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Wizard of Draws

August 28th 04, 05:42 PM

On 8/28/04 10:42 AM, in article
, "Rosspilot"
> wrote:

>
> Check out this site. Click on "Trailer".
>
>
> http://www.onesixright.com/
>
>
> www.Rosspilot.com
>
>
Cool. Reserved my copy.

AOPA should be involved in these sorts of projects.
--
Jeff 'The Wizard of Draws' Bucchino
Cartoons with a Touch of Magic
www.wizardofdraws.com
www.cartoonclipart.com

Arnold Sten

August 28th 04, 06:12 PM

Rosspilot wrote:
> Check out this site. Click on "Trailer".
>
>
> http://www.onesixright.com/
>
>
> www.Rosspilot.com
>
>
Simply awesome! I've reserved my DVD.

David Herman

August 28th 04, 07:12 PM

"Rosspilot" > wrote in message
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>
> Check out this site. Click on "Trailer".
>
>
> http://www.onesixright.com/

It's great. Beautifully produced, obviously a labor of love. I look
forward to seeing the completed project, and hope it gets lots of exposure.

Of course my own home airport's story has a history even richer and more
interesting than this one. ;) I'm sure one could do a very nice little
featurette on most GA fields.

I only have one minor criticism of the film: with only one exception,
everyone shown (at least in the trailer) is what most of the movie-going
public would probably think of as an old geezer. Of course, that accurately
refelects the pilot demographic (you and me), and while that's not the
movie's fault (it is after all depicting history), in order to "connect"
better with the general public it might not be a bad idea to show some
people in the film without so much gray hair. Media pieces like this can
help bring more folks into GA by showing how exciting it is (something
that's not accomplished very often) but trying to hook young folks by
showing a bunch of (us) old farts isn't going to be as effective as showing
some younger, more, um, attractive types. Maybe AOPA should be working on
J-Lo and Beyonce to see if they might be interested in taking flying lessons
(hey, I heard that Angelina Jolie wanted to get her ticket, maybe it's not
such a crazy idea!).

Anyway, that's minor nitpicking. It's a very nice film, and my hat's off to
the folks who are producing it. As the original poster said, we need more
stuff like this (a LOT more).

--
David Herman
N6170T 1965 Cessna 150E
Boeing Field (BFI), Seattle, WA
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Dan Luke

August 28th 04, 11:18 PM

"Rosspilot" > wrote in message
...
>
> Check out this site. Click on "Trailer".
>
>
> http://www.onesixright.com/
>

I can't figure out if XP Service Pack 2 or one of my pop-up
blockers/spyware blockers is doing it, but I can't see this page. I've
tried turning them all off, but still no joy.
--
Dan
C172RG at BFM

Blanche

August 29th 04, 12:46 AM

16R was written up in this month's AOPA mag. Great article to go
along with what appears to be a great film.

BillC85

August 29th 04, 01:02 AM

Do you have QuickTime installed?

"Dan Luke" > wrote in message
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>
> "Rosspilot" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > Check out this site. Click on "Trailer".
> >
> >
> > http://www.onesixright.com/
> >
>
> I can't figure out if XP Service Pack 2 or one of my pop-up
> blockers/spyware blockers is doing it, but I can't see this page. I've
> tried turning them all off, but still no joy.
> --
> Dan
> C172RG at BFM
>
>

C Kingsbury

August 29th 04, 01:18 AM

"David Herman" > wrote in message news:<1093717711.45892@yasure>...

> (hey, I heard that Angelina Jolie wanted to get her ticket, maybe it's not
> such a crazy idea!).

OMFG!

http://www.hellomagazine.com/film/2004/08/04/angelinajolie/

She just went to 11 on the Babe-O-Meter. Wonder if she needs a Project Pilot mentor?

Best,
-cwk.

chris priest

August 29th 04, 01:31 AM

BillC85 wrote:

> Do you have QuickTime installed?
>
>
> "Dan Luke" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>"Rosspilot" > wrote in message
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>>
>>>Check out this site. Click on "Trailer".
>>>
>>>
>>>http://www.onesixright.com/
>>>
>>
>>I can't figure out if XP Service Pack 2 or one of my pop-up
>>blockers/spyware blockers is doing it, but I can't see this page. I've
>>tried turning them all off, but still no joy.
>>--
>>Dan
>>C172RG at BFM
>>
>>
>
>
>
Also, you need flash installed

August 29th 04, 01:41 AM

"Rosspilot" > wrote in message
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>
> Check out this site. Click on "Trailer".
>
>
> http://www.onesixright.com/

I noticed a few pilot / TV news anchors spouting off. Where the hell are
they when GA is getting a bad name. They should be saying "this story is
crap etc".

