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Forum: Private Flying
7th Feb 2003, 14:03
Replies: 9
Views: 1,283
Posted By EI_Sparks

Yay, a distraction from babysitting my lab :) ...

Yay, a distraction from babysitting my lab :)

FFF, if you turned on the lights (forgetting of course that at that moment, having a non-zero rest mass, you and your car would have to have an...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Feb 2003, 16:53
Replies: 22
Views: 4,438
Posted By EI_Sparks

Unhappy Not quite steamchicken. While some Irish people...

Not quite steamchicken. While some Irish people are quite happy to see Saddam bombed past the stone age, some of us are rather miffed that US planes are landing here, since we're meant to be neutral....
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
19th Jan 2003, 21:37
Replies: 8
Views: 559
Posted By EI_Sparks

GB2, not a problem. I've been using debian as my...

GB2, not a problem. I've been using debian as my only system for about five years now, and the only thing that's worrying me is what I'd do if I had to use windows for work ever again :D
Seriously,...
Forum: Private Flying
17th Jan 2003, 09:09
Replies: 61
Views: 4,790
Posted By EI_Sparks

FFF - it might be a wee bit more expensive to...

FFF - it might be a wee bit more expensive to hire the SC, but can an europa do this? (http://www.supercub.org/upload/Mov5.mpg)

:D

*sigh*
Now if the wx would just clear up in Kerry tomorrow,...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
12th Jan 2003, 20:07
Replies: 8
Views: 559
Posted By EI_Sparks

Yay, another comes over to the light side ;) ...

Yay, another comes over to the light side ;)

Okay, for an application list, try Google's directory of software lists...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Jan 2003, 19:27
Replies: 137
Views: 27,468
Posted By EI_Sparks

Yup, it's currently more expensive to live here...

Yup, it's currently more expensive to live here than it is to live in St.Tropez :(
Forum: Private Flying
6th Jan 2003, 20:43
Replies: 21
Views: 2,512
Posted By EI_Sparks

*remembers being slagged off by certain ppruners...

*remembers being slagged off by certain ppruners when he said he'd like to be able to wear a helmet around C150s*

:)
Forum: Private Flying
5th Jan 2003, 19:00
Replies: 26
Views: 3,939
Posted By EI_Sparks

nonradio: If that's true, then what about the J2?...

nonradio: If that's true, then what about the J2? :D
There's a fun comparison here (http://www.airbum.com/pireps/CubComparison.html) .
Oh the things to look forward to for after getting the PPL :)
Forum: Private Flying
30th Dec 2002, 17:58
Replies: 23
Views: 1,832
Posted By EI_Sparks

Ah, but can you solder the component, the track...

Ah, but can you solder the component, the track and your finger into one large lump? :D
Forum: Private Flying
30th Dec 2002, 17:14
Replies: 23
Views: 1,832
Posted By EI_Sparks

:D Yup, maths. And soldering. And rifles. All...

:D Yup, maths. And soldering. And rifles. All terribly relevant to anything in the real world... NOT! :rolleyes: :)
I'd add car maintainance to the list, but about ten minutes ago I managed (while...
Forum: Private Flying
30th Dec 2002, 13:45
Replies: 23
Views: 1,832
Posted By EI_Sparks

*sighs* No, I did listen to Aerbabe - I almost...

*sighs*
No, I did listen to Aerbabe - I almost always do, because she knows more than me in most things - but that post complaining against the lack of try-before-you-buy was actually posted a few...
Forum: Private Flying
29th Dec 2002, 13:33
Replies: 15
Views: 1,151
Posted By EI_Sparks

Dad was a low-time PPL pilot when I was a kiddie...

Dad was a low-time PPL pilot when I was a kiddie (he got his ppl just after I was born) so my first memories are of farranfore airport in kerry. Odd thing was though, that I didn't really have this...
Forum: Private Flying
28th Dec 2002, 09:47
Replies: 23
Views: 1,832
Posted By EI_Sparks

FFF, true, but how do you get around that? I...

FFF, true, but how do you get around that? I mean, I'm Irish - the UK might have a try-before-you-buy arrangement but we don't :( Hell, I'm still getting over the way you can see something you like...
Forum: Private Flying
27th Dec 2002, 18:57
Replies: 19
Views: 2,675
Posted By EI_Sparks

Whirly, I think I like the sound of your logbook...

Whirly, I think I like the sound of your logbook a lot more than some sanatised "offical" model :)
Mind you, given that these things seem to last for years (my father's isn't half full yet and he...
Forum: Private Flying
24th Dec 2002, 14:35
Replies: 23
Views: 1,832
Posted By EI_Sparks

What do you think should go in a student PPL kit?

Here's a question for those of you who know more about this than me (ie. all of you :D )
I've been trying to start my PPL now for a month of sundays filled with horrible wx. However, this did give...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Dec 2002, 15:29
Replies: 47
Views: 4,164
Posted By EI_Sparks

Hmmm.... sounds like some careful route planning...

Hmmm.... sounds like some careful route planning and reading of Rule 5 is called for :D
*mental image of a C152 flying twenty feet off the ground trying to sneak up on breakfast*
I'd be quite...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Dec 2002, 20:51
Replies: 200
Views: 47,409
Posted By EI_Sparks

Oi FNG! I like Bach :D

Oi FNG! I like Bach :D
Forum: Private Flying
9th Dec 2002, 14:52
Replies: 52
Views: 6,035
Posted By EI_Sparks

God I hate topics like this, I wind up feeling...

