Pete Fleischmann

Let’s Go!!! off to a great start Jugg!! P

Engine Indication and Crew Alerting System. B757/767/777 for sure. I never flew the 737 or 787, (save for barrel-rolling the 787 sim and making the Fleet captain go ape feces) so can’t speak to those. I wish I had a dollar for every time I’ve seen someone try to get that monkey rollin’ a high energy go-around is equally entertaining Pigfyter

probably descending through 10k would be typical. As a general technique, if I turn off the AP I will almost certainly turn off the AT. Sometimes I’ll turn off the flight directors as well; but if I do I’ll select the FPV on the PFD. The AT is good to have engaged when it is really gusty. Helps a lot. If you do choose to manually disengage the AT, make sure you pull the thrust levers back to make the thrust lever position indicators match the actual thrust pointers on the EPR or N1 (as appropriate) then hit the instinctive disconnect switch on the thrust levers. If you just hit the disconnect switch, the power will advance all the way to climb power, because the thrust levers are in the climb detent. and then you’ll have a handful of jet. P Not all 737’s have HUD’s. Just depends what options the customer ordered.

You are simply choosing to fly it this way. I turn the auto thrust and AP off for virtually every landing. There is no SOP at my airline to leave the AT engaged for landing unless it is an auto land. ….and EICAS is a Boeing thing. You meant to say ECAM. P

Thanks Guy- usually takes two attempts per panel unless you get lucky. So that big one forward of the slab…about 2 hours or so P

Huh. I just figured everyone wore them over their heart as tradition.. looks odd honestly P

keep going! Looking great! P

Hmmm..this looks oddly familiar P

He is a genius. but don’t tell him I said that

Why is the dude 2nd from the left wearing his wings on the right side of his chest? P

Hornet BAe Hawk any alien spacecraft craft we have at Groom Lake NV

How effin cool is this- she’s a big girl, and needs some big legs. Timmy! Engineered all of this; incorporating brass inserts vertically and horizontally and high strength resin to ensure maximum strength…and the whole thing clicks together without glue. Ridiculous. This has easily saved me months of traditional scratch building, failures, and frustration. The whole assembly just drops into the wing- Those are Timmy’s! Fingers BTW- super cool. P

Looking great Chuck- The shape of the F-16; along with its significant dialectic areas, makes it particularly prone to accumulating a static charge, which can be tough on any equipment operating in the RF spectrum. Also; the F-16 is really just a bunch of computers flying in formation. The most critical being the 4 way digital flight control computers and the fuel control unit. Think of a surge protector for your computer. The static dischargers meter off a constant stream of electrons to reduce corona noise and streaming; in an effort to prevent one large discharge. Corona noise results from ionization around the wingtips, vertical fin, and horizontal tail surfaces. Streaming is a type of noise that accumulates around non-conductive areas like radomes and carbon fiber. Cant really speak to the other aircraft though. I do know one F-16 pilot who got struck by lightning (Syracuse ANG F-16A) and it shut the engine down. He’s also the only guy I know who lost the engine and did a successful air start in the Viper. Fun fact: Usually when it quits- it’s hard broke. P

Lot to love here.. very cool stuff P

hi Kev- yep. And even back then, the plan was to skin the model in aluminum..which is en vogue around here lately..but you really need to go back even further in time to Timmy’s! 1/24 OV-10D for the genesis of aluminum skinning. But also, this build certainly started before 3D printing was even a thing. Now it is really helping get this across the finish line. hopefully it won’t be on my bench another 14 years! P

Honestly; Timmy’s! Plans are so spot-on I’m sure it would fly..but it would need a ton of aileron trim from my crappy construction techniques

Hey Troy 20 minutes in a high performance jet and I’d have you crying like a little girl. Jay! this is the first thread I check everyday. Super inspiring! Go buddy go! cheers P

That’s a great idea!

I’m not an alcoholic…they go to meetings. I just drink a lot.

FFS there’s always one in the crowd. Go watch 12:00 high and call me back- P

…I got tired of asking my family to get me one of these as a gift for my birthday, Christmas..So I just got it myself- yay for me! P

Ok now Jay that is just ridiculous. so good. Pete

This is as far as I dare go with skinning the belly for now. The forward join and intakes will require some adjustment before I can skin over that portion- perhaps the oil-canning between the speedbrake wells is a little over done; but it is such a common characteristic of the T-38-I had to do it. Should look ok under paint..it’s just super reflective right now in bare aluminum. …so on to the top next I guess! P

Hey @ALF18 What an awesome experience to fly the F-5B with your Dad. That’s a pretty special memory. Super cool. Thanks to all for the kind words! Much appreciated Pete