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by Digger
Sun Jan 24, 2010 4:13 pm
Forum: Aviation Discussion Forum
Topic: Aviation History Quizn
Replies: 17
Views: 7331

Re: Aviation History Quizn

Close . This has to do with some very early flying that I did . At the age of 7, you used your mother's curtains as a cape, and did the Superman thing, jumping off the roof of the white building on the left, clearing the fence, but landing head first on the trash dumpster, accounting for the dented...
by Digger
Sat Jan 23, 2010 10:49 am
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum
Topic: The Truth.
Replies: 8
Views: 5330

Re: The Truth.

I think that also, if the situation had been one where a great stick and rudder pilot might have needed to do something fairly radical to insure that they made the river, instead of the Walmart in New Jersey, Zeigler reaching out across the years might've instead killed them all...
by Digger
Sat Dec 26, 2009 2:08 pm
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum
Topic: Fireworks set off aboard airliner
Replies: 27
Views: 11716

Re: Fireworks set off aboard airliner

I wonder what he'd planned to do with his 73 virgins after blowing his junk off?
by Digger
Tue Dec 15, 2009 3:23 am
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Vacation Pic WTF
Replies: 4
Views: 2850

Re: Vacation Pic WTF

Classic elephant joke:

How does a male elephant find a female elephant in the tall grass?

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Delightful...
by Digger
Wed Dec 09, 2009 1:28 am
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: 2010: Things that won't happen at AD.info
Replies: 26
Views: 10692

Re: 2010: Things that won't happen at AD.info

I feel ignored :cry:
You're only in double digits in post count. You need to put in your time.
Actually, what you need to do is become predictable...
by Digger
Mon Dec 07, 2009 1:33 pm
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Any Euro's care to nominate an airline for me?
Replies: 11
Views: 5093

Re: Any Euro's care to nominate an airline for me?

All replies to this thread should include a picture of the airline's livery.

We can't have any of our members flying in an airplane with an ugly livery...
by Digger
Fri Dec 04, 2009 3:17 am
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: What is this sexy bitch?
Replies: 49
Views: 21595

Re: What is this sexy bitch?

A lot of pds are moving to Chryslers, why, I don't know. The Plymouth Fury used to be very common as a police car. When my Dad was in municipal government, he used to get a retired police unit as his official car. I got to drive them sometimes. Even with a ton of miles on them, they'd move pretty g...
by Digger
Thu Dec 03, 2009 2:14 am
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: What is this sexy bitch?
Replies: 49
Views: 21595

Re: What is this sexy bitch?

Actually, if you do a google search for images of "Crown Victoria", we could probably have quite a lengthy discussion about our favorite livery...
by Digger
Thu Dec 03, 2009 1:57 am
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: What is this sexy bitch?
Replies: 49
Views: 21595

Re: What is this sexy bitch?

$4,600 and it's yours. Actually, you get two for that price: http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://images03.olx.com/ui/1/32/35/12482735_1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://roseville-california.olx.com/2-1996-ford-crown-victoria-sedan-s-4d-for-sale-1996-crown-vic-s-4600-roseville-iid-12482735&usg=...
by Digger
Mon Nov 30, 2009 11:18 pm
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: FAO: Putt4Par
Replies: 11
Views: 5729

Re: FAO: Putt4Par

Because he doesn't have a fully automatic one?
by Digger
Sat Nov 28, 2009 12:35 am
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Happy Thanksgiving
Replies: 11
Views: 5228

Re: Happy Thanksgiving

I think that's just because you didn't Nair properly before sporting the thong.
You're probably right. :oops:

I was going to point out to ZA that while my monthly change of tighty whiteys isn't due til Monday, I always wear a fresh thong for holidays.
by Digger
Fri Nov 27, 2009 3:05 am
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Happy Thanksgiving
Replies: 11
Views: 5228

Re: Happy Thanksgiving

I hope everyone -- home, away, sitting in your underwear ---is having a great Thanksgiving . You all made my year better . I tried sitting in my underwear, and the whole family, Mom, wife, siblings, inlaws, neices and nephews, all yelled at me and told me not to come back to the dinner table until ...
by Digger
Mon Nov 23, 2009 12:37 am
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: F.A.O. Chris Wonnacott
Replies: 43
Views: 15194

Re: F.A.O. Chris Wonnacott

IntheShade wrote:
I have six airplanes, four Jeeps, five muscle cars, one vintage Cadillac, three dogs, one cat, wife and house at Sweet Monkey River.
by Digger
Sat Nov 21, 2009 2:11 pm
Forum: Aviation Discussion Forum
Topic: Computer glitch causes flight delays US nationwide.
Replies: 6
Views: 4069

Re: Computer glitch causes flight delays US nationwide.

