Unfortunately, no flying here- all talk. Lot's of complicated excuses + MOSTLY laziness & cheapness. Unfortunately, I've also developed troll tendencies, some of which were learned from our beloved AD.com "family". I told Flyboy, I'm not really a charter member in the inner circle- your Charle's comment is the first tangible update I've seen on him- although Melissa did a post-and-dash in the last year. You guys were having get togethers about the time that we started using dial-up in Flyover, America.Chris Foss:
Hey 3WE,
Yes its me! From the old days of ITS, Amy, Ancient Mariner and David H.
A quick CV to refresh the noodle in order to reference my comments:
Studied Aero Eng at Kingston Uni
300hrs PPL on 9 types
10 years flight dispatch at LHR
Senior dispatcher/instructor for SQ, IB, BI, 9V, OS, BD, QR, and a few others
15 years in transport management and accident investigation.
Currently designing and building high performance and advanced concept RC model aircraft while looking after my aging parents. My design/construction company is trickling along in the background.
Greatest AD.com achievement: helping to out and get rid of Jim Knight, aka creepy loser from Quebec living in his dads attic... not the millionaire CIA agent he claimed to be!!
I've been lurking, but happily there have been few significant accidents worth participating in until now.
I still keep in touch with Charles who is doing incredibly well with the airfield and FedEx
Hope you're well and still flying?
Dare I ask what type of aircraft Charles is operating now?
I work in the pesticide industry (always have) This gives me some exposure to aerial applicators (they ARE a bunch of Cowboys) + an approximate monthly trip in the wondrous (and sometimes painful) US aerospace system.
Nevertheless, big shiny loud airplanes (aeroplanies according to our recent culture) are awesome things, and when they crash (it's always sad), but it's very compelling to analyze what went wrong, if it could be prevented, and to determine if we should do anything about it.
Style & culture wise, we also usually italicize we, It's an acknowledgement that we are mostly outsiders who pontificate a lot of hot air, that does not truly impact what happens in the industry. Nevertheless, I think we enjoy the learnings and interactions.
Gabriel continues to be good hearted AND long winded- I sometimes challenge him (he's an aero engineer) just to be stinky, and other times to ask genuine questions, and to keep him honest.
Some accuse Not_Karl of being Half_Bottle...I belive there's a 20% chance that's true; however, he denies it AND there are some threads here with both of them posting within a short time period...and while there's a similar sense of humour, the style differs slightly.
By the way- given that you are an aeronautical engineer- there was recently a very in-depth discussion on why the curvature on the top of the wing greatly increases it's ability to produce lift in contrast with the underside of the wing. Much talk of Bernouli and Venturi, but I'm not sure that much understanding was gained.