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- 01 Oct 2022, 01:28
- Forum: P-51 Mustang (Military & Civilian)
- Topic: optimum landing speed
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3228
Re: optimum landing speed
…the actual learning you do associated with flying an airplane occurs not when you are flying the plane but during the periods between the times when you are flying the pane. It's then, when you are relaxed and not under pressure, when thinking about what you did…. Whenever I fly any A2A product (e...
- 05 Feb 2021, 19:18
- Forum: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Topic: B-17 Released for Prepar3D v4/v5
- Replies: 70
- Views: 489784
Re: B-17 Released for Prepar3D v4/v5
Been looking forward to a P3D version of this, having got the original version for my (now retired) FSX fleet. My laptop is of comparatively modest spec (I’ve had to turn down the sim options somewhat to get certain other aircraft to work reliably in VR) but I am impressed with the performance of th...
- 22 Feb 2020, 11:59
- Forum: Bonanza "V-Tail"
- Topic: Tip Tank Usage
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6768
Re: Tip Tank Usage
Thanks Esa. I think I shall amend my own practice and only carry fuel in them when absolutely necessary and start draining them as part of my “cruise climb†workflow.
- 21 Feb 2020, 12:26
- Forum: Bonanza "V-Tail"
- Topic: Tip Tank Usage
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6768
Tip Tank Usage
Hi Is there a recommended "best practice" for the Bonanza tip-tank usage? Specifically: 1. Is it advantageous to carry fuel in the tips "generally" (even when you haven't filled the main tanks) to give the wings a little more structural resistance to bending forces (such as what ...
- 21 Feb 2020, 12:07
- Forum: C182 Skylane
- Topic: Wheel pants
- Replies: 16
- Views: 7575
Re: Wheel pants
There is also IRL the consideration when operating out of soft/muddy fields that not having fairings can reduce the amount of mud and grass needing to be removed from the wheel area.
Regards
Simon
Regards
Simon
- 19 Nov 2018, 09:44
- Forum: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Topic: Low RPM after engine start
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1898
Re: Low RPM after engine start
Hi While on the subject of engine starting and cold weather, I did a flight last evening from Trondheim to Bergen and deliberately shut down engine 3 in the cruise (FL160). I then attempted a restart and the RPM started out at something over 700rpm (not climbing in the 10 or 15 secs I was looking at...
- 02 Nov 2018, 17:57
- Forum: Bonanza "V-Tail"
- Topic: GPS and the Autopilot
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1730
Re: GPS and the Autopilot
(edit) ignore, sorry, misread your post and see you already knew about the GPS/NAV switch
- 24 Oct 2018, 09:21
- Forum: Bonanza "V-Tail"
- Topic: Big Shout out to the A2A Team & Autopilot Question
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2248
Re: Big Shout out to the A2A Team & Autopilot Question
Indeed: I would say the overriding advice for smooth autopilot engagement in any aircraft is to already be in smooth steady flight before engaging it, so if engaging soon after takeoff I would say first get into a *gentle* climb, wings level, with climb power already set. Should you need to apply pi...
- 22 Oct 2018, 05:54
- Forum: Bonanza "V-Tail"
- Topic: Tip tank performance question
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2216
Re: Tip tank performance question
For the record, from the one test I have done the tip tank pumps appear to operate consistently at about 20 gals per hour i.e. full-to-empty in one hour. Test done at FL120, ISA conditions: Right main tank down to 45% full; switch to the Left main tank, then turn on right tip pump. Repeated for left...
- 22 Oct 2018, 05:25
- Forum: Pilot's Lounge
- Topic: First Bonanza Gauge Failure
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2367
Re: First Bonanza Gauge Failure
Me too: last night, after logging just under 25 hours, I took my Bonanza into the hangar for a "25 hour inspection" and the only gauge issue was the same as yours - the fuel-flow gauge under-reading. I haven't bothered repairing it, instead just taking note in my maintenance log (a log of ...
- 19 Oct 2018, 03:07
- Forum: Pilot's Lounge
- Topic: So Many Planes...
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1223
Re: So Many Planes...
Nope. Warbirds all the way. How difficult could the Bonanza be? More so than the Mustang? It doesn't matter. :lol: Just enjoy what you enjoy. :P Happy flying. Steve. Oh I, too, love flying my Spitfires, B17s and Mustangs; however, I fly for a virtual airline (UKDirect) on the FSAirlines.net communi...
- 18 Oct 2018, 05:29
- Forum: Pilot's Lounge
- Topic: What my daughter hears when I'm talking on the phone....
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2446
Re: What my daughter hears when I'm talking on the phone....
As much as the wife is generally opposed to me "playing my plane game" :roll: , she does now work as a process-improvement specialist for an aviation company. So now whenever I mention any bumps and whirring-sounds etc during a flight she's more likely to say something like "probably ...
- 18 Oct 2018, 03:42
- Forum: Pilot's Lounge
- Topic: So Many Planes...
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1223
Re: So Many Planes...
As my next aim with the Bonanza is to try out some longer IFR flights (esp Jersey -> Faro -> Chambery) I have decided that my next few "short IFR flights" will be in a Comanche (a bit of English Channel hopping may be in order) and "short VFR flights" in the Skylane in and around...
- 17 Oct 2018, 08:36
- Forum: Pilot's Lounge
- Topic: So Many Planes...
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1223
So Many Planes...
You can have too much of a good thing, it seems. Is anyone else out there feeling frustrated that the Bonanza is just sooooo addictive that they are neglecting their previous hangar-favourites? I am so determined to spend my scarce spare-time putting the hours into the Bonanza to "get to the fi...
- 15 Oct 2018, 09:50
- Forum: Bonanza "V-Tail"
- Topic: Tip tank performance question
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2216
Re: Tip tank performance question
Ah, cool, so you could have both tip tanks simultaneously transferring to their respective main tank?