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DSK wrote in message news:yT%zc.5873$IF3.5275@
WTF do pilots know about judging wind speed? They are inside, behind a winshield. Does your Mac26XM have an enclosed cockpit? Perhaps it was a Houston Ship channel pilot he was talking about...................................nah..never catch one dead on a Mac 26. Joe Well youse guys sure are rough tough salty sailor dudes, arrgh. DSK |
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Only those who do it with pointy boats!
You're forgiven. He forgot to mention your pointy head, though... -- katysails s/v Chanteuse Kirie Elite 32 http://katysails.tripod.com "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein |
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katysails wrote: Only those who do it with pointy boats! You're forgiven. He forgot to mention your pointy head, though... No, that's Peter Wiley and the rest of the Tasmanians. -- Flying Tadpole ------------------------- Faint echoes, sometimes inaudible, of the newsgroup's glorious past are downloadable at http://music.download.com/internetopera |
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"DSK" wrote: WTF do pilots know about judging wind speed? You are kidding, right? LP |
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No, that's Peter Wiley and the rest of the Tasmanians
Peter's got a pointy head???? I would think it would have flattened out when he fell off the roof onto it last month.... -- katysails s/v Chanteuse Kirie Elite 32 http://katysails.tripod.com "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein |
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katysails wrote: No, that's Peter Wiley and the rest of the Tasmanians Peter's got a pointy head???? I would think it would have flattened out when he fell off the roof onto it last month.... A cruel Oz joke relating to the small population and the inbreeding of the Isle of Tasmania. One has to assume that Peter, having fled Sydney for Tasmania, ahs embraced all the special features of the locality... -- Flying Tadpole ------------------------- Faint echoes, sometimes inaudible, of the newsgroup's glorious past are downloadable at http://music.download.com/internetopera |
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You don't know?? Think about it and get back to me.
-- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Jim Cate" wrote in message ... Jonathan Ganz wrote: That's better. But, you still forgot one more. Perhaps second only to your eyes.... falling back into the teacher mentality.... And what is that? |
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Why would I deny it?
-- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Jim Cate" wrote in message ... Jonathan Ganz wrote: Why would I want to shut you up? Stupidity is fun to watch. Why do you think I've sailed the Atlantic? Do you deny it? |
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Lady Pilot wrote:
"DSK" wrote: WTF do pilots know about judging wind speed? You are kidding, right? LP Well if you limit the set to those pilots that have never learned cross wind landings...... Cheers Marty |
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OzOne wrote: On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 12:30:14 +0930, Flying Tadpole scribbled thusly: katysails wrote: No, that's Peter Wiley and the rest of the Tasmanians Peter's got a pointy head???? I would think it would have flattened out when he fell off the roof onto it last month.... A cruel Oz joke relating to the small population and the inbreeding of the Isle of Tasmania. One has to assume that Peter, having fled Sydney for Tasmania, ahs embraced all the special features of the locality... He went there to improve the gene pool. Oz1...of the 3 twins. Doomed to failure then. -- Flying Tadpole ------------------------- Faint echoes, sometimes inaudible, of the newsgroup's glorious past are downloadable at http://music.download.com/internetopera |
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OzOne wrote in message ... On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 12:30:14 +0930, Flying Tadpole scribbled thusly: katysails wrote: No, that's Peter Wiley and the rest of the Tasmanians Peter's got a pointy head???? I would think it would have flattened out when he fell off the roof onto it last month.... A cruel Oz joke relating to the small population and the inbreeding of the Isle of Tasmania. One has to assume that Peter, having fled Sydney for Tasmania, ahs embraced all the special features of the locality... He went there to improve the gene pool. of Oz? |
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Scott Vernon wrote: OzOne wrote in message ... On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 12:30:14 +0930, Flying Tadpole scribbled thusly: katysails wrote: No, that's Peter Wiley and the rest of the Tasmanians Peter's got a pointy head???? I would think it would have flattened out when he fell off the roof onto it last month.... A cruel Oz joke relating to the small population and the inbreeding of the Isle of Tasmania. One has to assume that Peter, having fled Sydney for Tasmania, ahs embraced all the special features of the locality... He went there to improve the gene pool. of Oz? As he's already in Oz, I assume you meant Oz as in crackerbox. No, that Oz's gene pool desperately needs skimming, scrubbing, and a violent dose of chlorine. -- Flying Tadpole ------------------------- Faint echoes, sometimes inaudible, of the newsgroup's glorious past are downloadable at http://music.download.com/internetopera |
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Taddy spoke: No, that Oz's gene pool desperately needs skimming, scrubbing,
