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Published: Jun 22, 2023
Author: Whisperin' Bill Anderson - singer
Post Date: 2023-06-22 15:59:34 by Lod
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“ On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron. ” ~ H. L. Mencken
Reminded me of this one, as time winds down... “ On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron. ” ~ H. L. Mencken
I washed my truck Tuesday afternoon for the first time in about two years. Of course, that had my back out of commission yesterday and on the narcotics. I'd be having the time of my life if it wasn't for the pain. My excitement now consists of giving away money and drinkin'. Anyway, the truck looks good. It ought to, it's got less than 11k miles after ten and a half years. FWIW, John Denver died at 53 in 1997 He died on the afternoon of October 12, 1997, when his light homebuilt aircraft, a Rutan Long-EZ with registration number N555JD, crashed into Monterey Bay near Pacific Grove, California, while making a series of touch-and-go landings at the nearby Monterey Peninsula Airport. Why would a pilot make a series of touch-and-go landings? Practice? Fun? Testing the aircraft?
I don't remember the details. JD had plenty of hours, the aircraft was a homebuilt/experimental deal. Maybe he was trying to get used to it, I don't really know. Back in 2013, I was getting ready to get my rotary wing license. I wanted to finish up my Texas Two-Step lessons at the American Legion in Waynedale first. Texting Granny irrevocably changed my destiny on 26Nov2013. The engine quit on John Denver's plane for running out of gas. It had a switch controlling which tank it drew gas from but in an unusual spot, I think above and behind the shoulder which was a customized location, and for some reason, one tank ran dry. So the crash was not any fault with the aircraft's avionics or general design.
Usually it would be practice, but they can also be fun. Touch and go's are handy as landing approaches require one align with the runway properly at the correct altitude and descent rate. Dealing with crosswinds can also be a variable factor that one should get good at, and certain runways can offer somewhat different challenges as well.
Thanks for the amplifications, Pin.
Is the engine in a small aircraft like that easy to re-start in flight? What turns the engine to re-start it? Air over the prop? An electric starter like a car?
I think it's both, mostly electric starter motor in post 1940 designs, but I swear I've seen footage of an engine stalling out and the only recourse was to dive the plane hard enough to force the propeller to spin the crankshaft enough to restart the engine.
“I am not one of those weak-spirited, sappy Americans who want to be liked by all the people around them. I don’t care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it. My affections, being concentrated over a few people, are not spread all over Hell in a vile attempt to placate sulky, worthless shits.” - William S Burroughs
The vast majority of aircraft in the modern age can be re-started in- flight as they have battery power to do that. I can only think of the WW1 style radial engine types that relied on someone cranking the prop to start it. But of course you also need enough altitude to give you time to be able to react to an engine outage, determine the cause, remedy and restart it, and I think Denver was at too low an altitude to do all those things.
Are you familiar with the rotary-radial engines used mostly prior to 1920? The crankshaft was fixed to the airframe, while the entire engine block spun, with the propeller attached to the engine block. The main benefit of this design was that the engine air-cooled itself due to the cylinders spinning with the block, but there was no way to regulate throttle, the fuel supply was either on or off. That's why "blipping" was necessary, the pilot actually had to turn off fuel to regulate engine speed, so it sounds like engine is dying, then comes back. A major disadvantage to this design was lack of an enclosed crankcase, lubrication was via oil mixed with fuel, the oil usually being castor oil. The pilots would ingest the fumes and suffer the usual side effects of ingesting castor oil. Not to be confused with Rotary (Wankel) engine or Radial engine with fixed block and rotating crankshaft. “I am not one of those weak-spirited, sappy Americans who want to be liked by all the people around them. I don’t care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it. My affections, being concentrated over a few people, are not spread all over Hell in a vile attempt to placate sulky, worthless shits.” - William S Burroughs
One of LT's Cessna 152s at 07C (Auburn) had a bad battery and the only way to start it for awhile was to hand-prop it. It takes two people to do it safely (switch off/on, brakes, etc). Me and Skillethead used to do it to fly, but we were young and immortal back then. I'm the only immortal left now. It was called windmilling. We didn't usually fly high enough to rely on that. Usually 500' AGL. Yeah, heard about them. I'm thinking the Rotary Radials had to have been two-stroke rather than Otto cycle.
