I give up, after many, many years!

In rec.aviation.student gatt wrote:
Mxsmanic wrote:
gatt writes:

The ones that are ignored are different sensations and typically have to
do with equilibrium and the inner ear. Examples are somatogravic and
coriolis and inversion illusions. If your ass leaves the seat or
compresses into it, however, it's not something you ignore.

Yes, it is, because it is no more reliable than any other sensation.

DON'T CONTRADICT ME. I FLY PLANES AND YOU PLAY VIDEO GAMES.

Congratulations, now you look like an arrogant asshole.

Of course so does MX, but at least he's an *entertaining* arrogant
asshole.

I find it to be tremendously ironic that these recent monster threads
revolving around MX have led me to killfile several people who respond to
him but not to killfile him. His stuff is frequently worth reading, if
only for the entertainment value, whereas the responses are frequently
acidic and worthless.

If you get to the point where you're typing in all caps, or having to wave
your certificates in his face, take a moment to step back and think about
whether your reply adds any value to the group. MX's destructiveness comes
only from the kind of replies he is able to make people post. If we could
all avoid posting that kind of reply, his destructiveness will recede to
"merely" being an obnoxious poster.

--
Mike Ash
Radio Free Earth
Broadcasting from our climate-controlled studios deep inside the Moon

On May 19, 8:22 pm, Mxsmanic wrote:
Ken S. Tucker writes:
Well duh, it's a magnetic compass in a fluid.

The fluid can leak out.

Good point: ((note to Ken: wear Depends)).

Is for me.

You're brave.

Not really, it's the instrument of last resort.
Ken

Mxsmanic wrote in
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You think it terms of tiny airplanes. You can drive instruments in
other ways besides with vacuum.


Your problem is that you have a tiny brain. More like a micro brain.

Nomen Nescio writes:

"Partial panel" is a staple of IFR training, and the filght test.

Partial panel is also a reason to land at the first opportunity.

I've never played with VATSIM, so here's a question you might be
qualified to answer......Can you play with partial panel emergencies
on VATSIM. That might actually be kinda fun.

VATSIM allows emergencies within reason. You can declare an emergency, but
unlike real life, ATC has the option to decline the emergency if it is too
busy to handle it. The reason for this rule is that some pilots would tend to
declare emergencies excessively otherwise. As it is, total engine failures
are suspiciously more common on the network than in real life. But most
people behave.

On May 20, 3:22*pm, Mxsmanic wrote:
Ken S. Tucker writes:
Well duh, it's a magnetic compass in a fluid.

The fluid can leak out.


Then you would not have taken off, its a required instrument...

Cheers

On May 20, 2:54*pm, Dudley Henriques wrote:
Ken S. Tucker wrote:
On May 19, 6:54 pm, Mxsmanic wrote:
Ken S. Tucker writes:
I disagee. If all Instruments go dead, *go to
magnetic compass for heading, even in a fog, that's
SOP.
If you have a compass, all instruments are not dead.

Well duh, it's a magnetic compass in a fluid.

However, that won't be enough in IMC.

Is for me.

Maintaining altitude is "seat of pants" thing, so
what? Set cruise RPM and feel airspeed.
That isn't possible.

Sure it is.
As long as you're not accelerating, which is something
that can be sensed by audio RPM , the magnetic
compass can operate as an artificial horizon too,
because it's like a plumb-bob.
It's of course, independant of operating systems.

IIRC, the magnetic compass is on pre-flight check
list, date of calibration and ascertain operation on
taxi.
Ken

Instrument Flying Made Easy~

Most people wish to fly on the old gauges at one time or another but are
prevented by the high cost of the instruments necessary for this form of
flight. The following is a more or less known and extremely simple
method which may be used by all.

Place a live cat on the cockpit floor, because a cat always remains
upright, he or she can be used in lieu of a needle and ball instrument.
Merely watch to see which way he leans to determine if a wing is low and
if so, which one. This will enable you to your aircraft level in route
with complete accuracy and confidence.

A duck is used for final instrument approach and landing, because of the
fact that any sensible old duck will refuse to fly under instrument
conditions, it is only necessary to hurl your duck out of the cockpit
window and follow her to the ground.

There are some limitations on the cat and duck method, but by rigidly
adhering to the following check list a degree of success will be
achieved which will not only startle you, but will astonish your
passengers as well, and may have an occasional tower operator with an
open mouth.

· Get a wide-awake cat, most cats do not want to stand up all the time,
so it may be necessary to carry a fierce dog along to keep the cat at
attention.

· Make sure your cat is clean, dirty cats will spend all the time
washing. Trying to follow a washing cat usually results in a slow roll
followed by an inverted spin. You will see that this is most unprofessional.

· Old cats are the best, young cats have nine lives, but an old used up
cat with only one life left has just as much to loose and will be more
dependable.

· Avoid stray cats. Try to get one with good character because you may
want to spend time with her.

· Beware of cowardly ducks, if the duck discovers that you are using the
cat to stay upright, she will refuse to leave the airplane without the
cat. Ducks are no better on instruments than you are.

· Get a duck with good eyes. Near sighted ducks sometimes fail to
recognize that they are on the old gauges and will go flogging into the
nearest hill. Very near sighted ducks will not realize that they have
been thrown out and will descend to the ground in a sitting position.
This is a most difficult maneuver to follow in an airplane.

· Choose your duck carefully, it is easy to confuse ducks with geese.
Many large birds look alike. While they are very competent instrument
fliers, geese seldom want to go in the same direction that you do. If
your duck seems to be taking a heading to Ireland or Sweden, you may be
safe in assuming that someone has given you a goose.

(Can't recall the source, but I've always thought it was funny :-)


Don't forget the canary CO detector, although you may have a problem
keeping the cat away from it. A basset hound is also a good airspeed
monitor as they love to stick their noses out the window and the
flapping ears tell you fast you are going. Again the cat may be a
distraction for the dog.

Cheers

Mxsmanic wrote in
news
gatt writes:

For example, I continue to name and quote the FAA Airplane Flying
Handbook, FAA-H-8083-3A, and you don't respond to those posts.
Meanwhile, you don't cite your sources, so I suspect that you are a
liar.

If I cared nothing about others, I'd suggest that you go up and do
some flying in IMC to make me a liar.

Most of us have. You are a liar. You don't know **** from shinola.

Mxsmanic wrote in
:

gatt writes:

HAHAAA!!! Even the aircraft in Flight Simulator don't have
redundant AIs and compasses.

Mine have back-up AIs and altimeters, and sometimes other back-ups,
depending on the aircraft.

The only thing you have backed up is your toilet.

Nomen Nescio wrote:

Don't confuse memory with IQ. I know a lot of people who remember
damn near everything. They couldn't use any of that info to think their
way out of a paper bag, though.

I see MX as a 500 gig hard drive,
connected to a Commodore 64 computer.
/snip/

Idiot Savant?

Or just the best damn troll that this group has seen in a long, long
time, perhaps ever?

Happy Flying
Scott Skylane

Nomen Nescio wrote in
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I agree , definately not stupid, probably well above average IQ .A
vertible human sponge of information.

Don't confuse memory with IQ. I know a lot of people who remember
damn near everything. They couldn't use any of that info to think their
way out of a paper bag, though.

I see MX as a 500 gig hard drive,
connected to a Commodore 64 computer.

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More like connected to a TRS 80.