Bacon Bad?

woodstock said:
Why was their a special notice (can't remember the name already) that certain 172 seats had a tendency to go backwards unexpectedly? Wouldn't you want to stay in one spot in order to control the airplane? Can't reach pedals if your seat goes back quickly - and what do you think will happen to that yoke when you SURPRISE slide backwards pretty damnfast?
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The seatbelts in the 172s with that problem made no difference, since you'd be sliding back, loosening the belt.
 
dmccormack said:
The seatbelts in the 172s with that problem made no difference, since you'd be sliding back, loosening the belt.
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I wasn't going for the seatbelt analogy so much as the "stay in the place where your seat was intended to be" analogy.
 
woodstock said:
You could, but that would be gross. Also, I'm not Scottish enough. I think you need to be at least 20% Scottish to do that.
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You're right - it would be sinful to do that to bacon.

But here's a deep fried Oreo for you.
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woodstock said:
Why was their a special notice (can't remember the name already) that certain 172 seats had a tendency to go backwards unexpectedly? Wouldn't you want to stay in one spot in order to control the airplane? Can't reach pedals if your seat goes back quickly - and what do you think will happen to that yoke when you SURPRISE slide backwards pretty damnfast?
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Are there any documented cases where the car seat moved backward
suddenly causing a loss of control?
 
Greebo, that is just disgusting.
 
Only on POA... From bacon, to health care, to car seat belts, to helmets, to airplane seat belts, to Oreo's...
 
Ted DuPuis said:
Greebo, that is just disgusting.
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I have actually had a deep fried Twinkie before. Also a deep fried Snickers bar. Well, a taste of each, anyway. A friend of mine wanted to see how they tasted so he made them for the Super Bowl party he was having.

adding bacon would be Not Good though.
 
The only iced tea I will drink is real Sweet Tea... and you just can't find the real stuff in the north.
 
Missa said:
The only iced tea I will drink is real Sweet Tea... and you just can't find the real stuff in the north.
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Bah!!!!

I tasted that syrupy mess first time I went south with my SC-born bride...

I didn't spew it out (to be nice). But it was tough.

Iced Tea requires sugar and lemon. That is all.
 
woodstock said:
You are missing my point. PLease see my response to Dan's post.
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Yeah, I guess I am.

I'm not sure how either post addresses my question regarding the
need for car seat belts to hold the driver in position.
 
Bob Noel said:
Yeah, I guess I am.

I'm not sure how either post addresses my question regarding the
need for car seat belts to hold the driver in position.
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If something caused the vehicle in motion to change position abruptly, how would you stay in place if you weren't secured (or if your seat weren't secured) - and how would that affect your control of the vehicle?
 
woodstock said:
If something caused the vehicle in motion to change position abruptly, how would you stay in place if you weren't secured (or if your seat weren't secured) - and how would that affect your control of the vehicle?
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And my question included asking how the driver would keep
his feet on the gas/brake and how the tires would remain
in contact with the ground so that steering and braking would
be effective? It doesn't matter if you are firmly in the driver
seat if the tires are airborne.
 
Bob Noel said:
And my question included asking how the driver would keep
his feet on the gas/brake and how the tires would remain
in contact with the ground so that steering and braking would
be effective? It doesn't matter if you are firmly in the driver
seat if the tires are airborne.
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Indeed. And how long before those airborne tires become un-airborne?

Fly the plane as far into the crash as you can... goes for driving too.
 
Oero Bad?

Some one with too much time on there hands
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woodstock said:
Why was their a special notice (can't remember the name already) that certain 172 seats had a tendency to go backwards unexpectedly? Wouldn't you want to stay in one spot in order to control the airplane? Can't reach pedals if your seat goes back quickly - and what do you think will happen to that yoke when you SURPRISE slide backwards pretty damnfast?
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It wasn't just a special notice; it was an Airworthiness Directive that applied (and still does ) to a whole raft of Cessna singles and twins.
See http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgAD.nsf/list/87-20-03 R2?OpenDocument

The world's largest GA lawsuit involved the failure of the seat locks to hold in a 185 on floats on takeoff. the seat slid back, the pilot's reflex was to pull on the yoke to get at the rudder pedals, and the airplane stalled and crashed. His estate sued for and won $450 million. Textron, I think, is still appealing it and will forever. The stupidity of the whole thing was that the seat tracks and locks, as I understand it, were all shot beyond the AD limits, and it's the owner's responsibility to see that ADs are complied with.

Dan
 
dmccormack said:
On bicycles?

I think it's absurd to see little kids rolling along at speeds slower than a walk with big dome helmets on.

Seriously?

:skeptical:
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I've only cracked a bike helmet once, and when it happened I was travelling < 5 mph. Climbing a hill, chain came off, couldn't get my feet out of the toe clips in time. Put a helmet on any kid riding on 2 wheels or less.
 
phkmn said:
I've only cracked a bike helmet once, and when it happened I was travelling < 5 mph. Climbing a hill, chain came off, couldn't get my feet out of the toe clips in time. Put a helmet on any kid riding on 2 wheels or less.
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How much did that K-Mart brand helmet set you back?

:skeptical:
 
Speaking of bacon, I had lunch at a local hot dog establishment today. On their desserts menu, they have:

Chocolate Covered Bacon: Hickory-smoked bacon dipped in milk chocolate, turbinado sugar and sea salt.

and a

Chocolate Chip & Bacon Cookie. House baked chocolate chip, pecan, walnut, cranberry and bacon cookie.

:yikes:

Talk about harding of the arteries just reading the menu!
 
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