Can you drive a manual transmission

[jross]

Of course and what better way to learn than on a hill with a tailgater behind.

[Offthemat]

On 3/19/2026 at 9:46 AM, ionel said:

How about without using the clutch or better yet 18 speed semi?  

Can you shift an airplane?

[ionel]

1 hour ago, Offthemat said:

Can you shift an airplane?

hmm ... I never have ... but you can change both engine and prop speed.

[headshuck]

I had a manual Maxima too. Loved that car. My wife made me give it to our oldest boy. He totalled it.

Me three! I had a sweet 5-speed SE with a spoiler. Just like this one.

[El Luchador]

On 3/23/2026 at 2:25 PM, ionel said:

hmm ... I never have ... but you can change both engine and prop speed.

I have an A&P.

[ionel]

2 hours ago, El Luchador said:

I have an A&P.

I had a Mooney.  

[El Luchador]

7 hours ago, ionel said:

I had a Mooney.  

$$$$$$$$$$$

[ionel]

1 minute ago, El Luchador said:

$$$$$$$$$$$

By definition an airplane is an aluminum hole in the sky into which you poor all you money so yes $$$$$$$$$$$.

[El Luchador]

14 minutes ago, ionel said:

By definition an airplane is an aluminum hole in the sky into which you poor all you money so yes $$$$$$$$$$$.

I watched one of them (A Mooney) crash land on the highway back in the mid 90s. He did a gear up landing. He was under powered and made multiple attempts to get off the ground then couldn't climb once he did so he circled around but couldn't get back to land. He hit a power line and took out a traffic light which stopped traffic. His wing tip clipped a pickup topper in a left turn lane but he landed safely. He had a blockage in his exhaust so the harder he pushed it the more reversion he got. 

Edited March 25 by El Luchador

[Lipdrag]

On 3/23/2026 at 3:33 PM, headshuck said:

Me three! I had a sweet 5-speed SE with a spoiler. Just like this one.

I had that model also.  Mine had a paint job that was such a dark green that it appeared black in all but the brightest of sunshine.  Drove it beyond 240,000 miles.