Just my 2¢ worth

Wizard of Draws

August 29th 04, 01:59 AM

On 8/28/04 8:41 PM, in article , "CB"
> wrote:

>
> "Rosspilot" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> Check out this site. Click on "Trailer".
>>
>>
>> http://www.onesixright.com/
>
> I noticed a few pilot / TV news anchors spouting off. Where the hell are
> they when GA is getting a bad name. They should be saying "this story is
> crap etc".
>
> Just my 2¢ worth
>
>
I noticed that they were mostly (all?) from L.A. stations and I'm living in
Atlanta now, so I couldn't say whether they do or not. But that thought did
cross my mind also.
--
Jeff 'The Wizard of Draws' Bucchino
Cartoons with a Touch of Magic
www.wizardofdraws.com
www.cartoonclipart.com

G.R. Patterson III

August 29th 04, 02:16 AM

Dan Luke wrote:
>
> I can't figure out if XP Service Pack 2 or one of my pop-up
> blockers/spyware blockers is doing it, but I can't see this page.

It wouldn't load for me in Netscape but worked fine with IE version 6.

George Patterson
If you want to know God's opinion of money, just look at the people
he gives it to.

Brian Burger

August 29th 04, 03:09 AM

On Sun, 29 Aug 2004, G.R. Patterson III wrote:

> Dan Luke wrote:
> >
> > I can't figure out if XP Service Pack 2 or one of my pop-up
> > blockers/spyware blockers is doing it, but I can't see this page.
>
> It wouldn't load for me in Netscape but worked fine with IE version 6.

Worked fine in Opera 7.23; you do need Flash & QuickTime though.

Excellent work - we really do need more of this!

Brian
www.warbard.ca/avgas/index.html

Morgans

August 29th 04, 05:15 AM

"chris priest" > wrote
> >
> Also, you need flash installed

I will install flash, when they pry my cold, dead hands off my mouse. <g>I
feel almost as strongly about QuickTime. With flash, every website, it
seems, has cute little things blobbing along the screen. QuickTime just
wants to dominate everything, and I want no part of either of them.

Since I reinstalled Windows 2000 pro, my old 'puter has not hiccupped, even
one time. Before, disaster. Only difference in programs, were these two,
and IM.

I know, many will say that does not have anything to do with it, but all the
same, I will have to miss anything that requires flash and QuickTime.
--
Jim in NC

Martin Hotze

August 29th 04, 09:50 AM

On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 00:15:09 -0400, Morgans wrote:

>Since I reinstalled Windows 2000 pro, my old 'puter has not hiccupped, even
>one time. Before, disaster. Only difference in programs, were these two,
>and IM.
>
>I know, many will say that does not have anything to do with it, but all the
>same, I will have to miss anything that requires flash and QuickTime.

trailer:
http://www.onesixright.com/video/trailer.html
the bonus:
http://www.onesixright.com/video/aerials.html

you still need quicktime. well, I can't follow your logic with quicktime
and only a little with flash, but this is only me. Never ever has one of
the 2 programs made any of my or my customers machines crash. but don't let
us get into softwre-bashing.

greetings, #m

--
The more one is absorbed in fighting Evil,
the less one is tempted to place the Good
in question. (J.P. Sartre)

Dan Luke

August 29th 04, 12:16 PM

"BillC85" > wrote in message
...
> Do you have QuickTime installed?
>
Yep.

kontiki

August 29th 04, 12:57 PM

Hey Jeff ! How are things up that way? Been flying out at 47A still?
I'm down in Statesboro now... I flew up to visit Randall a few weeks
back. You get your IA rating?

Scott

Wizard of Draws wrote:

> I noticed that they were mostly (all?) from L.A. stations and I'm living in
> Atlanta now, so I couldn't say whether they do or not. But that thought did
> cross my mind also.

Larry Dighera

August 29th 04, 02:40 PM

On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 00:15:09 -0400, "Morgans"
> wrote in
>::

>
> I will install flash, when they pry my cold, dead hands off my mouse. <g>
>I feel almost as strongly about QuickTime. With flash, every website, it
>seems, has cute little things blobbing along the screen.

Most Flash programmers provide a 'Skip Intro' button.

>QuickTime just
>wants to dominate everything, and I want no part of either of them.

Agreed. The current version of Apple's Quicktime distribution is a
prime example of invasive programming, a trend gaining momentum
despite public outcry.

>Since I reinstalled Windows 2000 pro, my old 'puter has not hiccupped, even
>one time. Before, disaster. Only difference in programs, were these two,
>and IM.

