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...and a BIG 10-4 on the SECOND-GUESSERS (see article). ----- Forwarded Message ----- > To: Sent: Sunday, February 2, 2014 8:53 PM Subject: Declassified Plans For WW II Invasion Of Japan Now we know..Why we dropped the bomb...this is the first time I've read or even seen the prep. for...

It seems impossible, but at one time, people could survive without a million laws and regulations, not even traffic laws...how could that be? -John http://sploid.gizmodo.com/silent-film-of-old-san-francisco-before-its-destruction-1503300106

Yesterday, I went down to Ocean Beach Hardware and bought a bunch of assorted pipes and fittings in order to make myself a pull-up bar out in my garage. I spent the bulk of today working on it, along with a few trips back to the hardware store to pick up fittings that would actually work for my...

A C-152 made an off airport landing in San Diego a few days ago. Watch the news cast, then continue watching as another newscaster breathlessly points out how endangered a nearby neighborhood, and a high school was by this 152. Also take note of the miles, and miles, of empty fields. It is...

This year I haven't been getting much time in the air at all, probably about once a month, if that. The few times I have flown, I have not had any problems at all, other than one or two student grade landings. I flew with my instructor after a particularly long break, a couple of months, and it...

INTRO . . . Last week, I purchased a burger at Burger King for $1.58. The counter girl took my $2. As I was digging for my change, I pulled 8 cents from my pocket and gave it to her. She stood there, holding the nickel and 3 pennies, while looking at the screen on her register. I sensed her...

I just received this as an e-mail. It is a free ride in the U-2. -John Commentary: You can see why the U-2 is considered the most difficult plane in the world to fly. Each pilot has a co-pilot, who chases the plane on...

On another thread that was a rant about a shower room pig at his gym, someone mentioned the look of a typical pilot as being older, balding, paunchy, etc. I'm 68, not balding at all, a little bit of a gut, 6'1" tall, 180 lbs. My hair is gray. I've found that Hawaiian shirts are comfortable, so...

This has probably been hacked at before, but what the heck. I prefer, since that is all I have ever used, the tried and tested steam gages. I just can not get my head into an all glass panel. Even if I could afford a glass set up, I would not bother with it. The whole thing seems to be a very...

The thread about the B-17 reminded me of this. A few days ago, a B-17 landed at Gillespie Field, KSEE. They ran numerous ads in the paper, and direct mail, urging folks to come and look, they were also offering rides. I can't recall what the prices were, something like twenty or so dollars to...

This is kind of an interesting read, actually, really interesting. I did a few Google searches on her, and came up with pretty much the same stuff. Considerable attention has been given to her beauty, which made me want to see a picture, we all like to judge for ourselves when it comes to...

I'm wondering what is more preferred by you guys who like to watch airplane videos, the ones whose only sounds are from the aircraft involved with assorted radio transmissions and voices, you know, how it actually sounds, or the ones with music backgrounds? Myself, I would rather hear the real...

The world for the last 200 years, explained in 4 minute. http://www.flixxy.com/200-countries-200-years-4-minutes.htm .

Now Sam McGee was from Tennessee, where the cotton blooms and blows. Why he left his home in the South to roam 'round the Pole, God only knows. He was always cold, but the land of gold seemed to hold him like a spell; Though he'd often say in his homely way that "he'd sooner live in hell."...

I have no clue how many used airplanes are up for sale at this point, I also have no clue about just how many active pilots we have. I'm just wondering that if every active pilot could pick out any plane they wanted, for free, from the "for sale" used aircraft fleet on the market today, how many...

This is from another thread that I seem to have pirated. I deleted this from there and moving it over to it's own thread. I started five and a half years ago when I was 61 years old, I'm now 67, as a pay as you go student at a small flying school. After two years and $24,000.00, I had still not...