On Fri, 06 Mar 2015 09:54:09 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 3/6/2015 9:31 AM, John H. wrote:
On Fri, 06 Mar 2015 08:50:45 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 3/6/2015 8:11 AM, John H. wrote:
On Thu, 05 Mar 2015 19:13:49 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 3/5/2015 4:20 PM, John H. wrote:

...we were kids and would shoot the tip off a deer antler with our .22's? Damn, that
was fun. But, the most fun was when they took off running 'cause they were scared,
and then we shot off the rest of the tips.

I wonder how many hunters killed a deer and found tipless antlers on the damn thing!



How sporting. I assume you posted this just to get attention.

'Twas an 'in' joke. You'd not get it. But I'll bet you're impressed with circled
pencil holes on cardboard, yes?


You're right. I didn't get it. I've never shot or even tried to shoot
an animal.

And no, I don't get excited shooting at paper targets at the range
either. I do so occasionally only to maintain my familiarity with the
guns and to sharpen my aim should it ever be necessary to use one in
self-defense.

Actually, I am thinking of getting rid of all the guns except one. Each
gun shoots differently, some more accurately than others. For my
purposes and interests it would probably be better to have just one
gun that shoots the most accurately and stay familiar with it.
Right now, that would be the Walther pistol however I actually prefer
a revolver like the little .38 Chief's Special. No fiddling around
loading a round in the chamber. Just aim and shoot.

I don't really have a need to "carry" anymore, so the small Sig has no
real purpose. The Ruger SR22 pistol just sits in the safe. Rarely use
it. Might have another handgun that I've forgotten about... have to
check the safe.

Still have a shotgun that I've never fired or even loaded and the
Ruger 10/22 rifle.

My wife's favorite is the Chief's Specail, although she does like the P938 also. Of
course her accuracy with the CS on SA is much better than with the P938.


I like the Kimber .45. I can shoot it better than any of the others. Save the guns
for your grandkids. By the time they're old enough, you should know them well enough
to transfer them (legally of course).


Nope. While I am still kicking I'll either sell/transfer them to
licensed individuals as allowed by state law or to a FFL dealer.
Note: In MA, that means the firearm now becomes uniquely registered to
the new, licensed owner.

If I kick the bucket the only one who will inherit any firearms I have
is my son in South Carolina, assuming he wants them. He took the time
and effort to attend a lengthy (2 month) safety course with his wife
that far exceeds the mandatory but simple 5 hour course required for a
permit in MA. I have already made my wishes documented on where they
go. If he doesn't want them they will be turned in to the local police
department for disposal.

My other son has no interest in guns and they scare the crap out of my
daughter.

If grandkids want guns ... they can go take the required courses, pass
the background checks, qualify like anyone else and go buy their own.


My wife and I were recently looking at Charleston, SC. Then I looked at the state
income taxes. Damn. SC doesn't give a lot of breaks.
--

Guns don't cause problems. Gun owner
*behavior* causes problems.

On Fri, 06 Mar 2015 09:56:58 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 3/6/2015 9:45 AM, John H. wrote:
On Fri, 06 Mar 2015 08:35:48 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 3/6/2015 8:11 AM, John H. wrote:
On Thu, 05 Mar 2015 19:13:49 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 3/5/2015 4:20 PM, John H. wrote:

...we were kids and would shoot the tip off a deer antler with our .22's? Damn, that
was fun. But, the most fun was when they took off running 'cause they were scared,
and then we shot off the rest of the tips.

I wonder how many hunters killed a deer and found tipless antlers on the damn thing!



How sporting. I assume you posted this just to get attention.

'Twas an 'in' joke. You'd not get it. But I'll bet you're impressed with circled
pencil holes on cardboard, yes?

BTW, here's an interesting ad. It might lead one to believe that even the Cessna 172,
not to mention the A-P (or later) versions, had steerable nose geer.

http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalo...ingrods172.php

I think your instructor was pulling your leg. Interesting, huh?



I think you must have missed my previous comment about this. They have
a spring loaded nose gear that allows the wheel to turn while making
turns. They are not ... (or at least weren't when I was taking lessons
in the older models) directly "steerable" by the pilot.


