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All this guy wanted was a little freedom. He is lucky they got there in time to stop him from doing what they drove him to do in the first place. The design didn't really matter, the results were likely to be fatal anyway. IIRC, Russian truck engines were never really known for a high power to weight ratio. Well put. I have to quote you because it was so good: "He's lucky they got there in time to stop him from doing what they drove him to do in the first place!" That is well put and required some good thinking. You are not RAH material, go away, you are too intelligent for this group. ;--) BWB |
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Lastly when you're doing a lot of IMC, take cat-naps in the closets of FBO's (some have rooms for free if you gas and know to ask,) e.g. while waiting for wx to lift, or nap in the airplane if you've got a co-pilot. NASA studies show, those who do have 90% fewer errors in the appr and landing phase. Thus endeth the sermon today (and you guys thought I wasn't religious!) pacplyer - out Nice job Pac. I'd love to comment, but guess what? I gotta go out and fly to Sandy Eggo in this **** tonight. Can you believe this horse ****? Raining like hell in Vegas. Wall to wall clouds all the way to Hawaii and they want to go to San Diego tonight...and it's important. Jesus, there's ice in them thar clouds. Oh well, when the **** hits the fan, somehow I always make it through. I hope I do once again tonight. I'm going to muck around in the low enroute system once again and defy the ****ing ice gods. BWB |
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(pacplyer) wrote in message . com...
(bryan chaisone) wrote in message . com... BWB, I didn't know Allen, but I knew Gil. Gil's death was not pilot error nor bad workmanship. It was bad design, and as you have said, bad selection of non- AN hardware and engine. His machine and building quality was excellent. I wonder what his wife Genie is doing now, I lost her number. The poor woman just got married and her hubby was taken away in such a manner. Pacplyer, The Russian truck engine is probably an improvement over the over-taxed Rotax 582. Rotax makes good engines, just not for that application. The vietnamese guy, I am sorry about your loss, ($30,000.00), that might as well be $750,000.00 to us here in the US. The median income for vietnamese is about $200.00/yr from what I hear. Bryan Chaisone ~Fly safe, fly free~ http://www.alexisparkinn.com/rogue's_gallery_a-h.htm#C Hey Bryan, nice R-22 shots. There's really something to be said about certified helos isn't there? Despite the expense. oh well, the dream of a cheap hovering continues... You ever get back to Laos? Bet some of the flying their would be spectacular. Hey Pac, thanks for the compliments. I don't own the R-22, I can't afford to fly it more than 200 hrs per year, which is the breakeven point between owning and renting. I went back to Thailand twice, once in '96 and once last year early 2003. It was a blast. Offered BWB, I mean Bill the Grump to tag along, he didn't take me up on it. Guess it was one of his Grumpier periods. There's always next time. I am emailing you an invitation to view my misc photo page, it contains pictures of my trips to Thailand. My grandfather lives in Thailand, so I spent some time with him there. One of the pictures is of me on the bank of Mekong river, which divides Thailand and Laos. I nolonger have relatives in Laos, and I only had two weeks there. I didn't have time to fit Laos into the schedule. There's always next time. Bryan "The Monk" Chaisone http://www.alexisparkinn.com/rogue's_gallery_a-h.htm#CHey PAC |
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PAC wrote:
Hey Bryan, nice R-22 shots. There's really something to be said about certified helos isn't there? Despite the expense. oh well, the dream of a cheap hovering continues... You ever get back to Laos? Bet some of the flying their would be spectacular. pac I didn't get a chance to fly while I was there, but yes there are many wonderful sceneries in Laos. Laos is still wild. Laos used to be called Laan Xang (Million Elephants). There are still many wild elephants, Tigers, monkeys...etc. in Laos. A specie of deer thought to have been extinct was found in Laos a few years back. Bryan "The Monk" Chaisone http://www.alexisparkinn.com/rogue's_gallery_a-h.htm#C |
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