Collins Proline 21; Terrain Display on the PFD

Terrain Display on the PFD

Here is a great example of the Terrain Display option on the

Collins Proline 21. In this picture, you can see the Terrain is displayed just as you see it out the windshield. The information is displayed very much like weather is displayed, with colors of Green, Yellow and Red. Red being the highest, relative to the airplane. You can tell the Steepness and Height of these mountains. Because there is no Green, a thin line of Yellow and right into Red, we call this a Steep Contour. The Height of the Terrain is displayed in the upper right corner of the lower PFD, hard to see in this picture. This is Ogden, Utah, the Terrain was about 5 to 6 miles from the end of the runway. Great tool for giving the "Big Picture". Imagine not having this and the mountains were obscured by clouds!

Stall Page

Collins Proline 21 - Stall Page

This Stall Page can be displayed on the MFD of the Collins Proline 21. As you can see, it displays some interesting information, AOA, Pressure on the control surfaces etc...

To bring up the page, push the Anti ice, ECS and HYD keys on the FMS control panel at the same time.

Here is a video inflight of the Stall Page

 

Simulator Training

Simulator Training

Just completed my Simulator Training today. Something Pilots should do on a regular basis, we do it every 6 months. The simulator is the environment where many different scenario's and emergencies can be demonstrated.
These devices are full motion and give a totally realistic atmosphere. In fact its so real, sometimes you forget your not in the actual airplane. Simulator's started being used in the mid to late 60's. Before that, much of the training was done in the actual airplane. This was expensive and sometimes dangerous. These first generation sims were basic compared with todays standards, but provided a much better training environment. Today, simulators are more complex than the airplane it represents and sometimes costs more!
Check out these video's, they are inside a Corporate Jet sim and also showing the building they are housed. Hope you enjoy....

Bob Hoover

Bob Hoover;  RIP

We lost an American Hero this morning. Bob Hoover died today, he was 94. He was considered by many to be the best "stick and rudder" pilot ever! Besides my Dad, he was one of my Hero's. I first saw him perform at the Cape May Air Races in 1971, I was 9 years old. Everybody around me watching Bob was amazed, even at a young age, I knew this was something special.
I saw him perform many times, in many different aircraft over the years, all spectacular. The last time I saw him live was at Oshkosh, his last performance there. He was to go last, after quit a line up of acts. When it was Mr Hoover's turn, all the airshow pilots that had performed that day where standing on the ramp watching. They were watching in amazement, as was everybody that day. We knew we were watching the best Pilot ever perform his last Airshow.
He was a Humble Man, and one Hell of a Pilot.

Please click on the link below to see Bob Hoover pouring Ice Tea during a barrel roll.

Bob Hoover pouring Ice Tea

Professional Pilot Career Guide

Professional Pilot Career Guide

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Collns Proline 21 ; Download a flight plan to the FMS 5000.

Collins Proline 21

Down load your Flight plan to the FMS 5000, watch this video to learn how!

Collins Proline 21 - Progress Page 2

Collins Proline 21

Another great page of the FMS 5000, is progress page 2. Here we can see the wind information, Headwind, crosswind and actual wind direction and velocity. Temp in SAT and ISA Dev. Also, I think the best info of the page, the XTK ( cross track ). This is the distance you are from the course or airway. Great tool when on a intercept angle to an airway or localizer.

The Progress page can be found on the Index page, right side ( R5 ).

Hope this information is helpful.