Post AcXyCU7lIGDBfMsk1w by JLuisNieves@mastodon.la
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(DIR) Post #AcXwlFZ5DVSEjq6vwW by stux@mstdn.social
2023-12-06T22:26:19Z
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Seems simple… :blobcatgiggle: (How to prevent crashing down)
(DIR) Post #AcXwruv0NVO4jQXlx2 by stux@mstdn.social
2023-12-06T22:27:32Z
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Bonus info!This is the ‘rudder’ they talks about
(DIR) Post #AcXwurnYR3A9vJSuFE by freemo@qoto.org
2023-12-06T22:28:13Z
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@stux You just need to jump up off the floor of theplane right when it hits down, works every time.
(DIR) Post #AcXx7B1mlYuL2OzXrE by jeff@honeytree.social
2023-12-06T22:30:19Z
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@stux Flat spins suck
(DIR) Post #AcXxC4lfT4e94RmxwO by ND3JR@social.coop
2023-12-06T22:31:11Z
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@stux As a student pilot I'm going to have to contradict your alt text: it's the ailerons (the two flaps you have in blue on the wings) that do the actual steering. The rudder is used to keep the plane streamlined while turning.When a plane is on the ground then your alt text is correct: only the rudder is used to steer while a plane is taxiing. But once it's in the air it's the ailerons that do most of the turning.In fact the rudder is contolled by pedals & the ailerons by stick or yoke.
(DIR) Post #AcXxNPs1LkRFhjASwa by stux@mstdn.social
2023-12-06T22:33:17Z
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@ND3JR haha I believe you! I took the most logical explain but I am no expert, faaaar from it
(DIR) Post #AcXxQiAVm2RVK9O75U by freemo@qoto.org
2023-12-06T22:33:58Z
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@stux Interesting and related: did you know a helicopter can land safely from any height even with completely down engines.
(DIR) Post #AcXxWgmvop1SmSD1LE by TimWardCam@c.im
2023-12-06T22:34:58Z
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@stux Well, no. But I don't suppose you'll confuse anyone fatally, as nobody should put themselves into a spin without having had proper spin recovery training.
(DIR) Post #AcXxtrKwlVTg9nASjA by LabSpokane@mas.to
2023-12-06T22:37:47Z
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@ND3JR @stux As a licensed pilot, allow me to correct your correction. @stux is essentially correct in the context of the video - which is spin recovery. Opposite rudder is “steering” the plane out of the spin.
(DIR) Post #AcXxtvs3uKLMDegxto by stux@mstdn.social
2023-12-06T22:39:07Z
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@LabSpokane @ND3JR it seemed logical and I had to look it up since I didn’t get it at first why they put their hands on the dash but it turned out they peddle is at the feet
(DIR) Post #AcXyCU7lIGDBfMsk1w by JLuisNieves@mastodon.la
2023-12-06T22:42:27Z
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@stux I cannot even imagine me in there... 🤯Wtf‼️
(DIR) Post #AcXyQZjBFxrf6E6S3c by stux@mstdn.social
2023-12-06T22:44:28Z
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@JLuisNieves it’s super scary indeed! But maaaybe, maaaybe it’ll one day save your and others their lives 💪
(DIR) Post #AcXyQkhSSi1T84NjOq by nlarson830@techhub.social
2023-12-06T22:45:11Z
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@freemo @stux Not *any*, no.There are regimes of altitude and airspeed where autorotation cannot provide a safe landing.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicopter_height%E2%80%93velocity_diagram
(DIR) Post #AcXyah5sixZkqCXvzU by freemo@qoto.org
2023-12-06T22:46:59Z
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@nlarson830 If you are in those regimes then its pilot error.Thats a bit like saying a plane cant land safely if it intentionally nose dives right before landing (picking up too much speed). Obviously it only works if the airspeed are controlled by the pilot on the way down.@stux
(DIR) Post #AcXydwdVOWtzugp7o0 by Blogfeedser@mastodon.nl
2023-12-06T22:47:29Z
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@stux @Piloot 👀
(DIR) Post #AcXyzZy6LzAxytm0aO by JLuisNieves@mastodon.la
2023-12-06T22:51:21Z
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@stux Sounds good!
(DIR) Post #AcXzHLwnDquzhxdWXg by harld@masto.ai
2023-12-06T22:54:35Z
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@stuxWTF.....@Blogfeedser
(DIR) Post #AcY0DD2qTm5mtT3VTc by mike805@fosstodon.org
2023-12-06T23:05:09Z
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@freemo @nlarson830 @stux Vertical flight, taking off straight up and landing straight down, looks cool in the movies. Just re-watched the Airwolf movie and there is some seriously dangerous helicopter flying in there!There are a bunch of gotchas. Taking off straight up can kill you if the power fails. Landing straight down can kill you even if the helicopter is fine. You are descending into your own downwash, which reduces your lift and makes you fall faster.
(DIR) Post #AcY0NRLCBLTy7yW76G by mike805@fosstodon.org
2023-12-06T23:07:00Z
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@freemo @nlarson830 @stux Beyond a certain point you cannot slow down your descent by increasing pitch. You have to fly forward to recover, and if there is something in the way, you crash. As I recall this happened during the Bin Laden raid.Then there are machines like the Osprey that cannot autorotate, and if the power fails you are dead. It has a complex transmission that is supposed to let one engine spin both rotors, but if the transmission fails, sorry about that.
(DIR) Post #AcY39Zhsa4k7slCv6O by Talhaprima@mamot.fr
2023-12-06T23:38:01Z
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@stuxStall and spin : basic fundamental 🤣
(DIR) Post #AcZUUNE54Qk7AyN5MG by lrreynolds@mstdn.social
2023-12-07T16:18:58Z
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@stux had my first and thankfully only experience with this during the check ride for my private pilots license! The examiner had me do a steep turning stall that immediately turned into a flat spin. He watched to see my reaction and noted I wasn’t trying to make it worse by pulling on the yoke and had throttled down. He simply said kick the rudder and things got a heck of a lot calmer and I was able to finish the check ride in one piece. Heck of a way to learn what to do in this situation…
(DIR) Post #AcZUcf0ipdT0eO4ftg by sj_zero@social.fbxl.net
2023-12-07T16:20:36.098054Z
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How do I prevent my pants from being filled with debris during this?