Daywalker Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 Holy crap, that sounds like a royal PITA. Any idea why someone would design a system like that, as opposed to toe brakes (which seem to work quite well and be fairly easy to master)? GreyGhost, Martinnfb, Pete Fleischmann and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewH Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Pete Fleischmann said: it’s kind of like trying to taxi a taildragger backwards. Only thing I can think of now is watching planes ground looping backwards JeepsGunsTanks, Daywalker, GreyGhost and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted May 10, 2022 Author Share Posted May 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Daywalker said: Holy crap, that sounds like a royal PITA. Any idea why someone would design a system like that, as opposed to toe brakes (which seem to work quite well and be fairly easy to master)? great question! But I suppose if you grew up with that system and that’s all you ever knew..it’d be no big deal. I keep telling myself “19 year old Russian kids do this!” once you get it though- you GET it. I tell everyone transitioning to the L-39 from other jets that Taxiing will be the most frustrating part of training; and then one day it magically clicks. cheers P GreyGhost, Martinnfb, LSP_Matt and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 Not to change the subject, but Pete, weren't you moving? I forgot where you said you were going to end up. Could you refresh an old man's memory? Thank you. Sincerely, Mark Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted May 10, 2022 Author Share Posted May 10, 2022 3 hours ago, dodgem37 said: Not to change the subject, but Pete, weren't you moving? I forgot where you said you were going to end up. Could you refresh an old man's memory? Thank you. Sincerely, Mark No worries Mark- Yes! Moved out west to Iowa right before Christmas. P dodgem37 and Martinnfb 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted May 10, 2022 Author Share Posted May 10, 2022 23 hours ago, LSP_Matt said: I checked out OPI as well. It looks like it would be a fascinating place to work. Cheers Matty It’s a pretty cool place for sure- some big-brain people there making all the magic happen. Grateful to be a part of it. cheers P LSP_Matt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted May 18, 2022 Author Share Posted May 18, 2022 All checked out in the L-29 having a blast. P GreyGhost, Fanes, LSP_Matt and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbaldguy Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 Okay, I’ll bite: Why does the University of Iowa feel like it needs an Air Force and how is it you became their chief pilot and what does Little Dude think about all this? GreyGhost and JeepsGunsTanks 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted May 18, 2022 Author Share Posted May 18, 2022 45 minutes ago, Oldbaldguy said: Okay, I’ll bite: Why does the University of Iowa feel like it needs an Air Force and how is it you became their chief pilot and what does Little Dude think about all this? well for starts OBG, I’m not the Chief Pilot…just a pilot. The Hawkeyes are doing some cool testing that requires jets, helicopters, drones, etc. Big science requires big brains; and there are a lot of big brains at Iowa. And little dude is patiently waiting for a rescue helo to be built..but he seems content in his raft. I highly suspect he will never get out of it..even when the helo shows up. cheers P GreyGhost, JeepsGunsTanks, Oldbaldguy and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 How’d you like the -29? Always thought it was a nice looking jet. Are they harder to keep flying compared to your own ride? JeepsGunsTanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daywalker Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 On 5/10/2022 at 6:59 AM, Pete Fleischmann said: No worries Mark- Yes! Moved out west to Iowa right before Christmas. P I'm just up the road (in SW Wisconsin), welcome to the neighborhood! JeepsGunsTanks and Pete Fleischmann 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted May 19, 2022 Author Share Posted May 19, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, John1 said: How’d you like the -29? Always thought it was a nice looking jet. Are they harder to keep flying compared to your own ride? bout the same $ and effort to maintain and fly. Just underpowered and slow compared to the 39, but it’s handling qualities are very nice. The one issue I see with the L-29 is they are very inexpensive to aquire (you can buy one for 30-40K) but they are just as expensive to fly and maintain as the L-39. The fuel burn is very similar. So some owners fall into the trap of thinking it is an inexpensive jet to operate…and don’t have the resources to properly maintain it and operate it. The upfront cost is lower, but that’s about it. Thankfully that isn’t the case with the OPL jets. cheers P Edited May 19, 2022 by Pete Fleischmann John1 and LSP_Matt 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted May 19, 2022 Author Share Posted May 19, 2022 3 minutes ago, Daywalker said: I'm just up the road (in SW Wisconsin), welcome to the neighborhood! hey neighbor! Daywalker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easixpedro Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 16 hours ago, Oldbaldguy said: Okay, I’ll bite: Why does the University of Iowa feel like it needs an Air Force My snarky response: It's for when beating the Huskers in football isn't enough... Back to your regularly scheduled programming. I can't wait to hear about Pig's sore neck from honking G's with that monstrous helmet! JeepsGunsTanks and Pete Fleischmann 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted May 20, 2022 Author Share Posted May 20, 2022 (edited) guess we hired a new L-39 pilot (for those of you who don’t follow BIG10 sports, that’s Iowa’s mascot..Herky) p Edited May 20, 2022 by Pete Fleischmann easixpedro, rigor, GreyGhost and 5 others 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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