[Rhodes22-list] Take This Job and Shove It!

[Brad Haslett]

Hank,

They keep the engines spooled.  If you notice, they were flying at flaps 22
to keep the speed down.  Anything more than 22 the jet automatically
retracts the flaps to keep from overstressing them and you get a constant
horn without the gear down.  I'm guessing they're doing about 150 knots at
the dump. Not only is FOD a problem but I wonder how much engine life they
get running all that soot through the compressor section.  We were on break
when I met them so we only got to visit for about 15 minutes.  They were an
interesting bunch.  I'm happy to stick with moving rubber dogshit from point
A to point B.

Brad

On 10/25/07, Hank <hnw555 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Brad,
>
> That is insane!  With the jet engine power lag, I would think that would
> be
> an extremely dangerous way to make a living!  What about FOD flaming out
> the
> engines?  Is that a risk?
>
> Hank
>
>
> On 10/25/07, Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I met these guys last year while teaching in our old DC-10 sim in Miami.
> > They're nuts!  Brad
> >
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