Ralphie ★ Posted November 23, 2017 Share #1 Posted November 23, 2017 Ok, there is an or missing. I need to finger oot how to move the cursor on this dang iPhone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted November 23, 2017 Share #2 Posted November 23, 2017 I will be spending the day doing emergency descents, engine and electrical fires and engine out landings. Stoopid simulators! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted November 23, 2017 Author Share #3 Posted November 23, 2017 26 minutes ago, Wilbur said: I will be spending the day doing emergency descents, engine and electrical fires and engine out landings. Stoopid simulators! But you seldom get to practice those things IRL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Kosciuszko Posted November 23, 2017 Share #4 Posted November 23, 2017 5 hours ago, Wilbur said: engine out landings Maybe I'm missing something, but I would think engine out landings are a piece of cake: it's not as if the pilot has much choice about what to do, because with the engines out it's pretty much a given the plane is going to land anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted November 23, 2017 Share #5 Posted November 23, 2017 30 minutes ago, Thaddeus Kosciuszko said: Maybe I'm missing something, but I would think engine out landings are a piece of cake: it's not as if the pilot has much choice about what to do, because with the engines out it's pretty much a given the plane is going to land anyway. I only got him the "certified to take off" Christmas gift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted November 24, 2017 Share #6 Posted November 24, 2017 4 hours ago, Thaddeus Kosciuszko said: Maybe I'm missing something, but I would think engine out landings are a piece of cake: it's not as if the pilot has much choice about what to do, because with the engines out it's pretty much a given the plane is going to land anyway. There are varying degrees of success when it comes to landings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted November 24, 2017 Share #7 Posted November 24, 2017 When I think about the old days without modern simulators, I wonder how pilots really got their training for emergency events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted November 24, 2017 Share #8 Posted November 24, 2017 5 hours ago, maddmaxx said: When I think about the old days without modern simulators, I wonder how pilots really got their training for emergency events. We simulated them in the airplanes. A lot of pretending back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted November 24, 2017 Author Share #9 Posted November 24, 2017 Just now, Wilbur said: We simulated them in the airplanes. A lot of pretending back then. Turned off the engines for a little while? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted November 24, 2017 Share #10 Posted November 24, 2017 Just now, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: Turned off the engines for a little while? Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted November 24, 2017 Author Share #11 Posted November 24, 2017 Just now, Wilbur said: Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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