spaceman
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If you haven't seen it, watch this: Long Way Round Long Way Round
Such an awesome show! I haven't read it yet, but my wife says the book is great too, and has a lot of cool stuff that didn't make it into the show.
There's also Long Way Down, which they did later on (Scotland to South Africa):
Very cool stuff, makes me want to do a big trip in spring now that I'm thinking about it.
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Well there is always drinking. And bowling. And ice fishing.
All frickin excellent alternatives. You know, I always hated winter here, until this year I picked up snowboarding and now I don't mind it quite so much!
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Just fired up my bike after a pcs and was getting some popping at idle. Took some work to get it to actually stay on without rolling on the throttle for about a minute and then it was idling fine. However, popping was still remaining at idle and through the first few gears just riding up and down the street. Is it just from the gas sitting in the tank for about a month and a half and just gotta get it going or is something wrong?
What is the bike? Is it carbureted or fuel injected?
Carbureted bikes can definitely run a little rough after sitting all winter. Usually I put some fresh gas in and give it a nice "Italian tuneup" to get everytihng flowing properly again.
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Exactly! All to often our lawmakers want to make hay in the press and call for ever more intrusive legislation when in fact all that is needed is enforcement.
Hence gun control... even though it's always been illegal to murder people.
And many other examples along the same lines...
Whoa it's getting pretty libertarian in here, I'm out before I say something crazy
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http://web.archive.org/web/20010727112808/http://www.wikipedia.org/
Wikipedia... now with over 6000 articles!!!
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Ouch... Being a native Sconnie, I begger to differ.
Thanks for helping. I was at work so I couldn't have done that myself!
So, you're saying Wisconsin-ists know how to Photoshop SEC college girls?
It's too cold and shitty to do much of anything else all winter...
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EDIT: Can't find the darn thing. Here's some 1969 history instead.
I'm out of likes so here you go
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This makes Wisconsin look like crap! I can vouch that there was a mega hottie that used to work at the FBO where I got my PPL...
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low cholesterol
my sodium level is low as well
Eat this for breakfast every day for a couple weeks and you should be good to go on both concerns:
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Or, if you are not eligible/need a different product, Amazon has all H&R Block at Home software on sale for 50%+ off today (7 Jan 12). http://www.amazon.co...n=H%26R%20Block
Nice! That Amazon link didn't work for me; try this one:
http://www.amazon.co...25963477&sr=1-1
This is a pretty good deal, usually I end up spending more that that just using online Turbotax or whatever. Thanks for the info!
EDIT: Maybe your link did work after all... well whatever
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I remember in the book "Skunk Works" by Ben Rich, he talked several times about how if they ran into issues or messed something up, the government made LM cover the costs. On the other hand, if LM came in under budget (which would probably never ever happen these days), they would reimburse the government the savings. What has changed?
I know he cited exponentially growing beuracracy as a huge problem. I don't remember the exact numbers, but he said something like only a couple hundred people were involved in developing the U-2, versus thousands of inspectors, etc, and millions of pages of mostly useless paperwork generated PER DAY on the F-22 program. I guess it all adds up to a huge amount of wasted money in the end! And that was in the 90's; it's probably only gotten worse since then.
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That's actually the latest camo pattern that is competing with Mulitcam. It was specifically engineered for drunken operations in high threat environments such as art museums.
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Can you log hours with different trainers from different schools? Hours are much cheaper where I live in the summer. It costs almost $3,000 less for a PPL and I would like to take advantage of that.
Yeah it all counts as long as it's a CFI you're flying with... Although when you switch instructors it might take a little time for you to get used to each other's style, and for your new instructor to figure out where you're at. But it's not a very big deal.
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What is it about moustaches that makes them verboten (edit: in the USAF)?
Well they're not toally banned, just big manly staches are illegal.
The reason is because not everyone has the ability to cultivate such an impressive display of testosterone, so it's not fair.
On the other hand, the 95 percentile service member (gender immaterial) can manage a shitty Mexican Hitler Stache, so that is all that's allowed.
It's called Equal Opportunity!
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Thank you very much everyone. I am not going for my PPL- I was just interested in getting comfortable with flying. I should do ground school? I am not sure I have enough saved for both.
That makes sense, actually.
Now that I think about it, that was pretty much the reason I started flying too. I just wanted to get a few hours and see how I liked it. Well I liked it a lot and now a year and a half later I have my PPL and I'm building a plane in my basement. My point is watch out cause it's a slippery slope, and it gets expensive!
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I got the Sporty's DVD's too when I did my PPL and they're pretty good. If anything the guy that presents it wears some pretty interesting ties, and there's a kid they always show flying who wears a more extreme sweater every episode. You might be able to find a used set on ebay or amazon marketplace also; I'd say it's definitely worth watching if you don't want to do an actual ground school.
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I was not planning on taking the TBAS until after Field Training, but you say sooner? And if you are the guy that made these flashcards, thank you very, very much.
I went through those flash cards a few times and it definitely helped. From what I've read, the time it takes you to answer each question counts, as well as whether you get it right or not. I'm not positive about that though.
On the plus side, once you get the hang of it you'll know the answer before the voice is even done asking the question, so you can click the answer right away and get close to 0 seconds on most of the questions.
For what it's worth, I had 6 hours when I took it, and I don't really feel like I did that amazing on the test. BUT I answered all the UAV questions in close to no time, and my PCSM was 99. Not trying to show off or anything; I guess my point is that I think that part counts quite a bit towards your score so it's definitely worth your time to study the flashcards!
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Not all Chiefs are shoes... http://airman.dodlive.mil/tag/o-2-skymaster/ Linky skillz are tough on IPboard mobile... (null)
Very cool story!!
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"Ground crews can change an engine in less than three seconds!"
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I got a pretty good heap of reading material for Christmas this year!
Anyone else get anything good?
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The more that I think about this, the more I realize that it must have been perfectly safe, as all the pilot had to do was press Z or R twice.
Do a barrel roll!
Here is the remedial block of instruction for those who missed this training:
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The internet beat you to it
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FBO Hotties is back! (NSFW)
in Squadron Bar
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I live in Milwaukee, so just the little places around here in SE WI (Sunburst, Crystal Ridge, Alpine Valley, etc.). I just started since Christmas so I'm not raging any huge mountains just yet!
Are there any realistic opportunities to go skiing/boarding during IFS? I've never even been in Colorado, so I picture the whole state as one big awesome ski resort.