I'm sorry to hear of your difficulties; I find WinXP able, agile, and
stable.

>I know, many will say that does not have anything to do with it, but all the
>same, I will have to miss anything that requires flash and QuickTime.

Ummm....

Tom S.

August 29th 04, 10:12 PM

"Morgans" > wrote in message
...
>
> "chris priest" > wrote
> > >
> > Also, you need flash installed
>
> I will install flash, when they pry my cold, dead hands off my mouse.
<g>I
> feel almost as strongly about QuickTime. With flash, every website, it
> seems, has cute little things blobbing along the screen. QuickTime just
> wants to dominate everything, and I want no part of either of them.

I don't mind FLASH so much, or even QuickTime, but they'll have to kill me
to install RealPlayer.
>
> Since I reinstalled Windows 2000 pro, my old 'puter has not hiccupped,
even
> one time.

Win2000 is _finally_ stable once you get to SP6.

We have WinXP-Pro at work and it's still (three years old) unstable and bug
riddled.

Our DB server is an Old Dec-Alpha that still runs very well with Oracle
8.0.5.

Wizard of Draws

August 29th 04, 10:26 PM

On 8/29/04 7:57 AM, in article , "kontiki"
> wrote:

> Hey Jeff ! How are things up that way? Been flying out at 47A still?
> I'm down in Statesboro now... I flew up to visit Randall a few weeks
> back. You get your IA rating?
>
> Scott
>
> Wizard of Draws wrote:
>
>> I noticed that they were mostly (all?) from L.A. stations and I'm living in
>> Atlanta now, so I couldn't say whether they do or not. But that thought did
>> cross my mind also.
>

Hey Scott! Everything's great. I just got my IFR rating a couple of weeks
ago with the Arrow at Randall's. A lot of work, but I feel a lot safer and
it sure will minimize the number of times I get weathered out.

Took a short hop last weekend down to La Grange on my first IFR trip. What a
blast. In and out of the clouds up and back for .4 actual.
You got my number, give me a call and we'll fly when you're up here next
time.
--
Jeff 'The Wizard of Draws' Bucchino
Cartoons with a Touch of Magic
http://www.wizardofdraws.com
http://www.cartoonclipart.com

kontiki

August 29th 04, 11:26 PM

Excellent!! Congrats on the IA rating. I'll put your email address
into my address book and be in touch. I finally bought a plane... :o)

~Scott

Wizard of Draws

August 30th 04, 12:11 AM

On 8/29/04 6:26 PM, in article , "kontiki"
> wrote:

> Excellent!! Congrats on the IA rating. I'll put your email address
> into my address book and be in touch. I finally bought a plane... :o)
>
> ~Scott
>

Cool! Details?
--
Jeff 'The Wizard of Draws' Bucchino
Cartoons with a Touch of Magic
http://www.wizardofdraws.com
http://www.cartoonclipart.com

Jay Honeck

August 30th 04, 02:21 AM

> I don't mind FLASH so much, or even QuickTime, but they'll have to kill me
> to install RealPlayer.

Boy, ain't THAT the truth.

At least weekly I get emails from people who can't view the aviation videos
on our website. In almost every case, it's a problem with RealPlayer.

I used to love that program, but their latest incarnations write themselves
into EVERY part of your operating system. Then, even when you select
another player to be your default player (either Quicktime or Windows Media
Player), RealPlayer won't "let go" of critical parts of your system.

This results in no "single-click" video playback without "cutting and
pasting" the URLs into either Quicktime or WMP -- which is something most
casual users don't even think to try. It's a real pain, and quite subtle,
as most people don't catch the relationship between what they have done by
selecting QT or WMP to be their default, after having once used RealPlayer
as their default player.

The insidious thing about the problem is that the settings all appear to be
correct -- Windows will SHOW Quicktime or WMP to be the default player, even
though something internal has clearly NOT switched over. The only "fix"
I've found is the total uninstallation of RealPlayer.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Morgans

August 30th 04, 04:05 AM

"Tom S." > wrote

>
> I don't mind FLASH so much, or even QuickTime, but they'll have to kill me
> to install RealPlayer.

Agreed

> Win2000 is _finally_ stable once you get to SP6.
>
> We have WinXP-Pro at work and it's still (three years old) unstable and
bug
> riddled.

Really? Every instance of XP that I use, is rock solid stable. I bet you
have a conflict with XP and another program you use, or a driver for
something you have on the machine(s)

> Our DB server is an Old Dec-Alpha that still runs very well with Oracle
> 8.0.5.
>
>
--
Jim in NC

H.P.

