PILOT SPIN
Pilot Zone => Pilot Zone => Topic started by: Rush on April 26, 2025, 02:03:36 PM
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Holy shit! Any of you ever do anything like this? I mean I had stall training in the bugsmashers but…
https://x.com/airmainengineer/status/1916123095368401399
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All that ain’t nuthin’, betcha Astronaut Katy Perry could do it all day long. 🙄😂
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Big Iron does not like to be stalled.
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Big Iron does not like to be stalled.
It’s not just me then. Stalling a 152, cool as a cucumber, I could do it all day. But the very thought of a stall as a pax on a commercial flight? Absolute terror.
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It’s not just me then. Stalling a 152, cool as a cucumber, I could do it all day. But the very thought of a stall as a pax on a commercial flight? Absolute terror.
To be clear in that video, that was flight testing a new model. Those were test pilots exploring the envelope of the 717, so they were intentionally taking it into a deep stall. At the end of the video you see one of the flight test engineers come to the cockpit. Those are the guys in back recording all the data.
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To be clear in that video, that was flight testing a new model. Those were test pilots exploring the envelope of the 717, so they were intentionally taking it into a deep stall. At the end of the video you see one of the flight test engineers come to the cockpit. Those are the guys in back recording all the data.
I understand that. Test pilots must have nerves made of literal steel. And balls so big I’m surprised the flight was within the weight limit.
When I was a kid I wanted to do stuff like that but turns out I don’t have that kind of “right stuff” LOL!
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When I was doing my glider training in Tehachapi I met a number of test pilots out from Edwards who would come out and take advantage of the great conditions there. They were in the test pilot school but didn't say much specific about their job. Yes, they are a breed apart. What amazed me was the precision with which they approach their job. Each flight has a precise set of tasks to accomplish... slow to x knots, pull back to y angle of attack, bank to z degrees, document what happens. All the time moving steadily out to see where the edge of the envelope is. All about absolute precision. No sloppiness allowed. Amazing that such people exist.
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When I was doing my glider training in Tehachapi I met a number of test pilots out from Edwards who would come out and take advantage of the great conditions there. They were in the test pilot school but didn't say much specific about their job. Yes, they are a breed apart. What amazed me was the precision with which they approach their job. Each flight has a precise set of tasks to accomplish... slow to x knots, pull back to y angle of attack, bank to z degrees, document what happens. All the time moving steadily out to see where the edge of the envelope is. All about absolute precision. No sloppiness allowed. Amazing that such people exist.
It's their job, and they're trained to do that like surgeons, and other exacting careers. I know you know this, but I'm sure we hold ourselves to high standards, when we fly, but not like that!