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School time
Recurrent training: that time of year when you realize that you've forgotten more than you realized.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3352/...8e12d35a_b.jpg DC6 Cockpit Procedures Trainer http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3497/...b1438544_b.jpg Center Pedestal. The FE sits facing here. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3115/...7f444741_b.jpg Captains throttles and FEs throttles. The saying goes that when the FO is flying the FE allows him to borrow his throttles and the FE is allowed to borrow the Captain's throttles. |
Whos bright idea was it to put locomotive sized levers in an airplane?
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http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3534/...502e69e8_b.jpg Heater Burner Can 300,000 BTUs. We have 3 airfoil heaters and 1 cabin heater. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3383/...3992f3f4_b.jpg R2800 Master Rod. I wear a size 11 for comparison. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3425/...46167274_b.jpg R2800 Carb. |
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Originally Posted by Clue32
(Post 537082)
Whos bright idea was it to put locomotive sized levers in an airplane?
You need them that big for leverage. The number 1 or number 4 engines are a long ways from the cockpit so those cables are hundreds of feet and have to make multiple twists and turns. |
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Nice, like the blown head too! I'm sure that thing is a bear to fly, but I also bet you love that plane more than any other!
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Absolutely beautiful, that looks like a prize winning restoration! Do they take that kind of pride in the line aircraft?
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One word, two syllables to describe looking at the old Douglas product:
B-O-N-E-R! That is a man's airplane right there my friend. Enjoy it. |
Holy cow, there are a lot of gauges in that first picture. They must be redundant..
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