I am one of those stereotype "Men" who doesn't read tfm, lol.
Reading this forum I decided to read some sentences here and there.
Before I knew it I was going backwards in the maual and ended up reading fro the start. I just couldn't stop reading.
Wanting to keep reading, is what identifies a good manual with great historical details.
My compliments to creating a great manual. Only thing missing in the complete package is a tutorial flight.
Praise for Glicksman's writing on the Connie
Re: Praise for Glicksman's writing on the Connie
Excellent writing and very informative. A wonderful learning experience to read, just like the Accusim releases themselves. Thank you for putting it together.
If A2A ever did a plane that I wasn't particularly interested in...not like that would happen .... I would still want to read the manual lol.
That's just like A2A, they might do a plane you might not find interesting, but you read the manual, learn a helluva lot more about the plane than you never knew, thus maybe peaking your interest. You buy the plane, fly it, and realize its a pretty damn good airplane! Then you immerse yourself in the plane so much that begin to gripe about about it's quirks just like the real pilots did lol
Cheers
TJ
If A2A ever did a plane that I wasn't particularly interested in...not like that would happen .... I would still want to read the manual lol.
That's just like A2A, they might do a plane you might not find interesting, but you read the manual, learn a helluva lot more about the plane than you never knew, thus maybe peaking your interest. You buy the plane, fly it, and realize its a pretty damn good airplane! Then you immerse yourself in the plane so much that begin to gripe about about it's quirks just like the real pilots did lol
Cheers
TJ
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Re: Praise for Glicksman's writing on the Connie
While being overall an excellent reading, the manual contains some inaccuracies concerning early Sikorsky aircraft.
The caption of a bigger picture on p.32 says, "Sikorsky Ilya Muromets shown during WWI with its crew of manual engine starters." In fact, the aeroplane shown is the full-scale replica built in 1978 for the Soviet movie Poem of Wings. It wasn't flightworthy but was used for high-speed taxi. Now it is displayed at the Central Air Force Museum in Monino near Moscow.
Another caption on the same page reads, "there are people standing on the fuselage whilst in flight without any apparent railing or support." Actually, there was some kind of railing that can't be seen due to very low quality of the image. Here is a better one showing Igor Sikorsky himself.
Sorry for nitpicking.
The caption of a bigger picture on p.32 says, "Sikorsky Ilya Muromets shown during WWI with its crew of manual engine starters." In fact, the aeroplane shown is the full-scale replica built in 1978 for the Soviet movie Poem of Wings. It wasn't flightworthy but was used for high-speed taxi. Now it is displayed at the Central Air Force Museum in Monino near Moscow.
Another caption on the same page reads, "there are people standing on the fuselage whilst in flight without any apparent railing or support." Actually, there was some kind of railing that can't be seen due to very low quality of the image. Here is a better one showing Igor Sikorsky himself.
Sorry for nitpicking.
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Re: Praise for Glicksman's writing on the Connie
No problem alpha charlie. I guess my poor attempts at humour with regard to these photos (the truth of which I was quite aware) did not fall upon everyone's eyes with equal grace. The word "apparent" was used deliberately and somewhat, perhaps too, ironically. No offense intended.alpha charlie wrote:While being overall an excellent reading, the manual contains some inaccuracies concerning early Sikorsky aircraft.
The caption of a bigger picture on p.32 says, "Sikorsky Ilya Muromets shown during WWI with its crew of manual engine starters." In fact, the aeroplane shown is the full-scale replica built in 1978 for the Soviet movie Poem of Wings. It wasn't flightworthy but was used for high-speed taxi. Now it is displayed at the Central Air Force Museum in Monino near Moscow.
Another caption on the same page reads, "there are people standing on the fuselage whilst in flight without any apparent railing or support." Actually, there was some kind of railing that can't be seen due to very low quality of the image. Here is a better one showing Igor Sikorsky himself.
Sorry for nitpicking.
Mitchell
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