New F16 starting procedure in real life?
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Hi folks,
today I saw this video (German language). During a full AB takeoff I noticed a opened airbrake!
As it looks quite strange to me as an sim - only - “pilot”, I have a question to the real life pilots here: Is there any reason for taking off w/ extended airbrake?Here is a link to the video:
http://www.spiegel.de/video/libyen-aegypter-greifen-is-stellungen-an-video-video-1556502.htmlThanx and many happy landings…
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LOLWTF
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Me thinks he forgot to close them during his checks …… bet he was wondering why he wasn’t accelerating as quickly as usual
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Not a real pilot myself, but I see only one taking off with open airbrakes, so I’d say it’s probably pilot error after testing them during start-up and forgetting to check retraction before departure. If not that, the only reason I can think of is that it slows acceleration, thus allowing the pilot more time to pull up the gear before 300kts is reached.
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he needs to download the beeping open SB mod.
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But wouldnt the ground crew recognize it during last chance?
@caper: very good point mate!!:uham:
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Yeah, I would think someone would tell him.
My thought is a slower takeoff so media can get longer full burner shots.
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He just forgot them open. Media happened to be there.
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I guess the runway points a bit upward there and by opening the brake he wanted to prevent to roll back before releasing the clutch …
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The engine is so powerful that he might understand his less acceleration after 300kts…
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Its weird that his flight mates didnt see this in run-up check… anyway, we probably will never know the real reason
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I guess the runway points a bit upward there and by opening the brake he wanted to prevent to roll back before releasing the clutch …
Those hill starts in a Viper are a bitch
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When I first started flying Falcon, I had to takeoff and land uphill. You kids don’t understand how good you have it these days.
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Based on logic from other government agencies, perhaps the pilots are instructed to fly with speed brakes open to burn more fuel in order to keep their monthly fuel cost allotment the same due to the falling cost of fuel;)
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To me, this movie shows wave off during training patterns (clean aircraft, no loadout except fuel tanks).
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When I first started flying Falcon, I had to takeoff and land uphill. You kids don’t understand how good you have it these days.
:rofl:
In fairness though, landing uphill is usually desirable.
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We know who pay the beer that night…
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… Either a mistake (A friend made the same on AlphaJet during a touch’n’go) … or picture taken just after a go around while airbrakes are still open … (?) I do not imagine it could be a standard takeoff procedure. Would be nonsense.
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It was the Egyptian Air force when they were attacking ISIS. Perhaps it helps to stabilize the old frames during takeoff (IDK).
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DeeJay could be right with touch n go.