Well I guess I am not overly surprised!

 

Doesn't the "push back guy" tell the pilot to release the brake? If so, he may have lost his hearing also. 

Edited February 9, 20215 yr by W2DR

I have a friend whose husband was a captain on an American Airlines Airbus.  When tis corona virus thing hit he opted for early retirement.

They live in an airport community and have an American Yankee in the garage.

A couple of summers ago they flew out here to spend a weekend with us.  He took up in the Yankee and handed it off to me.  I hadn't flown in a decade and was a bit rusty although I did hit my wake on a 360 degree turn.

But when I turn final to land I forgot to ask the tower for permission to land.  He did it for me.  Then after turning off the runway I forgot to switch to ground control.  Again he did it for me.  Had I been alone I would have been scolded.

Maybe I was excited for the opportunity to fly again.  But without reinforcement things that used to be automatic tend to slip the mind.

I would think any captain returning after a hiatus would fly co-pilot with a captain that had been flying regularly before being  cleared to fly as pilot in command.

Noel 

For me driving in different right hand traffic cities, San Francisco, Paris, Marseille, Rome etc. no problem. Also different cars, stickshift, automatic, SUV, mini, no problem switching back and forth frequently. Or not driving for two or three months, then driving again, no problem. I guess sort of like the Captain in the video said, maybe just being a little bit wobbly when riding a bike again after a long time.

But just once trying to drive in Ireland, I crashed. Nothing too serious, but a truck coming towards me on a narrow country road, I couldn't deal with sitting in the right seat, driving on the left, shifting gears with my left hand, but the pedals are still in the familiar positions. I slammed into a hedge on the side of the road.

It's weird how one can manage some things with ease, but others not so much, yet when those unfamiliar things become familiar, one can manage them quite well.

Following the normal checklists shouldn't be that difficult, but being able to locate all the crucial switches and levers while partially blinded by smoke, being very familiar with and used to sitting in the cockpit, I'm sure it's very important.

 

1 hour ago, Antipodeslonghaul said:

For me driving in different right hand traffic cities, San Francisco, Paris, Marseille, Rome etc. no problem. Also different cars, stickshift, automatic, SUV, mini, no problem switching back and forth frequently. Or not driving for two or three months, then driving again, no problem. I guess sort of like the Captain in the video said, maybe just being a little bit wobbly when riding a bike again after a long time.

After nearly 35 years of driving manual transmission cars, I bought my first automatic car two years ago. Have never looked back. I love it and am never going back to a manual. But still, half the time I get into it, I depress a non existent clutch and look for a non-existent manual reverse gear. Sometimes routines can easily be forgotten if you have not had recent practice. But sometimes you find you have done something so many times in the past it is almost impossible to re-program yourself!

I did the same last weekend on the lovely Piper. Forgot to release the parking brake before taxi. Had not flown since november and I was freezing my buns off, stressed (90mins late due to aircraft change) ...and the plane wouldnt move. Took me 5seconds or so realize what was going on. 

11 hours ago, JonP01 said:

After nearly 35 years of driving manual transmission cars, I bought my first automatic car two years ago. Have never looked back. I love it and am never going back to a manual.

I totally agree. Except for a very brief moment while driving on a nearly empty, windy mountain road, having a manual transmission was fun, but 99.9% of the time or more, automatic is better.

Having a remote control to lock and unlock car doors took zero getting used to, but what I find really hard is not having a normal metal key that fits into a slot to turn the ignition to start the engine. For months I would still fumble around near the steering wheel thinking where's that darned key.

"Forgetting to release the parking brake when pulling away from the gate" ..not getting a pushback with a tug these days then?

"Forgetting to de-ice the plane which could affect the altitude and speed sensors" How about the plane not managing to get safely airborne in the first place??

Impressive, msm, impressive! 

16 hours ago, Antipodeslonghaul said:

Having a remote control to lock and unlock car doors took zero getting used to, but what I find really hard is not having a normal metal key that fits into a slot to turn the ignition to start the engine. For months I would still fumble around near the steering wheel thinking where's that darned key.

Reminds me of when I rented a Toyota a few years back. I wasn't up with the latest higher end Toyotas and the rental girl told me it was a Camry (which for US readers is only the basic 4 cylinder version of their mid-family sized sedan).

Did not doubt her since she gave me the keys to the "Camry". Got in it and spent 5 minutes trying to adjust the seat. Gave up till I finally realised it was electronic adjustment (no owners manual in the car to help)!

So I am driving this alleged "Camry" out of the rental place still wondering when Toyota decided to put all these luxury trimmings I could see in their bread and butter "Camrys". Then I think to myself, geez this thing goes really REALLY well for a 2.4 litre normally aspirated 4 cylinder.

Wasn't till I got to my destination that I confirmed my ever increasing suspicion over the last couple of hours. It wasn't a Camry. It was a 3.5 litre V6 Aurion with a couple of hundred kilowatts!!!!

Nice thing about a manual shift is the ability to push-walk the car along to a hill and coast down, pop the clutch in high gear, and it will start up on a dead battery!

 

13 hours ago, Fielder said:

Nice thing about a manual shift is the ability to push-walk the car along to a hill and coast down, pop the clutch in high gear, and it will start up on a dead battery!

Yep. that method certainly works . Done it a couple of times myself.

Just remember to get in - that's the important part of that procedure. 😁

What I find annoyting is every control is on a touch screen.  Especially annoying is changing the heater/air conditioner fan speed.  Touch the heater/air conditioner section at the bottom of the tuch screen and then find and touch the fan speed icon.

For me having to take my eyes off the road to change the fan speed means pulling over to the side of the road/street and stopping.  Then go to the touch screen.

In the old days there was an speed knob on the dash.  You could feel it without taking your eyes off the road and twist it to adjust the speed.

That's only one example.  While there are some buttons on the steering wheel too but many are on the touch screen.  If you want to keep driving you need a co-pilot to operate the touch screen controls so you can keep driving..

What I do like about my new Prius though is the HUD speed readout on the windshield.  And it seems to know what the speed limit of the street or road you are on is.  Whenever the speed limit changes it flashes on the HUD.  And if you have a route selected on the GPS the HUD also tells you where your next turn is and how far away it is.

Another feature I like is my iPhone is connected to the car when I am in it.  If the phone rings there is a place on the wheel to touch to answer it.  Then you converse through the car's speakers.

Noel

 

Edited February 13, 20215 yr by birdguy
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On 2/11/2021 at 5:46 PM, Fielder said:

Nice thing about a manual shift is the ability to push-walk the car along to a hill and coast down, pop the clutch in high gear, and it will start up on a dead battery!

Back when I was still in the US Army, I drove an old '62 Pontiac with three-on-the-tree. The darn starter died and I couldn't afford to replace it, so I would try to park on any kind of slight incline whenever that was available. If not possible, I'd use the Fred Flintstone method by opening the driver's door and push back with my left foot just enough to get a small amount of motion, then quickly pop the clutch while in reverse gear. Zoom goes the motor, so I can go now! 

I've always bought 10 year old Honda's (in the past I bought old Saturn's too) with 5-speed manual transmissions and drove them for another 10 years, the old pop the clutch technique is very common for me, having old batteries and old starters if I am on a hill I wouldn't even bother turning a key, just give that starter a break whenever you can. I like keeping old cars going for as long as possible, been doing it since I was 16

Edited February 13, 20215 yr by Matthew Kane

We were miles and miles offroad on a 4WD only jeep trail camping out, when the battery died. Lucky there was a incline nearby, only had one chance, but it started right up. It was not equipped with power steering which also helped to turn the direction when pushing it along towards the hilltop.