This would be a cool toy to have

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http://hight3ch.com/post/airplane-toy-feel-like-a-pilot/

 

[Royk]

That was so cool!

 

[WDixon27]

mmmmmm... ... ... . want one... ... .

 

[KBennett]

That is cool.



There was a video that was e-mailed to me a while ago where all you could see was what looked like the view from a full size airplane that was headed toward the ground. It looks like it is going to crash when all of a sudden a hand reaches out and catches the plane.

 

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That is cool.



There was a video that was e-mailed to me a while ago where all you could see was what looked like the view from a full size airplane that was headed toward the ground. It looks like it is going to crash when all of a sudden a hand reaches out and catches the plane.

I'd like to see that!

 

[WDaniels]

I want one!!!

 

[Cummins Pilot]

Neat, but this one is way more fun.

 

[PC12Driver]

Neat, but this one is way more fun.

Yep, and you don't have to wear the funny goggles.



Here's mine (I'm thinking the 'Wagon probably has a higher "fun" value, though).

 

[KBennett]

I'd like to see that!

Here it is:

Airplane Final Approach

 

[Sageair]

To PC-12 Driver

Both the PC-12 and TBM 700 fascinate me. Kindly tell me what your thoughts are on each one as they compare to the other. I know the numbers but I have no personal experience with either. The most sophisticated plane I have much time in is a T-210. Thanks in advance Steve.

 

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Here it is:

Airplane Final Approach

That was cool. Thanks

 

[NPloysa]

Yeah yeah posting pics of the planes you fly. I don't think the 172s I fly could hold up to the flash of the camera. I did, however, get to sit right seat in a 2005 Gulfstream 550 this afternoon, and play with the PFD and HUD It was awesome!



I will get pics up!

 

[PC12Driver]

Both the PC-12 and TBM 700 fascinate me. Kindly tell me what your thoughts are on each one as they compare to the other.

Sitting in the pilot's seat, they're both very similar operation-wise. They even share a bunch of the same avionics and autopilot, so that all works the same. But the TBM handles like a little sports car and the Pilatus flys like a Suburban. A really heavy Suburban. Without power steering. The first time I hand flew it at 180+kts I thought the autopilot roll servo hadn't disconnected. It isn't bad below 150kts or so. This is something they've fixed on the latest revision (something like 60% less roll control force).



As far as usefullness, the PC12 kicks the TBM's butt. I can load up 8 people with bags and still carry 4 hours of fuel. And I don't have to crawl over everyone to get up front (although a pilot's door is optional on the TBM at the cost of some payload). Or there's been a couple of times that I've pulled the back two seats out and took a trade show booth and four salesmen to a show. It's just a really big airplane for its size (not sure if that makes sense) that can carry whatever you can fit in it a long ways.



But the new TBMs are really getting fast. We hit about 260kts and they've got another 60kts on that (320kt top speed at altitude). They're really nice for 1 or 2 people or a small family to get somewhere quickly, but they just don't have the big shoulders or comfort level of the '12.



But most importantly, the PC12 has a lavitory and the TBM doesn't.

 

[Sageair]

Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts. Regards Steve

 

[Jengle]

Out of all the flying I have done, including taildraggers, and aerobatic included, the absolute most fun I have had in aviation has got to be floatplane flying. Cumminspilot, I want one of those. My dream plane is a 185 on floats. And be right in your neighborhood with it.

 

[Cummins Pilot]

Out of all the flying I have done, including taildraggers, and aerobatic included, the absolute most fun I have had in aviation has got to be floatplane flying. Cumminspilot, I want one of those. My dream plane is a 185 on floats. And be right in your neighborhood with it.

Another 60 grand and I'll have the floats & the upgraded engine/prop. My plane is actually a C-175 converted to conventional gear & a Horton STOL kit. I call it a Skywagon when I talk to ATC because if I call it a Skylark once they see me they ask me again what I am. "I'm a converted 175, 14M" (I got tired of this phrase).



While I don't have my float rating yet I do love flying floats. My dream is to fly in the southeast of AK in Beavers & Otters on floats for a living for a few summers. A 185 is a hell of a performing machine. Especially one with a TIO540 out of a Navajo. 350HP!!!!