Oh goodie...can I have the mitochondria? and a violent dose of chlorine. -- katysails s/v Chanteuse Kirie Elite 32 http://katysails.tripod.com "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein |
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In article , OzOne wrote:
On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 12:30:14 +0930, Flying Tadpole scribbled thusly: katysails wrote: No, that's Peter Wiley and the rest of the Tasmanians Peter's got a pointy head???? I would think it would have flattened out when he fell off the roof onto it last month.... A cruel Oz joke relating to the small population and the inbreeding of the Isle of Tasmania. One has to assume that Peter, having fled Sydney for Tasmania, ahs embraced all the special features of the locality... He went there to improve the gene pool. Bwahahahaahahahaha. Exactly what I was going to say! South Australians. Live at the end of Oz's cloaca. One must make allowances. PDW |
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Peter Wiley wrote: In article , OzOne wrote: On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 12:30:14 +0930, Flying Tadpole scribbled thusly: katysails wrote: No, that's Peter Wiley and the rest of the Tasmanians Peter's got a pointy head???? I would think it would have flattened out when he fell off the roof onto it last month.... A cruel Oz joke relating to the small population and the inbreeding of the Isle of Tasmania. One has to assume that Peter, having fled Sydney for Tasmania, ahs embraced all the special features of the locality... He went there to improve the gene pool. Bwahahahaahahahaha. Exactly what I was going to say! OK. Being a kind and reasonable person, I'm forced to admit that you're right, and I was being unnecessarily cruel in my comments, and that your move to Tasmania _has_ improved the local gene pool significantly, as well as improving Sydney's. Isn't it wonderful that there are still a few places where even a low achiever can make a significant mark? South Australians. Live at the end of Oz's cloaca. One must make allowances. All grist to the bottom dweller's mill! -- Flying Tadpole ------------------------- Faint echoes, sometimes inaudible, of the newsgroup's glorious past are downloadable at http://music.download.com/internetopera |
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Peter claomed: South Australians. Live at the end of Oz's cloaca.
Ewww..now that's worse than anything Haggie or I came up with.... -- katysails s/v Chanteuse Kirie Elite 32 http://katysails.tripod.com "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein |
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In article , Flying Tadpole
wrote: Peter Wiley wrote: In article , OzOne wrote: On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 12:30:14 +0930, Flying Tadpole scribbled thusly: katysails wrote: No, that's Peter Wiley and the rest of the Tasmanians Peter's got a pointy head???? I would think it would have flattened out when he fell off the roof onto it last month.... A cruel Oz joke relating to the small population and the inbreeding of the Isle of Tasmania. One has to assume that Peter, having fled Sydney for Tasmania, ahs embraced all the special features of the locality... He went there to improve the gene pool. Bwahahahaahahahaha. Exactly what I was going to say! OK. Being a kind and reasonable person, I'm forced to admit that you're right, and I was being unnecessarily cruel in my comments, and that your move to Tasmania _has_ improved the local gene pool significantly, as well as improving Sydney's. Yep. I have 3 bright kids still living in Sydney so you're 100% correct, I've improved both gene pools! Not quite the way you meant, of course, and you could have had the decency to acknowledge a paraphrase of Piggy Muldoon. Isn't it wonderful that there are still a few places where even a low achiever can make a significant mark? Absolutely! If I can't make it here, I'll just have to move to SA where the standards are even lower. After that, I'm afraid the next (last) stop would be NZ. Oz is planning on skipping the intermediate rungs... BTW purebred Tasmanians don't have pointy heads, they have 2 heads. My boss is a prime example. In his case, 2 heads aren't better than one tho, or a) he never would have employed me and b) he never would have given up his last job (which I now have). South Australians. Live at the end of Oz's cloaca. One must make allowances. All grist to the bottom dweller's mill! Plenty of grist flows down the Murray/Darling system. It only needs to be a little thicker and you could farm it. PDW |
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Peter Wiley wrote: In article , Flying Tadpole wrote: Peter Wiley wrote: In article , OzOne wrote: On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 12:30:14 +0930, Flying Tadpole scribbled thusly: katysails wrote: No, that's Peter Wiley and the rest of the Tasmanians Peter's got a pointy head???? I would think it would have flattened out when he fell off the roof onto it last month.... A cruel Oz joke relating to the small population and the inbreeding of the Isle of Tasmania. One has to assume that Peter, having fled Sydney for Tasmania, ahs embraced all the special features of the locality... He went there to improve the gene pool. Bwahahahaahahahaha. Exactly what I was going to say! OK. Being a kind and reasonable person, I'm forced to admit that you're right, and I was being unnecessarily cruel in my comments, and that your move to Tasmania _has_ improved the local gene pool significantly, as well as improving Sydney's. Yep. I have 3 bright kids still living in Sydney so you're 100% correct, I've improved both gene pools! Not quite the way you meant, of course, and you could have had the decency to acknowledge a paraphrase of Piggy Muldoon. Sh*t...defeated twice in one day. Perhaps I'd better turn in my keyboard, must be getting too slow in my dotage... Isn't it wonderful that there are still a few places where even a low achiever can make a significant mark? Absolutely! If I can't make it here, I'll just have to move to SA where the standards are even lower. After that, I'm afraid the next (last) stop would be NZ. Oz is planning on skipping the intermediate rungs... NZ? Waste of time and effort. MC tried it and look where that got him. BTW purebred Tasmanians don't have pointy heads, they have 2 heads. My boss is a prime example. In his case, 2 heads aren't better than one tho, or a) he never would have employed me and b) he never would have given up his last job (which I now have). South Australians. Live at the end of Oz's cloaca. One must make allowances. All grist to the bottom dweller's mill! Plenty of grist flows down the Murray/Darling system. It only needs to be a little thicker and you could farm it. Wrong way round. They farm it at Murray Bridge with cows to thicken it further. -- Flying Tadpole ------------------------- Faint echoes, sometimes inaudible, of the newsgroup's glorious past are downloadable at http://music.download.com/internetopera |
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katysails wrote: Peter claomed: South Australians. Live at the end of Oz's cloaca. Ewww..now that's worse than anything Haggie or I came up with.... Well...that's a Sydney exile for you... -- Flying Tadpole ------------------------- Faint echoes, sometimes inaudible, of the newsgroup's glorious past are downloadable at http://music.download.com/internetopera |
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Peter Wiley wrote: In article , Flying Tadpole wrote: Peter Wiley wrote: In article , OzOne wrote: On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 12:30:14 +0930, Flying Tadpole scribbled thusly: OK. Being a kind and reasonable person, I'm forced to admit that you're right, and I was being unnecessarily cruel in my comments, and that your move to Tasmania _has_ improved the local gene pool significantly, as well as improving Sydney's. Yep. I have 3 bright kids still living in Sydney so you're 100% correct, I've improved both gene pools! Not quite the way you meant, of course, and you could have had the decency to acknowledge a paraphrase of Piggy Muldoon. Was unaware of it. Normally when I am aware of such, I take care to quote ("xxx"). In this case, I suspect parallel evolution in language: an obvious derivation which is made in multiple cases, not necessarily connected. Ah well. I'll have my revenge on Sydney, Sydneysiders and Sydney exiles soon (soon, soon!) (I hope...) -- Flying Tadpole ------------------------- Faint echoes, sometimes inaudible, of the newsgroup's glorious past are downloadable at http://music.download.com/internetopera |
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WTF do pilots know about judging wind speed?
You are kidding, right? Martin Baxter wrote: Well if you limit the set to those pilots that have never learned cross wind landings...... Unless they are landing in a place with no ground control, they don't have to judge the wind at all. They don't even have to ask; somebody else who knows makes it a point to tell them exactly what the wind is... several times over, in fact. DSK |
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In article , Flying Tadpole
wrote: Peter Wiley wrote: In article , Flying Tadpole wrote: Peter Wiley wrote: In article , OzOne wrote: On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 12:30:14 +0930, Flying Tadpole scribbled thusly: OK. Being a kind and reasonable person, I'm forced to admit that you're right, and I was being unnecessarily cruel in my comments, and that your move to Tasmania _has_ improved the local gene pool significantly, as well as improving Sydney's. Yep. I have 3 bright kids still living in Sydney so you're 100% correct, I've improved both gene pools! Not quite the way you meant, of course, and you could have had the decency to acknowledge a paraphrase of Piggy Muldoon. Was unaware of it. Normally when I am aware of such, I take care to quote ("xxx"). In this case, I suspect parallel evolution in language: an obvious derivation which is made in multiple cases, not necessarily connected. IIRC Piggy once said, of Kiwis heading to Oz, that this migration would raise the IQ of both countries. Ah well. I'll have my revenge on Sydney, Sydneysiders and Sydney exiles soon (soon, soon!) (I hope...) No need. Living in Sydney is the revenge. |
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DSK wrote:
WTF do pilots know about judging wind speed? You are kidding, right? Martin Baxter wrote: Well if you limit the set to those pilots that have never learned cross wind landings...... Unless they are landing in a place with no ground control, they don't have to judge the wind at all. They don't even have to ask; somebody else who knows makes it a point to tell them exactly what the wind is... several times over, in fact. DSK I can't speak for any flight schools except for our local school; here pilots are taught to look at various things on the ground to judge wind speed. As you point out though, there are several small fields in our area that are uncontrolled, so perhaps this is not universal. Cheers marty |
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Every small field I've seen round here has a big oarnge wind sock. Even the
