The Flight Deck » Flying http://www.neptunuslex.com/Wiki Start 'em up Tue, 03 Jan 2012 05:04:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 How Airplanes Fly http://www.neptunuslex.com/Wiki/2011/12/22/how-airplanes-fly/ http://www.neptunuslex.com/Wiki/2011/12/22/how-airplanes-fly/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:08:27 +0000 JR http://www.neptunuslex.com/Wiki/?p=2067 So apparently what they told me in airman apprenticeship training was all wrong. But you guys probably already knew this.
How airplanes fly

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]]> http://www.neptunuslex.com/Wiki/2011/12/06/props/feed/ 0 A light tree trimming? http://www.neptunuslex.com/Wiki/2011/08/17/a-light-tree-trimming/ http://www.neptunuslex.com/Wiki/2011/08/17/a-light-tree-trimming/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 22:13:32 +0000 Foobert http://www.neptunuslex.com/Wiki/?p=2004

Strangely, I find the music to be rather fitting.

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So, how’s it go? “He fell out of the sky like a turd falling off a tall moose”?

And, what’s the grade?

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May possibly get to do a trap before the Lockmart Charlie.

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If anyone is so inclined, they can be found over at my place.

]]> http://www.neptunuslex.com/Wiki/2010/06/05/free-falling-in-pictures/feed/ 0 Just had to brag somewhere http://www.neptunuslex.com/Wiki/2010/05/22/just-had-to-brag-somewhere/ http://www.neptunuslex.com/Wiki/2010/05/22/just-had-to-brag-somewhere/#comments Sun, 23 May 2010 01:25:33 +0000 Jeopardy http://www.neptunuslex.com/Wiki/?p=1875 One of the benefits of living the greater Annapolis metroplex is the opportunity to be sponsor parents to Midshipmen at the Naval Academy.  A few years ago, we got a call from my brother-in-law, an Army officer hisself, asking if we would be willing to act as surrogate parents for the daughter of a brother-in-arms.  Sure, we replied.  Love to.

We took her into our homes and hearts, and we have been far better off for it.  The Kid idolizes and adores her, and we’re getting a pretty unique perspective on life from a 19 year old.  A truly exceptional 19 year old.

She just got her grades back for her second semester, youngster year.

4.0

Color me impressed.

I don’t know about you, but I cannot wait to go to Pensacola and watch her get her wings.

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I recently did a bit of travel and a question occurred to me that I’ve had plenty of times before, but I always forget once I’m done with my traveling.

My most recent trip had 4 legs each way so I guess that helped me to remember to ask. On our takeoff, we would pick up this swaying side to side motion. Sometimes more noticeable than others but usually there. And if my memory serves me, this was just while still on the runway and goes away once all the wheels were off the ground.

I’d love to know what causes that. It seems with all that thrust pointed straight ahead, we wouldn’t be moving sideways so much.

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