just think about this

[facthunter]

And Viagra is to stop old guys rolling out of bed when they're asleep. Nev

 

 

[Marty_d]

Pottie think back to the good old days and what's really different to now.you where in your twenties!

no mortgage

 

no kids

 

new girl friend every 6-9 months

 

every job was better paying and more interesting than the one you left

 

you are at your physical peak, your reflexes where at their best, muscle strength was increasing as was endurance.

 

your cognitive skills weren't 100% but they where pretty close and getting better.

 

psychologically, not as many bad life experiences to undermine you in risky situations

 

and no dependants so no risk of leaving a grieving widow and family behind if you kill yourself.

 

less regulations and training are a small part of that equation

Actually your reflexes improve as you get older (not sure when it stops...) something about the neural pathways becoming more established the longer you do something. In other words you're more likely to catch that plate you dropped in your 40's than in your early 20's... ('cos if you're like me, you've dropped a fair bit of crockery so you've had lots of practice...)

 

 

[turboplanner]

OK then What's Varga? Nev

It's better for you not to know Nev, we all know about T Jet Captains - they made a film about it called "Coffe, Tea, or me"

 

Personally I thought the T Jets were too rough to keep balance; the DC9's were much smoother and most of the Captains had moustaches (Not That I Was Interested)

 

 

[facthunter]

I think Moustaches hide something , and I don't like them on women. The skippers hair went white on DC 9's so I reckon that's a bad sign. (Stress or something) Nice to fly though, especially empty. Magic. Nev

 

 

[turboplanner]

Nice to fly in too. At that stage I was doing a couple of trips per week. They just seemed to have a nice combination of performance and smooth ride without the parcel racks opening up or shaking as the fuselage stretched.

 

 

[Marty_d]

Varga and Virga are generic knock-offs. Your spam folder is probably full of advertisements for them.

 

 

[facthunter]

Go on... Everyone said "IF it is not Boeing, I'm not going" when it meant something.. The 276 version is long and the worst effect is up the front, like a springboard. but they are strong. Nev

 

 

[facthunter]

Not yet Marty. I must be careful what I click on. Nev

 

 

[fly_tornado]

woops, english gits!

 

 

 

[turboplanner]

Go on... Everyone said "IF it is not Boeing, I'm not going" when it meant something.. The 276 version is long and the worst effect is up the front, like a springboard. but they are strong. Nev

Yes very. I have to laugh when I see the supposed test loadings on RA designs with a few cement bags.

 

I saw a film on the development of the 727, and the wings were tested by bolting the fuselage to the floor, and slowly applying massive lift to the wingtip.

 

Nothing happened up to a 45 degree wing angle with the fuselage level.

 

Still nothing happened until the wing got up to what seemed about 85 degrees and then there was a massive BANG! and the wing broke away at the root, and dust flying birds filled the factory.

 

Would have made you very confident at the start of work each day.

 

 

[facthunter]

The centre section failed in compression of the upper part when way above the required load.. They just beefed it (the top surface) up a bit more and put it into production. It was never tested to destruction again after that. Nev

 

 

[robinsm]

Well give us an example of how you have changed your flying in the last 12 months

In the last 12 months, I have learned to recover from stalls in steep turns, handle turbulence better, landed at a number of new airfields and paddocks. I have also leaned more about myself as a pilot and the limitations of my aircraft. I am 63yrs old. Over to you.........

 

 

[fly_tornado]

and your plans for next year... pretty easy at your age to get comfortable.

 

 

[Bandit12]

At least you don't have long to wait before you can get comfortable too Fly

 

 

[frank marriott]

My plan for 2014 is to spend less time reading uninformed comment on this forum. I realise I am new to this flying game after reading some of the comments posted here. I did my CPL in 82 and have been flying both commercially and privately since then and find that if I listen to SOME here I have no idea how an aeorplane works.

 

Having done CIR and Multi engine and to find I have been wrong all this time, I must be better off shutting up and leave it to the "experts".

 

Too late for me to learn how to fly - I'll just muddle around like I have done for the last 30 years - strange I haven't had a problem operating a LSA in class C and D - maybe the controllers need re-educating too.

 

 

[Peter008]

I could not agree more Frank. Unlike you I am new to flying and have been only reading this forum for about six months. In that time I have read some interesting facts and tips that I have taken on board as something to consider when next flying.

 

The difficult part is the absolute rubbish that gets written on occasions, often by people who probably do not believe what they have written, I would believe. I find myself biting my tongue because I really just want to post a comment as to how stupid some of the postings are.

 

However, it takes all types to make a world so I will continue to read the interesting, ignore the ridiculous and not bother to read some threads that rabbit on by so called experts who have zero dollars invested in a product but are able to advise the manufacturer who has millions invested in the manufacture of the item. I believe that I will comment only on what I can contribute positively to.

 

To the posters who keep things positive, interesting and informative, thank you for what you have contributed through the year. In the main I believe that I have learned things that will assist my hobby of flying. Please keep the information flowing.

 

I do hope you all have a happy and safe 2014.

 

 

[M61A1]

Yes very. I have to laugh when I see the supposed test loadings on RA designs with a few cement bags.I saw a film on the development of the 727, and the wings were tested by bolting the fuselage to the floor, and slowly applying massive lift to the wingtip.

 

Nothing happened up to a 45 degree wing angle with the fuselage level.

 

Still nothing happened until the wing got up to what seemed about 85 degrees and then there was a massive BANG! and the wing broke away at the root, and dust flying birds filled the factory.

 

Would have made you very confident at the start of work each day.

Here's a link for the 777. When I worked at Boeing, they used to send out a Boeing propaganda magazine every month, it did have some interesting stuff. One had pics of testing a composite wing, the amount of flex before it broke was just amazing.

 

I'd hate to think how much a test rig like this would cost, the sandbag method has it's merit, especially in a smaller scale. Sandbags or bricks would be downright dangerous on something that big.

 

 

[fly_tornado]

At least you don't have long to wait before you can get comfortable too Fly

Got my pipe and slippers next too the bed, ready to go.