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Offline Golfer

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« Reply #15 on: September 04, 2006, 10:24:55 AM »
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That doesnt work out to a lot really.



How much do you need to know about turbine engines to know that something's not right when they go bump in the night?

Or is it because he has some knowledge you need to prove how much more you know?  Get over yourself for cryin' out loud.  You do know Wolf knows what he's talking about, right?
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« Reply #16 on: September 04, 2006, 11:24:48 AM »
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How much do you need to know about turbine engines to know that something's not right when they go bump in the night?

Or is it because he has some knowledge you need to prove how much more you know?  Get over yourself for cryin' out loud.  You do know Wolf knows what he's talking about, right?


Get a life newbie.  I didn't say he didn't know anything, but I doubt he was at the point of knowing "quite a lot".

You of all guys shouldnt point fingers, you come on this board pretending to be "thee avaition expert" and you are just a beginner in the aviation world.

Ever figure out the differance between autothrottles and autothrust?  Last time I remember you trying to say there was no differance.  And oh yeah, you tried to point out the instinctive disconnect button as proof of a go-aroud button on a Airbus.  :rofl
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« Reply #17 on: September 04, 2006, 11:30:33 AM »
Umm, with all due respect, how much experience in the aviation world do we need to post on a cartoon plane BBS?  Compared to the average person, he DOES know alot about such things.  Compared to you maybe not, but I bet he was more knowledgeable than the stewardess lol.  :)

Methinks you just like to stir the pot a bit and see what floats to the top.
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« Reply #18 on: September 04, 2006, 12:29:46 PM »
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Get a life newbie.  I didn't say he didn't know anything, but I doubt he was at the point of knowing "quite a lot".

You of all guys shouldnt point fingers, you come on this board pretending to be "thee avaition expert" and you are just a beginner in the aviation world.

Ever figure out the differance between autothrottles and autothrust?  Last time I remember you trying to say there was no differance.  And oh yeah, you tried to point out the instinctive disconnect button as proof of a go-aroud button on a Airbus.  :rofl


You'll find this posted by me in that same thread:

Dated 7/12/06.  I'm sure you're familliar with every system of the XL/XLS so I won't bore you with the details of a FADEC because you already know everything there is to know.

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Oh thank heavens...now I'll finally know what those little bumps are when you move the throttles in an XLS and what they do.


What would I do without you, Dago?  Always there with constructive statements like "newbie" and public services like making sure you put me in my place.

I don't need to pretend to be an expert to poke at some of the statements you make.  The people that bother me most are the ones that are too proud to be a pilot and also the ones that need to make sure everyone knows it.  We've got a couple guys like that and will go out of their way to wear their uniforms whenever possible.  You strike me as that kind of person.  Simply because you're a pilot, wrench, flight attendant or any other occupation in aviation it's your civic duty to make sure everyone knows it and constantly prove your superiority.

It's not hard to see yourself snub your nose and read between the lines trying to demean someone's statment; which was a quote in the first place.  I'd trust Wolfala's and even Bodhi's judgement and character above yours.  I know where he stands and his knowledge/experience in what he does you really can't argue with.  You on the other hand don't need to worry about me.  I'm not running for resident aviation expert so your position is safe from me.  Watch out for Chairboy, though ;)
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« Reply #19 on: September 04, 2006, 12:57:34 PM »
My one bit of advice on aviation knowledge is this:

The day anyone feels they know it all or know more than anyone else, is the day I am not flying, working on, or being any where near anything you touch that is remotely aviation related.
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« Reply #20 on: September 04, 2006, 01:04:06 PM »
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Umm, with all due respect, how much experience in the aviation world do we need to post on a cartoon plane BBS?  Compared to the average person, he DOES know alot about such things.  Compared to you maybe not, but I bet he was more knowledgeable than the stewardess lol.  :)

Methinks you just like to stir the pot a bit and see what floats to the top.


