What Do Your Usernames Mean? (4 Viewers)

[Greg Boeser]

The word police isn't real. And I'm not being pressured to do anything bud, I choose what I do and don't want to do. Have you ever considered I WANT to get rid of my own problematic language?

You are welcome to identify yourself however you choose.
Greetings, Stannum Liberator!

 

[Tiger11]

When I was in Air Force basic flight training we all had radio call signs based on our instructor's call signs. My instructor was Tiger 10, so I became Tiger 11. We stayed in touch for many years & I use the call sign in his honor. "Blue Skies, Red!"

 

[Jadera]

I did a science project back in middle school on the Jadera and I got a 15 on it, so my friends started calling me that and here I am.

 

[N4521U]

Finally at 48 I had the chance to learn to fly.
A PSA pilot took pitty on me I only had to rent a plane.
It was a 150-D, affectionately referred to as 2-1-Ugly.
Dark green stripes on white. So N4521U I am.

 

[special ed]

At model club meetings and back before retirement at work, I was known for trivia tales and explanations. When club members and coworkers had enough, they would say, "Ain't dat spechul". Hence the Special Ed handle.

 

[skyking1]

It was what they called all the early 310 pilots

 

[special ed]

I watched Sky King and Penny when they flew the Cessna Bobcat before the 310.

 

[Tiger11]

It was what they called all the early 310 pilots
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I was a Sky King for real. The wife and I flew all over the US in this 310.

 

[skyking1]

I was a Sky King for real. The wife and I flew all over the US in this 310.

that's a beauty!
I have no air to airs, we flew this one about the country and to Alaska a couple of times on the inside passage route.
In front of the FBO in Sheboygan. My wife loves that word LOL.

Cheapest fuel on the last trip was Sheridan WY, first stop on a 37 state run over 23 days.

 

[Tiger11]

that's a beauty!
I have no air to airs, we flew this one about the country and to Alaska a couple of times on the inside passage route.
In front of the FBO in Sheboygan. My wife loves that word LOL.

Cheapest fuel on the last trip was Sheridan WY, first stop on a 37 state run over 23 days.

That's also a beauty. I had a photographer friend who was also a pilot - hence the air-to-air shot. We lived in Northern Idaho for years and that is Lake Pend Oreille below. Always thought the early straight tail birds were the best looking.

 

[skyking1]

That's also a beauty. I had a photographer friend who was also a pilot - hence the air-to-air shot. We lived in Northern Idaho for years and that is Lake Pend Oreille below. Always thought the early straight tail birds were the best looking.

I've flown B,C, and i think a K model.
The old straight tails flew better too.
I noticed that later model had really mushy pitch control in comparison. So I started looking around. Way up in the nose above the gear there was a giant weight on a bell crank connected to the yoke.
They slapped it on there to correct some sort of flying problem and man it did not feel right. After flying the old ones anyway.

 

[Tiger11]

I've flown B,C, and i think a K model.
The old straight tails flew better too.
I noticed that later model had really mushy pitch control in comparison. So I started looking around. Way up in the nose above the gear there was a giant weight on a bell crank connected to the yoke.
They slapped it on there to correct some sort of flying problem and man it did not feel right. After flying the old ones anyway.

Now that's interesting. Could have been necessary when they swept the tail for cosmetic purposes in 1960. I was in favor of sweeping the tip tanks, though, in 1962 to allow them to help support themselves aerodynamically. Somewhere in my messy paper files I have some articles by one of the Cessna engineers responsible for the 310, explaining why they did what they did. If I can find them I'll post them.