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Aug 31, 2005 | 1:42 pm
#76
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Originally Posted by LawFlyer
Come on, guys/girls. I KNOW some of you must agree with me.
The young man felt a little panic; he'd know by 0900 tomorrow, but he didn't know today; he was lucky to remember where that place was. But he knew his job, and he knew the globe. He knew it was zero at the Mississippi River, and almost so where he sat, and west to Baffin in between. "I don't remember", he said, "but that's almost 60N, so the pole is only 20 north and over 90 west from there. Would you like me to guess?"
The older man signaled the bartender for another beer, one for the lt. "Not necessary. Some men might have such things memorized, and some men might try to bluff by changing the subject or challenging the question. But a journeyman knows how to make do with what has." With that, he swung off his stool, moving towards the flight attendants that had come over after their flight to FRA.
Aug 31, 2005 | 4:24 pm
#77
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correction,
I little constructive criticism on why you were not welcomed more genially.
First, with your FT handle. It comes across as though you are the teacher and we are the students; very authoritarian, and that turns people off.
Second, your first post tells us how you are going to correct us, without giving us any credentials. If you would have said "I'm a recently retired airline mechanic/aviation engineer/pilot/etc., and I'd like to help you folks with technical issues," you would have probably had a ten-page thread within a matter of days because we all have technical questions.
Do I have technical questions? Heck, yeah. Will I ask them of someone I don't know that hasn't given me reason to believe them? No way.
Please try changing your FT handle, and coming back with a little less pomposity (is that even a word.) I'm sure you will learn a lot from us, and we will learn a lot from you.
I little constructive criticism on why you were not welcomed more genially.
First, with your FT handle. It comes across as though you are the teacher and we are the students; very authoritarian, and that turns people off.
Second, your first post tells us how you are going to correct us, without giving us any credentials. If you would have said "I'm a recently retired airline mechanic/aviation engineer/pilot/etc., and I'd like to help you folks with technical issues," you would have probably had a ten-page thread within a matter of days because we all have technical questions.
Do I have technical questions? Heck, yeah. Will I ask them of someone I don't know that hasn't given me reason to believe them? No way.
Please try changing your FT handle, and coming back with a little less pomposity (is that even a word.) I'm sure you will learn a lot from us, and we will learn a lot from you.
Aug 31, 2005 | 6:48 pm
#78
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Originally Posted by AZ_MISMAN
correction,
I little constructive criticism on why you were not welcomed more genially.
First, with your FT handle. It comes across as though you are the teacher and we are the students; very authoritarian, and that turns people off.
Second, your first post tells us how you are going to correct us, without giving us any credentials. If you would have said "I'm a recently retired airline mechanic/aviation engineer/pilot/etc., and I'd like to help you folks with technical issues," you would have probably had a ten-page thread within a matter of days because we all have technical questions.
Do I have technical questions? Heck, yeah. Will I ask them of someone I don't know that hasn't given me reason to believe them? No way.
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I little constructive criticism on why you were not welcomed more genially.
First, with your FT handle. It comes across as though you are the teacher and we are the students; very authoritarian, and that turns people off.
Second, your first post tells us how you are going to correct us, without giving us any credentials. If you would have said "I'm a recently retired airline mechanic/aviation engineer/pilot/etc., and I'd like to help you folks with technical issues," you would have probably had a ten-page thread within a matter of days because we all have technical questions.
Do I have technical questions? Heck, yeah. Will I ask them of someone I don't know that hasn't given me reason to believe them? No way.
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Last edited by BigPoppaCO; Aug 31, 2005 at 9:58 pm
Aug 31, 2005 | 6:52 pm
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Originally Posted by LawFlyer
OK, I just have to say something here. I've read this thread with quiet interest, wondering if "Correction" is truly some sort of technical wizard that would, in fact, be nice to have around! I thought, "Well, perhaps Correction is the greatly-gifted technical-type with suboptimal social skills, and maybe we just need to exercise patience." I no longer think so.
What no one has come right out and said is "He may be a fraud."
[text omitted]
Correction wrote, in reply to very good technical questions posed to him by another poster, the following drivel: [text omitted]
Now, let's just look at this for a moment. Is there one piece of information -- any information at all -- that the seasoned frequent-flyer doesn't already know? Or, more precisely, is there any information in Correction's post that the seasoned FT'er couldn't find out with minimal searching on these hallowed threads?
Face it: Correction punted [text omitted].
In other words, his superior technical knowledge is certainly not on display in ANY post Correction had made. There has been far more detailed, insightful technical knowledge coming from the seasoned FT posters, and I'm sure I'll continue to look to them for such knowledge.
