Comments on: Things instructors say – Is there a listing?

By: admin

admin — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:56:07 +0000

John R. Johnson wrote:

>you can instantly tell whether a pilot was airforce trained or navy trained.

in the old, politically incorrect pre-tailhook scandal days, navy
pilots used to have a saying: "flare to land, squat to pee"

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By: admin

admin — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:56:06 +0000

I don't know about that vertical speed for carrier landings. I do
know that you can instantly tell whether a pilot was airforce trained
or navy trained. Navy pilots tend to come down final with absolute
MINIMUM airspeed, wallowing just above a stall and plunk solidly on
the VERY END of the runway. Rollout is close to nil.
Airforce pilots fly a long flat final with power and drive it onto the
runway with excess speed. Long roll outs. It is a difference in the
philosophy of the two services!

John

On 28 May 1996, Wwplummer wrote:

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> In article <4oan64$...@qnx.com>, ab...@qnx.com (Andrew Boyd) writes:

> >#3) "Hold it off, hold it off" [during carrier-style landing]

> Yup, he says that, but not on carrier-style landings. As I understand it,
> when you land on a carrier, it is with a verticle speed of 14 ft/sec (840
> ft/min). My instructor used to get real upset when I would do that!
> --Bill

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> Wm W. Plummer, 7 Country Club D., Chelmsford MA 01824 508-256-9570
> PP-ASEL,G

By: admin

admin — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:56:05 +0000

Bart van Haarlem wrote:

>"things that instructors say"?

#1) "Right rudder, more right rudder" [during takeoff], and

#2) "Add power, add power" [during low and slow approach]

#3) "Hold it off, hold it off" [during carrier-style landing]

#4) "I have control" [near-collision or dive-bombing]

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By: admin

admin — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:56:05 +0000

In article <4oan64$...@qnx.com>, ab...@qnx.com (Andrew Boyd) writes:
>#3) "Hold it off, hold it off" [during carrier-style landing]

Yup, he says that, but not on carrier-style landings. As I understand it,
when you land on a carrier, it is with a verticle speed of 14 ft/sec (840
ft/min). My instructor used to get real upset when I would do that!
--Bill

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Wm W. Plummer, 7 Country Club D., Chelmsford MA 01824 508-256-9570
PP-ASEL,G