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  1. J

    How not to land

    Water landing I don't know how badly damaged the plane was. This was a radio report I heard on a Dallas station. I hope it was mostly his pride, which was hurt. I would hate to think of all that work gone down the drain, so to speak. John
  2. J

    How not to land

    I was in Dallas this week. There was a news story about a plane mishap. It seems a 69 year old gentleman had been building a homebuilt seaplane for several years. He had just recently completed it. He took off from a local airport and planed on making his first float landing. However, he...
  3. J

    welding saftey

    Wal-Mart Wa;-Mart buys a lot of stuff from overseas. They have USA products but not all of them are USA made. John
  4. J

    Can a sim builder participate?

    That would be a kick. I know a guy who has a F-15 cockpit that he is redoing into a sim. There is another in New Zealand who has an A-4 cockpit. However, if I did that, it would take away al the fun of figuring it out and doing it myself. LOL After inheriting an arc welding machine years...
  5. J

    What ELSE do you do?

    Arthur, That is a sweet looking airplane. Too bad you landed gear up! :gig: Good luck! John
  6. J

    Can a sim builder participate?

    I am afraid I am a hardware guy. Not into programing. That is what i have sons for. Except , they are not into flying. :( Oh, well. I just depend on the many fine programmers out there to make a PC model that I can use. John
  7. J

    COOL VIDEOS!

    Don't know Captain John? I use XP and wat ever Media player it offers.
  8. J

    COOL VIDEOS!

    I saw the screens but could never get a video to play.
  9. J

    NBC practices terrorism

    You are right Whrily. I hope we don't give the bad guys any ideas. From what I can see in the news, this is what is happening in Baghdad. Drop a few rounds and move on. The V.C, did it to our Marines in Vietnam.
  10. J

    NBC practices terrorism

    News I can understand reporter going undercover to smoke out a scandal or illegal activity. However, they are trying to get an easy story by proving the obvious; general aviation security is not foolproof. They are already talking about making GA pax go through scanners. And as the PIC I...
  11. J

    What ELSE do you do?

    What else? I am the principle partner in a manufacturer’s representative/engineering firm. Most of my time is taken up with the business. My wife and I meet mostly every afternoon to swim at the local university athletic complex pool. I have a workshop where work on my T-38 flight sim...
  12. J

    NBC practices terrorism

    Newsmen I say throw their asses in jail. If I PRETENDED to rob a bank, I would be trown in jail. Why should they be different? :angry:
  13. J

    Looking for controls designs

    Controls Yes, I wouls love to see them.
  14. J

    Looking for controls designs

    If you guys (gals?) remember, I am planning on building a T-38 simulator cockpit. I have written to Columbus AFB, MS requesting permission to take pictures of and measurements of one their simulators. I have already gotten quite a few internal measurements and pictures. Next week I will be in...
  15. J

    Good Newa

    Good News Good point, Jim. LOL John
  16. J

    Good Newa

    There is a God after all! Almost two years ago I had to have an angioplasty procedure and a stent placement. I lost my FAA medical and never got it back. Six months ago, after my six month stress test, my cardiologists told me there were problems. We agreed to wait another six months and...
  17. J

    StrangeDays' Jet

    I agree with you Johnny. One day we will be able to say, "We knew him when..."
  18. J

    StrangeDays' Jet

    Strangedays...guess what? I found a picture of your jet. Looks like someone beat you to the design. Sorry, I couldn't pass up on this.
  19. J

    DISASTER!

    LOL @ Jim. Takes a real man to admit that. :)
  20. J

    Hello to all

    Nice project. Welcome from another newbie.
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