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02-11-2012, 05:24 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Decatur, GA
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Originally Posted by Mike S
...you are right about the lurking 
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Unfortunately 2+ of those years involved working way too hard and being completely out of the aviation world. I'm back in it now though, and back up in the air, so hopefully those dark dismal non-flying days are behind me  .
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02-12-2012, 09:47 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: S21, Oregon
Posts: 161
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Originally Posted by johnny stick
Kelly,
I am very impressed. This is human space flight at it's simplest, and most elegant form.
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Thanks! Sometimes I think I had the easiest job in the program 
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RV-7 empennage done, wings done, fuselage to QB stage.
1973 Maule M4-220C flying
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02-12-2012, 04:08 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Louisville, Ga
Posts: 7,840
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Originally Posted by 1:1 Scale
Thanks! Sometimes I think I had the easiest job in the program 
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Reminds me of the book.."Come up here and get me" by the guy who almost went past Mach 1 from over 100,000 feet!
Best,
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RV-10, 510 TT
RV6A (Sojourner) 180 HP, Catto 3 Bl (502Hrs), gone...and already missed
Air Tractor AT 502B PT 6-15 Sold
Air Tractor 402 PT-6-20 Sold
EAA Flight Advisor/CFI/Tech Counselor
Louisville, Ga
It's never skill or craftsmanship that completes airplanes, it's the will to do so,
Patrick Kenny, EAA 275132
Dues gladly paid!
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Reason: added a zero!
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02-14-2012, 12:44 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: NJ
Posts: 1,747
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My ATC opinion is NOT an official FAA recognized opinion, so any advice you get from me is ONLY my opinion.
Track my RV7A!!
Bought my flying -7A
Building an -8! (Fuse)
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02-14-2012, 02:04 PM
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Boone, Iowa
Posts: 342
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I have the best job!
You guys ALL have cool jobs, but since I spend every day working with you guys I feel like I have the best job. Most of you have already seen me at my summer office...
And my office the rest of the time pretty much looks like a cube in an old pole building.
It truely is an honor to work will all the talented builders out there. I wish more could feel the sense of joy, pride, and fulfillment that this hobby and subset of society brings.
P.S. Love the ATC pictorial!!
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02-15-2012, 05:17 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: KRTS
Posts: 1,798
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tk I'm forwarding that to all of my controller buddies. Hilarious.
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IAR-823, SOLD
RV-8, SOLD
RV-7, SOLD
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02-15-2012, 03:17 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: lake charles, La.
Posts: 699
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excellent and
Outstanding TKATC.  As a pilot I really do appreciate what you do. It has been a long time ago but a guy just like you vectored me out of REALLY bad storms in St. Louis, with a really heavy load in c206. In those days we didn't have all the nice weather stuff we do now.
bird
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rv8 entire airframe at airport now, painting done, intersection and gear upper and lower fairings done, maybe order engine around first of year or before the next rate increase.
"to fly is a privilege that I am so thankful to God for"
http://www.mykitlog.com/tcb328/
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04-09-2012, 08:02 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Bolingbrook, Illiniois
Posts: 254
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Not rocket science but....
I have worked at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory for the last 39+ years. I am an electronic engineer and Deputy Division Head.
www.fnal.gov
and no we can't teleport you!
Paul
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RV-6A Very Slow Build!
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04-17-2012, 02:41 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Macon, GA
Posts: 499
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Mechanical Engineer for a USAF (and commercial) contractor you've never heard of. We do aging aircraft support. I've spent a BUNCH of time on this:
Which is the center wing/outer wing joing on a C-130. The center wing fitting is a piece of junk that has to be replaced regularly. I designed the tooling that the USAF Depots will be using to replace this part, hopefully faster and with fewer mistakes.
I also do structural testing, up to 250,000 lb on something up to 15 ft long. We've done wing joint parts for military and commercial companies (Piper Jet, which got canned right after we finished our testing...), composite stringer panels for a commercial jet maker, BIG bolts, 4" wide titanium friction plug weld coupons...you name it, I've broken it.
Also design and analyze aircraft components including lately a LOT of stuff for the MC-130W (now renamed AC-130W, so yeah, that means guns!). Mostly REdesign actually, to fix other's mistakes. I don't understand how some people sleep at night knowing they design airplane parts while being such awful engineers...

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RV-7, Niner Fife Victor
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04-17-2012, 05:17 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: NJ
Posts: 1,747
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And here all this time I thought GTMULE was because you liked the rock band. 
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My ATC opinion is NOT an official FAA recognized opinion, so any advice you get from me is ONLY my opinion.
Track my RV7A!!
Bought my flying -7A
Building an -8! (Fuse)
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