Pinochy-Unc
Looks like PTIUAE is in with some good company...
Dr. John Zuk is the head of Advanced Vertical Flight Research at NASA where he has worked as a research scientist on vertical flight SAFETY an Development for over 25 years!!!
I guess that Orville and Wilbur would have been the undeniable winners of the Award a few years back for their silly Wright Flyer!!!
Where can we sign up!!?? Seems like winning makes you part of "who is who" in Aviation!!!
And by the way... Congrats to YOU!!!
In case you didn't hear>>>
PPRune forum readers have voted you the new "H.U.B." Award recipient!!!
This is the first Annual "Head Up the Backside" Award for the incredibly Astute
"QUINCKE valve"
discovery!!!
You continue to make us PROUD P-U!!!
Only you could have done it...
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UPDATE!!!:
Sorry Pinochy-Unc... Another one of your inept attempts to change the FACTS has been Debunked!!!
Your attempt to ADD Dr. John Zuk (NASA Scientist) and PTIUAE to the "Award List" has been exposed!!!
Of the seven on YOUR list,, Five recieved Awards- the ONLY two that are NOT ON THE LIST are the two YOU ADDED!!! (both pro-tilt rotor comments)
You have once again publicly humiliated yourself (What else is new)
OSTRICHES ANONYMOUS ASSOCIATION
Results For Year 2000 "HEAD-IN-THE-SAND-AWARD"
The purpose of the Ostriches Anonymous Association is to promote aviation safety and risk awareness through the use of humor by sponsoring Oliver Ostrich "Head-In-The-Sand Award."
The "OLIVER" is presented annually to: the anonymous individual or organization who contributes most by conscious action, decision, or purposeful neglect to either the denial, the discounting or the ignoring of significant aviation risks or opportunities.
PRESS RELEASE
Grand Prize
FAA Airspace & Rules Division: which determined that a 497-foot-MSL-tall tower did NOT meet the criteria to be a hazard despite being sited along the path of a Special VFR Corridor in Anchorage, Alaska, which requires pilots to fly below 600 feet MSL. Oliver's Astute Analysis: Of course the bureaucrats in the FAA's Airspace and Rules Division (ATA-400) don't actually FLY airplanes, so let's have them ride along as passengers on a couple of one-mile-visibility days and see if they can spot the tower, or its guy-wires.
Sighting made by Ira Rimson, Albuquerque, NM
who is awarded the 2000 ARTF (Award of the Ruffled Tail Feathers)
The ARTF includes a Life Membership in OAA sponsored this year by Southwest Airlines, a prestigious wall plaque, and a $300 cash prize from Vedax Sciences
1st Runner Up
FAA Engineers: "The pilots could continue flying the plane if a cable broke, so it was not considered a crucial part. We did not think the situation was urgent." (In response to charges that the FAA waited 17 months before advising carriers about a control cable manufacturer which was not testing cables that military tests had found to fail at 50% of rated load.) Oliver's Astute Analysis: Obviously we needn't worry about other "non-crucial" parts, like wheels, tires, avionics, and an occasional B-747 outboard engine, all of which have occasionally been lost and the airplane continued to fly.
Sighting was made independently and simultaneously by Captain Tom Brown, Danbury, CT;
Danna Henderson, Albuquerque, NM; Annette Ruddy, Amarillo, TX; and Dr. Gerry Snyder, Tucson, AZ.
2nd Runner Up
Aircraft Manufacturer: "Failure of one nut in no way affected the engine's safe attachment to the pylon. The mounting had four bolts. Consequently safety was in no way and at no time compromised. Spares were readily available worldwide." During a planned engine replacement cracks were discovered in some nuts holding bolts to the aft mount of the engine. Oliver's Astute Analysis: If the missing nut "in no way affects the engine's safe attachment to the pylon", why is it there at all?
Sighting made by "Botswana Bill" Scott, Gaborone, Botswana
3rd Runner Up
Government Auditors: "The manufacturer performed slipshod work, used out-of-date blueprints and improperly inspected parts - but flight safety was not threatened." Oliver's Astute Analysis: Obviously true so long as the airplanes remain on the assembly line. Too bad they let them out of the door. Since the FAA believes that quality standards are only for paper work, the subsequent fatal accident must have been caused by bad luck. Sighting made independently and simultaneously by
Dr. Rudi Mortimer, Champaign, IL and Ira Rimson, Albuquerque, NM
4th Runner Up
Manufacturer's President: "There is absolutely no connection between our efforts to reduce manufacturing inspections and the 8-inch hairline cracks found in at least 40 of our airplanes. Oliver's Astute Analysis: If they add the fuel tank stringers to the pilots' walk-around inspections. The pilots' cursory preflight can be blamed for any fuel leaks that develop.
Sighting made by Ira Rimson, Albuquerque, NM
[This message has been edited by HeliFlight (edited 09 March 2001).]