That's truckie rubbish, Ken; I'll have nothing to do with it.
Actually there are marked similarities between sailing and flying: currents,
winds and weather, of course, but the way you handle a boat requires similar
techniques. You look to the front and steer by noting the movement of the
bow/nose. In addition, they control runs, cables, pulleys and other components
suffer similar imperfections: play and backlash, for instance.
If I have a student who has sailed I have someone I know will be easy to teach:
they will understand the need to use the aircraft's attitude, to rely little on
the instruments (at first) and to use the controls while observing the result.
I first realised this some years ago with a pretty blonde student who is now on
advanced flying training on Hawks, soon to go to Typhoon or Tornado.
Chris
On 25 Aug 2011, at 16:48, Ken Norton wrote:
>> Hey, Chris, it's a freaking aircraft, not a boat! <wink>
>
> Some of the aircraft the RAF flies could be considered boats. Not
> really the swiftest things around.
>
> :)
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