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I keep scraping the leading edge of my bumper

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Main Forum' started by lutece7, Dec 16, 2009.

  1. qbee42

    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    My comment was directed at HTMLspinnr, who is an active pilot. Vne is Velocity Never Exceed, which is one of the standard 'V' speeds defined for aircraft. The major ones, like Vne, are clearly marked on the airspeed indicator. As an example, here is an airspeed indicator from a C-150:

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    I am surprised you don't know these. They are a standard part of pilot training. You might need to brush up before your next BFR. ;)

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    I got my license a long time ago. 1970 to be exact. And I haven't used it since. Those power on stalls scared me. I didn't think I had "the Right Stuff". should have kept with it.

    ok, Vne. learned something new.
     
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    Off topic, but power-on stalls were one of the last things for me to "overcome" before getting my PPL. One un-coordinated power-on stall had us in the incipient phase of a spin in a Cessna 152 when I had about 10 hours total time. It quickly corrected into a nose-down dive. Scared the stuff out of me, and that airspeed went close to Vne before the instructor had it corrected. It took another 45-50 hours to get over it ;)

    Back to the topic on-hand, I'm not so sure a vinyl applique would help the chin as a few kisses to the curb would wear right through it. As a result, I'm highly cautious of rolled curb, parking curbs, and any other potentially scraping situations. At ~7600 miles, I'm so far, so good.
     
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    I went into a a nose dive/tail spin on my first solo flight as the result of a power on stall! The instructor wasn't there to tell me how to recover! I just let go of the controls out of panic. Turns out that was the one best thing to do. If I had fought the spin, I would have stay into until GZ (ground zero).

    what do you think about rhino liner?

    I know I should just drive more carefully. But I got this car to take LONG road trips. I would even like to take it up to Alaska on Alcan, or down to Chiapas. I would really like to put a metal skid plate along that leading edge.
     
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    :eek:... you might as well take off all the ground effects before driving it on the Alcan cause there won't be anything left by the time your done.:)
     
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    oh, really? is it really still that rough THESE days? most former wild places have already all become so gentrified.... I love rough roads. But taking my Land Cruiser... that would cost a LOT of money. It a dilema. I love having two such diverse vehicles made by one great manufacturer. But I rarely drive my precious Land Cruiser any more. I am taking her to Utah in April for some serious off roading. It wil be nice not to have to worry about rubbing her thick steel bumper on some rocks!
     
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    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    Takeoff and departure stalls. Oh yes. I recall scaring the living daylights out of myself practicing those. First, there is nothing natural about stalls. Everything feels wrong, and the aircraft is just not happy about it. Throw in full power and a climbing turn, and you have a recipe for disaster.

    Early in my training I was practicing takeoff and departure stalls with my instructor. I didn't have enough rudder in to compensate for the P factor, and the lack of coordination resulted in a stall that I will never forget. There we were, hanging on the prop with the nose pointed at the sky, engine roaring and the stall horn blaring. Bam (it didn't actually make a noise, but that's the way it felt), the lower wing tucked under and we went over the top, the nose dropped through and we were into a full blown spin entry.

    We always called that type of a stall an "over the top" stall, since the plane feels like it is rolling upside down over the top of something. That short period of being inverted with the bottom falling out is not fun.

    For weeks my right leg would shake when I practiced takeoff and departure stalls. It still makes my palms sweat a bit to think about it. Spin training helped get rid of the fear, but it's still not a good feeling.

    Tom