12 Seconds to Pattern Altitude

EdFred said:
And with the Mighty Hammer of Thor, I Godwin this thread!!!!
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I almost didn't get to see it since I have three iPads. I had to leave the room but could hear thru the walls after I turned up the volume on my non Bose ANR Headset.

Cheers
 
Oh God/Non-Deity Scientist/Philosopher/Prophet! I laughed so hard at that I almost cried. Nicely done!
 
EdFred said:
And with the Mighty Hammer of Thor, I Godwin this thread!!!!


(I didn't proofread, there is a spelling mistake or two)
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That was a great film; I need to see it again!

By the way, I think there was something wrong with your translation. I distinctly heard him mention Stalin's name, but it didn't appear in the subtitles. ;)
 
Palmpilot said:
That was a great film; I need to see it again!

By the way, I think there was something wrong with your translation. I distinctly heard him mention Stalin's name, but it didn't appear in the subtitles. ;)
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I was going to work that in as "stalling" but I was lazy.
 
That's the funniest thing on PoA in quite a while.
 
Ted DuPuis said:
The Navajo is a good family plane, but the Twin Cessnas have proven more popular, especially because of pressurization. The Chieftain I used to fly was used for Part 91 family/corporate. With the two grandparents, kid/wife, and two grandkids, there was still enough room for me as PIC, luggage, and everyone was comfy.

But the annuals can be expensive.
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Twin Cessna for passengers. PA-31 for cargo is how it seems the market has gone.
 
As the market evolved over time I decided that the two airplanes I would decline to fly (for different reasons) were the MU-2 and the PA-31. So far, so good.
 
EdFred said:
And with the Mighty Hammer of Thor, I Godwin this thread!!!!


(I didn't proofread, there is a spelling mistake or two)
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Holy. ****. That is without a doubt the funniest thing I've ever seen on the internet.
 
Can you put a "Priceless" (like the Visa commercial) sticky on it and save it for posterity? It's too good to lose.

jesse said:
Holy. ****. That is without a doubt the funniest thing I've ever seen on the internet.
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KSCessnaDriver said:
Twin Cessna for passengers. PA-31 for cargo is how it seems the market has gone.
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We flew the Chieftain on 135 and the straight Navajo on 91. Passengers loved both of them, but they also both had very nice interiors (especially the straight Navajo). Actually, passengers liked the Chieftain better than the Commander, but I think part of that had to do with the fact that I was more passenger conscientious in the Navajo than my boss in the Commander.

wabower said:
As the market evolved over time I decided that the two airplanes I would decline to fly (for different reasons) were the MU-2 and the PA-31. So far, so good.
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Curious, what were your reasons?
 
I seriously think to go any father would be just being too hard on Jay. Yes, Ed Fred has the touch :), but Jay's finally gotten back to reality....though it took the whole village to get him there.

Let's let it lie.
 
Ted DuPuis said:
We flew the Chieftain on 135 and the straight Navajo on 91. Passengers loved both of them, but they also both had very nice interiors (especially the straight Navajo). Actually, passengers liked the Chieftain better than the Commander, but I think part of that had to do with the fact that I was more passenger conscientious in the Navajo than my boss in the Commander.
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Sometimes, I wonder what the interior on a PA-31 looks like on a passenger bird. Then I realize, boxes never complain. All my Chieftain time is on freighters.
 
Ed, in my four or five years on PoA, I find that video is very high in the running for the most entertaining thing I've seen on this board. 10/10 would watch again.
 
KSCessnaDriver said:
Sometimes, I wonder what the interior on a PA-31 looks like on a passenger bird. Then I realize, boxes never complain. All my Chieftain time is on freighters.
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The first Navajo I flew was owned by a Williamsport resident who, as a child in grade school, went to Lock Haven and saw brand new Navajos being built. He said "One day, I'll have one of those." When he bought it, he made damn sure it looked better inside and out than the day it was new.

It is a very, very nice P&I.

The Chieftain was a nice interior, much like most other cabin class nice interiors. We'd sometimes take turns sitting in back on dead legs to stretch out (two-pilot crew).
 
I can't let this thread die yet - not after finding this gif

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bbchien said:
but Jay's finally gotten back to reality....though it took the whole village to get him there.
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I don't think so...Jay still thinks we just don't get it.

jjhoneck;829705(today on VAF) said:
I have been continuously amazed at the discrimination and downright nastiness shown us since we bought our RV last June.

Part of it was my own fault. The performance of our -8A is such an amazing increase over our Cherokee Pathfinder that I simply felt compelled to share the wonders of the Van's design in other aviation forums, thinking naively that I was actually providing valuable data points for others who might be considering making the jump from certificated to experiment talk aircraft.

Although many pilots did take the posts in the spirit they were written, others dismissed and attacked me for "bragging", and even accused me of being "unsafe" when I posted about different departure techniques.
I was stunned, but I quickly learned that the gulf between experimental and certificated pilots is nearly as broad and deep as the one between pilots and non-pilots.
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http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showthread.php?p=829705#post829705
 
Well, when Jay becomes an NTSB report, there will be no shortage of evidence on why.
 
I really didn't have a problem with Jay's flying. He's a big boy and he should know about the hazards with that type of flying.

Jay's problem was that he just couldn't accept the fact that experimental vs certified both have pros and cons. Vans just didn't reinvent the airplane through the "wonders" of it's design. There are always drawbacks with that kind of performance and there is no magic wand creating the perfect plane.

Experimentals currently fit my needs, if I had a family to haul, then I'd be looking at certified.
 
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Ted DuPuis said:
Well, when Jay becomes an NTSB report, there will be no shortage of evidence on why.
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I'm calling BS on that post as over the top. (We need a smiley for a red flag foul, :lol:)

Seriously, wishing any pilot to "become an NTSB reports" is over the top. Pilots should never wish that on anyone. Period.
 
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