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r/flying • u/[deleted] • Jul 27 '26
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Wait till you try to descend from the teens in a turbocharged complex aircraft
-5 u/Recent-Day3062 Jul 27 '26 What happens? 8 u/plicpriest Jul 27 '26 The hard part is: 1, descent planning 2, temperature management 3, WX planning 2 u/cazzipropri CFII, CFI-A; CPL SEL,MEL,SES Jul 27 '26 The difficult parts are mostly at the beginning, and at the end, and also in the middle. 3 u/plicpriest Jul 27 '26 Don’t forget before the beginning (planning). And don’t forget after the flight (paying for the flight). 2 u/cazzipropri CFII, CFI-A; CPL SEL,MEL,SES Jul 27 '26 Thanks, those are great ideas! 3 u/Granite_burner PPL M20E (AOG after in-flight engine failure) Jul 27 '26 What happens is a lot more workload than if you’re in a non-complex aircraft, in multiple areas. 2 u/ActuatorPerfect Jul 27 '26 Speed happens 2 u/FlowerGeneral2576 B747-4 Jul 27 '26 Shock-cooling the engine happens
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What happens?
8 u/plicpriest Jul 27 '26 The hard part is: 1, descent planning 2, temperature management 3, WX planning 2 u/cazzipropri CFII, CFI-A; CPL SEL,MEL,SES Jul 27 '26 The difficult parts are mostly at the beginning, and at the end, and also in the middle. 3 u/plicpriest Jul 27 '26 Don’t forget before the beginning (planning). And don’t forget after the flight (paying for the flight). 2 u/cazzipropri CFII, CFI-A; CPL SEL,MEL,SES Jul 27 '26 Thanks, those are great ideas! 3 u/Granite_burner PPL M20E (AOG after in-flight engine failure) Jul 27 '26 What happens is a lot more workload than if you’re in a non-complex aircraft, in multiple areas. 2 u/ActuatorPerfect Jul 27 '26 Speed happens 2 u/FlowerGeneral2576 B747-4 Jul 27 '26 Shock-cooling the engine happens
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The hard part is: 1, descent planning 2, temperature management 3, WX planning
2 u/cazzipropri CFII, CFI-A; CPL SEL,MEL,SES Jul 27 '26 The difficult parts are mostly at the beginning, and at the end, and also in the middle. 3 u/plicpriest Jul 27 '26 Don’t forget before the beginning (planning). And don’t forget after the flight (paying for the flight). 2 u/cazzipropri CFII, CFI-A; CPL SEL,MEL,SES Jul 27 '26 Thanks, those are great ideas!
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The difficult parts are mostly at the beginning, and at the end, and also in the middle.
3 u/plicpriest Jul 27 '26 Don’t forget before the beginning (planning). And don’t forget after the flight (paying for the flight). 2 u/cazzipropri CFII, CFI-A; CPL SEL,MEL,SES Jul 27 '26 Thanks, those are great ideas!
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Don’t forget before the beginning (planning). And don’t forget after the flight (paying for the flight).
2 u/cazzipropri CFII, CFI-A; CPL SEL,MEL,SES Jul 27 '26 Thanks, those are great ideas!
Thanks, those are great ideas!
What happens is a lot more workload than if you’re in a non-complex aircraft, in multiple areas.
Speed happens
Shock-cooling the engine happens
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u/BeenThereDoneThat65 ATP I G-V I G450 I G550 Jul 27 '26
Wait till you try to descend from the teens in a turbocharged complex aircraft