Ah %&$#, B-36 is ↘️

@aniemyer The Dornier Do.X flying-boat's flight engineer at the controls of the 12 piston engines…

@KreissignalSh3 I thought of adding the DO-X; thanks for showing that one. Real DieselPunk!

@aniemyer Yep. My dad was one on C-130s. He got a commendation for successfully handling a double engine failure on takeoff. He told me they barely missed the radar tower. One part of this is appreciating how much less reliable the piston engines and the electronic components were back…

@aniemyer I did it on the 727 for a brief period. All the worst parts of flying a large airplane and none of the good parts 🙄

@aniemyer Why would the B-36 FE's need throttles?

@aniemyer @OnDisasters Sergeant Bible could work that B-36 panel like Bach played the organ. IYKYK... 😁

@aniemyer My first transcontinental flight was on a Lockheed Constellation.

@aniemyer I did the FE course. However before I had my ride, I was hired as an FO. I still regret as I would’ve flown an L1011. But in terms of career, it would’ve been, not quite a dead end job, but close.

@aniemyer Man that’s a bygone era…

@aniemyer @OnDisasters Wow incredible

@aniemyer Impressive! Good job!

@aniemyer Pilots are on the path of engineers. It's just a matter of time.

@aniemyer Not for the amateurs

@aniemyer Headache inducing.

@aniemyer One of rhem is a screenshot from a flight simulator model

@aniemyer Pah, I raise you a U Boat...

@aniemyer HMAS Vampire, Sydney Martine Museum, ergonomic nightmare……