I just happened to see the vid again just now, and was struck by what I was looking at at 1.35 in the vid. I never really took much notice before until today.
I have often wondered if the map tiles will be gone in the new terrain update we are all aching for. And sure enough, I needed to find what I was looking at in Google maps. I managed to find it in less than 2 minutes.
Check these pics out.
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The VR ready and beyond vid
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RE: Virtual Crew Chief for BMS
@Aragorn said in Virtual Crew Chief for BMS:
@Tomcattwo Oooookay, then. (Amazing vid, BTW. Thanks.)
I have questions. (For any of the experts in this thread)
I’m going on the basis that there is no such thing as a stupid question, so - forgive me if the answers are obvious.
- He seems relaxed when he ducks past the nozzle a few times, right…?
SO - during the RAMP, when the throttle is pushed forward and the nozzle closes somewhat…
- What would happen if someone were standing BEHIND the nozzle…?
Would they be blown backwards (like with heavy commercial jets)…?
Would they get BURNED…? (Like - is that exhaust ridiculously hot…?)
Both…? Neither…?
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When the nozzle is completely open. What would happen if one were standing right behind the nozzle…?
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Assuming that it WOULD hurt (so this question is irrelevant if the above answers were: “nothing would happen”)…
- What would be a SAFE distance to stand behind the nozzle as it is:
a.) Open. b.) Begins to close up…?
- The safety pins on the landing gear…
IF he had forgotten to pull one of those pins… (I am assuming here that they don’t seem in any way connected electronically; they seem physical)
- Could the jet still taxi and take-off; the issue only becoming evident when he tried to raise the gear…? Or - are those pins actually connected somehow, and would not allow taxi…?
I just can’t believe that in the entire history of military jet-aviation that not a single person on any one of a million occasions has not forgotten just one pin. Head-trauma from a year prior; concussion from last week; hangover; depression; thinking about a sick relative; simple brain-fart. Surely - statistically - it must have happened.
Sorry for SO MANY questions, but - I just need to know.
(I actually cut out another three that I have)Lol, correct there are no stupid questions. You don’t need anyone who doesn’t know what they are doing messing around with aircraft.
- The crew chief ducks down as he passes the nozzle. No one would argue with jet flux just like a civvy would not argue with a tank. Unless your Chinese. I argued with a Hercules once when he engaged reverse. I was at least 100m in front of him and he still won as I didn’t have my safety goggles on. The dust cloud was ginormous in the desert.
2 and 3 are only for the stupid. We all get trained to respect jet flux and safety distances around aircraft.
- A safety pin would hold the leg in the downward position and would be shown as a red landing light when u/c up is selected when the other lights go out. The pilot would just land at the earliest opportunity. They would also likely be informed by the ATC that 1 leg is down. No big deal but embarrassing for the pilot. The pins are not connected to anything electrical as far as I know, but I can’t speak for every aircraft. The red flag on every safety pin is a visual sign from distance of a pin still fitted.
- He seems relaxed when he ducks past the nozzle a few times, right…?
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RE: News from the frontline, 4.37.3 delayed (and explained)
@b0bl00i said in News from the frontline, 4.37.3 delayed (and explained):
@sunrrrise Here’s another shot from U3. Eagles dancing in the evening sun.
Lol, on a clear day over my beautiful English village, I might see these dogfighting far above my house or close to it. As usual, I can only hear them but don’t usually get to find them. I believe they are stationed at RAF Lakenheath.
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RE: Virtual Crew Chief for BMS
@danster said in Virtual Crew Chief for BMS:
@Tomcattwo Great video thank you! I wonder why the crew chief waves his hand across each panel after he closes it.
Its a secondary check that the panel and locking tabs are flush with the aircraft surface. I only did this see-off a hand full of times in my RAF career, as I was second line servicing, where aircraft serviced (which could take months) carried out a flight test before being released back to the flying squadron. Panel security is of high importance along with the removal of safety pins. What we don’t see are the removal and storage of the seat safety pins and storage in the cockpit. They are stored in clear view of the pilot. The pilot usually removes the last seat pin (between his legs) and stores it with the other 4. All actions are ‘habits’ that are used to make sure everything is carried out in order and correctly. There are no parking spaces up there.