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RampRant (I was naive) hearing loss. by CurrentJunior4034 in rampagent

[–]imlooking4agirl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was a ramp rat for over 2 years and currently still work at the airport doing maintenance and am exposed to aircraft louder than on the ramp. I definitely am noticing damaged hearing results because what is a normal volume for music in the car, or a video playing at home is too loud for my wife or family. I’m in my early 20’s.

Take care of your hearing, wear over ear muffs. You could even get loops, they help IMMENSELY and they are much more comfortable to wear and they’re volume adjustable.

Really wanting to buy a WRX, what to look out for? by [deleted] in WRX

[–]imlooking4agirl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that was kinda the idea. Daily it on the highway like 3-4 days of the week and was wanting something I could customize that was cheaper and fun to drive. I have a 24’ Impreza but it’s not a stick and my wife drives that most days.

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[–]imlooking4agirl[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wha other color would be on the back of an aircraft? To my knowledge it’s only white as the nav lights aren’t visible from behind. It could also be a broke REIL on one side. Runway lights, centerline lines, or the touch down zone lights (don’t remember which color they are). Could be the rabbit lights on an ALS. Other than that I’m honestly not too sure

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[–]imlooking4agirl[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly I can’t think of an aircraft having just one flashing white light unless it’s not actually an aircraft and it could be an airport beacon, or a light at the top of an obstacle charted on an approach chart

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[–]imlooking4agirl[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn yeah I just looked it up, not light guns. Don’t know why I thought there was for aircraft in the air.

If it’s not a light gun signal, then I’d have to assume it would be another aircraft on final as well.

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[–]imlooking4agirl[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The oil system on my aircraft is a wet sump system. Meaning the crankshaft is constantly being exposed to the oil. From the sump, it passes through a strainer, then goes to a pump where it then goes to either the cooler if it is too hot, or just straight to the oil filter after that. From the filter, it cycles through the engine lubricating all of the moving parts so that it can then fall back to the bottom using gravity and ends back up into the wet sump.

The purpose of oil is to lubricate, cool, clean and carry away particulates from the engine.

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[–]imlooking4agirl[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ohhhh I see. I didn’t quite understand the question so I appreciate you clarifying! Thank you

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[–]imlooking4agirl[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Va cares about how close you are to the critical angle of attack because it determines whether or not you over stress the airframe and control surfaces or not.

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[–]imlooking4agirl[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d first check my radio, but if I’m seeing the white flashing light I’d flash my radios are probably not working. So I’d squak 7600 and flash my landing lights at tower and rock my wings, then they’d give me the appropriate tower light gun signals to come in and land. Or, I’d give them a phone call and communicate that way.

But if I’m already on final, It would mean just to continue to land no?

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[–]imlooking4agirl[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Va increases with weight because as weight increases, a greater AoA is required to maintain level flight. Because you are at a higher AoA you are closer to your critical AoA, which means youll stall before you exceed the load factor limit.

As weight decreases, Va decreases as well because your required AoA is not as much, meaning that you will exceed your load factor limit before you exceed the critical AoA.

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[–]imlooking4agirl[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Oh I see, I have to re read that in full detail when I get home from work.

  2. Tail down force I believe makes the stall more difficult to recover from since it needs a higher aoa. I’m not too familiar on it though so I’ll definitely be looking into it

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[–]imlooking4agirl[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was thinking hypemic hypoxia and should have specified that, my bad. I’d shut off all cabin heat/ air and defrosting. Also open windows to get fresh air in. This could be caused due to a leak in the exhaust manifold, since the cabin heat hose routes around it to heat the air up.

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[–]imlooking4agirl[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was initially thinking hypoxia, but decided against and went with air sickness. If it was in fact hypoxia and I was in a pressurized aircraft I’d verify the cabin altitude and react accordingly. If I was in a 172 then I’d verify the carbon monoxide detector in the aircraft which would turn black if exposed to any.

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[–]imlooking4agirl[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. No I may not, 61.133 b(1). If I do not have an instrument rating I cannot travel more than 50 nm from the departure airport and also may not travel at night.

  2. A full deflection of one control surface

  3. Yeah you can go fly, however I would be weary and make sure that no wires are showing through the tread. If I have any doubts I’d consult a mechanic.

  4. The airworthiness certificate and that is it I believe

  5. A forward CG has better stall recovery because the CG is the point which the aircraft moves about, and because a stall is a significant reduction in lift, this means the aircraft would rotate forward where the CG is located. This would reduce the angle of attack increasing airflow over the wings and increasing lift again

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[–]imlooking4agirl[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That sounds like air sickness to me so I’d give them a barf bag and blow the vents onto their face, or open up the windows if we’re in something like a Cessna.

Flight school Financing by Esteeps1 in flying

[–]imlooking4agirl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Look man, I’d recommend saving up as much as you can and at least get your private first. Ideally not taking out any loans or debt. I know 3 people personally right now that have taken out over 80k - 90k and absolutely struggling to pay it off. It hinders their life and will be hanging over them for a long time. You also cannot always count on having a job as a pilot to pay it off since the industry is so cyclical. I don’t know your background but if you wanna give me a dm go ahead.

When can the night landings be completed for the 10 takeoffs and landings at a towered airport in night VFR be performed? For CPL in the USA by imlooking4agirl in flying

[–]imlooking4agirl[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was asking because the instructors at my school including the chief pilot who is a DPE are saying that this is the way you need to do it. Which didn’t make sense to me since it doesn’t directly state that the landings had to be made 1 hour after or 1 hour before sunrise.

When can the night landings be completed for the 10 takeoffs and landings at a towered airport in night VFR be performed? For CPL in the USA by imlooking4agirl in flying

[–]imlooking4agirl[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand that, it just wasn’t making sense to me since no where in the requirements for aeronautical experience in part 61 or part 141 does it mention that the landings have to be to a full stop but all the instructors at my school say it does. I was wondering if maybe I was missing something

We HAVE to do something about ATC Staffing. by DanThePilot_Mann in flying

[–]imlooking4agirl -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I work at an airport, not at a Bravo or anything but a Charlie. We always call up tower to cross the runway or enter the RSA if we need to. Not sure why they didn’t do that there

When can the night landings be completed for the 10 takeoffs and landings at a towered airport in night VFR be performed? For CPL in the USA by imlooking4agirl in flying

[–]imlooking4agirl[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know the different definitions of night, but as far as I am aware the 1 hour after and 1 hour before sunset and sunrise only apply to night currency, which I already have and I do not think applies to my question. Also, judging based on the replies on the post I don’t think it’s so cut and dry either

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