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« Reply #21 on: September 04, 2006, 02:31:23 PM »
Dago,

I've been flying since 1993, which works out to be 13 years and since age 12. If you want to look into the certifications, be my guest. Goto the faa webpage (https://amsrvs.registry.faa.gov/airmeninquiry/default.asp)

Type your info in, then when you get to the page, type my info as follows:

First / last: Alexander Wolf
DOB: 12191980
ST: California
City: Los Gatos
Country: United States
Zip: 95032

There are always guys with more experience - and knowing it all is not a new falacy, its an age old falacy in a modern dress. This business of leaving the ground for all of us is a commerice that relies on overweening optimism.

When pilots takeoff, they also take leave of their more conservative senses. Because, if they could witness close at hand the tortured iron that sustains them up there, they might just realize how slender the mechanical thread that sews aviation together is. The pistons, valves, struts, longerons, transistors, usually perform anonymously, which is just fine with me. Like workers on an assembly line, the individual parts never attract any attention until they refuse to work.

The suggestion that there is a degree of fraility to this mechanical circus is difficult to face. For starters, those here who are drivers themselves, it batters at the airmans carefully shored up faith that the flight he is about to make is a predestined success. The foundations of this faith are statistics, which overwealmly support this.

But, things do break. I'm a professional pilot and teacher, therefore by proclaimation I have a lot of knowlege. And knowlege is life during these moments.

Wolf
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« Reply #22 on: September 04, 2006, 02:52:02 PM »
I think Dago is the one that should get a life. What a jerk.

And yes, I'm a newbie too, but I'm good at spotting jerks.
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« Reply #23 on: September 04, 2006, 04:03:23 PM »
Golfer, I find your post ironic because it is you who consistantly wants to come on this board and remind everyone you are a pilot, and you consistantly place yourself in the position of "expert of all things aviation".

In aviation you run into a lot of "experts", but a rare few actually have a clue.
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« Reply #24 on: September 04, 2006, 04:45:41 PM »
Dago I disagree.  I'll answer questions and provide insights with limitations to what I know.  You won't find me talking shop in game but on very rare occasions and usually those conversations end up on private channels.

I'm not going to give unsolicited chest thumps or statements but I'm always going to try to help.  I try to be constructive rather than condescending (with I'll admit one exception to a certain jumpseater) and give my own opinion on others ideas.  Chairboy and I don't have any issues though we diverge in opinions regarding various experimental aircraft ideas.  It's his choice and that makes it great.  It's actually kind of fun trying to chime in promptly...eh chair?

Again where we differ:
I try to help, educate and learn.  You consistantly try to talk down, berate and embarass.  It's not going to work with me and it's not going to stop me from lurking and posting if something's going the wrong direction.

If you have a problem with that then we're always going to have a problem.

I'd also challenge you to find any posts under 3 years old that have me going out of the way to beat my own drum.  The novelty of being a pilot wore off just about the same time as I got the certificate.

When I'm in the bar I'm usually a rubber chipper.  Without rubber chippers to remove the black rubber marks from the runway pilots would have no idea where to land.






Back to topic:
have a good trip, SoA.
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« Reply #25 on: September 04, 2006, 05:00:01 PM »
Ahem, I was going to mention my experience in jet engines, 14 years in an airmotive, Pratt & Whitney, dependable engines and all that, but maybe not.

I'll just tell the story of the 727 when the no 2 engine surged, bangs like mortar fire and flames shooting out the back. Prone to it I believe. Don't know what the passengers thought was happening. Bet there was screaming involved. :O
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« Reply #26 on: September 04, 2006, 09:54:32 PM »
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...eh chair?
Yo, what Golfer said.
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« Reply #27 on: September 04, 2006, 11:59:36 PM »
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Yo, what Golfer said.


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« Reply #28 on: September 05, 2006, 12:06:56 AM »
Word.
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« Reply #29 on: September 05, 2006, 12:05:33 PM »
Amazing.  I share a little of my nostalgic moment at booking a flight on a DC-10 and within the first page it turns into a noodle measuring contest.  I thought those were limited to the gun and "my country is better than yours" threads.
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