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Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 8:25 am
by Whack
Good stuff Gunner! That new plexi armrest looks great. My rest is much closer to horizontal now that I modified the position of the stick base.

BTW-- Gunner's never way out of position :lol:

Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 9:32 am
by Sawamura
Wow great stuff. Realy nice cockpit you have. 8)

Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 7:40 pm
by Rock
Nice pics Gunner! It's always cool to see your setup. :)
franc01sss wrote:As you said, nice sight picture there!

Would you still have it posted if you were way out of position?
Whack you read my mind lol...

Deuce never gets out of position! :wink: :)

Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 9:27 pm
by Luse
Anyone else notice the REMOVE BEFORE FLIGHT tag as well...

Not removed! :wink:

Good shots Gunner, as always it's impressive.

Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 4:20 pm
by BonJobie
Deuce!!! C'mon now! I think you just wanted us to see those massive biceps!!! Not bad for %##@^ years old!!! You are STILL da man.

Old Boss Bon

Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 9:04 pm
by Cobra
Is that a heart rate monitor you are wearing? Bio-feedback to keep the heart rate down? Will Gunners new nick be Iceman?

Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 1:16 pm
by Gunner
TWC_Cobra wrote:Is that a heart rate monitor you are wearing? Bio-feedback to keep the heart rate down? Will Gunners new nick be Iceman?
Ya caught me! :wink: Actually, it's a little gadget called the Body Bugg. It uses several different sensors to monitor how many calories I burn - goes along with an on-line program so I can plug in the calories I consume, and upload the calorie burn data from the bugg. The program then shows me exactly where my calorie balance is throughout the day - weight loss is then a simple matter of burning more than you consume. Still the same amount of work, but you know where you're at & can adjust. I've been keeping my calorie deficit around 1,000 calories a day, and I've been losing 2 lbs/week. So far, I'm down 18 pounds, got 25 more to go.Image

BTW, it has been very interesting to see the calorie burn during a high show - about 2/3 the burn rate I have when I doing an intense resistance workout at the gym! 8)

Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 3:10 pm
by Blaze
Gunner wrote:BTW, it has been very interesting to see the calorie burn during a high show - about 2/3 the burn rate I have when I doing an intense resistance workout at the gym! 8)
I believe it! After I fly the high show my muscles ache and I'm exhausted. :lol:

Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 3:23 pm
by Lawndart
Gunner also takes pleasure in putting himself through to pain and anguish, holding 25 lbs of back pressure on the FSSB the entire show!!! Only he knows why... :roll: :lol: :lol:

Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 8:07 pm
by STRIKER
VPJT_Buster wrote:
Gunner wrote:BTW, it has been very interesting to see the calorie burn during a high show - about 2/3 the burn rate I have when I doing an intense resistance workout at the gym! 8)
I believe it! After I fly the high show my muscles ache and I'm exhausted. :lol:
I will have to tell Wilbur about you guys... he would love to see a virtual representation of his ride I'm sure.

Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 6:14 pm
by franc01sss
Who's Wilbur?

Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 7:45 pm
by Rhino
franc01sss wrote:Who's Wilbur?
You never read Charlotte's Web? :) :) :lol: :lol: JK of course...

http://www.airshowsamerica.com/bios.htm

Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 12:15 am
by Lawndart
The "ride" Striker is referring to is Wilbur's first no-kidding ride with the Thunderbirds as told by himself in the feature called Reach for the Sky, filmed while Dean "Wilbur" Wright was the Lead Solo during the 2000 season.

"They basically took whatever was left of Dean, and scooped him up in a bucket. I was absolutely goo... Thinking, what have I gotten myself into?"

instruments

Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 6:57 pm
by Deanjr
Hey guys I am new to the forums and I was looking at yalls setups. I was thinking about making my own pit but where do you get the instruments to go with the cockpit?

Thanks,
Dean

Re: instruments

Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 8:04 pm
by Gunner
Deanjr wrote:Hey guys I am new to the forums and I was looking at yalls setups. I was thinking about making my own pit but where do you get the instruments to go with the cockpit?
Thanks for stopping by, Dean. Some of my instruments came from ebay, some from Simkits, others are hybrids combining sources. My favorite, the ADI, is a non-functional hand made replica from Holland (see page 9 of this thread). Your best source for pit building is http://www.viperpits.org. everything you could possibly need, but be prepared for a ton of research and a long journey! :wink: