Sadly, it’s a contained system. However, if you were in back laying a growler on the clock, we can do a courtesy flush from up front to help with odors from the cabin. The outflow valve is aft, so, we have that going for us
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First logbook entry for the boy today in KIOW. His idea, I’ve never pushed it on him. He’s been hitting the books pretty good for the written, so, we’ll see...
Took the C140 out this afternoon for a couple of T/O and landings to a full stop. Post annual shake down. One more and I’m “current”. My electronic logbook...
180 knots right up the tailpipe this morning equates to 652 knots over the ground (749 mph). I don’t believe in all my years I’ve had it that high.
- Nov 3, 2010
- 8,694
- 17,697
Dang near close to supersonic ain’t that
I believe that may be over. Didn’t hurt my brain figuring it
- Nov 3, 2010
- 8,694
- 17,697
About 30mph shortI believe that may be over. Didn’t hurt my brain figuring it
What altitude? What was actual speed at altitude? I don't k ow how to read all of that pilot stuff. Speed of sound goes down some at altitude.
Chart from engineers edge.
We’re jus
We’re just playing with GS (ground speed) numbers, and @roostercogburn98 was correct, we’re about 20-30 mph short. It’s just for fun. Our Mmo (max operating mach speed is 0.83). @Skunk was correct. Our TAS (true airspeed) is 473, well short of Mach.
I’m tracking.
I have that tshirt. It SUUUUUUUUUUCKS
Bro, I would take my old job of flying metroliners single pilot into the UP at night with heavy snow rather than fly citations….i know i might be a little off upstairs but my old job was fun as fucking.
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Are the newer Citations better?
Depends on which ones. The citation X can go Mach .96 up to FL510.
IIRC the C-II would cruise at .65 in the mid-30s, the CJ2+ would do the .737 MMo right up to the FL450 service ceiling.
And that is scary slow for that altitude. Coffin corner of about 8 knots
The CJ2+ had at least 45KIAS margin between high and low speed at FL450. One benefit of a straight wing
Beats the hell outta what I fly now. I had about 12 knots going over the pond last time.
You changed your handle.
I did.
Took my daughter on a high Sierra mountain adventure this morning
Kind of bittersweet seeing this thread pop up.
Saw a cardiologist back in ‘21 for what felt like unusual chest pain. Did the usual workup (stress test, ultrasound, blow flow study, lab work, etc.). Everything came back normal aside from slightly elevated BP and cholesterol, nothing alarming (and I have documented white coat syndrome). Doc said to lose some weight, which I did, and we dismissed the pains as likely musculoskeletal in nature. Reported it on my 8500 and never thought anything more of it.
FAA caught wind and asked for office notes. Sure, no problem, they told me I was fine. Got my copies from the cardiologist. He put “generalized atherosclerosis” in my file. Never said a word of it to me in his office. Sent them to the FAA, figuring they might ask me to do a few things, no big deal.
FAA sends a letter back, which I get 12/31. NYE. My birthday. “Send in your medical in 14 days or face enforcement action. Do all these tests. Give up your left nut. Maybe we’ll give your medical back in forever. Baiii.”
I call the cardiologist back in AZ that I saw in ‘21. He can’t back up the diagnosis. No tests were done to come to a conclusion of atherosclerosis, he can’t tell me where he got the diagnosis from, can’t explain why I wasn’t told jack shit about it. Awesome.
I schedule with a cardiologist here in Indiana, nearly a four month wait. We finally see him, super nice dude, down to earth. Does an EKG, “it’s as normal as it gets, this must all be hogwash.” Tells me to get this $49 CT scan to check my heart and such, and if it comes back clear we may be able to shorten this nightmare, so we do it.
Turns out I’m in the 100% percentile for calcium deposits. Meaning 100% of males my age have fewer deposits than I do. Freakin’ sweet! We run a nuclear stress test. Despite exceeding the FAA minimum for it, the imaging is abnormal. We do a cath. My LAD is blocked 80% and we likely caught it just in time to avoid a Widow Maker, took two stents to open it up.