Here's another instructor:

"Here are some things I tell my students-
1. Take it slow, don't taxi fast.
2. Keep both feet on the rudder pedals.
3. Try to make the smallest input required to get the response you want.
4. Lead the inputs, the plane does take a little bit of time to respond to inputs due
to the spring setup in the nosewheel steering linkage.
5. The airplane is a big weathervane, so when it windy, it will easily turn into the
wind, but will be hard to turn away for it, may even take a little brake pressure in
the desired direction of turn.
6. Taxiing with a crosswind means the rudder pedals won't be even (straight), you
will have to hold a bit of pressure opposite the direction the wind is coming from.
7. If full rudder input doesn't make the turn tight enough for you, ease in a little
brake pressure on the same side you are turning. You can pivot the plane around one
wheel, but makes it a big eraser and leaves a lot of rubber on the pavement, so take
it easy on super-tight turns."



You just won't give up, will you. Fly your RC airplanes anyway you
want. I don't care. If it's ok with you, I'll fly (when I do) a
real airplane the way I was taught. Ok?


Absolutely! I simply found your steering comments, as you were highlighting the
differences between 'real' and 'RC', somewhat strange. A bit unbelievable.
--

Guns don't cause problems. Gun owner
*behavior* causes problems.

On 3/6/2015 10:04 AM, John H. wrote:
On Fri, 06 Mar 2015 09:56:58 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 3/6/2015 9:45 AM, John H. wrote:
On Fri, 06 Mar 2015 08:35:48 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 3/6/2015 8:11 AM, John H. wrote:
On Thu, 05 Mar 2015 19:13:49 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 3/5/2015 4:20 PM, John H. wrote:

...we were kids and would shoot the tip off a deer antler with our .22's? Damn, that
was fun. But, the most fun was when they took off running 'cause they were scared,
and then we shot off the rest of the tips.

I wonder how many hunters killed a deer and found tipless antlers on the damn thing!



How sporting. I assume you posted this just to get attention.

'Twas an 'in' joke. You'd not get it. But I'll bet you're impressed with circled
pencil holes on cardboard, yes?

BTW, here's an interesting ad. It might lead one to believe that even the Cessna 172,
not to mention the A-P (or later) versions, had steerable nose geer.

http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalo...ingrods172.php

I think your instructor was pulling your leg. Interesting, huh?



I think you must have missed my previous comment about this. They have
a spring loaded nose gear that allows the wheel to turn while making
turns. They are not ... (or at least weren't when I was taking lessons
in the older models) directly "steerable" by the pilot.


Here's another instructor:

"Here are some things I tell my students-
1. Take it slow, don't taxi fast.
2. Keep both feet on the rudder pedals.
3. Try to make the smallest input required to get the response you want.
4. Lead the inputs, the plane does take a little bit of time to respond to inputs due
to the spring setup in the nosewheel steering linkage.
5. The airplane is a big weathervane, so when it windy, it will easily turn into the
wind, but will be hard to turn away for it, may even take a little brake pressure in
the desired direction of turn.
6. Taxiing with a crosswind means the rudder pedals won't be even (straight), you
will have to hold a bit of pressure opposite the direction the wind is coming from.
7. If full rudder input doesn't make the turn tight enough for you, ease in a little
brake pressure on the same side you are turning. You can pivot the plane around one
wheel, but makes it a big eraser and leaves a lot of rubber on the pavement, so take
it easy on super-tight turns."



You just won't give up, will you. Fly your RC airplanes anyway you
want. I don't care. If it's ok with you, I'll fly (when I do) a
real airplane the way I was taught. Ok?


Absolutely! I simply found your steering comments, as you were highlighting the
differences between 'real' and 'RC', somewhat strange. A bit unbelievable.



You like playing golf ... enough so that you pay greens fees everytime
you go and obviously have acquired all the necessary equipment,
fundamental skill sets and are familiar with the rules to play.

Considering your fascination with flying toy airplanes, why not invest
in a copy of "Mario Golf: World Tour" instead?
You could save lots of $$ in the long run and still enjoy the challenges
of golfing on a Nitendo gameboy.

Mr. Luddite
- show quoted text -
"You like playing golf ... enough so that you pay greens fees everytime
you go and obviously have acquired all the necessary equipment,
fundamental skill sets and are familiar with the rules to play.

Considering your fascination with flying toy airplanes, why not invest
in a copy of "Mario Golf: World Tour" instead?
You could save lots of $$ in the long run and still enjoy the challenges
of golfing on a Nitendo gameboy."


SNERK!
You've really stroked Johnny's OCD. He'll go on for days now. ;-)

On Fri, 06 Mar 2015 10:18:05 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 3/6/2015 10:04 AM, John H. wrote:
On Fri, 06 Mar 2015 09:56:58 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 3/6/2015 9:45 AM, John H. wrote:
On Fri, 06 Mar 2015 08:35:48 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 3/6/2015 8:11 AM, John H. wrote:
On Thu, 05 Mar 2015 19:13:49 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 3/5/2015 4:20 PM, John H. wrote:

...we were kids and would shoot the tip off a deer antler with our .22's? Damn, that
was fun. But, the most fun was when they took off running 'cause they were scared,
and then we shot off the rest of the tips.

