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I just couldn't help myself...
Over on another internet forum, someone broached the subject of a drive-in movie theater for airplanes, and then someone else addressed the idea of needing a back seat in the airplane for certain activities during the movie. Another fellow followed on, and mentioned that ...
"When I was flying my T-Craft, once on a flight up to Helena... well let's just say side by side has it's advantage's!"
So being the staunch air safety advocate I am, I posted the following, which some of you might identify with. Again, this is R rated and is not for brand new student pilots or overly conservative puritan type folks to read! :
"As far as any pleasurable activity (of the type suggested) happening in a Taylorcraft...? As a four time T-craft owner I'd pay good money to see that accomplished. The only way I can even imagine it could be done is with two very very small, skinny people, and both of them would have to be pilots.
One of the control yokes would have to be removed on the ... recipient's... side of the airplane to make room for the... donor's...cranium to have sufficient free movement so that (presumably she) would be able to properly comply with that specific type of airworthiness directive. This free movement must be enough to allow for full cranial reciprocating motion.
Further, somebody would have to be flying the aircraft during this maneuver, which would require one pilot to maintain control of the aircraft holding the yoke on the opposite side, by reaching over the other pilot's upper torso, with enough room so as to not interfere with the aforementioned vertical cranium displacement. (Note: there is a significant difference between the "reaching over" as mentioned and performing the "reach-around" maneuver as practiced by the West Hollywood Air Force).
Another rare alternative is possible but would require one or both of the participants to be old-time model airplane builder(s) who are still current in flying with "rudder only". Using the "rudder only" technique would allow significantly more torso and cranial displacement to be employed without reaching over. However the resulting yaw-pitch-roll coupling and associated un-coordinated flight could easily cause repetitive misalignment of the male and female bearing surfaces. A secondary problem would be if excessive use of the rudder resulted in pilot skeletal geometry problems, easily causing poor or reduced... extension... or worse, sporadic retraction of key components.
Therefore, although it is certainly theoretically possible for the referenced maintenance activity to be performed in a Taylorcraft inflight, it would be highly unlikely since Taylorcraft owners are notorious beer drinkers, and a standard size AN or MS beer belly would completely preclude the possibility of this activity for the reasons illustrated above!"
Over on another internet forum, someone broached the subject of a drive-in movie theater for airplanes, and then someone else addressed the idea of needing a back seat in the airplane for certain activities during the movie. Another fellow followed on, and mentioned that ...
"When I was flying my T-Craft, once on a flight up to Helena... well let's just say side by side has it's advantage's!"
So being the staunch air safety advocate I am, I posted the following, which some of you might identify with. Again, this is R rated and is not for brand new student pilots or overly conservative puritan type folks to read! :
"As far as any pleasurable activity (of the type suggested) happening in a Taylorcraft...? As a four time T-craft owner I'd pay good money to see that accomplished. The only way I can even imagine it could be done is with two very very small, skinny people, and both of them would have to be pilots.
One of the control yokes would have to be removed on the ... recipient's... side of the airplane to make room for the... donor's...cranium to have sufficient free movement so that (presumably she) would be able to properly comply with that specific type of airworthiness directive. This free movement must be enough to allow for full cranial reciprocating motion.
Further, somebody would have to be flying the aircraft during this maneuver, which would require one pilot to maintain control of the aircraft holding the yoke on the opposite side, by reaching over the other pilot's upper torso, with enough room so as to not interfere with the aforementioned vertical cranium displacement. (Note: there is a significant difference between the "reaching over" as mentioned and performing the "reach-around" maneuver as practiced by the West Hollywood Air Force).
Another rare alternative is possible but would require one or both of the participants to be old-time model airplane builder(s) who are still current in flying with "rudder only". Using the "rudder only" technique would allow significantly more torso and cranial displacement to be employed without reaching over. However the resulting yaw-pitch-roll coupling and associated un-coordinated flight could easily cause repetitive misalignment of the male and female bearing surfaces. A secondary problem would be if excessive use of the rudder resulted in pilot skeletal geometry problems, easily causing poor or reduced... extension... or worse, sporadic retraction of key components.
Therefore, although it is certainly theoretically possible for the referenced maintenance activity to be performed in a Taylorcraft inflight, it would be highly unlikely since Taylorcraft owners are notorious beer drinkers, and a standard size AN or MS beer belly would completely preclude the possibility of this activity for the reasons illustrated above!"
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