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Forum: Rumours & News
19th Sep 2008, 06:55
Replies: 2,686
Views: 1,137,418
Posted By kansasw

Because I was issued a copy of "Aerodynamics for...

Because I was issued a copy of "Aerodynamics for Naval Aviators" by H.H. Hurt.

Airbubba, though not a pilot nor even an aspiring one, I have read Stick and Rudder and consider it a classic for any...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Aug 2008, 03:02
Replies: 1,109
Views: 378,806
Posted By kansasw

"Quote: And while we're at it, can anybody tell...

"Quote:
And while we're at it, can anybody tell me how to make quoted text appear in blue?
Copy it into you your reply - highlight it and press the 'quote' icon - the last on the right of the bar...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Aug 2008, 02:53
Replies: 1,109
Views: 378,806
Posted By kansasw

"Not in a few milliseconds it wouldn't. This is a...

"Not in a few milliseconds it wouldn't. This is a bang not a hiss."

I think that depends, how big is the orifice through which the oxygen is escaping? If the bottom suddenly falls off the tank,...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Aug 2008, 16:31
Replies: 1,109
Views: 378,806
Posted By kansasw

Just wondering - is there any significant thermal...

Just wondering - is there any significant thermal implication of discharging 1850 psi oxygen bottles ?! I gather it should provide some cool into that cargo bay, but anything that could impact the...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Feb 2008, 17:23
Replies: 6
Views: 3,117
Posted By kansasw

"Old Henrique needs to get out of his cubicle a...

"Old Henrique needs to get out of his cubicle a little more. He left out:"

12) Feed the dog.
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Nov 2007, 20:30
Replies: 41
Views: 20,946
Posted By kansasw

FWIW from SLF, I recall coming into SFO a while...

FWIW from SLF, I recall coming into SFO a while back on the right runway, and the pilot announced that if we looked left we would see the sister ship right beside us approaching the left one, sho...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Oct 2007, 04:07
Replies: 601
Views: 346,045
Posted By kansasw

"These guys royally f****d up, and it should...

"These guys royally f****d up, and it should serve as a reminder that we should be paying attention as we get ready to blast off. That is the only lesson we can take away from this tragedy."

Hi...
Forum: Tech Log
7th Jan 2007, 22:17
Replies: 33
Views: 8,868
Posted By kansasw

Disagree. ......

Disagree. ......
Forum: Tech Log
4th Dec 2006, 00:09
Replies: 90
Views: 19,522
Posted By kansasw

Silverelise you are treading very dangerous...

Silverelise you are treading very dangerous ground with that question. If you can do that, why not turn the whole runway into a giant conmurff!! Let go of me!!!!!! I am allowed to ask OUCH! any...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Nov 2006, 20:33
Replies: 59
Views: 21,484
Posted By kansasw

Apparently* certain aircraft have been targeted...

Apparently* certain aircraft have been targeted for inspection and traces of polonium identified.
Apparently* polonium is a naturally occurring element found in tobacco, celery, or whatever other...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Nov 2006, 17:37
Replies: 1,634
Views: 673,994
Posted By kansasw

Fairly said. Let me try this. If there is a...

Fairly said. Let me try this.
If there is a 1 in a million chance that some event will happen to you, what does that mean?
A) It does mean that it is unlikely to happen to you.
B) It also...
Forum: Tech Log
27th Sep 2006, 21:43
Replies: 90
Views: 19,522
Posted By kansasw

No Jedi, but good question. The energy to...

No Jedi, but good question.

The energy to move the plane at a given speed over a given distance is, as you suggest, exactly the same whether the plane is pushed by elephants or conventionally...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Aug 2006, 02:17
Replies: 601
Views: 346,045
Posted By kansasw

Thanks, but no thanks, just that most of the...

Thanks, but no thanks, just that most of the links or sources I try to verify leave me hanging. Subsequent to my post I am hearing on the radio that FAA guidelines were violated by having only a...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Aug 2006, 00:50
Replies: 601
Views: 346,045
Posted By kansasw

Velly intelesting, can you provide a link or any...

Velly intelesting, can you provide a link or any kind of verification?
I am troubled that in this tragic context you would make such a statement out of the blue, without suggesting a way for me...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
7th Aug 2006, 09:28
Replies: 22
Views: 3,699
Posted By kansasw

Well I'm not to go very far with the "my experts...

Well I'm not to go very far with the "my experts can beat up your experts" game, only far enough to suggest http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/science/skeptic-organizations.html. Many of the 60 in...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
7th Aug 2006, 00:39
Replies: 22
Views: 3,699
Posted By kansasw

Well hey, the Airbus is surely important and...

Well hey, the Airbus is surely important and interesting, but so is global warming. Possibly moreso.
I do not think, of course, that scientific conclusions are to be settled by voting. One may...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
6th Aug 2006, 03:17
Replies: 22
Views: 3,699
Posted By kansasw

Oh yes aviate, I forgot to ask: What is the...

Oh yes aviate, I forgot to ask: What is the number of MIT scientists who vehemently oppose so called 'Global Warming"?
I think it might be, uhhhh, one? zero?
Are you spinning?
Can you name...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
5th Aug 2006, 19:27
Replies: 22
Views: 3,699
Posted By kansasw

Aviate, I am a technician, not a scientist. I do...

