Talk Adventure To Me!: Pilot Ground School Day 5 ~ Flying Adventure

Jim made Class 5 pumped up by starting it off with a strong pot of coffee!

He ran through Chapter 3 on Aerodynamics of Flight. Aerodynamic.. it is as badass as it sounds:) Covered topics including types of climb, climb performance, absolute ceiling, Vx Max angle climb - max gradient, Vy Mac rate of climb - best vertical speed, cruise climb, turning and load factor.. chapter has a bunch of info on stalls, spins (noooo thank you ~ keep coordinated & you won't spin),

Then we just started to get into Chapteer 12 ~ The Human in the Cockpit. Bottom line ~ be healthy!! I like this chapter bc it has a biology vibe to it talking about the body, effects of altitude on the body, hypoxia ~ anoxia, anaemic hypoxia... You want none of them. Effects of increasing cabin altitude on various parts of the body like stomach, intestines, sinuses, middle ear or even in a decaying tooth (gross!!!) will want to expand as external pressure decreases! This can cause barotrauma ~ yah would like that Never!! Interesting... Pain ~ if any ~ would be most severe in ascent for teeth & intestines & on descent with ears & sinus.

Yes my immature streak caused me to laugh when I read that you should stay clear when flying of legumes & leafy greens known to produce gas... Noted!

Interesting mention... If you scuba be aware....rules regarding scuba diving & flying vary slightly from country to country. Current Diver's Alert Network's recommendation is that you do not fly for 12 hours after any single dive without decompression stops. There's a note to not fly within 24 hours of scuba diving. Had no idea... Though I don't anticipate scuba diving. Snorkeling in Hawaii after seeing my friend Adam's recent pics... an absolute Yes someday soon!:)

All kinds of rules. As a general rule, a pilot must not fly for at least 8 hours after drinking small quantities of alcohol & increase this time if greater quantities are consumed. Sleep does not diminish the alcohol... actually it slows the body processes down & elimination of alcohol may take longer. Exercise is better (visualize that?!) & having coffee, soup or water only helps if taken instead of alcohol. All in all, i wont be freaking drinking any alcohol anytime near when I fly.. No less than 8 hours prior.. But likely well beyond 8 hours. Good thing is I rarely drink anymore anyways so Check!

Blind spots visual in the book was interesting. Covering my right eye & bringing in the image.. The helicopter did disappear. My flight instructor Jim is Always looking out for traffic.. Great example to always keep alert & keep eyes out!

Ok, that was a lot of verbiage, but good stuff!! Looking forward to re-reading, increasing my knowledge & more FLYING!:)

Now a few pics from Class 5 & two pics from Flying Wild Alaska I thought were cool.. Think it's totally neat & interesting hearing that show talk about things I'm learning in ground school.

Balance of forces.. the Center of Gravity symbol reminds me of hazardous material symbol