guys with ultra lites in their barn. How's the new boat? Scotty "Martin Baxter" wrote in message ... DSK wrote: WTF do pilots know about judging wind speed? You are kidding, right? Martin Baxter wrote: Well if you limit the set to those pilots that have never learned cross wind landings...... Unless they are landing in a place with no ground control, they don't have to judge the wind at all. They don't even have to ask; somebody else who knows makes it a point to tell them exactly what the wind is... several times over, in fact. DSK I can't speak for any flight schools except for our local school; here pilots are taught to look at various things on the ground to judge wind speed. As you point out though, there are several small fields in our area that are uncontrolled, so perhaps this is not universal. Cheers marty |
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Scott Vernon wrote:
Every small field I've seen round here has a big oarnge wind sock. Even the guys with ultra lites in their barn. Wind socks now give windspeed? How's the new boat? New boat is great, anchored in front of the house (danforth and bruce). Cheers Marty |
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"Martin Baxter" wrote in message ... Scott Vernon wrote: Every small field I've seen round here has a big oarnge wind sock. Even the guys with ultra lites in their barn. Wind socks now give windspeed? yes, you've never seen one? How's the new boat? New boat is great, anchored in front of the house (danforth and bruce). Glad you like it. it must be awful to be unhappy with ones current boat. What, no mooring? Scotty |
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Martin Baxter wrote: Scott Vernon wrote: Every small field I've seen round here has a big oarnge wind sock. Even the guys with ultra lites in their barn. Wind socks now give windspeed? Marty, they always did. That's the reason for their strange but very standard shape. Flags weren't consistent enough. -- Flying Tadpole ------------------------- Faint echoes, sometimes inaudible, of the newsgroup's glorious past are downloadable at http://music.download.com/internetopera |
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"Flying Tadpole" wrote in message ... Martin Baxter wrote: Scott Vernon wrote: Every small field I've seen round here has a big oarnge wind sock. Even the guys with ultra lites in their barn. Wind socks now give windspeed? Marty, they always did. That's the reason for their strange but very standard shape. Flags weren't consistent enough. Same way a woman can tell if you're interested. ;) |
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Scott Vernon wrote: "Flying Tadpole" wrote in message ... Martin Baxter wrote: Scott Vernon wrote: Every small field I've seen round here has a big oarnge wind sock. Even the guys with ultra lites in their barn. Wind socks now give windspeed? Marty, they always did. That's the reason for their strange but very standard shape. Flags weren't consistent enough. Same way a woman can tell if you're interested. ;) You have a strange but very standard shape? -- Flying Tadpole ------------------------- Faint echoes, sometimes inaudible, of the newsgroup's glorious past are downloadable at http://music.download.com/internetopera |
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"Flying Tadpole" wrote in message ... Scott Vernon wrote: "Flying Tadpole" wrote in message ... Martin Baxter wrote: Scott Vernon wrote: Every small field I've seen round here has a big oarnge wind sock. Even the guys with ultra lites in their barn. Wind socks now give windspeed? Marty, they always did. That's the reason for their strange but very standard shape. Flags weren't consistent enough. Same way a woman can tell if you're interested. ;) You have a strange but very standard shape? sometimes |
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On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 12:54:14 -0400, Martin Baxter
wrote this crap: Scott Vernon wrote: Every small field I've seen round here has a big oarnge wind sock. Even the guys with ultra lites in their barn. Wind socks now give windspeed? They always have before. Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now! |
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"Horvath" wrote in message ... On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 12:54:14 -0400, Martin Baxter wrote this crap: Scott Vernon wrote: Every small field I've seen round here has a big oarnge wind sock. Even the guys with ultra lites in their barn. Wind socks now give windspeed? They always have before. Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now! |
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OzOne wrote:
On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 12:54:14 -0400, Martin Baxter scribbled thusly: Scott Vernon wrote: Every small field I've seen round here has a big oarnge wind sock. Even the guys with ultra lites in their barn. Wind socks now give windspeed? Yep, to an educated eye. My point was that pilots are indeed taught to judge windspeed, windsock shape reveals some, are pilots in your neck of the woods not taught anything about emergency landings or landing at strips where the sock is in tatters, (there is such a field less than a mile from my house). Cheers Marty |
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OzOne wrote:
On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 08:49:34 -0400, Martin Baxter scribbled thusly: My point was that pilots are indeed taught to judge windspeed, windsock shape reveals some, are pilots in your neck of the woods not taught anything about emergency landings or landing at strips where the sock is in tatters, (there is such a field less than a mile from my house). Cheers Marty Yep, pilots will look at trees, smoke, waves on water, anything that will give them an indication od winspeed and direction. Practice for forced landing in fields etc requires that they are familiar with all possible sources of information. Thank you Oz, which goes to answer the question "WTF do pilots know about judging wind speed?" ;-o [note to foley artist; insert sounds of pulling teeth] Cheers Marty |
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