Stability augmentation promises to give you even less control

writes:

Book knowledge won't get you out of inadvertant IMC. Book knowledge
won't help you if you need to divert.

Which parts of doing these things are not documented in books?

Book knowledge tells you wat to do to avoid it and how to get out of
it but doesn't allow you to experience it first hand.

So?

Mx has absolutely NO KNOWLEDGE of what it takes to fly a real plane
with his ZERO PIC time and only MSFS time. ZERO, NADA. MSFS and real
world flying don't compare as he wants his readership to believe.

What are your total hours flying, just out of curiosity?

On Aug 5, 11:02*pm, Mxsmanic wrote:
writes:
Book knowledge won't get you out of inadvertant IMC. *Book knowledge
won't help you if you need to divert.

Which parts of doing these things are not documented in books?

Book knowledge tells you wat to do to avoid it and how to get out of
it but doesn't allow you to experience it first hand.

So?

Mx has absolutely NO KNOWLEDGE of what it takes to fly a real plane
with his ZERO PIC time and only MSFS time. *ZERO, NADA. *MSFS and real
world flying don't compare as he wants his readership to believe.

What are your total hours flying, just out of curiosity?

Asking for experience, flying hours, qualifications etc are a total
waste of bandwidth on Usenet. The person being challenged could be a
trained Chimp with a keyboard or the King of Siam. They could also be
quite legitimate.
The ONLY accurate measure of value on any Usenet forum is the accuracy
of the information posted proven over time. Posters are usually found
to be who they claim to be or not who they claim to be over time and
posting history based on the above.

My most interesting Usenet experience occurred when someone accused me
of NOT being Dudley Henriques as he knew Dudley Henriques and I wasn't
him.
My wife promptly answered his private email to me stating that if he
knew the real Dudley Henriques, would he be kind enough to ask him to
come home immediately as the impostor she had been living with for
over 40 years didn't like to do yard work.
DH

Dudley Henriques wrote:
My most interesting Usenet experience occurred when someone accused me
of NOT being Dudley Henriques as he knew Dudley Henriques and I wasn't
him.

Maybe you have an evil twin you don't know about?

My wife promptly answered his private email to me stating that if he
knew the real Dudley Henriques, would he be kind enough to ask him to
come home immediately as the impostor she had been living with for
over 40 years didn't like to do yard work.

While I'm not a fan of weeding or watering, I do take a certain
satisfaction in mowing the yard with our riding mower.

On Aug 5, 11:45*pm, Jim Logajan wrote:
Dudley Henriques wrote:
My most interesting Usenet experience occurred when someone accused me
of NOT being Dudley Henriques as he knew Dudley Henriques and I wasn't
him.

Maybe you have an evil twin you don't know about?

My wife promptly answered his private email to me stating that if he
knew the real Dudley Henriques, would he be kind enough to ask him to
come home immediately as the impostor she had been living with for
over 40 years didn't like to do yard work.

While I'm not a fan of weeding or watering, I do take a certain
satisfaction in mowing the yard with our riding mower.

YOU sir, are close to being a woman's ultimate fantasy :-))
D

On Aug 6, 3:45*pm, Jim Logajan wrote:

Maybe you have an evil twin you don't know about?

An evil twin wouldn't do 'yard work' either :-)

On 2010-08-06, Jim Logajan wrote:
Dudley Henriques wrote:
My most interesting Usenet experience occurred when someone accused me
of NOT being Dudley Henriques as he knew Dudley Henriques and I wasn't
him.

Maybe you have an evil twin you don't know about?

My wife promptly answered his private email to me stating that if he
knew the real Dudley Henriques, would he be kind enough to ask him to
come home immediately as the impostor she had been living with for
over 40 years didn't like to do yard work.

While I'm not a fan of weeding or watering, I do take a certain
satisfaction in mowing the yard with our riding mower.

There's something about the riding mower that I enjoy. Not
sure what it is. I'd have to agree that mowing is acceptable
when a riding type is used. Especially if its got a big
2 or 3 bag catcher strapped to the back.

z

"Stephen!" wrote:
Gemini wrote in
:

There's something about the riding mower that I enjoy. Not
sure what it is. I'd have to agree that mowing is acceptable
when a riding type is used. Especially if its got a big
2 or 3 bag catcher strapped to the back.

Bah... To hell with bags. Full Mulch is the only way to go.

We bought a 3 bag catcher a few years back, and while I find bagging makes
for a nicer result, I bought a mulcher kit for the lawn tractor a couple
months ago. Still haven't used it yet (Oregon has a dry summer climate, so
as the summer wears on mowing isn't needed as much. And when it does need
mowing there is no need to bag or mulch.)

With regard to aviation and this thread:

I will need to increase the size of the blades (currently only 48 inch
width) and engine horsepower (currently just 20 HP) on my lawn tractor to
make it a hovering mower. Instead of a lever to adjust the height of the
mower blades, I'll need some way to adjust the height of the tractor above
ground (maybe replace the mower attachment lever with a collective?)
Haven't figured out how I'll handle slopes. Clearly a stability
augmentation system of some kind will be needed.

I'm pretty sure it'll weigh more than allowed for ultralights, so I may
need to get a helicopter license to legally mow. Will I need to equip it
with two seats to allow CFIs do BFRs? Or can they simply observe from a
safe distance while I show I can safely perform cross-wind mows, collision
avoidance of trees, flowers, and fences; simulated emergencies such as
mowing over things that make it go "kerchunk!"?

