Eric Gleason
Pre-takeoff checklist
10 Miles from NEELY
What did y'all expect? A crash?
NASPLANEWhat did y'all expect? A crash?
I always thought those were for when the pilots needed to go potty.Certain models of the Sabreliner have fuel dump, and so does the Westwind, I've used it once.
Look at the two guarded switches in the bottom center.
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We just revised our 'visible tattoos" policy effective today. No face tats and no gauges. I felt old today.I’m on my way to get a face tattoo. Maybe that will help.
Must have been a yaw combined with feel in the pedals of the pressure letting go. Then there's always the tire pressure sensors saying 0 psiMaybe a dumb question but, how did they know the tires blew on takeoff?
Sound? Or feel on takeoff while wheels still on the ground? Any idea?
Must have been a yaw combined with feel in the pedals of the pressure letting go. Then there's always the tire pressure sensors saying 0 psi
Most modern cars now have remote tire pressure sensors. They fit into the valves and send the pressure to the computer in the car. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...f3f-57d7-815a-d5f0c124551e&pf_rd_i=2201763011Thanks. They have pressure sensor info? Seriously? How do they work? I can't think of a way one could measure pressure on a free spinning tire.
But just because I can't think of it is no impediment to it being so.
Was just thinking, in what I've seen if for example the landing gear didn't deploy they don't get green lights on the landing gear readout, so they will maybe fly past the tower to get eyes on it to confirm, etc.? But tires...they look inflated even when they aren't.
Most modern cars now have remote tire pressure sensors. They fit into the valves and send the pressure to the computer in the car. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...f3f-57d7-815a-d5f0c124551e&pf_rd_i=2201763011
Most modern cars now have remote tire pressure sensors. They fit into the valves and send the pressure to the computer in the car. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...f3f-57d7-815a-d5f0c124551e&pf_rd_i=2201763011
I always knew Gulfsream was behind the bizjet tech curve but I figured the 4 would have sensors. In all fairness the original GIV is pretty old. I hope it's at least in the GV and newer. It's in the plane I fly so I thought the gulfstreams would have it.The G4 does not have any kind of tire pressure monitoring.
I was right by RWY 19 when they departed. I didn't see anything abnormal other than they didn't bring the gear up. I was a little too far to see the difference in the tire sizes i guess. They knew right away they had a tire issue and I hope I can be that attentive and reactive if I ever need to be in the future.Was just thinking, in what I've seen if for example the landing gear didn't deploy they don't get green lights on the landing gear readout, so they will maybe fly past the tower to get eyes on it to confirm, etc.? But tires...they look inflated even when they aren't.
I always knew Gulfsream was behind the bizjet tech curve but I figured the 4 would have sensors. In all fairness the original GIV is pretty old. I hope it's at least in the GV and newer. It's in the plane I fly so I thought the gulfstreams would have it.
I was right by RWY 19 when they departed. I didn't see anything abnormal other than they didn't bring the gear up. I was a little too far to see the difference in the tire sizes i guess. They knew right away they had a tire issue and I hope I can be that attentive and reactive if I ever need to be in the future.
7XWhat do you fly?
I was on the side with the good tires and by the time I would have had a chance to notice the flat side it was too far ti see with the naked eye. I just found it odd they kept the gear down and I continued to watch for them to come up and as long as they were in sight they never did. Then when I went back in the FBO it was on tv that a G lost some tires on departure at TEBI updated my last post. I happened to see a pretty decent picture of the landing gear/tires from a still from a news broadcast, and think IF it was from takeoff, you wouldn't really see any of the tire, just the rim. I think it would be something you might even be able to see from the ground without binoculars. I'm just guessing, but in the photo I saw there was just a black "tire" coating on the rims...
We just revised our 'visible tattoos" policy effective today. No face tats and no gauges. I felt old today.
The performer, never heard of him, never heard him. Think I'll keep it that way. Good job crew.
Most places I have worked have had similar policies. Nothing on the face, neck and hands, all others must be covered by long sleeves. Covering with make up or gloves or scarves not allowed.
We have had some people walk in with weird stuff on their face. Sorry, but no thanks.
I'm almost 52, and ink doesn't bother me. Some of the most talented and cool people I worked with in Silicon Valley had tons of tattoos. Granted, they were almost all engineers and "back office" people.
In fact, I'd long had getting a tattoo on my bucket list, but it wasn't until I moved back to Colorado last year that I finally did it, and got one on my right forearm. I was a little worried the higher ups in my office might object, but turns out there are several people in my office with tattoos, some visible, so mine wasn't a big deal. Although, we don't have anybody with ink on their face.
When I was younger, I was actually more conservative and would have never hired somebody with visible tattoos. But after working around so many good people with tattoos (and now myself included), I wouldn't hesitate to hire somebody good, even if they did have barbed wire on their face. To me, it all comes down to how good a person and performer they are. If they can code, sell product, interact with customers, solve problems, are pleasant to work around, get along with people...whatever the job entails...as long as they don't have something obscene showing, I'd hire them.
When I got mine done, I told the artist, I bet you don't have many 50-year-olds coming in for their first tattoo (well, except for old biker dudes), and he said you'd be surprised. Many people hitting that age figure "to hell with it!" and have figured out by that time what's meaningful enough in their life to have it permanently on their body, and go for it. I don't regret getting mine one bit.
Some of the most talented and cool people..... had tons of tattoos