On Feb 26, 2008, at 8:38 AM, Wolfe, Stephen S Civ USAF AMC 6 MDSS/ SGSI wrote:
> Very cool, when did they loose the control columns for the fly-by-wire > joy sticks? Through some interesting circumstances, my Dearest One and I got to "fly" one of these in a simulator for an hour or so. Fun, but incredibly easy. I got to take off from St. Paul/Minneapolis and Land at Boston's Logan. Landing was a bit harder -- keeping it heading right for the runway, especially with a cross-wind. I was looking for something hard to do, and I thought landing on an island would be harder. Nope. Obviously there is more to it, but it was unbelievable just how simple it was. I don't see how pilots stay awake on long flights. Maybe they practice the "two guy flying in a single seater" maneuver! <g> The DO had a bit of a hard time landing -- she took us on a wild ride through the fields between the runways. Without telling me, the trainer made me lose an engine -- actually had it fall off. I felt a bit of a bump, and it was a tiny bit hard to keep the craft level. He put it into Fighter Plane mode and flew at Mach 1 for a while, just to get across country faster. The whole experience was pretty fun. Ken _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
