flyinhawaiian

I'm a flight instructor now and its sad that I'd be taking a pay cut to go to the regionals. No way, I'm going to pay my dues here and move up to a sim-center where I can make the leap to corporate aviation. I refuse to fly for food stamps...

Is the Airspeed Indicator going to have a blue-line on it for single-engine operations? Not sure if the originals had it on there, but seeing as you had all the other standard markings on it, I would assume VYSE would be marked as well...

Its amazing how much xplane practice translates to the real world. I used it all the time in both my instrument and multi-engine training and it was legitimately helpful. Nothing will give you that seat-of-the-pants feel like the real thing, but knowing the hand-eye coordination, use of controls, and procedures is probably 90% of the battle in teaching new students. Great job Perry and I hope you're able to pursue it more!

Nice video dude - what did you film it with? Next time, keep more of your cross-wind correction in there, wing-low style. Remember you're trying to keep the longitudinal axis of the airplane aligned with the runway so you're not putting any side-loading on the landing gear. In a 172, its not such a big deal, but when you start getting into retractable gear aircraft, you'll need to pay special care or else you can collapse a gear - not so good! Get into these good habits early, and you'll not have to break bad ones down the road! Otherwise, great job and keep up the good work!

Hey sound guru's, I'm looking for a very clean, high-quality, jet engine startup sound-clip. I'd like to capture the starter, igniters, light-off and spool-up if possible. I'm just making a small production intro and am having a hard time finding what I am looking for. Here's an example of what I want, but without the background noise and a little better fidelity (igniter noise too). Thanks!

Extra 300LP (filmed by me)

Spin AWARENESS and AVOIDANCE is the only thing required for a PPL in the US anymore, mostly due to the lack of affordable and capable aircraft available for spin training. Since most aircraft are not easy to spin, we mostly concentrate on avoiding them altogether. For the CFI license, you are required to be able to teach, demonstrate, and recover from spins - hence why I was doing them today. What you receive at the end is an endorsement, just like a high-performance or tailwheel endorsement, to be able to perform them... As far as I know (I have to double check the FARs) we also do not need a specific rating for performing aerobatics, save for an authorization to be able to perform in front of a crowd.

\ The more i look at it, the more I think you've got it

Got to do my spin endorsement training in an Extra 300LP this morning. Here's some raw footage of the flight. Hope you enjoy!

I'll do my best! Shoot me a private message with what exactly you're looking for. I'm sure I'll have plenty of time to get acquainted with her before my flight...

I'm gonna be flying one of these (IRL) on Tuesday...

Enjoy!

I'm gonna take a stab at Chicago?

Protip: Hand-fly the approach like a boss!

I only meant my comment in jest. I love old-school aviation, but totally realize technology's place in the cockpit. I always fly with my iPad and use GPS on nearly every cross-country flight I take - its safer, more reliable, and easier to use. The Beaver is a workhorse, and its only goal is to accomplish the mission. If the GPS helps get it there quicker and more safely, then more power to it!

Eloquently said JB. I'm looking forward to the King Air C90 that XP10 ships with and the SAAB has been on my wish list for some time now. The SAAB will supplement my desire to acquaint myself with the regional liners, but there's not much in the way of smaller cargo or passenger haulers, like what you'll see in the air taxi market. Hopefully XA developers will see the interest here and at least give a thought on that end - at least that way we'd know we'd be getting nothing, but the best...

I was browsing through the list of amazing .acf's to come out recently and due to come out and I've found a small segment that really hasn't been touched by developers yet. The medium-sized piston-twin. I'm talking about aircraft such as the Piper Navajo and Cessna 402, workhorses that bridge that gap between general aviation and commercial operators. The Navajo, for years has operated air-taxi services as well as cargo operations around the world. Its big, its (relatively) quick, and its built like a tank. The C402, on the other hand, its a little more delicate, refined, if you will. No wonder why CapeAir, a commuter operator on the east coast has been operating its fleet of 69 aircraft without a single passenger killed. So if any aircraft developers are watching, keep these little beauties in mind. PA-31 Navajo (Chieftain/Cheyenne) Cessna 402

I'm liking the fact you're keeping the interior of this model worn. These planes are workhorses, and old workhorses at that. I hate models that are perfectly clean and shiny - they have no soul to them. The dirt, grime, and scratches all indicate another mile flown, or another approach completed. The images you've shown look absolutely fantastic, and I can't wait to see the final result. Keep it up!

The Aerosoft forums are pretty lit up with XP10 talk. I'm pumped!

Get that Garmin out of there. The "Immortal" Beaver to which you refer would SCOFF at you putting a 430 in that beautiful panel!

So I took my GoPro with me on a recent trip from Vero Beach (KVRB) to Sarasota (KSRQ) in a Piper PA44-180 Seminole. So far I have the departure and arrival videos posted. I have an en-route video or two I'll post as well. Enjoy!:

Helicopters don't really fly... They beat the air into submission They're so ugly the earth repels them Even bumblebees stop and say "WTF?"

As mentioned before, each cylinder has a head temperature sensor in it. Remember, this is just a mechanical object and each cylinder doesn't know the other 5 are there. Many temp analyzers will show "peak" and hold a bar at the top to aid in leaning procedures. General aviation aircraft rely on their fuel to be gravity fed to the fuel pumps. In a high wing aircraft, such as a Cessna, a "BOTH" selector is available because not only are both wings able to supply gravity assisted fuel to the pump, but also have a feeder tube running between both tanks to keep the pressure equal. In a low wing aircraft, because there is much LESS, and sometimes NO gravity to assist the fuel to the pump. In the event the tank runs dry, or fuel sloshes away from the pickup, the pump will more likely suck air (less resistance) from the empty tank than from the full tank. Since high-wing aircraft have the gravity assist, the pump will always have a constant pressure of fuel flowing to it. A secondary effect, as mentioned before, was in order to isolate a tank in the case of bad fuel. Just the way it was modeled, probably http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgFAR.nsf/0/ba9afbf96dbc56f0852566cf006798f9!OpenDocument 14 CFR 91.211 states: a) General. No person may operate a civil aircraft of U.S. registry-- (1) At cabin pressure altitudes above 12,500 feet (MSL) up to and including 14,000 feet (MSL) unless the required minimum flight crew is provided with and uses supplemental oxygen for that part of the flight at those altitudes that is of more than 30 minutes duration; (2) At cabin pressure altitudes above 14,000 feet (MSL) unless the required minimum flight crew is provided with and uses supplemental oxygen during the entire flight time at those altitudes; and (3) At cabin pressure altitudes above 15,000 feet (MSL) unless each occupant of the aircraft is provided with supplemental oxygen. I've lost engine-driven fuel pumps in flight. Many GA aircraft require you to put the fuel pump on (and sometimes CARB HEAT) during takeoff and landing due to the fact you're going to be in atmospheric conditions you'll most likely find Carburetor icing. Further, the extra fuel pressure, particularly in carburated aircraft will provide extra fuel to the engine in the event of an abrupt power increase (such as a go-around). The fuel pump should also be put on whenever you are switching tanks. Hope this helps. I'm currently learning how to teach this stuff, so if you have any more questions, let me know!

Thanks Simon, I'd really like to work on my 'current' home airport of KVRB - Vero Beach - where the primary Piper Aircraft plant is located as well as the FlightSafety Academy (which I am attending). Interesting airport for sure!

Can someone put together a tutorial on how to use sketch-up or blender on how to make say, a hangar? I'd like to try my hand at scenery, but have no idea how to use those programs.