Feel The Power

[Captain Kevin 586]

Feel the sheer power that is the Boeing 747-400, Queen of the Skies. This is why I fly.

[gamer19 23]

Wow, that belly is quite low !

Is this standard procedure or you got a little bit carried away Kevin ?

Nice livery too, I believe it comes with the vanilla Queen ?     

[Captain Kevin 586]

Eh....probably the latter. Haha. As for the livery, it does not come with it. I painted it (livery's been around since 2007, airline's been around since 2003).

[gamer19 23]

Really ?

So, it's just a coincidence that it match with your name ?

Oh shame on ignoramus me...

[aentwis 61]

Na, you're doing a minimum unstick test!

 

Nice shot...

 

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[Captain Kevin 586]

Na, you're doing a minimum unstick test!

Not quite.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nkulXiuu8g

[aentwis 61]

Just joking sir... hence the 

 

From the video, my guess would be you are rotating too fast.

 

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[Captain Kevin 586]

I rushed it, that's why. Several people were claiming tailstrike, so I was trying to get the video out before anybody else did the same.

[HighBypass 2,339]

Great debunking video Kevin!

 

You fly from the back of a truck? Do you drive a big rig for a living? Sleeper cab a home away from home etc.

[Captain Kevin 586]

There's my setup from back here. Yes, I have two Razor scooters in here.

 

[HighBypass 2,339]

No wonder the rudder was moving a bit!

 

It certainly beats watching normal TV or reading the newspaper!  :smile:

[Captain Kevin 586]

That flight controller does NOT like being on a surface that isn't perfectly flat.