Plane Nerds Thread

[yzrider58]

Here's a video made by DC Shoes featuring one of the aircraft salvage yards here in Tucson. It's a great video an aviation enthusiast or dirt bike enthusiast or someone like myself who enjoy both

The camera work is excellent and watching these old aircraft die in the desert is picturesque.

[Zabo]

Welcome to my office..

[With envy]

Originally Posted by CamaroKid300

Those are all 172SPs

Ooops! That'll teach me to watch those on my phone.

The only time I ever got to use glass was in a full-mo sim at Boeing. That was fun. I managed to prove that a 757 can be landed sideways in a hanger at Boeing Field. But that's a story for another time...

[CamaroKid300]

Originally Posted by yzrider58

A flying competition using glass?!? Thats almost like cheating! Well, maybe, I guess other schools probably use glass too. I trained back in the day on the 172S as well, but glass wasn't available then. Thats a pretty good deal for an hour of flight time as well. If it takes you an hour to wash one plane thats like getting paid $100 an hour! Not too shabby.

I actually didn't see many schools using glass at our regional competition. We are just lucky I guess.

We can get a plane done in about 30-40 minutes between 10 of us. We generally do two at once with 5 on each.

And at Auburns rate for the glass we are getting $185 per plane being washed!

[CamaroKid300]

Originally Posted by With envy

Ooops! That'll teach me to watch those on my phone.

The only time I ever got to use glass was in a full-mo sim at Boeing. That was fun. I managed to prove that a 757 can be landed sideways in a hanger at Boeing Field. But that's a story for another time...

What I would give to get to go to flight safety here in ATL and use one of their sims!!

[Rob@WretchedMS]

http://nmusafvirtualtour.com/media/0...20Station.html

[SSBUSDRVR]

What I would give to get to go to flight safety here in ATL and use one of their sims!! Today 10:03 PM

Just had a conversation about that this morning.Miss the days prior to 9/11 when we could take people into the Sweatbox ah Sim and have some fun. They have made it pretty tough to do now a days. :(

How to build a Rolls Royce Documetary.

[CamaroKid300]

Originally Posted by SSBUSDRVR

Just had a conversation about that this morning.Miss the days prior to 9/11 when we could take people into the Sweatbox ah Sim and have some fun. They have made it pretty tough to do now a days. :(

How to build a Rolls Royce Documetary.

Well if you ever get to go sometime give me a shout and I'll be your son for the day.

[scott5]

Anyone on here an A&P mechanic? I just sorta skimmed through the pics and didnt do too much reading lol

[Zabo]

Possibly.. what's it to ya?

In all seriousness, yeah, I am. Contractor, currently working at CMH for Republic. Trying to get on full time but with 5 slots and 12 guys aiming for them it's a nail biter.

[ford20]

Here is a video of my favorite jet



I know it is a VTOL and all but what still gets me is how easy it makes launching off the deck seem as if it is being lifted by a hand. That sure as shit must be a different feeling then if you were in an F-18 lol

[scott5]

Originally Posted by Zabo

Possibly.. what's it to ya?

In all seriousness, yeah, I am. Contractor, currently working at CMH for Republic. Trying to get on full time but with 5 slots and 12 guys aiming for them it's a nail biter.

I have a few friends who work for republic at PIT.

[ShnOmac]

Grasshopper latest test. New record of 263 feet!

[With envy]

That's cool!

But am I seeing things, or is that a cowboy riding it?