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by Ray
Thu Oct 13, 2011 9:26 pm
Forum: Pilot's Lounge
Topic: Last Official Open Cockpit Airmail Flight (My Grandfather)
Replies: 11
Views: 24844

AMERICAN NEWS Jan Scott, President of the Vintage Soaring Association of America, has flownhis recently acquired Minimoa for 15 hours. While not enthusiastic about its aileron response, he has found it ,to be a terrific climber despite its 630 Ibs empty weight. This machine was flown by Wolf Hirth i...
by Ray
Thu Oct 13, 2011 9:17 pm
Forum: Pilot's Lounge
Topic: Last Official Open Cockpit Airmail Flight (My Grandfather)
Replies: 11
Views: 24844

http://www.steedagt.net/CharlesFlying/ShellyCharles4.jpg http://www.steedagt.net/CharlesFlying/ShellyCharles44.jpg http://www.steedagt.net/CharlesFlying/PaulCharlesRepairGettysburgTimes.jpg "In the early 1930's, airline pilot Shelly Charles operated an open primary glider from auto-tow at the old W...
by Ray
Thu Oct 13, 2011 9:11 pm
Forum: Pilot's Lounge
Topic: Last Official Open Cockpit Airmail Flight (My Grandfather)
Replies: 11
Views: 24844

I've had a few e-mails recently from early era aviation researchers/writers trying to find information about Shelly and Paul, along with more info about this last mail flight. They've all seen this thread, apparently it's one of the first ones that shows in Google. Going to use this thread to post i...
by Ray
Thu Oct 13, 2011 3:48 am
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: Parting out my current rig
Replies: 0
Views: 7914

Parting out my current rig

Anyone interested in buying these parts? I plan to have my new rig built within the next month or so. AeroCool AeroEngine Plus ATX case - $30 EVGA 780i FTW mobo - $90 - registered on EVGA, lifetime warranty (even if you burn it up overclocking!) Q9550 w/Arctic Cooler Freezer 7 Pro - $200 2 x 2 GB G....
by Ray
Thu Oct 13, 2011 2:51 am
Forum: Pilot's Lounge
Topic: To Fly...To Serve
Replies: 2
Views: 3680

To Fly...To Serve

Quoting fsiflyer on jetcareers.com - he said it better than I.

"A wonderful video by British Airways. Finally symbolizes our profession with the professionalism, elegance, and dignity it deserves. Let us all never forget why we entered this obsession."

by Ray
Sun Sep 11, 2011 10:57 pm
Forum: The Demo
Topic: How fast? This fast!
Replies: 14
Views: 27048

That is pretty impressive 8) . I knew the turnaround and show felt faster last practice. I like it.
by Ray
Fri Apr 08, 2011 7:02 pm
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: Building a Gaming Rig
Replies: 64
Views: 92196

I echo what LD said. I would prefer to get an EVGA mobo just because of their excellent tech support and lifetime warranty. I'll probably wait for EVGA to release a board that supports the i7-2600's. In the meantime I think I'll get an EVGA GTX 580. I'm not sure why I need it, but I just want one, m...
by Ray
Sat Apr 02, 2011 7:22 pm
Forum: The Demo
Topic: Phantom Server Still Active?
Replies: 30
Views: 48250

We barely have enough time to practice our own show.
by Ray
Thu Mar 31, 2011 8:57 pm
Forum: Pilot's Lounge
Topic: The Virtual Red Arrows thank you
Replies: 7
Views: 5843

Outstanding job - excellent flying! 8)
by Ray
Wed Mar 16, 2011 5:44 pm
Forum: Pilot's Lounge
Topic: I am number Eight Video
Replies: 10
Views: 6431

Great video Ells, nice flying by all - the backseat view is pretty slick. 8)

Thanks for sharing - looking forward to seeing your team perform!

I'll echo LD, see if you can re-render in the 16:9 aspect ratio.
by Ray
Fri Mar 04, 2011 12:51 am
Forum: Pilot's Lounge
Topic: Tentatively hired by ATP flight school
Replies: 36
Views: 24639

Bah, I'm going FedEx! But American may be nice as well - would be cool to fly with Whack 8) Oh, I flew 8.4 hours today - didn't think I'd be over the 8 hr limit but my cross country to Meridian, MS and back took longer than expected. Was an awesome evening/night XC though - got to fly an '08 Seminol...
by Ray
Wed Mar 02, 2011 9:24 pm
Forum: Pilot's Lounge
Topic: Tentatively hired by ATP flight school
Replies: 36
Views: 24639

Just to update the thread - I completed standardization in two weeks to the day, didn't need any extra flights to gain proficiency, did great on the sim eval blocks, and actually had fun working in the call center - it was fun to talk to people that were enthusiastic about learning to fly and finall...
by Ray
Wed Feb 09, 2011 9:03 pm
Forum: Pilot's Lounge
Topic: Tentatively hired by ATP flight school
Replies: 36
Views: 24639

Been very busy down here. Working the call center, flying, simming or studying, hardly any free time. I did have Sunday off, which was nice. I've successfully completed my sim evaluation blocks, took about 6 hours - was pretty intense. Completed my proficiency flight and eval flight in the 172, and ...
by Ray
Tue Jan 25, 2011 3:13 pm
Forum: Pilot's Lounge
Topic: Tentatively hired by ATP flight school
Replies: 36
Views: 24639

And another thing to remember is that the low pay and crappy working conditions aren't forever. Lifetime earnings for airline pilots are still relatively high compared to many other jobs out there; assuming you don't get furloughed, and make it to the majors. A captain on the MD-11 for FedEx or UPS ...
by Ray
Mon Jan 24, 2011 10:26 pm
Forum: Pilot's Lounge
Topic: Tentatively hired by ATP flight school
Replies: 36
Views: 24639

That was a great post Cobra, you're certainly right on all counts - I was hoping you'd make me think about it from a different perspective, it worked! 8)

Good discussion guys.