"Jim Logajan" wrote in message
.. .
"Stephen!" wrote:
Gemini wrote in
:

There's something about the riding mower that I enjoy. Not
sure what it is. I'd have to agree that mowing is acceptable
when a riding type is used. Especially if its got a big
2 or 3 bag catcher strapped to the back.

Bah... To hell with bags. Full Mulch is the only way to go.

We bought a 3 bag catcher a few years back, and while I find bagging makes
for a nicer result, I bought a mulcher kit for the lawn tractor a couple
months ago. Still haven't used it yet (Oregon has a dry summer climate, so
as the summer wears on mowing isn't needed as much. And when it does need
mowing there is no need to bag or mulch.)

With regard to aviation and this thread:

I will need to increase the size of the blades (currently only 48 inch
width) and engine horsepower (currently just 20 HP) on my lawn tractor to
make it a hovering mower. Instead of a lever to adjust the height of the
mower blades, I'll need some way to adjust the height of the tractor above
ground (maybe replace the mower attachment lever with a collective?)
Haven't figured out how I'll handle slopes. Clearly a stability
augmentation system of some kind will be needed.

I'm pretty sure it'll weigh more than allowed for ultralights, so I may
need to get a helicopter license to legally mow. Will I need to equip it
with two seats to allow CFIs do BFRs? Or can they simply observe from a
safe distance while I show I can safely perform cross-wind mows, collision
avoidance of trees, flowers, and fences; simulated emergencies such as
mowing over things that make it go "kerchunk!"?

I've heard that a/c which are not routinely capable of achieving altitude
above a certain low limit are exempt from requlation by the FAA.

But, that stability augmentation might still be a good idea on the slopes!

Peter ;-))))))))))))

On Aug 8, 5:11*pm, Jim Logajan wrote:
"Stephen!" wrote:
Gemini wrote in
n:

There's something about the riding mower that I enjoy. Not
sure what it is. I'd have to agree that mowing is acceptable
when a riding type is used. Especially if its got a big
2 or 3 bag catcher strapped to the back.

* Bah... *To hell with bags. *Full Mulch is the only way to go.

We bought a 3 bag catcher a few years back, and while I find bagging makes
for a nicer result, I bought a mulcher kit for the lawn tractor a couple
months ago. Still haven't used it yet (Oregon has a dry summer climate, so
as the summer wears on mowing isn't needed as much. And when it does need
mowing there is no need to bag or mulch.)

With regard to aviation and this thread:

I will need to increase the size of the blades (currently only 48 inch
width) and engine horsepower (currently just 20 HP) on my lawn tractor to
make it a hovering mower. Instead of a lever to adjust the height of the
mower blades, I'll need some way to adjust the height of the tractor above
ground (maybe replace the mower attachment lever with a collective?)
Haven't figured out how I'll handle slopes. Clearly a stability
augmentation system of some kind will be needed.

I'm pretty sure it'll weigh more than allowed for ultralights, so I may
need to get a helicopter license to legally mow. Will I need to equip it
with two seats to allow CFIs do BFRs? Or can they simply observe from a
safe distance while I show I can safely perform cross-wind mows, collision
avoidance of trees, flowers, and fences; simulated emergencies such as
mowing over things that make it go "kerchunk!"?

From my yard work handbook; Rider Mower ABS, GOOD.............Rider
Mower
Stabaug..........Good..............Kerchunk....... .........BAD!! :-))
D

On Aug 8, 5:43*pm, Dudley Henriques wrote:
On Aug 8, 5:11*pm, Jim Logajan wrote:



"Stephen!" wrote:
Gemini wrote in
n:

There's something about the riding mower that I enjoy. Not
sure what it is. I'd have to agree that mowing is acceptable
when a riding type is used. Especially if its got a big
2 or 3 bag catcher strapped to the back.

* Bah... *To hell with bags. *Full Mulch is the only way to go.

We bought a 3 bag catcher a few years back, and while I find bagging makes
for a nicer result, I bought a mulcher kit for the lawn tractor a couple
months ago. Still haven't used it yet (Oregon has a dry summer climate, so
as the summer wears on mowing isn't needed as much. And when it does need
mowing there is no need to bag or mulch.)

With regard to aviation and this thread:

I will need to increase the size of the blades (currently only 48 inch
width) and engine horsepower (currently just 20 HP) on my lawn tractor to
make it a hovering mower. Instead of a lever to adjust the height of the
mower blades, I'll need some way to adjust the height of the tractor above
ground (maybe replace the mower attachment lever with a collective?)
Haven't figured out how I'll handle slopes. Clearly a stability
augmentation system of some kind will be needed.

I'm pretty sure it'll weigh more than allowed for ultralights, so I may
need to get a helicopter license to legally mow. Will I need to equip it
with two seats to allow CFIs do BFRs? Or can they simply observe from a
safe distance while I show I can safely perform cross-wind mows, collision
avoidance of trees, flowers, and fences; simulated emergencies such as
mowing over things that make it go "kerchunk!"?

From my yard work handbook; Rider Mower ABS, GOOD.............Rider
Mower
Stabaug..........Good..............Kerchunk....... .........BAD!! *:-))
D

Mr Dudley, should you achieve lift from your mower blades you;d
probably have to be inverted -- remember the blades are designed to
create an updraft around the grass, so you best get a full harness
rather than just a seat belt. I suspected inverted flight close over
the lawn violates a regulation or two as well.

I'm not sure how you'd get enough speed to go inverted -- you may need
a launch ramp and half a snap roll. I'll be looking for this on you
tube,