From: someone@anywheret.net   
      
   "JimD"  wrote in message news:2017042622430876218-email@nowherecom...   
      
   > That sounds great.  Bet you have some good memories of that.   
      
   Do I ever, like a swarm of gigantic bumble bees with an incredible roar with   
   the throttles open for takeoff!!!   
      
   > It also helps to be able to just pick up and go, with maybe just a little   
   > planning :-)   
      
   I once went to Oshkosh for the EAA show that way ;)   
      
   > I have some decent pics of it flying over, will see if I can find them. No   
   > way to know, but I'd assume is was carrying some sort of sensors /   
   > detectors, and made at least one sweep of the city every day.  Came over   
   > me because I live right on the edge, where it would be turning around   
      
   I've seen light planes - single engine Cessnas do that around here. They fly   
   very large circles at around 10,000' or so, over and over again...I suspect   
   they're up to no good.   
      
   > Ever see the video of some navy carrier guy getting sucked into an engine   
   > ?  It happens very fast.   
      
   I never saw a video of that but I've heard of it. I think I'll look for it.   
   I wonder if anyone has ever survived the experience.   
      
   > Loud is those Russian counter rotating prop things. Sheesh .....   
      
   I love "ConRo" props as I call the contrarotating type...very efficient and   
   totally torqueless, as are those used on helos.   
      
   > Oh and late one evening about two years back an oddball Euro jet, French   
   > maybe ?,  with two wing mounted rear facing turbo props flew over low. It   
   > sounded and looked really strange.  Agian, I'm about 9 miles south of the   
   > airport, and so jets fly over all the time lining up their approach.   
   > Interesting to watch.   
      
   Was it a jet, or turboprop? Because the turboprop powered Piaggio P180   
   Avanti fits that description pretty well.   
      
   > Really, there are videos online of guys who've made them.  On guy in   
   > canada did ONE ... short flight before neighbors turned him in.  Licensing   
   > is just impossible unless you're a multimillionare or richer.   
      
   'Licensing' is for Slaves, Not a Free people!!!   
      
   > And museums. And sometimes I just hear this or that plane will be around,   
   > within travel distance.   
      
   Last time I had a chance like that was long ago when my motorcycle was   
   running and the forerunner of the V-22 Osprey, namely the XV-15 tiltrotor   
   would  be coming to former Meigs Field for those interesting - I was   
   interested so I took the bike down there and saw a quite impressive   
   performance, and even got to talk to the pilots and ask questions.   
      
   > Sometime I'll have to tell you about the day I spend at NASA Lewis in   
   > Cleveland. Now called NASA Glenn.  I got in by invitation on an educators   
   > tour. Memory is I was an assistant principal for a day :-)   Got to see   
   > all sorts or things.  Giant vacuum chamber they drop stuff in, wind   
   > tunner, up in the airport tower .... lots.   
      
   Fun stuff! ;)   
      
   > from the pics on that link, you can't go inside now. When I saw it, you   
   > could.   
      
   Killjoys - Bummer!   
      
   > 8's are real light. Someone told me that Holdsworth used real light   
   > strings sometime. So who knows.  I'll grab some when I get a chance.   
   > Maybe next time I'm in Akron visiting Guitar Center picking out my   
   > Steinberger :-)    Checked, they don't have any right now.   
      
   Jim   
      
   You could adopt a very light touch, if you're so inclined ;)   
   Or you could also try titanium strings.   
      
   Ouisie   
      
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