Folks, I’m in my late 30’s. Not a marathon runner but not in awful shape, my diet could be better but again, better than most. Never smoked or drank in my life. I’m a statistical outlier.
Moral of the story: get yourself checked once in awhile. Some how, some way, God has a sick sense of humor and used the FAA’s draconian medical bull crap to save my life lol. Were I not a pilot, we may never have known and I would have just dropped dead one day, or gone to bed and never woke up (happened to a buddy of mine who just turned 50 in January of ‘22). It SUCKS having the FAA send that letter. 12/31/22 was the worse day of my life, right up until we got the cath and stents done and realized how close we came to me going to the Big Dark.
I know we pilots don’t want to see docs because it could spell the end. We moved about this time last year, specifically for a flying job. My career is on hold and just got a lot more complicated, but I’m still here to enjoy my family. Nobody hates the FAA Medical Certification Division more than I do, but listen to your body. What was dismissed back in ‘21 turned out to be a big deal, and had I just brushed those VERY early warning signs off, I might not be here today.
Anyway, on a happier note, I do have a commercial student now so for as long as he’s training, I can fly. Went up on Tuesday for the first time since December last year. Maybe this nightmare will be resolved before he’s done and I can resume my life as I once knew it lol.
Saw a cardiologist back in ‘21 for what felt like unusual chest pain. Did the usual workup (stress test, ultrasound, blow flow study, lab work, etc.). Everything came back normal aside from slightly elevated BP and cholesterol, nothing alarming (and I have documented white coat syndrome). Doc said to lose some weight, which I did, and we dismissed the pains as likely musculoskeletal in nature. Reported it on my 8500 and never thought anything more of it.
FAA caught wind and asked for office notes. Sure, no problem, they told me I was fine. Got my copies from the cardiologist. He put “generalized atherosclerosis” in my file. Never said a word of it to me in his office. Sent them to the FAA, figuring they might ask me to do a few things, no big deal.
FAA sends a letter back, which I get 12/31. NYE. My birthday. “Send in your medical in 14 days or face enforcement action. Do all these tests. Give up your left nut. Maybe we’ll give your medical back in forever. Baiii.”
I call the cardiologist back in AZ that I saw in ‘21. He can’t back up the diagnosis. No tests were done to come to a conclusion of atherosclerosis, he can’t tell me where he got the diagnosis from, can’t explain why I wasn’t told jack shit about it. Awesome.
I schedule with a cardiologist here in Indiana, nearly a four month wait. We finally see him, super nice dude, down to earth. Does an EKG, “it’s as normal as it gets, this must all be hogwash.” Tells me to get this $49 CT scan to check my heart and such, and if it comes back clear we may be able to shorten this nightmare, so we do it.
Turns out I’m in the 100% percentile for calcium deposits. Meaning 100% of males my age have fewer deposits than I do. Freakin’ sweet! We run a nuclear stress test. Despite exceeding the FAA minimum for it, the imaging is abnormal. We do a cath. My LAD is blocked 80% and we likely caught it just in time to avoid a Widow Maker, took two stents to open it up.
Folks, I’m in my late 30’s. Not a marathon runner but not in awful shape, my diet could be better but again, better than most. Never smoked or drank in my life. I’m a statistical outlier.
Moral of the story: get yourself checked once in awhile. Some how, some way, God has a sick sense of humor and used the FAA’s draconian medical bull crap to save my life lol. Were I not a pilot, we may never have known and I would have just dropped dead one day, or gone to bed and never woke up (happened to a buddy of mine who just turned 50 in January of ‘22). It SUCKS having the FAA send that letter. 12/31/22 was the worse day of my life, right up until we got the cath and stents done and realized how close we came to me going to the Big Dark.