“I am not one of those weak-spirited, sappy Americans who want to be liked by all the people around them. I don’t care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it. My affections, being concentrated over a few people, are not spread all over Hell in a vile attempt to placate sulky, worthless shits.” - William S Burroughs
Otto Pilot... Airplane! (1980) - Otto Pilot gets a BJ Interesting. Thanks.
I've seen them only in old fraticide movies.
Whites killing Whites? Yep. Sadly.
Holy crap. I can't believe I got that. I hope I don't lose my HoosierHick designation. Can a Solid Wood Airplane Actually Fly??? You already lost it when you used "insular" earlier today.
I hope my self-effacing Hick-Schtick isn't totally shattered. At least I know how to spell 'numb.' (Edit) My Merrican ire is rising... NEVER FORGET 9-11 OR J6. HOORAH! (Edit2) look at the gal @~ 2:36 in the dark blue scrubs. She looks a lot like a gal I used to date, I used to call her Reebok, because she always wore Reeboks. She worked at Hospital City. She also helped my mother take care of my handicapped sister for a long time after we went our own ways. I don't think I've had much contact since my mother died about ten years ago. Well, as several people here are already aware, I'm not really an engineer. I'm the king of Spain.
Maybe we should establish diplomatic relations then. I'm the dictator of Howland Island and the FBO of the Howland Island International Airport. Amelia Earhart almost landed here a couple of years ago, but got diverted to It's tourist season. Bring the family and come see our fabulous day beacon. For some reason that magnificent structure reminds me of the old Kokomo Gas tower.
Keep your peckers in your pants fellas. I already claimed the joint (and the Palmyra Atoll which also has an international airport) under the Guano Islands Act. IT'S ALL MINE! (Edit) I let Jarvis and Baker Island go, they don't have airports, and I think Midway is contaminated with radiation or chemicals or something, but it does have a sweet airport. I don't want to be greedy. That gal at 2:36 looks like the stray that my wife and I took in for while. Married last year, but still comes to visit us every few weeks. She works in health care now. Cute as a button in scrubs with stethoscope around her neck and exam gloves hanging out of her pockets.
You do realize that I command 80% of the Iberian Peninsula, right?
You ever hear of Indonesia? Mine. (Edit) Hey, I like small things, islands are ideal. I don't need Big things to prove my manhood. Little Jimmy speaks for himself. He's always dragging me around. An aerodynamic issue with having the entire engine spin with the prop was that it created enormous gyroscopic forces, making it very difficult to turn in one direction but super easy to turn the other. It was something for pilots to adapt to for WW 1 fighter aircraft.
I never thought about that much. My buddy Jess had a Cessna 310? twin, I suppose the props (rotating mass) counter rotated to mitigate that effect, but his prop weren't probably 500 lbs. each. Turn too sharp, and one wing separates to the left and the other one cuts through the cockpit. Cessna made a pusher/puller twin-boom recon aircraft (don't remember the designation) during the Vietnam war. I wonder how those props spin? I hate it when Ecuadorians make me think too much (says the guy who's living in what was supposed to be a storage unit) :P You're OK, Pin. Skymaster That was a cool aircraft. (Next to the P-38 and P-51) The F-5 and T-38 trainer were the best lookin' jets, bar none. (Edit) One of those vids makes it look like the props counter-rotate, but it could be a shutter speed effect. Your mileage may vary. I'm so lonely, Dad. "I'll never let go It's unfortunate. The Covi freaks have killed three of my girlfriends with their clot-shots. I'm so lonely. I got a couple Two-Step lessons in before 'Texting Granny' dusted me off. Strap it on, we're gonna have some fun! Bananarama Bidet Republic! Fuck your guns, I've got F-16s! AND NUKES! Fuck you Pacman. We can blow up your house up without even bothering the traffic at FWA - 122nd TFW My first GF was named Pam. She was A LOT OLDER than me. Hey, I had a driver's license. That makes it OK, right? Our last assignment. I don't remember where the mission was, I just remember Geo's where we'd leave our cars. I miss you Punk.