Aviate, I am a technician, not a scientist. I do not claim competence to judge the "hockey stick." I suspect it is a highly technical issue subject to competent judgement by scientists, and to...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
5th Aug 2006, 18:05
Replies: 22
Views: 3,699
Posted By kansasw

Aviate you do not appear to have read the article...

Aviate you do not appear to have read the article you cite. I offer the following quote from it "If you are concerned about global warming (as I am) and think that human-created carbon dioxide may...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Mar 2006, 00:07
Replies: 53
Views: 18,239
Posted By kansasw

I am likewise neither of the above, but think I...

I am likewise neither of the above, but think I can offer at least part of the answer: The whole construction is a very complex system and the real-world/destructive testing may elicit flaws...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
17th Oct 2005, 21:24
Replies: 9
Views: 1,917
Posted By kansasw

Right on Rainboe, sometimes I think there is some...

Right on Rainboe, sometimes I think there is some kind of new languish adopted out there that those over a certain age will never catch on to.

Bumz, if you would care to restate in words of one...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Jul 2005, 22:54
Replies: 20
Views: 7,930
Posted By kansasw

THIS A CAPTAIN`S DECISION !!!!!!! AND IN THIS...

THIS A CAPTAIN`S DECISION !!!!!!! AND IN THIS CASE (WHERE THERE IS NOTHING WRITTEN ABOUT) IT`S NOT ETICAL TO DISCUSS ABOUT A CAPTAIN`S DECISION !!!!

EH? Please defend this statement with any...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
11th Jul 2005, 23:48
Replies: 4
Views: 924
Posted By kansasw

shoes

Suggest you consider SAS shoes, made in Texas, US of A. No two feets are the same so what works for me may not work for you, but I find these very comfortable and am not alone. No dedicated SAS...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jun 2005, 19:48
Replies: 39
Views: 7,778
Posted By kansasw

"The U.S. military said the aircraft was...

"The U.S. military said the aircraft was conducting weather research, ..."

Yes, people employed by my government were happy to lie to us then and are happy to lie to us now. I do not believe...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
11th Mar 2005, 23:16
Replies: 5
Views: 505
Posted By kansasw

I have no clue to advance your cause, except to...

I have no clue to advance your cause, except to suggest that correct spelling in the title would not be adverse.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
1st Feb 2005, 15:17
Replies: 49
Views: 12,413
Posted By kansasw

Re the Seattle Concorde sighting: Thanks Phileas...

Re the Seattle Concorde sighting: Thanks Phileas and Alldaydeli, that would be the one. It is outside. K
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
1st Feb 2005, 00:17
Replies: 49
Views: 12,413
Posted By kansasw

This is a bit off topic possibly, but not too far...

This is a bit off topic possibly, but not too far I hope. Flying into Seattle/Tacoma about 1/17/05 from the south, me pax on the left, we passed Boeing and saw the usual collection of parked...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
22nd Nov 2004, 21:01
Replies: 2
Views: 2,975
Posted By kansasw

There was a foiled assasination attempt when Bush...

There was a foiled assasination attempt when Bush finally got to Kuwait but that's another story...

Airbubba, do you care to report any detais of that story?
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Oct 2004, 00:11
Replies: 59
Views: 28,660
Posted By kansasw

Fuse Pins-Designed so that if an engine seizes...

Fuse Pins-Designed so that if an engine seizes with all the turning mass inside the engine that it seperates at the pylon and departs than to take the entire wing off!

Makes perfect sense.
...
Forum: Medical & Health
21st Sep 2004, 04:16
Replies: 9
Views: 7,911
Posted By kansasw

joe2812, I certainly sympathize with your...

joe2812, I certainly sympathize with your situation and wish you the best. However, I have to wonder about either a doctor who cannot communicate accurately to you what he or she finds, or your own...
Forum: Tech Log
20th Sep 2004, 18:36
Replies: 33
Views: 12,016
Posted By kansasw

Jeez Basil and TDK, what's wrong with a simple...

Jeez Basil and TDK, what's wrong with a simple answer to a simple question to wit

'What does "bunting over" mean ? (I haven't heard this term before).'

Seems some prefer to be obscure,...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Sep 2004, 05:36
Replies: 167
Views: 39,114
Posted By kansasw

411A: "Presume you refer to your question about...

411A: "Presume you refer to your question about ...'insulting a professional pilot on such a flimsy basis'."

Yes, that was the sentence ending with a question mark.

411A: "I'll keep it short...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Sep 2004, 01:56
Replies: 167
Views: 39,114
Posted By kansasw

Fair enough 411A, but strangely you have not...

Fair enough 411A, but strangely you have not addressed my one specific question (that's the sentence that ends with a question mark, it looks like this ? ) nor any of the several implied questions...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Sep 2004, 00:28
Replies: 167
Views: 39,114
Posted By kansasw

Well hi 411A, here is what thegypsy said: ...

Well hi 411A, here is what thegypsy said:

....if there was ever a likely weather problem I alwaysd [sic] loaded extra fuel to take into account the fact that on arrival I was knackered and...
Forum: Tech Log
13th Sep 2004, 22:21
Replies: 16
Views: 1,713
Posted By kansasw

A ton (yankee spelling) of air conditioning...

A ton (yankee spelling) of air conditioning capacity is the amount of refrigeration it takes to turn a ton of 32F (yankee measurement) water into a ton of 32F ice in 24 hours, IIRC.

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