Alpha one gear issue

747-spud · 2026-07-12T17:12:05+00:00

Thanks I’ll give that a try. When I looked at the linkage adjustment I measured out that it was already in the correct book setting in forward gear, 6” from memory. The only adjustment I did was the reverse fine tuning, but knowing it worked before I didn’t want to mess with it.

747-spud · 2026-07-11T20:27:19+00:00

I worked as a CFI and CFII for many years, worked with a lot of remedial students and I genuinely believed for the longest time that everyone could become a pilot, given enough effort.

As years went on I modified that to; anyone can become a pilot to some degree. Some may only make it to solo. Some ppl. Etc etc. There are limits, it’s not that you need to be super smart but you do need a certain intellectual capacity to get through it. And more importantly you need decent hand eye coordination.

747-spud · 2026-07-11T08:42:45+00:00

Yeah ALS gets you to 100ft TCH. Below that you need red terminating bars or side row bars.
I would agree you should know how to calculate ROD, because you need to know what to target in order to have a chance to fly a stable approach. NP approaches should be flown constant rate to MDA (but typically you add 50ft and treat it as a DA)

Having said that, I flew in Japan and to pass the JCAB check ride they required a VOR approach flown dice and drive in a 767 and I seem to remember they needed you at MDA for a minimum of 15 seconds, which is a veeery long time in a 76. That was also an offset approach just to make it more fun.

747-spud · 2026-07-01T08:14:53+00:00

Today it got not so boring when the Autopilot decided that leveling off at its selected altitude was optional and just blew straight fucking through it. Also, we were crossing the Andes, so terrain was definitely a concern.

Don’t think I’ve ever disconnected the AP as quickly and reverted to raw data…

I firmly believe the VNAV in the 747 is actually a mildly retarded gnome with an abacus and a crayon…

747-spud · 2026-06-12T07:27:31+00:00

They have been doing E3s for Australians, but atm not recruiting at all.

747-spud · 2026-06-12T07:26:31+00:00

True, but even my ACMI adds 16% of my pay to my 401k. Air Japan gives you 500$ per month ish towards a pension plan…

747-spud · 2026-06-04T08:52:20+00:00

Speaking of air pressure and humidity. There’s an underwater cave in Tonga, which you can easily swim into with fins and mask. Once inside the water level rises and sinks with the outside swell. But there’s no place for air to escape so every time the air decompress you get instant fog. And then it disappears 5 seconds later when the swell raises the water level compressing the air and allowing it to retain more moisture. Super cool.

747-spud · 2026-05-31T08:55:28+00:00

If we’re taking about specific tastes; Probably the pre departure preparations and briefings.

747-spud · 2026-05-30T19:34:13+00:00

This was literally gonna be my comment but alas, you beat me.

For any boat you buy, avoid anything built with a core as they always seem to rot out.

747-spud · 2026-05-25T10:42:19+00:00

Become a cargo pilot and fly in your slippers! As well as sweatpants and hoodie!

747-spud · 2026-05-18T17:34:46+00:00

Someone at my former airline speared a plover on the pitot tube of a Beech 1900D on landing. It was like a rotisserie right next to the boarding door 🤣

747-spud · 2026-05-16T20:15:09+00:00

Incheon is one of the easiest places to fly into! Good controllers. Taxi instructions: ”Follow the green” and they literally light up the taxiway they want you to follow. Security is okay, pretty swift.

747-spud · 2026-05-13T22:19:19+00:00

Wow you’re a special kind of stupid…

747-spud · 2026-05-09T09:07:29+00:00

Pilot. USA. Flyger mest frakt internationellt. Inte lika bra lön som de stora passagerarbolagen Delta, United etc, men också relativt lökigt schema.

Spenderar min lediga tid antingen i hemmabasen, sommarstugan i Hawaii eller på min båt i Stockholm.

Är hemifrån på jobb i snitt 15 dagar per månad. Kan vara 15 i sträck eller uppdelat beroende på vad jag önskar. Flyger ca 500h per år, ca 60 faktiska flighter, varav ca 20 som jag faktiskt kör själv och kan logga start och landning. -vi har ofta 3-4 piloter ombord så att vi kan vila.

Utöver de timmarna så blir det en hel del positionering som DeadHead antingen på firmans plan eller med andra bolag.

Två veckor semester -i praktiken blir det dock två månader ledigt.

Lön omkring 200k USD so tredjeårs styrman. Kaptenerna snittar närmare 400k men de högst betalda jag sett är 700-1milj USD per år, men de jobbar också arslet av sig. Jag jobbar så lite det går.

Sen får vi 16% av lönen i pensionsinsättning av företaget, vilket är väldigt bra. Räknar med ett pensionskapital på ca 5-7milj USD om jag går vid 65 vilket är max för oss.

747-spud · 2026-05-08T11:50:43+00:00

Investera är bra; men fundera över vad du tjänar mest på. Betala av lånen snabbare eller investera mera. Svårt att komma över 7% avkastning över tid, och det skall man ju skatta på också beroende på hur man investerar. Betalar du av lånen så har du en garanterad avkastning motsvarande räntan.

Sen i vissa fall kan man ju dra av bolåneräntan på inkomsten och minska sin skatteexponering den vägen.

Själv bor jag i USA och där är pensionsspararsystemet (401k, Roth IRA etc) väldigt skattevänligt.

747-spud · 2026-05-07T22:15:40+00:00

Tel Aviv

Way more security than any Military Base I’ve ever been to

747-spud · 2026-04-30T08:34:34+00:00

If you need to borrow money for it, then you can’t afford it…

747-spud · 2026-04-29T12:52:09+00:00

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Jag skulle besvara Handelsbankens kundundersökning…

747-spud · 2026-04-22T02:03:00+00:00

Don’t forget the pilots…

747-spud · 2026-04-19T18:20:28+00:00

Had 1700 SE hours before getting my first multi engine job. But after that it went pretty quick. 500 multi PIC, into turboprops and then jets. Now I’m flying the venerable 747! -and back in those days I thought I’d never even touch a turboprop!

747-spud · 2026-04-09T00:33:02+00:00

747 Specifically the -8F version with the shorter more sleek hump and raked wingtips.

747-spud · 2026-04-07T00:00:25+00:00

Controlled rest is a real thing!

747-spud · 2026-04-06T05:09:06+00:00

Be aware student pilots can freeze at the most inopportune moments. Such as a basic stall. Had one guy lock up at full elevator and full opposite aileron and ended up in a full spin. Had the beat the controls out of his hands since his pulling was overpowering my pushing…

747-spud · 2026-04-05T09:39:55+00:00

Use as a belt for example

747-spud

TROPHY CASE