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

Sun Feb 1 15:52:48 UTC 2009

Shelly, Excellent!  I never thought about the cockpit of any plane, let 
alone a cesna.  Judith
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From: "Shelley J. Alongi" <qobells at roadrunner.com>
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Subject: [stylist] The Inside of a Cockpit of a Small Plane Description


> 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.
>
> Shelley J. Alongi
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "James Canaday M.A. N6YR" <n6yr at sunflower.com>
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> Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2009 5:22 PM
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>
>> 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
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>>>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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