747-400 questions

In all my years on the net and puters, I've never seen anyone **** off more
people than this clown.

I think there might be a record here somewhere.... LOL

I've never really read thru RAP before this and it looks like both
newsgroups are as helpful to anybody that has a legitimate question.
Someone like MX Manic has just about got banned from two newsgroups at the
same time. Put the numbers of steady readers together for both and you have
some major amounts of people that normally have nothing but encouragement
for all newcomers. Thats sad.

Its a shame that this person gets his kicks from annoying everybody that
winds up with the knowledge to actually help him and would you believe these
people who have more patience than the average person refuses to help him
because of his attitude. What I'm trying to say is he doesnt realize that
the people he is isolating himself from are the people he should be nice
too.

But there is good that comes out of this. Separately we all have something
in common and a lot of people do read both groups. Our shared obsession for
aviation has brought all of us together and I've never seen so much
communication being crossposted. Maybe in the future and also from now on
we can all have more communication between both groups besides being from
and about an asshole..

Respectfully Submitted,

Mark G
Not4wood




"EridanMan" wrote in message
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You also need people who give a flyin' f**k about your questions and
don't think you're a waste of human life.

Intelligent people are uniformly members of that category.

Waste of human life is a bit harsh... sad example is a bit more on-
mark.

It looks like you've run out of those in RAP.

I'm not sure that there were any to run out of.

And its those kind of zingers which have made you so beloved to this
community.

Maybe it would be more effective to look elsewhere.

I posted these questions to two newsgroups. I'm still waiting for
intelligent
answers. I thought it rather unlikely that 747 pilots would be on either
group,

The 747 jocks all hang out on A.net (http://airliners.net).
Unfortunately for you, that is a moderated forum, and I doubt you'll
last more than 3 days without being banned...

Or maybe not - play your cards right and take your ego down a few
notches, and you might learn something.

but it didn't hurt to try.

Eh... I actually tried to answer your questions until today, when I
finally sat down and read your posts... each day you stay on this
forum, you alienate more and more of the contributers... So yes, it
does hurt to try.

EridanMan writes:

The 747 jocks all hang out on A.net (http://airliners.net).

They certainly don't hang out here, it seems.

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"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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How are you engaging reverse thrust? I just press and hold F2, which sets
reverse thrust after it sets throttles to idle.

when I press F2 the reverse thrusters won't engage. I'ts a gitch in the
operatin' system I'm sure, cause I tried it in 2 of them, with results the
same

TOGA initiates take-off thrust if you are taking off,

I've seen it in the 737-400 on the throttle panel, so do you have to put the
autopilot with altitude set on to use it

and initiates a go-around procedure if you need to go around on an
abandoned landing approach.

after tower tells you to go around.
I'll have to try it.

Thanks JW.

Because I've gotten some great comments on my pics so far I will add one
more tonight. This one is when were walking around Vancouver. After the
cruise we ended up staying on our own for two days just walking around and
taking in the sites.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...a/IMG_0887.jpg

OK, this is from the top of the Cruise ship looking at Hubbard Glacier. We
are on the Celebrity Summit and the Glacier is higher than we are.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...a/IMG_0460.jpg

BTW, for anybody who is thinking of the Blue in the Ice. The Blue is the
Old Ancient "Ice Age" Ice that has been crushed and has its particles
re-aligned thru the years. It reflects the light differently thus letting
us see the Blue. If you notice the sky is white not blue so it is not a
reflection. If we have any climbers here supposedly the Mountain Climbers
look for the Old Blue Ice since its denser and safer to sleep on.

Not4wood



"John Ward" wrote in message
u...
Hi Not4wood,

"... If thats not strange what is??"

This is: His website "PORTRAYS" him as a tour guide around Paris.

I just had a casual squizz the other day, when a link to his site was
given here on the n/g.

Despite trying, I can't change my opinion of him - he sure upsets any
n/g that he's on, and doesn't seem to add anything positive.

So what's the use of that, it's pointless.

I sure can't see this n/g being in any way diminished if he never made
another post, or if nobody replied to ANY of his posts.

BTW, phenomenal last Alaskan image, mate!!

Regards,
John Ward

"Not4wood" wrote in message
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Way to go Marcel,

I agree and I did feel bad at first. But we've had some real strange
people of late getting off on trying to stir it up in agmfs but this one
just reminds me of a stalker mentality/troll at the same time who cant
take the hint. Where is the Unabomber???

What bothers me though is his rationalizing all the time without a stop.
Making excuses for a fear of leaving the house and not experiencing real
life! Look what he says to the comments about my Alaskan images. If
thats not strange what is??

Mark G
Not4wood


"Marcel Kuijper" wrote in message
oups.com...
"Not4wood" wrote:

First, there are plenty of 747 Virtual Pilots here and good ones to I
might
add. The problem is you have ****ed off too many of them and NO ONE
wants
to help you. Get it, you've come to that point in time that now of all
things you need this group to help you after you ****ed off just about
everyone.

Well said!
I happen to care enough about this hobby (and the PMDG products I fly)
that I went
out and purchased and downloaded all the necessary manuals to help me
fly these
machines. I even bought the real FMC manual for the big Boeings.
So I know how to solve his problem.

