrussr22driver — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 10:40:20 -0000

Mike,
As a more mature pilot, I have been where you now find yourself. In the 22 years of flying, there have been ups & downs. Balancing family time, work & financial responsibilities will challenge every man's dreams. We spoke awhile back about your obtaining your CFI, this may not pay well but you will at least be sharing your passion with others & flying at the same time. I have met many pilots and aviators over the years. You my friend are a true aviator, which is light years beyond being just a pilot. I have seen the smile you have brought to your son's face and it truly is priceless. Stick with it, make it work for you.