I know we pilots don’t want to see docs because it could spell the end. We moved about this time last year, specifically for a flying job. My career is on hold and just got a lot more complicated, but I’m still here to enjoy my family. Nobody hates the FAA Medical Certification Division more than I do, but listen to your body. What was dismissed back in ‘21 turned out to be a big deal, and had I just brushed those VERY early warning signs off, I might not be here today.
Anyway, on a happier note, I do have a commercial student now so for as long as he’s training, I can fly. Went up on Tuesday for the first time since December last year. Maybe this nightmare will be resolved before he’s done and I can resume my life as I once knew it lol.
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Man, that's a SAGA. But I'm glad you caught it in time to stay on the green side of the grass. I hope you can get back to the type of flying you crave ASAP.
@_Windrider_ That's a sweet picture. Belongs on a wall in your house somewhere.
@_Windrider_ That's a sweet picture. Belongs on a wall in your house somewhere.
This was a couple of months ago over the North Pacific. 200 knots on the tail. Fastest I’ve seen.
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I cant find my pic from the 747 but we had like 210 knots, nopac, pushed it up to 92. I want to say it was 729.
Glad you got your stress test/cath, and stents. "Unstable angina" (chest pain out of nowhere) should always be addressed with a stress test (especially in the age of jabs); what puzzles me is that your prior stress test in 2021 was totally normal after that episode of CP.
I got a wake up call regarding calcium buildup in my aorta after a car accident and low back issues when I was 40. Turns out over a decade of supplemental calcium without taking supplemental K2 was the most likely factor!! Can't emphasize making sure loved ones that take calcium are taking a supplement that has K2 or are taking additional K2.
Guys, take chest pain seriously. If your doctor doesn't, find another doctor. Sadly , one of the "good" thing about the jab (and its sequelae) is that chest pain is being taking seriosuly in every age group. I know y'all are big and strong and it might not be "that bad", but think of those counting on you and take care of yourselves.
Spent 4-5 hours today with Ty working on W&B and performance (spaghetti charts 
). I’ve forgotten a lot, so it’s a good recurrent for me on old school stuff. FltPlan and ForeFlight have made daily driving so easy.
). I’ve forgotten a lot, so it’s a good recurrent for me on old school stuff. FltPlan and ForeFlight have made daily driving so easy. 
Just bought this. Close to being a pilot as I will ever get.
Entering a spin in a Pilatus B4 over Cannon mtn in NH
Annual time. Dog is bored and the neighbors are making a heck of a racket.
Life ain’t all bad, though. One of my students suckered me into joining as a core member at American Huey here in Peru, IN. Gotta admit, having the chance to help preserve and share the memory of the fine men and women who flew these amazing machines in Vietnam is an opportunity I never saw coming. Very much looking forward to helping out as often as I can, the people here are amazing!
Was that from last week?
No, it was December about an hour SE of Anchorage on our way back to DFW. I just saw this thread so thought I’d post it. Here was a view out the window.
Nice. They were pretty good in the lower 48 last week. I was over Nebraska and could see it plain as day. Not quite that spectacular but they were sweet
Spent a little time at the trim pad yesterday
Thank you. He was very happy.COOL !!!!
Congrats to your Son and Yourself ! You should be very proud !
The amount of 'AWESOME' there, is inestimable. Your son has accomplished SO MUCH in his very fulfilled time SO FAR..... it's hard to imagine where he'll be or what he'll be doing in 8 years from now.
Excellent parenting. And I bet he can read/write cursive, too! (secret-code to most, nowadays)
Excellent parenting. And I bet he can read/write cursive, too! (secret-code to most, nowadays)
New plane going to use the engines I make at work.
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Honda Aircraft Company Announces Plan to Commercialize New Light Jet
Honda Aircraft Company today announced that it will commercialize the HondaJet 2600 Concept, an all-new light jet that was first introduced at the 2021 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE).
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