Follow up: http://gettheflick.blogspot.com/2009/11/its-bad-enough.html ”When the router went offline, only the system maintainer—government telecommunications contractor Harris—knew that the backup card was not immediately available, and that one technician, who hadn't come to work yet that day, had...
by Digger
Fri Nov 20, 2009 10:26 pm
Forum: Aviation Discussion Forum
Topic: Computer glitch causes flight delays US nationwide.
Replies: 6
Views: 4069

Re: Computer glitch causes flight delays US nationwide.

Actually, you can thank Harris Corp., which is the FAA's contractor, for your personal delay. Of course, you can thank the FAA for giving you Harris. Don Brown gives a pretty good explanation: http://gettheflick.blogspot.com/2009/11/broken-pieces-of-puzzle.html On edit: In case you're tempted to not...
by Digger
Fri Nov 20, 2009 6:42 pm
Forum: Political Discussion Forum
Topic: WTF....
Replies: 17
Views: 9754

Re: WTF....

Strikes are so 20th century. We're not talking about 9 year-olds working in coal mines here, folks. As for something positive to say about unions? They have a purpose as a collective bargaining unit, negotiating pay and benefits for a large group of employees. That's about it. I think you're taking...
by Digger
Sun Nov 15, 2009 12:17 pm
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum
Topic: Safety Briefing Video
Replies: 14
Views: 6831

Re: Safety Briefing Video

TOWER: AirDisaster Flight 123, Cleared for an immediate takeoff. I have a heavy MD-11 on a 3 1/2 mile final.

AirDisaster 123: Uh, unable. The safety briefing video still has about 30 seconds to run...
by Digger
Fri Nov 06, 2009 11:12 am
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: The joy of having children
Replies: 10
Views: 4298

Re: The joy of having children

Well, if she (yours is a she, right?), managed to get it between you, rather than on you, you're doing ok. We went through that last week. I hope she's feeling better soon...
by Digger
Mon Nov 02, 2009 10:08 pm
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum
Topic: Oooooops!!! #2
Replies: 119
Views: 41902

Re: Oooooops!!! #2

So, if she's wearing four inch heels, it's more severe than if she's wearing flats?
by Digger
Sat Oct 31, 2009 3:10 pm
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum
Topic: Oooooops!!! #2
Replies: 119
Views: 41902

Re: Oooooops!!! #2

I notice the spelling.... what I can't figure out is, why is Toronto Centre in the USA now?
It was on a 180 heading, got distracted by its laptop computer, and lost situational awareness. Happens all the time...
by Digger
Wed Oct 28, 2009 12:54 am
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum
Topic: Oooooops!!! #2
Replies: 119
Views: 41902

Re: Oooooops!!! #2

The thing about this whole episode that I find most intreguing, is that here, we have an experienced professional flight crew, not some wet behind the ears, fresh from the puppy mill kids, and they chose to do something which distracted them from the business of flying the airplane for several hundr...
by Digger
Tue Oct 27, 2009 11:09 am
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Moments frozen in time v.35.556b
Replies: 68
Views: 28470

Re: Moments frozen in time v.35.556b

I'm going over the names of some of the members having contributed for some of the "moments frozen in time" and get to see our luxembourg friend Gerry visited this forum last time June 25th, 2009. Anyone can tell me why?
He was having a momentary lapse of good judgement...
by Digger
Mon Oct 26, 2009 5:29 pm
Forum: Aviation Discussion Forum
Topic: Even cheaper composites on the way, or the new competition?
Replies: 13
Views: 8374

Re: Even cheaper composites on the way, or the new competition?

It would be great to start your post with the above content to facilitate discussion... if you just post a link things here can get OT real quick!
Yeah, you'd think I'd know that by now... :roll:
by Digger
Mon Oct 26, 2009 4:17 pm
Forum: Aviation Discussion Forum
Topic: Even cheaper composites on the way, or the new competition?
Replies: 13
Views: 8374

Re: Even cheaper composites on the way, or the new competition?

Whatever, the article is crap and we need not to take it serious. I posted the article, not based on the merits of the source, or to foster a discussion of if, or where, steel is used in modern aircraft, but because it's suggests that China would like to become a competitor in the global airliner m...
by Digger
Sun Oct 25, 2009 4:06 am
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum
Topic: Oooooops!!! #2
Replies: 119
Views: 41902

Re: Oooooops!!! #2

News locally talks about NORAD's involvement, scrambling F-16s to intercept. Wonder why we haven't heard more of that part. News I've read says they hadn't taken off yet. Here: http://flightaware.com/live/flight/NWA1 ... /KSAN/KMSP Notice the final part of the trip, around MSP. I've also read that ...

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