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CWSooner · « **Reply #742 on:** June 15, 2023, 09:06:56 PM »

I'm surprised that Toyota was using drum brakes in 2010.

Mr Tulip · « **Reply #743 on:** June 16, 2023, 09:01:55 AM »

Quote from: CWSooner on June 15, 2023, 09:06:56 PM

I'm surprised that Toyota was using drum brakes in 2010.

Disc brakes on the rear wheels add a layer of complexity owing to the need for an emergency brake. With drum brakes, it's a plain old cable that yanks the shoes against the drum when engaged. Disc brakes have to have all sorts of oddball things happening to engage the piston like cams or spiral cogs.

The rear brakes don't handle much load anyhow, especially on this bare bones Corolla. It belonged to my father, who only drove it around 40k miles before he gave up driving. It essentially sat in the garage for 10 years. My son turned 16 last year, and is working on getting his license, so I'm setting it up for him. It was "bare bones", so I added a backup camera and Android Auto console (I'd prefer he not mess with the cell phone at all in the car, but that's unrealistic) for navigation and "hands free" purposes.

Cincydawg · « **Reply #744 on:** June 16, 2023, 10:03:48 AM »

Quote from: CWSooner on June 15, 2023, 09:06:56 PM

I'm surprised that Toyota was using drum brakes in 2010.

Yup, I agree that drum brakes are just fine for a lower end vehicle. Simpler, and not a safety issue with cars meant to be driven "normally".

My '77 Dodge minivan had drums on the back not surprisingly. That was around the time when American car cars started going to 4W disc, I think often for marketing more than performance.

FearlessF · « **Reply #745 on:** June 17, 2023, 10:19:16 AM »

Cincydawg · « **Reply #746 on:** June 17, 2023, 11:03:20 AM »

We were in Cincy staying in a motel 4 nights and I went out to find some beer for the room and stopped at a Shell station nearby that had a refrigerated room with beer. No Sam Adams anywhere. I ended up with Modelo Dark, which I hadn't had in a long time, it was "OK", my wife thought it fine. By "OK" I mean I drank it, but I wouldn't get it again. They had all sorts of beer, but nothing decent really, it was a bit odd, I was too lazy to find another place.

The old neighborhood has barely changed since we left five years back. My wife commented on that. The old Blue Ash airport is now a development which is OK.

I used to fly in and out of there at times when I was learning, I had a few pretty bounced landings as I recall before I got the hang of it. I don't know if landing a chopper is something that requires a certain "feel", I have a notion it does, you probably get into ground effect and might flare early or something?

FearlessF · « **Reply #747 on:** June 17, 2023, 11:10:58 AM »

Sam Adams and Modelo Negra Dark are very good IMO

CWSooner · « **Reply #748 on:** June 17, 2023, 01:53:58 PM »

Quote from: Cincydawg on June 17, 2023, 11:03:20 AM

We were in Cincy staying in a motel 4 nights and I went out to find some beer for the room and stopped at a Shell station nearby that had a refrigerated room with beer. No Sam Adams anywhere. I ended up with Modelo Dark, which I hadn't had in a long time, it was "OK", my wife thought it fine. By "OK" I mean I drank it, but I wouldn't get it again. They had all sorts of beer, but nothing decent really, it was a bit odd, I was too lazy to find another place.

The old neighborhood has barely changed since we left five years back. My wife commented on that. The old Blue Ash airport is now a development which is OK.

I used to fly in and out of there at times when I was learning, I had a few pretty bounced landings as I recall before I got the hang of it. I don't know if landing a chopper is something that requires a certain "feel", I have a notion it does, you probably get into ground effect and might flare early or something?

There's a difference in making a run-on landing and landing to a point on the ground. In the former case, you're reducing power and altitude while you maintain the desired touch-down speed. Pretty much like an airplane, I'd say. Except that there are no flaps to worry about, because with a helicopter you can maintain a steep approach angle without causing you to have a high forward airspeed. When you get into ground effect, you've got to reduce some more power and fly the bird onto the runway. In landing to a point, you essentially come to a high-forward hover while continuing to reduce power until you come to a near-stop just as you touch down. All of that is assuming that you've got sufficient power. If you're marginal on power (due to density altitude and your aircraft's weight), then you might have to use a rolling takeoff and a run-on landing. Doing a "rolling" takeoff in a helicopter with skids is a nice trick. Helicopter pilots in Vietnam had to do a lot of that.

Cincydawg · « **Reply #749 on:** June 18, 2023, 07:24:24 AM »

There is a touch in a light plane that took me a while to master. You need the nose up (some) to avoid "wheelbarrowing". I'd pull up too soon, and the plane would simply gain altitude, then I'd have to add power and sort of repeat the thing over again. One day it clicked for me, somehow, and I had no issues from then. We also had to master crosswind landings of course which could be interesting, you dip the upwind wing into the wind and maybe crab a bit. I found if you dipped the upwind enough it worked without much crabbing. On landing, you're going so slow even a 15 knot wind is a lot (and considered max for a light airplane).

I recall my check ride lady asked me to do a short field landing and I really stuck that one and we were done after that. I thought I'd be out a couple hours at least, it was about 45 minutes.

utee94 · « **Reply #750 on:** June 18, 2023, 12:24:45 PM »

The better dark Mexican beer is called "Indio" but it's not as widely distributed in the US as Modelo. I tend to drink a decent amount of it when I'm in-country.

FearlessF · « **Reply #751 on:** June 18, 2023, 12:30:53 PM »

it's the right color
I'll keep an eye out

don't remember seeing it up here in Yankee country

Cincydawg · « **Reply #752 on:** June 18, 2023, 01:46:33 PM »

Had some Indian beers

utee94 · « **Reply #753 on:** June 18, 2023, 01:57:54 PM »

I've had a lot of Chinese and Japanese beers. Not sure I've ever had an Indian beer.

FearlessF · « **Reply #754 on:** June 18, 2023, 06:23:55 PM »

I've had this at an Indian restaurant

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Cincydawg · « **Reply #755 on:** June 19, 2023, 07:33:38 AM »

The two good Indian places near us feature Indian beer, I figured I'd try them. They are decent. This one is $9 but large.

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