August 30th 04, 05:43 AM

Get a different browser like "Opera" which will let you turn off the
animations. But giving up on QuickTime and Flash limits your enjoyment of
some useful and entertaining websites.

"Morgans" > wrote in message
...
>
> "chris priest" > wrote
> > >
> > Also, you need flash installed
>
> I will install flash, when they pry my cold, dead hands off my mouse.
<g>I
> feel almost as strongly about QuickTime. With flash, every website, it
> seems, has cute little things blobbing along the screen. QuickTime just
> wants to dominate everything, and I want no part of either of them.
>
> Since I reinstalled Windows 2000 pro, my old 'puter has not hiccupped,
even
> one time. Before, disaster. Only difference in programs, were these two,
> and IM.
>
> I know, many will say that does not have anything to do with it, but all
the
> same, I will have to miss anything that requires flash and QuickTime.
> --
> Jim in NC
>
>

Jay Beckman

August 30th 04, 05:47 AM

"Rosspilot" > wrote in message
...
>
> Check out this site. Click on "Trailer".
>
>
> http://www.onesixright.com/
>
>
> www.Rosspilot.com
>
>

As a student pilot who works in the video production industry, it makes me
proud to be involved in both the medium and the subject.

Can't wait to see the finished cut. In HD no less! Would be perfect for
the new digital "projection" theatres.

Some of the most amazing images of flight since "To Fly" hit IMAX screens
several years back.

Regards,

Jay Beckman
Student Pilot - KCHD
43.8 Hrs ... Nowhere to go but up!
Technician - NASCAR on FOX / NBC

Jack Allison

August 30th 04, 08:54 PM

Very cool! Thanks for posting Lee. Looking forward to seeing it when
it's released.

--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL, IA Student

"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth
with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there
you will always long to return"
- Leonardo Da Vinci

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Marco Leon

August 31st 04, 04:39 PM

Check out page 78 of the latest AOPA Pilot issue if/when you get it. They
devoted a full seven pages to the article about this movie.

Marco

"Wizard of Draws" > wrote in message
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> On 8/28/04 10:42 AM, in article
> , "Rosspilot"
> > wrote:
>
> >
> > Check out this site. Click on "Trailer".
> >
> >
> > http://www.onesixright.com/
> >
> >
> > www.Rosspilot.com
> >
> >
> Cool. Reserved my copy.
>
> AOPA should be involved in these sorts of projects.
> --
> Jeff 'The Wizard of Draws' Bucchino
> Cartoons with a Touch of Magic
> www.wizardofdraws.com
> www.cartoonclipart.com
>

Marco Leon

August 31st 04, 04:43 PM

She actually got her ticket already. She wants to use it to fly food and
supplies to people in Southeast Asia (Laos, Vietnam, Thailand) when she
retires from her acting career.

Marco

"C Kingsbury" > wrote in message
om...
> "David Herman" > wrote in message
news:<1093717711.45892@yasure>...
>
> > (hey, I heard that Angelina Jolie wanted to get her ticket, maybe it's
not
> > such a crazy idea!).
>
> OMFG!
>
> http://www.hellomagazine.com/film/2004/08/04/angelinajolie/
>
> She just went to 11 on the Babe-O-Meter. Wonder if she needs a Project
Pilot mentor?
>
> Best,
> -cwk.

Wizard of Draws

September 1st 04, 12:31 AM

On 8/31/04 11:39 AM, in article , "Marco Leon"
<mleonatyahoo.com> wrote:

> Check out page 78 of the latest AOPA Pilot issue if/when you get it. They
> devoted a full seven pages to the article about this movie.
>
> Marco
>
>

I did see that article, but I don't see any mention of sponsorship or actual
involvement on the part of AOPA. Other than helping publicize it in a
magazine read primarily by aviators, what has AOPA done to bring the film to
the attention of non pilots? Stuff like this can go a long way toward
keeping GA airports open and helping people understand why GA is important
to their communities.
--
Jeff 'The Wizard of Draws' Bucchino
Cartoons with a Touch of Magic
http://www.wizardofdraws.com
http://www.cartoonclipart.com

Teacherjh

September 21st 04, 10:38 PM

>> I will install flash, when they pry my cold, dead hands off my mouse.

You can disable flash by renaming the swflash.ocx file (to, say,
swflash.ocx.dead). Put a text file with the same name next to it saying what
you did. Rename it back to see flash again.

You will need to do this for ALL copies of the file, and then say "no" to the
"would you like to install" questions that will come up. Newer versions may
use flash.ocx or flasha.ocx.

Also, google "disable flash" and you'll see other methods of forcing it to your
will. But i wish it just had an off switch.

Jose

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