We have now documented that there are 3 Different rabbits outside of Flight Safety. They show no fear whatsoever towards us. They must think we are total pushovers, because we're always outside waiting. The Systems covered today were relatively simple. Engines, Props, Puh -nu-matics (pneumatics) and something else which i must have slept though.. as i don't remember. FS; Saberliner was actually busy today. They had the JS31/32 sim's going all day, and even one of the Saberliners was gettin some love. For those who have never been to a full motion sim, it's basically a large white box on hydraulic stilts that moves around, shake, shimmy and then break. You can always tell when something messy is going on inside the sim... it shakes the whole building.
Above to the Right is the JS31/32 Sim... It was going most all of the day today. To the left is the older Saberliner sim... Motion for the sabeliner is up and down. For those of you who have never seen one, The Saberliner was one of the first corporate Jet's. I am pretty sure it was the first, but don't quote me. It was moddified from an airforce trainer, the T-39. It's very rare to see them flying in the USA, as they cannot be updated to level 3 noise reduction, so they are banned at most airports near civilization. They are still pulling heavy duty in Africa.
Not quite the high fashion plane they once were.. still a neat one to find:). The JS 31/32 Sim in the background has full range of motion, meaning it can lean, pitch and bank. When you are inside the aircraft, it has an incredible feel to it. Blind to the direction you are actually moving... the sim is very good at tricking your ears. During take-off, the sim will pitch pack violently. To those inside the sim, it feels like the acceleration during take off. You even get the runway bumps and rattles of the real airplane. Amazing machines they are.
Good luck to those in class with me... Friday is the systems written test... and I am not gonna lie... this is kinda new to me :)
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