I agree with what you said, but the question was specific to Grumman flying.  I've heard that it can get away from you as it's not a fly by feel airplane.  Or maybe I have been misinformed???

Tigers, Cheetahs, and Travelers are docile airplanes although they do have better control response, and are lighter on the controls.  Tigers and Cheetahs are pretty slick for a fixed gear plane, so will float if you come in hot.  If you don't display good speed control, and try to force it down onto the runway you can get into pilot induce oscillation.  The cure to that is to just hold it off if you have enough runway, or just go around. 

The two seat AA1 (original slick wing) demand speed control also, and you don't want to get behind the power curve on these low, and slow as they will break pretty quickly, without too much warning.  The later AA1A, AA1B, and AA1C have a different wing but still require discpline in speed control, but give you a bit more margin.  They don't "get away from you" unless you either don't have training in them or just not flying them properly, but they are not any more dangerous than other planes if you fly them like they should be flown, and learning that is not difficult.

Does that apply to all those game shows as well?  Probably even mores, since I imagine there are more reasons to watch Ellen deGeneres than to see her give away stuff.  If nothing else, she's way better looking than Drew Carry.

Not a big game show fan nor Ellen (far left progressive) fan.  However, last time I checked you had to COMPETE for prizes on game shows, stuff wasn't just given away randomly like on Ellen.  My wife LOVES Ellen, and watches her also. 

Those moderators thought they were so smart and mug, until the candidates returned fire! And those questions...fantasy football? For realz?

I do think the candidates did a nice job of further outing the mainstream medias liberal/progressive bias.

Quote from: Sleepingsquirrel on October 29, 2015, 10:03:21 PM

I've heard that the retract gear on this airplane was not necessary for efficient flight just a training aid for pilots. The picture may bear this out. Looks like it retracts just enough for a prop strike.

True - it is primarily for training value and brings only a small reduction in drag. 

The prop is wood core covered in fiberglass and designed to shatter to prevent engine damage.

The Russian design is extremely clever, lots of other neat little details - for example, the landing gear overcenters are designed such that if one collapses it overloads the other two so they cannot collapse. 

Also, the outboard aileron hinge bracket is mounted just low enough to keep wing structure from touching the ground if either main gear collapse.

The Yak is an amazing machine, love flying it.

'Gimp

I really like hearing about your Yak, and the CJ-6's.  Great info.  I'd love to have one but doubt I can swing it, well maybe someday.

I don't know about now, but when I was in England back in the seventies you could not say anything bad about the Queen in public or the bobbies might rap you on the head and cart you away.

So we don't have it all that bad.

Yet.

I find myself being VERY careful about what I say against the government on the internet, cellphones, and even land lines.  I do not trust my own government anymore, especially with my political leanings.  Look what happened at the IRS, EPA, NSA etc.  Government agencies with a poltical bias being used to punish conservatives, and/or spy on people.  It is starting to feel like Nazi Germany (Gestapo), or the Soviet Union (KGB).

I'm offended!!!




 

Quote from: Anthony on October 29, 2015, 06:18:13 AM

CNBC almost made some of the Republican candidates seem "Presidential" which is a hard thing to do.

What do you mean?  Everyone on the stage and every middle school class president is more presidential than our current Narcissist in Chief.

Yes, Obama is even less Presidential, but that doesn't make the GOP candidates "Presidential".  I don't think there is much gravitas there.  Lesser of two evils yet again.

I hate to say it, and some of my colleagues will jump on me I'm sure but the money is really starting to kill our political system.  The "donor class" is steering politics and government at this point and the citizenry be damned.  Remember Obama saying those on Wall Street should be in prison?  Who went to prison?  Where is Eric Holder working now? 

We're now seeing the money influence the polls on the "R" side of things in Iowa.  The Club for Growth did a huge buy to run ads against Trump and true to form his number have plummeted in Iowa.  I'll bet they thought it would help Jeb, but instead it boosted Carson to the lead.

The scary thing is a lot of money comes from media outlets, or those that own/run media outlets like CEO Brian Roberts at Comcast.  Comcast owns NBC, and MSNBC, as well as operating as a cable company.  Brian Roberts is an avowed leftist, Obama bundler, friend, and supporter.  NBC, MSNBC, and Comcast are all far left in bias.  This is the same as Disney who owns ESPN, and ABC in a partnership with Hearst Corp.  All leftist outfits, that promote leftist policy.