For the pilots in the group

[VMax_03]

 

[user 2024]

Thanks Jim.

 

[FJRocket]

[SIZE=12pt]"The Runway behind you, the sky above you, and the fuel that you didn't take are without doubt the 3 most useless things in aviation."[/SIZE]

 

[Bike Effects]

Now there is a demo of Pucker Factor!

 

[Checkswrecks]

[SIZE=12pt]"The Runway behind you, the sky above you, and the fuel that you didn't take are without doubt the 3 most useless things in aviation."[/SIZE]

That old ditty should include "...or screaming tired Russian and Chinese engines." I gotta wonder where this guy's weight was in relation to gross?

IL-76 - Very common airplane outside of the U.S. The real pain with them is that they are so common and so damned noisy that everything on the airport has to stop when they are around. If you've never heard one, think in terms of the high-pitched ear-splitting scream of the original un-hushed engines in an old DC-8 or 707. On the up-side, we could take a fleet of FJRs to a ride in the Pyranees!

 

[Hit the Road Jack]

Pretty exciting clip!

I witnessed a C-130 perform a similar 'takeoff' from Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands when I was there. Used all of the runway and barely cleared the crashing waves beyond. I was accustomed to seeing them rotate and climb out from mid-field or less.

 

[jdog109socal]

Now that is using your full runway....love the guy narrating the film...lmao "I have just enough film for the crash"

Jdog

 

[993_Pilot]

[SIZE=12pt]"The Runway behind you, the sky above you, and the fuel that you didn't take are without doubt the 3 most useless things in aviation."[/SIZE]

Obviously, you haven't flown with some of my F/O's ! :scare2: j/k

 

[Taff]

WOW,

Any idea what the airport location was?

Talk about field length limit screw up or what!

In my time I have seen some performance limited take off's but this beats them all.

The engine technology in those aircraft are really old compared to the GE/Pratt/RR engines.

Although I would never want to say this out loud in public, many load controllers have indicated to me that over weight take off's are all but common for cargo carriers in that region.

Must check my increased V2, V speeds next time I decide to depart from a performance limited runway :yahoo:

 

[odot]

And you pilots wonder why us knuckle draggers think yer all a bunch of overpaid prettyboy crybabies....

oh, my auto pilot doesn't engage.....oh, the gps doesn't couple to the autopilot......oh, the landing gear makes too much noise when you bring them up....wah, fricken wah.

 

[ionbeam]

And you pilots wonder why us knuckle draggers think yer all a bunch of overpaid prettyboy crybabies....
oh, my auto pilot doesn't engage.....oh, the gps doesn't couple to the autopilot......oh, the landing gear makes too much noise when you bring them up....wah, fricken wah.

Airplane maintenance

"Squawks" are problem listings that pilots generally leave for maintenance crews to fix before the next flight. Here are some squawks submitted by US Air Force pilots and the replies from the maintenance crews.

(P) = Problem (S) = Solution

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(P) Left inside main tire almost needs replacement

(S) Almost replaced left inside main tire

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(P) Test flight OK, except autoland very rough

(S) Autoland not installed on this aircraft

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(P) #2 Propeller seeping prop fluid

(S) #2 Propeller seepage normal - #1 #3 and #4 propellers lack normal seepage

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(P) Something loose in cockpit

(S) Something tightened in cockpit

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(P) Evidence of leak on right main landing gear

(S) Evidence removed

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(P) DME volume unbelievably loud

(S) Volume set to more believable level

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(P) Dead bugs on windshield

(S) Live bugs on order

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(P) Autopilot in altitude hold mode produces a 200 fpm descent

(S) Cannot reproduce problem on ground

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(P) IFF inoperative

(S) IFF always inoperative in OFF mode (IFF-Identification Friend or Foe)

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(P) Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick

(S) That's what they're there for

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(P) Number three engine missing

(S) Engine found on right wing after brief search

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(P) Aircraft handles funny

(S) Aircraft warned to straighten up, "fly right" and be serious

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(P) Target Radar hums

(S) Reprogrammed Target Radar with the lyrics

 

[wheatonFJR]

:lol2: :lol2:

 

[Checkswrecks]

A priest dies and is waiting in line at the Pearly Gates. Ahead of him is a guy who's dressed in sunglasses, a loud shirt, leather jacket and jeans.

Saint Peter addresses this cool guy, "Who are you, so that I may know whether or not to admit you to the Kingdom of Heaven?" The guy replies, "I'm Paul Smith, a retired Dogpile Airlines Pilot." Saint Peter consults his list. He smiles and says to the pilot, "Take this silken robe and golden staff and enter the Kingdom." The pilot goes into Heaven with his robe and staff.

Next it's the priest's turn. He stands erect and booms out, "I am Father O'Hara, pastor of Saint Mary's in Pasadena for the last 43 years." Saint Peter consults his list. He says to the priest, "Take this cotton robe and wooden staff and enter the Kingdom."

"Just a minute," says the good father, "that man was a pilot and he gets a silken robe and golden staff, and I get only cotton and wood. How can this be?"

"Up here ... we go by results," says Saint Peter, " when you preached - - people slept; when he flew - - people prayed."

Just remember that pilots need checklists and even then are the ones who break the airplane. It's the mechanic who figures out the problem and does what needs to be done to make it fly again.