Correction, after setting yourself up, you failed to measure up. When put to task on questions (which you asked for), you failed to deliver. We welcome one and all here, and we welcome you, too! But certainly, being gracious, polite, supportive, and affirming is just as important as being "right." I guess I'm just not sure I want such "Correction" of my thinking.
Another attorney I work with is "difficult." But he's so brilliant, and I learn so much from him, and he takes such good care of my clients in my absence...that he's worth it! And, I know he actually does care for all of us! Correction, however, has not earned that. Is he worth the "difficult" part because he is so giften, and deep down he really has a terrific heart? Hmmm...not in evidence on THIS record.
I say he's a phony. But Im happy to be proven wrong and will gladly retract if so.
Come on, guys/girls. I KNOW some of you must agree with me. Channa? Umguy? Where are you?
What no one has come right out and said is "He may be a fraud."
[text omitted]
Correction wrote, in reply to very good technical questions posed to him by another poster, the following drivel: [text omitted]
Now, let's just look at this for a moment. Is there one piece of information -- any information at all -- that the seasoned frequent-flyer doesn't already know? Or, more precisely, is there any information in Correction's post that the seasoned FT'er couldn't find out with minimal searching on these hallowed threads?
Face it: Correction punted [text omitted].
In other words, his superior technical knowledge is certainly not on display in ANY post Correction had made. There has been far more detailed, insightful technical knowledge coming from the seasoned FT posters, and I'm sure I'll continue to look to them for such knowledge.
Correction, after setting yourself up, you failed to measure up. When put to task on questions (which you asked for), you failed to deliver. We welcome one and all here, and we welcome you, too! But certainly, being gracious, polite, supportive, and affirming is just as important as being "right." I guess I'm just not sure I want such "Correction" of my thinking.
Another attorney I work with is "difficult." But he's so brilliant, and I learn so much from him, and he takes such good care of my clients in my absence...that he's worth it! And, I know he actually does care for all of us! Correction, however, has not earned that. Is he worth the "difficult" part because he is so giften, and deep down he really has a terrific heart? Hmmm...not in evidence on THIS record.
I say he's a phony. But Im happy to be proven wrong and will gladly retract if so.
Come on, guys/girls. I KNOW some of you must agree with me. Channa? Umguy? Where are you?
Sep 1, 2005 | 9:26 am
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Originally Posted by correction
Well deploy is such a strong word. I would recommend not using it. Deploy troops, not reversers.
The verb deploy is used extensively by them and many others in contexts such as "The locking actuators are designed to prevent thrust reverser deployment."
I guess that makes this post a correction correction.
Sep 2, 2005 | 10:48 am
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Correction, you are a moron
Your high and mighty, holier than thou attitude uncovers the fact that you must be from Oklahoma. 
I welcome a little controversy.
I welcome a little controversy.
Sep 2, 2005 | 11:03 am
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Originally Posted by BigPoppaCO
LOL... you people are actually taking this seriously? Too funny!
By the way, I saw a 727 with winglets taking off from DEN Wednesday.
Sep 2, 2005 | 11:21 am
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Originally Posted by Bonehead
By the way, I saw a 727 with winglets taking off from DEN Wednesday.
Sep 2, 2005 | 11:29 am
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Originally Posted by xFF
Who besides FedEx is still flying them out of DEN?
I wonder if there's anyone out there with the technical savvy to confirm that there are 727s with winglets.
Sep 2, 2005 | 11:35 am
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Originally Posted by correction
Hi there! I just wanted to introduce myself.
I will be lurking on this board correcting any mistakes made by uninformed posters. For example:
I will be lurking on this board correcting any mistakes made by uninformed posters. For example:
Sep 2, 2005 | 11:46 am
#86
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On the floor laughing
Originally Posted by channa
Thanks, I do have a technical question. How do you add someone to your ignore list?
Sep 6, 2005 | 10:37 am
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Originally Posted by Bonehead
I saw it while we were taxiing. Maybe DHL?
I wonder if there's anyone out there with the technical savvy to confirm that there are 727s with winglets.
I wonder if there's anyone out there with the technical savvy to confirm that there are 727s with winglets.
http://www.airliners.net/search/phot...s=727+winglets
Sep 6, 2005 | 10:53 am
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I think Trump's plane is a 727 with winglets
Sep 6, 2005 | 5:38 pm
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Originally Posted by BigPoppaCO
I think Trump's plane is a 727 with winglets
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/331938/M/
Sep 7, 2005 | 12:11 pm
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It's all ball bearings and sphetzer valves. Is it not?