[stylist] The Inside of a Cockpit of a Small Plane Description

Sun Feb 1 07:56:19 UTC 2009

Here is what I remember from the cockpit of a C172, Cessna four-seater 
plane. The cockpit is very small, with rudders at foot level, seats small, 
ahead between the two seats are the round instruments, some are still the 
needle and ball type under circular bits of glass, almost like a piece of 
glass over a specimen in a biology lab, if you ever took lab and had to 
examine specimens of anything under the glass. These days the instruments 
are digital I haven't experienced their shape. The cockpit of the plane has 
the pilot's seat with what's called the yoke, almost a half-circle steering 
wheel which is used to climb or descend the plane. also on the pannel in 
front of the pilot is the radio and the headset jacks, some have jacks for 
two sets of headsets so the pilot and passenger in the front can listen to 
air traffic control or hear the Automated Terminal Information system (ATIS) 
which gives the pilot current weather conditions for the airport from which 
they are departing or to which they are flying. In the C172p there is a 
landing gear which is nonretractable which means when stepping out of the 
plane you want to be careful not to trip over it. Cessna landing gear in a 
prop plane anyway to my knowledge is nonretractable. Instrument pannel in 
the cockpit consists of airspeed indicator, altitude indicator (asi, ati), 
and compass. There's more I'm sure but certainly not less. These are the 
things I remember from my flights with Todd a pilot who flew scenic flights 
and gave flight instruction out of our local airport and gave me about five 
flights in that plane till he moved on to a different airport and I ran out 
of money, chuckles. For my experieences in a small plane click on the 
storymania site here at the bottom and look for ShellBell's flight 
Adventures. I'm still looking for that magical moment in a locomotive. 
Welcome, justin.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Canaday M.A. N6YR" <n6yr at sunflower.com>
To: "NFBnet Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2009 5:22 PM
Subject: Re: [stylist] february teleconference

> justin,
> you have not introduced yourself, please do.
>
> we discussed the inside of plane or locomotive.  small close enclosed 
> space, noise constant.
> both have large windows to look forward, both have heaters against the 
> cold.
> while the insides of the locomotive might allow some room for an engineer 
> to walk a little, the inside of a plane's cockpit if it is a small craft 
> is not to different from  the insides of a two-door or four-door car.  no 
> room to walk around.  a private jet has a bit more room in the cockpit, 
> the passengers can freely move around unless takeoff, landing, or bad 
> weather is occurring.
> in a locomotive the engineer is very two-dimensionally oriented.  in an 
> aircraft, the pilot is very three-dimensionally oriented.
> both have radios, meters, electronics.  a commercial airliner is most 
> comfortable, and often has three or four seats.  pilots and crews have 
> some comforts, room, and also have some computer assistance in flying the 
> plane.  thus, they have even more of the electronics in front of them, to 
> their sides, and above them.
>
> hope this helps justin.  this is far beyond what we discussed in the 
> teleconference.
> jc
> Jim Canaday M.A.
> Lawrence, KS
>
> At 08:24 AM 1/31/2009, you wrote:
>>Tell me about the insides of a plane.
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>Behalf Of James Canaday M.A. N6YR
>>Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 1:23 AM
>>To: NFBnet Writer's Division Mailing List
>>Subject: [stylist] february teleconference
>>
>>dear fellow writers,
>>the next meeting of the teleconference is Sunday February 22nd, at
>>7;30p.m. central time.
>>
>>two topics for this coming teleconference:
>>how do you approach making your texts fit under word-length
>>requirements for contests or publisher submissions?
>>and, how do you start as a novel writer?
>>
>>tonight's meeting was lively and humorous.  we particularly discussed
>>writing dialog, and time for writing.  we also discussed: trains,
>>Amtrak, convention; the insides of locomotives and planes; among
>>other subjects.
>>
>>7;30p.m. Lawrence  Kansas central time translates to 8;30p.m.  New
>>Jersey eastern time; 6;30p.m. Tombstone Arizona mountain time; or
>>5;30p.m. Yuba City California  Pacific time.    no, don't have Hawaii
>>or Alaska times.
>>
>>number to call: 218-339-4300
>>code: 568839#
>>
>>looking forward to the next meeting.
>>
>>jc
>>
>>Jim Canaday M.A.
>>Lawrence, KS
>>
>>
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