Quotation from US broadcaster Herbert Morrison (1905-1989) during his coverage of the Hindenburg disaster.
"This is terrible; this is one of the worst of the worst catastrophes in the world. Oh it's... [unintelligible]
Oh, the humanity, and all the passengers screaming around here!"
45 / 47. You can seize his assets, you can try to put him in jail, you can try to keep him off the ballot, you can try to kill him - but he's our President.
That was a brilliant photoshop. Right? They got all the edges and shadows perfect?
45 / 47. You can seize his assets, you can try to put him in jail, you can try to keep him off the ballot, you can try to kill him - but he's our President.
Go ahead. Post a picture of a Beech 18 with a nosewheel :^)
45 / 47. You can seize his assets, you can try to put him in jail, you can try to keep him off the ballot, you can try to kill him - but he's our President.
I know. Taildraggers (and the people who fly them) are museum pieces, and everyone else wishes they'd just go away.
And yet ... Shiny (my favorite Socialist and fellow museum piece) disagrees with me on this, but I think taildraggers are wonderful trainers. See, even if the instructor is weak and forgiving, the taildragger certainly will not be on dry pavement. It will brutally teach the student a lesson about yaw control.
Yaw control. A fundamental stick and rudder skill. Does it matter any more? Well, if you want to land in a crosswind, control an aircraft during a stall, or avoid crashing a twin after an engine failure .... well, yes. Controlling yaw is actually pretty darned important.
Yeah, I know, he's probably left seat at Air Canada now, so does it really matter? I get it. But can I ask, how well did this King Air pilot control yaw after takeoff?
45 / 47. You can seize his assets, you can try to put him in jail, you can try to keep him off the ballot, you can try to kill him - but he's our President.
