Jeff767

There are sure a bunch of wild ideas being tossed about on here. Most make so little sense as to be nonsensical. The Marine Corps...

“” Not really, standard procedure is to use the autopilot for an emergency decent. Spin in the altitude you want, select an idle decent...

"asked"?

A 6000 FPM descent is neither tramatic or terrifying for the people in back. They would only sense rate of change if done smoothly would...

Many fighters can turn off every emitter with one button push.

You only saw it if they wanted to be seen. Most stealth aircraft have available radar reflectors to provide a return if desired.

Early retirements don’t puzzle me however in Dan’s case and his age at the time he would have been the only pilot taking one. He stated...

If you have a constant speed prop a lycoming will develop full rated power for takeoff.

Unless you have a constant speed prop.

Seats belts lose strength as they age. If the aircraft is stored outside I would replace every 5 years. If inside every 10 years. The...

Break in the engine by running it as close to maximum continuous power as possible without allowing any CHT to exceed 420 degrees...

If Dan really like widebody FO he could have simply bid back to it when the DC-9’s were retired or after his 2 year seat lock on the DC9...

It depends on your baffling and MAG timing. Lycoming recommends not exceeding 440 during break in but most other sources say do...

Many might not have heard Buffet’s song about getting shot at in Jamaica. Great song but to tell the story too long for radio so many...

The hangar seems fine from a temperature standpoint. It’s probably as good or better than a metal door. A insulated door would however...