Post by louross on Jan 29, 2011 19:03:49 GMT -5
"NorthShore 335 wind three-forty fifteen gusting twenty-one peak gust twenty-six cleared take-off maintain runway heading."
"Tower you gotta braking report?"
"Braking action reported fair by 727."
"335's rolling."
200 and a half. Gusting winds. Icy runways-----everywhere. Weather's bad here, it's bad every where. Not if we flew to L.A. Or Denver. Or New York. Minnesota, Wisconsin; Illinois, Michigan, Indiana- it's minimus all over.
Power comes up to red line. Temps no problem in the winter. Turbines- rarely reach 100%. Engine instruments "good". Engine problem? Power levers idle maintain runway center line.
Working rudders to maintain centerline. 40 kts... 50 kts. Visuals very poor. Mostly watching heading and looking for centerlinerrunwayedges.
"VMC green board," Pete calls from the right seat. I feel the confidence in his voice. The voice of his experience. I can depend on him. He knows how. "V1".
Feeling the pressure of the wheel, nose comes up, everything's gray. No outside visual cues. Horizontal white streaks. Eyes on attitude indicator- vertical speed- heading- altimeter climbing- torque gauge- see everything at once- not individually. The bumps begin.
"Gear-Up". Pete moves the handle. The sound. The acceleration. Climbing nice. "Gearupnolights." Climbing and accelerating to blue-line. We're flying. We're okay now- got it made. Adrenalin rush. "V2" he calmly calls. Jeeze I like this. Better than s3x.
"335 contact departure twenty-six point five."
Today, five approaches lay ahead; 1 Vor, 2 ILS, 1 ADF (NDB), and either another ILS or ADF- depends on the wind at the time. It'll all be the same. WX everywhere. Every approach we'll see the runway at minimums. Land on icy runways with gusting crosswinds. Every take-off- rotate into blindness.
Luv it. Shows a great sense of accomplishment. Success. Alone. Personal. Not public. Can't explain it to my wife. Can't descibe it to the neighbor. Impossible for them to know. Don't discuss it with other pilots in the company- they do the same thing.
"Tower you gotta braking report?"
"Braking action reported fair by 727."
"335's rolling."
200 and a half. Gusting winds. Icy runways-----everywhere. Weather's bad here, it's bad every where. Not if we flew to L.A. Or Denver. Or New York. Minnesota, Wisconsin; Illinois, Michigan, Indiana- it's minimus all over.
Power comes up to red line. Temps no problem in the winter. Turbines- rarely reach 100%. Engine instruments "good". Engine problem? Power levers idle maintain runway center line.
Working rudders to maintain centerline. 40 kts... 50 kts. Visuals very poor. Mostly watching heading and looking for centerlinerrunwayedges.
"VMC green board," Pete calls from the right seat. I feel the confidence in his voice. The voice of his experience. I can depend on him. He knows how. "V1".
Feeling the pressure of the wheel, nose comes up, everything's gray. No outside visual cues. Horizontal white streaks. Eyes on attitude indicator- vertical speed- heading- altimeter climbing- torque gauge- see everything at once- not individually. The bumps begin.
"Gear-Up". Pete moves the handle. The sound. The acceleration. Climbing nice. "Gearupnolights." Climbing and accelerating to blue-line. We're flying. We're okay now- got it made. Adrenalin rush. "V2" he calmly calls. Jeeze I like this. Better than s3x.
"335 contact departure twenty-six point five."
Today, five approaches lay ahead; 1 Vor, 2 ILS, 1 ADF (NDB), and either another ILS or ADF- depends on the wind at the time. It'll all be the same. WX everywhere. Every approach we'll see the runway at minimums. Land on icy runways with gusting crosswinds. Every take-off- rotate into blindness.
Luv it. Shows a great sense of accomplishment. Success. Alone. Personal. Not public. Can't explain it to my wife. Can't descibe it to the neighbor. Impossible for them to know. Don't discuss it with other pilots in the company- they do the same thing.
