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NASA studies typical student pilot landings

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 1:01 am
by Colonel


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Re: NASA studies typical student pilot landings

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 6:24 am
by praveen4143
Sorry Colonel, but for someone who insists we read shit before we do it, you did it poorly yourself.

That was NASA testing out ELT activations  :P

I believe they found that 3 out of 4 ELTs they tested took "a while" to activate after the crash which should have activated them immediately.

Re: NASA studies typical student pilot landings

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 12:49 pm
by Colonel
[quote]NASA testing out ELT activations[/quote]

[quote]A Cessna 172 dropped to the concrete from 82 feet ...[/quote]

Now I know what the student pilots are doing -
testing out ELT activation!

Re: NASA studies typical student pilot landings

Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2015 1:58 am
by praveen4143
[quote author=Colonel link=topic=419.msg1565#msg1565 date=1436186954]
Now I know what the student pilots are doing -
testing out ELT activation!
[/quote]

You made me laugh out really loud and spill my cranberry juice!!! Ironic and funny but sometimes I get the feeling it's the truth!  :P

Re: NASA studies typical student pilot landings

Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2015 3:58 pm
by Colonel
To quote Julie Andrews, these are
some of my favorite things:













Re: NASA studies typical student pilot landings

Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2015 9:47 pm
by David MacRay
This guy just needed about 800 more horse power?



Maybe a five blade prop.

Re: NASA studies typical student pilot landings

Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2015 10:18 pm
by Fendermandan
Ahhhh classics.