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#2. To: Lod (#1)
TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy…
but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”
#3. To: Esso (#2)
Nice! thank you.
#4. To: Lod (#3)
...as time winds down...
TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy…
but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”
#5. To: Esso (#4)
#6. To: StraitGate (#5)
(Edited)
TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy…
but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”
#7. To: Esso (#6)
#8. To: StraitGate (#5)
Why would a pilot make a series of touch-and-go landings? Practice? Fun? Testing the aircraft?
#9. To: Pinguinite (#8)
TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy…
but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”
#10. To: Pinguinite (#7)
#11. To: StraitGate (#10)
#12. To: StraitGate (#10)
Is the engine in a small aircraft like that easy to re-start in flight? What turns the engine to re-start it? Air over the prop? An electric starter like a car?
#13. To: Pinguinite, StraitGate (#12)
(Edited)
#14. To: Dakmar, 4um (#11)
...the only recourse was to dive the plane hard enough to force the propeller to spin the crankshaft enough to restart the engine.
TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy…
but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”
#15. To: Dakmar (#13)
Are you familiar with the rotary-radial engines used mostly prior to 1920?
TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy…
but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”
#16. To: Esso (#15)
#17. To: Dakmar (#16)
Otto cycle.
TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy…
but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”
#18. To: Pinguinite (#12)
#19. To: Dakmar (#13)
#20. To: StraitGate (#19)
...old fraticide movies.
TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy…
but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”
#21. To: Esso (#20)
#22. To: StraitGate (#21)
Yep.
TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy…
but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”
#23. To: Dakmar (#13)
TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy…
but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”
#24. To: Esso (#22)
#25. To: StraitGate (#24)
(Edited)
You already lost it when you used "insular" earlier today.
TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy…
but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”
#26. To: Esso (#25)
#27. To: StraitGate (#26)
(Edited)
I'm the king of Spain.
Vanuatu Nikumaroro Island, Kiribati or something. 
TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy…
but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”
#28. To: Esso, Dakmar (#27)
#29. To: StraitGate, Dakmar, 4um (#28)
(Edited)
For some reason that magnificent structure reminds me of the old Kokomo Gas tower.
TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy…
but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”
#30. To: Esso (#25)
#31. To: Esso (#29)
#32. To: StraitGate (#31)
(Edited)
You do realize that I command 80% of the Iberian Peninsula, right?
TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy…
but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”
#33. To: Dakmar (#13)
#34. To: Pinguinite (#33)
(Edited)
TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy…
but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”
#35. To: Lod (#3)
(Edited)
These are for my Pam...
TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy…
but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”
#36. To: Lod (#3)
(Edited)
Cari's (Ramette's) song...
Your hands and
Your heart
Are my home."
TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy…
but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”
#37. To: Lod (#3)
(Edited)
5'2" not 9 and blue eyes...
TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy…
but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”
#38. To: Lod (#3)
(Edited)
I should probably go to bed, but this is the first time I haven't been in searing pain for awhile...
TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy…
but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”
#39. To: Christine (#38)
(Edited)
TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy…
but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”
#40. To: All (#39)
(Edited)
HEY EVERYBODY! THE SUN IS COMING UP ON THE SUMMIT CITY!
TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy…
but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”
#41. To: Lod, Pams (#40)
No disrespect, Loddy. I've never met a Pam I didn't love...
TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy…
but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”
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