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Offline Scootter

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« Reply #15 on: November 15, 2005, 04:47:52 PM »
At 17 you are to old OMHO

I is a great org.

I joined at the age of 12 and left at 18 to join the USAF in 1980

I feel it was a great part of my young life and got a lot out of it, but a 17 year old... I really don't think you will enjoy it very much.

I am thinking of going back in, time permitting. I found out as a pilot they will let me join as a 1st Lt. I have a good friend who was also a cadet years ago who is a pilot and an AP/IA and they will sign him up as a Capt.

I guess they need A&P's more then pile its  :D


They must have plenty of the lator.
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Offline cav58d

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« Reply #16 on: November 15, 2005, 09:13:47 PM »
AA5G.....Decent Airplane...Except whenever I fly my clubs 5G the magnetic compass dumps on me...I swear 2 God...Past 4 of 5 times I have attempted to fly that POS I look down and my hand plus throttle r covered by dripping mag compass man juice....

and Golfer----You appear 2 have a site linked off your BBS profile
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Offline Golfer

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« Reply #17 on: November 15, 2005, 09:48:38 PM »
Ahhh!!!

"coming soon in april" should have been a clue that it's not up to date :)  I need to get a new digital camera and take some pictures of my new toy...Cirrus SR-22 GTS:aok


The whiskey compass is an easy fix.  Fill it with whiskey.  If it leaks have a drink and you'll feel better about it.  If not, then your compass works.

Seriously though...where is it leaking?  You either need it replaced (cheapest potato peelin thing to replace on an airplane) or most likely a new seal kit which is cheap also.  If its constantly dripping...stop using it as a hand hold, headset rest or tiedown cause the whiskey compass is the most low maintenance part on an airplane.
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Offline Phtom

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« Reply #18 on: November 18, 2005, 09:17:11 AM »
I was in CAP for a couple years in early 80's and it was interesting.  We flew up and down the Buffalo / Niagara / Rochester area, but, only searched for one lost couple.
I think it was good for me as a youth, and I learned a lot about aeronautics etc, but I think they ask a lot in the way of time from adults.
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Offline Bodhi

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« Reply #19 on: November 18, 2005, 01:14:17 PM »
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Originally posted by Golfer


The whiskey compass is an easy fix.  Fill it with whiskey.  If it leaks have a drink and you'll feel better about it.  If not, then your compass works.

 


I dare you to drink the fluid in a liquid compass....
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Offline Golfer

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« Reply #20 on: November 18, 2005, 01:30:08 PM »
I will if I fill it with Whiskey like my post says.  I'm not into drinking Kerosene.
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« Reply #21 on: November 18, 2005, 01:35:54 PM »
i like to stand on my head and pee in my mouth.
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« Reply #22 on: November 18, 2005, 03:21:46 PM »
Congrats on the possible new job, Golfer.  :)
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Offline cav58d

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« Reply #23 on: November 18, 2005, 04:35:54 PM »
Pretty funny story while we are on the topic of Mag compass....Back in 01 when I was getting my PPL the mag compass ditched on me and my instructor at the time thought itd be funny to play a joke on me and say kerosine is the most flammable liquid blablabla and we r going 2 have to declare an emergency........anyways..mak e a long story short, I was flying sim instrument approaches in VFR conditions with a brand new PPL as my safety pilot and the compass ditched all over me....handsomehunk me never realized my instructor was messing with me back in 01, so I told the tower id like priority for landing (didnt declare an emergency)....I land, as I proceed to tie down three emergency vehicles pull up next to me!  To make a long story ever shorter my nickname at the airport is new kerosine
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« Reply #24 on: November 18, 2005, 04:37:35 PM »
Additionaly I dont think I will ever live this down flying out of Bridgeport....Remember a couple months ago when the JetBlue A320 had the Jammed Nose wheel and was all over cable news for three hours?  Yeah..I got two phone calls from friends I fly with saying TURN ON THE NEWS!  THERES AN AIRBUS WITH MAGNETIC COMPASS LEEK!  KEROSINE! HHAHAHA
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« Reply #25 on: November 18, 2005, 04:46:43 PM »
Kerosene is a good name.  The golf team called me "Tiger" pronounced "Tigah" and I hear that from time to time.  I wish they'd call me Freddy instead cause I don't even like Tiger Woods.

On the air to air freq I'm called "Golfer" since we don't use names on the radio...gee whiz imagine that.  You'd think I golfed or something :)
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