God I hate topics like this, I wind up feeling terribly depressed at not having gotten anything done :( *sigh*
Oh well, it gives me something to aim for for next year ;) :p
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Dec 2002, 16:44
Replies: 39
Views: 9,412
Posted By EI_Sparks

I would post the stories of how I've managed to...

I would post the stories of how I've managed to do the whole "teaching your grandmother to suck eggs" routine, but sadly, pprune won't allow posts with more than 12,000 characters, so I'd need to...
Forum: Private Flying
5th Dec 2002, 16:34
Replies: 18
Views: 1,437
Posted By EI_Sparks

Roundout, Can't tell you about taking my kids...

Roundout,
Can't tell you about taking my kids up, since that's ooooh, about 20 years off ;), but I can tell you I was taken up very early (about 2 weeks old) and didn't have ear defenders or...
Forum: Private Flying
5th Dec 2002, 00:39
Replies: 43
Views: 4,420
Posted By EI_Sparks

Work, prune, work, prune, work, prune, work,...

Work, prune, work, prune, work, prune, work, prune, work, prune, work, check satellite image for wx, curse the bloody winter wx in kerry, work, prune, work, prune, go home, prune, check satellite...
Forum: Tech Log
17th Nov 2002, 21:01
Replies: 49
Views: 7,670
Posted By EI_Sparks

From the point of view of someone doing research...

From the point of view of someone doing research in robotics, which this is essentially about : No.
Forum: Private Flying
16th Nov 2002, 14:10
Replies: 38
Views: 2,749
Posted By EI_Sparks

Well, I've yet to meet a stuck-up pilot :) (Which...

Well, I've yet to meet a stuck-up pilot :) (Which isn't to say that they don't exist, but more that I rather suspect that they're off somewhere looking at the transair catalog pages on epaulettes and...
Forum: Private Flying
5th Nov 2002, 10:45
Replies: 83
Views: 9,059
Posted By EI_Sparks

Well in that case Whirly, Congradulations on an...

Well in that case Whirly, Congradulations on an excellent first solo story! Well done! :D

Sorry about your shoulder though :( Long hot radox bath called for!
Forum: Private Flying
28th Oct 2002, 09:55
Replies: 30
Views: 4,021
Posted By EI_Sparks

*sniff* :( That's a heartbreaking picture :(

*sniff*
:( That's a heartbreaking picture :(
Forum: Private Flying
25th Oct 2002, 16:37
Replies: 17
Views: 1,315
Posted By EI_Sparks

Vor, That's still steeper than KAC though. ...

Vor,
That's still steeper than KAC though.
Besides, if I have to learn in a 150, I'd rather learn in the one in KAC for sentimental reasons - it's the one dad learnt to fly in and I grew up...
Forum: Private Flying
25th Oct 2002, 12:51
Replies: 17
Views: 1,315
Posted By EI_Sparks

Windy, Some of us SPL wannabe's have been...

Windy,
Some of us SPL wannabe's have been trying to learn in old aircraft :)
Unfortunately, Cubs don't seem to be prevalent in Ireland, despite the fact that our countryside is one big grass field...
Forum: Private Flying
21st Oct 2002, 13:18
Replies: 37
Views: 3,418
Posted By EI_Sparks

GPS

Hmmm. Relying on a GPS box. *shudder*
I'd not want to have ONLY a GPS box I think - I remember going to a conference a few years ago and watching a paper being presented by a group that had tried to...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Oct 2002, 11:04
Replies: 6
Views: 945
Posted By EI_Sparks

Glad you were flying in lose formation now, ain't...

Glad you were flying in lose formation now, ain't ya Aerbabe? ;)
:D :D :D :D :D
Forum: Private Flying
29th Sep 2002, 19:11
Replies: 13
Views: 1,188
Posted By EI_Sparks

Attaboy SOMP! I'm jealous as hell now you...

Attaboy SOMP!
I'm jealous as hell now you understand :)
Forum: Private Flying
29th Sep 2002, 00:08
Replies: 44
Views: 4,194
Posted By EI_Sparks

Hmmm - a PA18 or a J3 ... though I'd much rather...

Hmmm - a PA18 or a J3 ... though I'd much rather blow some more money and get a Stearman Kadet :)
Forum: Private Flying
27th Sep 2002, 15:48
Replies: 18
Views: 1,976
Posted By EI_Sparks

Weston

Not all is well at weston at the moment unfortunately ....
See this IABB thread for details. (http://www.irishaviation.net/forums/ubb/Forum10/HTML/000282.html)
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Sep 2002, 13:19
Replies: 7
Views: 1,868
Posted By EI_Sparks

Try Philip Greenspun's page here...

Try Philip Greenspun's page here (http://philip.greenspun.com/flying/diamond-da40)
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Sep 2002, 13:17
Replies: 18
Views: 1,367
Posted By EI_Sparks

CB, Ah! Right. *struggles with ruler*...

CB,
Ah! Right. *struggles with ruler* Dammit.....
Okay, approximately 10nm, but it's not that convienent to measure for me (carpenter's thumb) so I normally use the web to the tip.
Forum: Private Flying
20th Sep 2002, 22:24
Replies: 18
Views: 1,367
Posted By EI_Sparks

Finally lost to curiosity and got out my ruler......

Finally lost to curiosity and got out my ruler...
Thumb - 17-18 nm by 7nm across.
Handspan - 62-63nm
:)
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