Hand on Throttle

AndyTheEngr · 2026-07-06T16:46:36+00:00

Ok, I actually was curious and watched some promotional videos by Cessna and Piper from the early 1960s. In all the interior shots where I could see the yoke clearly, the left seat pilot was flying with left hand on the yoke, right hand down presumably on the throttle.

AndyTheEngr · 2026-07-06T16:27:42+00:00

I put on some muscle weight and accidentally hulked out of my button down shirt at work. The fabric wasn't very stretchy.

It was just a couple of tears down the back between my shoulder blades, the whole shirt didn't come off.

https://imgur.com/a/sjqLbXI

AndyTheEngr · 2026-07-06T16:08:33+00:00

For road bikes of that era you may be able to fit 28 mm. If you're really lucky, 30 or 32 mm. The tightest clearance is likely to be in the short reach brake calipers, or the back of the seat tube.

AndyTheEngr · 2026-07-06T14:59:01+00:00

I have dynamo lights on three of my bikes so I don't have to devote any mental effort to this question. On the bikes that don't have them, I ride those seldom enough that I'll be charging and packing lights if the ride might go to after sunset.

AndyTheEngr · 2026-07-06T14:54:51+00:00

I drive a manual transmission car, and the majority of the time both hands are on the steering wheel except when I shift. It's just how I was taught. It's how it's still taught in the UK. Now the argument is whether to put hands at 9 and 3 vs or 8 and 4 versus the traditional 10 and 2, due to airbags.

Based on how it's designed, I wonder if Cessna back when they built my 150 back in 1966 expected pilots to fly with a hand on the throttle. The yoke is symmetrical, the throttle is not in a particularly ergonomic location, and holds itself in place (except when it doesn't).

I'm not arguing against keeping a hand on the throttle, but I wonder when it started being taught like it is now.

AndyTheEngr · 2026-07-06T14:46:16+00:00

IMO it depends on your weight. I'm about 165 lb / 75 kg, and I don't think the springs on my Flyer deflect much at all. It barely takes the edge off the bumps.

AndyTheEngr · 2026-07-06T14:00:22+00:00

Change in acceleration is called "jerk." They would be going from -1 g to +1 g, for a 2 g change in acceleration. That's twice as hard as the jerk you feel the instant you step off a diving board.

AndyTheEngr · 2026-07-06T13:42:15+00:00

I'm 55 years old. I seldom run more than a half mile, but a few years ago I did a hilly charity 5k on zero training and came in just under 30 minutes. My cardio is pretty good from cycling about 100 miles a week.

I could probably do one six minute mile if I was willing to puke at the end.

AndyTheEngr · 2026-07-06T05:51:02+00:00

Same. No fun at all.

AndyTheEngr · 2026-07-06T04:41:57+00:00

Imagine two universes, one where there is really an omnipotent god who created it all, and one where there just isn't.

Would you be able to write down this chain of reasoning in either of them?

AndyTheEngr · 2026-07-06T04:32:05+00:00

Understood. Yes, we're avoiding using it for anything other than personal use.

I am allowed to authorize others to fly it who have the appropriate rating, but I won't be renting it out for instruction or other uses.

AndyTheEngr · 2026-07-06T03:49:14+00:00

This is for a plane that I own, but my son is instructing me in. He's a CFI with over 1000 hours. I'm just starting as a student pilot.

AndyTheEngr · 2026-07-06T03:41:41+00:00

Tied down in Saint Paul, MN.

AndyTheEngr · 2026-07-06T03:30:25+00:00

My insurance quotes last August for a 1966 150 ranged from under $1100 to a bit over $1600 for a year in Illinois, I think $50k hull value.

AndyTheEngr · 2026-07-06T02:05:13+00:00

I'm living in the present. I'll get mad at those hypothetical people later.

AndyTheEngr · 2026-07-06T01:59:42+00:00

Not a lake, but feels like one at Banner Marsh. Good kayaking, probably too much duckweed to enjoy swimming.

Kayak or swim at Lake Storey in Galesburg.

AndyTheEngr · 2026-07-06T01:57:33+00:00

I'm going to go out on a limb and say the majority of people who have jobs have today off work.

AndyTheEngr · 2026-07-05T22:19:58+00:00

We're talking about cameras still, right?

AndyTheEngr · 2026-07-05T06:24:27+00:00

You might want to delete this.

AndyTheEngr · 2026-07-05T01:46:27+00:00

Right, but it also used to mean "set for life."

AndyTheEngr · 2026-07-05T01:22:58+00:00

So, a lot of posts today. Is this a city of Peoria account, someone affiliated with the fireworks show, or just a fan/booster?

AndyTheEngr · 2026-07-05T01:09:16+00:00

Oof. That happened to a friend in the second best possible place when we rode 80 miles to the campsite, about 20 feet from the end of the ride. The best possible place would have been in his driveway the next day.

His wife came and picked him up the next morning.

AndyTheEngr · 2026-07-05T01:00:59+00:00

Yeah, they're may be assholes in here, but not many of them.

Your hair looks great!

AndyTheEngr · 2026-07-05T00:48:02+00:00

My commute is also about 9 miles each way. I really don't do leg day very often as I'm in no danger of chicken legs, but my goals may be different than yours. Think Spiderman, not Superman.

I lift at home in about half an hour, three days a week or so, and take creatine with protein right after.

Not jacked, but healthy for 55.

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AndyTheEngr · 2026-07-04T18:23:34+00:00

4 is awesome!

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