But...I ain't gonna. Not this time.
He always knows better any way. He always has advice, which is the
exact same
advice and answer somone else conviently posted a minute sonner than
him, and
he presumes to know everything like he's flown and done everything
IRL.

Nope. This is the first time I'm declining to help someone here and
I'm not
feeling the least bit bad about myself!


Marcel

we don't have any here, but I'm told Cody (KCOD) has a club. 84 miles away

the guy called me from up there about 2 months ago cause we were trying to
start up a CAP unit down here
and he told me they had a club

"Danny Deger" wrote in message
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"capt" wrote in message
. ..

go for your sportpilot license. No medical required there.


That is what I am doing but I found I have to buy a plane to find a sport
airplane to fly. Check out your area and maybe you can find one to rent.

I remember FAA telling me that at DAL back in 86 when I talked to them

"Tony Cox" wrote in message
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On Feb 25, 10:37 am, "Not4wood" wrote:

Did I pass the FAA Medical, NO not even close. So I gave up with the
thought of getting my PPL. I dont care how cheap it is, knowing I wont
be
able to pass the FAA Medical will still prevent me from wasting my money
on
something I wont be able to complete no matter what I score or learn on
any
of the other tests. Its called beating a Dead Horse. So what do I do?
I
fly on Flight Simulator instead, or I sit in another seat and watch the
PIC
take the controls.

I have a "lazy eye". You simply need a "statement of
demonstrated ability" (SODA), which is granted after
a special FAA flight test. It is no big deal -- I did mine
about 2 months before my private checkride.

I missed out on 20 years of flying because I believed
some idiot who told me I'd "never be able to become
a pilot with just one eye".

don't go to the city airports they are more expensive for flying lessons, go
to a smaller outlying airport it should be cheaper
you might be able to do it for half or even 1/4th the cost.


"Not4wood" wrote in message
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Tony,

Hmmm, now you really got me thinking. Of course no paperwork was done it
was just on the fly for him to see if I could pass.

Now with this waiver, makes me interested to find out more. I'm in New
York and there are a lot of airports around me that I can inquire about
this. Me thinks the membership for the Pilots Organization and magazine
is now looking way more important to me.

Sports Pilot license with the weight restriction to me would be defeating
the purpose of flying. I dont think a small plane of that weight would
make the trip from the tri-state New York area to at least Boston. But it
would at least get me in the air, and thats what I think is very
important.

Thank you all for all the suggestions. Now I have a whole lot of home
work to do. Gee thanks.... LOL

Mark G
Not4wood




"Tony Cox" wrote in message
ups.com...
On Feb 25, 10:37 am, "Not4wood" wrote:

Did I pass the FAA Medical, NO not even close. So I gave up with the
thought of getting my PPL. I dont care how cheap it is, knowing I wont
be
able to pass the FAA Medical will still prevent me from wasting my money
on
something I wont be able to complete no matter what I score or learn on
any
of the other tests. Its called beating a Dead Horse. So what do I do?
I
fly on Flight Simulator instead, or I sit in another seat and watch the
PIC
take the controls.

I have a "lazy eye". You simply need a "statement of
demonstrated ability" (SODA), which is granted after
a special FAA flight test. It is no big deal -- I did mine
about 2 months before my private checkride.

I missed out on 20 years of flying because I believed
some idiot who told me I'd "never be able to become
a pilot with just one eye".

capt writes:

when I press F2 the reverse thrusters won't engage. I'ts a gitch in the
operatin' system I'm sure, cause I tried it in 2 of them, with results the
same

Hmm. I think F2 is the standard for reducing thrust (and reversing thrust).

I've seen it in the 737-400 on the throttle panel, so do you have to put the
autopilot with altitude set on to use it

In the default 737-400, I'm not sure how it works, but you should be able to
turn on the autothrottle as you sit on the runway and set a speed or something
and then engage it, and it should bring you up to take-off thrust.

On the 737-800 from PMDG, which is much more faithful to real life, you
configure your desired take-off speed (a bit above Vr, or whatever you prefer)
on the speed selector, make sure the FD and autothrottle are enabled, then
press the TOGA switch to start. For convenience, as I've said, PMDG puts a
hot spot on the MCP that you can click to do this (in reality, it's on the
throttle levers, but they are awkward to get to when you're taking off on the
sim).

after tower tells you to go around.

Or when you decide to go around on your own. TOGA then puts the aircraft in a
go-around configuration that varies somewhat by model, and it continues until
you override it. The idea is to spare you some of the details of the
go-around procedure, in order to enhance safety.

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On Feb 26, 6:48 pm, "Not4wood" wrote:
Tony,

Hmmm, now you really got me thinking. Of course no paperwork was done it
was just on the fly for him to see if I could pass.

Now with this waiver, makes me interested to find out more. I'm in New York
and there are a lot of airports around me that I can inquire about this. Me
thinks the membership for the Pilots Organization and magazine is now
looking way more important to me.

Go for it!

In spite of having useful vision in only one eye (according
to the FAA, that is, actually my peripheral vision is fine),
it has never really been an issue when flying. Depth
perception when landing comes from visual queues, not
binocular vision. But I have used it as an excuse for those
very rare occasions (!) when the landing has been bumpy.

Cheers!

In article ,
Mxsmanic wrote:

I thought the U.S. was supposed to be a democracy.

"Supposed to be" being the operative words here.

rg