I wonder how many hunters killed a deer and found tipless antlers on the damn thing!



How sporting. I assume you posted this just to get attention.

'Twas an 'in' joke. You'd not get it. But I'll bet you're impressed with circled
pencil holes on cardboard, yes?

BTW, here's an interesting ad. It might lead one to believe that even the Cessna 172,
not to mention the A-P (or later) versions, had steerable nose geer.

http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalo...ingrods172.php

I think your instructor was pulling your leg. Interesting, huh?



I think you must have missed my previous comment about this. They have
a spring loaded nose gear that allows the wheel to turn while making
turns. They are not ... (or at least weren't when I was taking lessons
in the older models) directly "steerable" by the pilot.


Here's another instructor:

"Here are some things I tell my students-
1. Take it slow, don't taxi fast.
2. Keep both feet on the rudder pedals.
3. Try to make the smallest input required to get the response you want.
4. Lead the inputs, the plane does take a little bit of time to respond to inputs due
to the spring setup in the nosewheel steering linkage.
5. The airplane is a big weathervane, so when it windy, it will easily turn into the
wind, but will be hard to turn away for it, may even take a little brake pressure in
the desired direction of turn.
6. Taxiing with a crosswind means the rudder pedals won't be even (straight), you
will have to hold a bit of pressure opposite the direction the wind is coming from.
7. If full rudder input doesn't make the turn tight enough for you, ease in a little
brake pressure on the same side you are turning. You can pivot the plane around one
wheel, but makes it a big eraser and leaves a lot of rubber on the pavement, so take
it easy on super-tight turns."



You just won't give up, will you. Fly your RC airplanes anyway you
want. I don't care. If it's ok with you, I'll fly (when I do) a
real airplane the way I was taught. Ok?


Absolutely! I simply found your steering comments, as you were highlighting the
differences between 'real' and 'RC', somewhat strange. A bit unbelievable.



You like playing golf ... enough so that you pay greens fees everytime
you go and obviously have acquired all the necessary equipment,
fundamental skill sets and are familiar with the rules to play.

Considering your fascination with flying toy airplanes, why not invest
in a copy of "Mario Golf: World Tour" instead?
You could save lots of $$ in the long run and still enjoy the challenges
of golfing on a Nitendo gameboy.


Funny you should mention that. The March Golf Digest has a nice article about
'virtual golf'. The Nintendo Wii version even promotes activity and requires a
'decent' swing.

But, I'm into golf primarily for the exercise and playing with friends.

However, I would never put down those who wanted to play the game that way. From the
article, there are a lot of similarities between virtual golf and real golf. One of
the quotes in the article from an individual who'd played the Pebble Beach virtual
game to prepare for the real thing:

"It was an incredible, weird feeling. I started correcting the caddies because I
already knew the angles, because it's like I had seen it all before," he says. "Those
games, they're just so realistic."

--

Guns don't cause problems. Gun owner
*behavior* causes problems.

On Fri, 6 Mar 2015 07:28:39 -0800 (PST), True North wrote:

Mr. Luddite
- show quoted text -
"You like playing golf ... enough so that you pay greens fees everytime
you go and obviously have acquired all the necessary equipment,
fundamental skill sets and are familiar with the rules to play.

Considering your fascination with flying toy airplanes, why not invest
in a copy of "Mario Golf: World Tour" instead?
You could save lots of $$ in the long run and still enjoy the challenges
of golfing on a Nitendo gameboy."


SNERK!
You've really stroked Johnny's OCD. He'll go on for days now. ;-)

Do you have something to add, or is your nose plugged again?
--

Guns don't cause problems. Gun owner
*behavior* causes problems.

On 3/6/2015 10:44 AM, John H. wrote:
On Fri, 06 Mar 2015 10:18:05 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 3/6/2015 10:04 AM, John H. wrote:
On Fri, 06 Mar 2015 09:56:58 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 3/6/2015 9:45 AM, John H. wrote:
On Fri, 06 Mar 2015 08:35:48 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 3/6/2015 8:11 AM, John H. wrote:
On Thu, 05 Mar 2015 19:13:49 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 3/5/2015 4:20 PM, John H. wrote:

...we were kids and would shoot the tip off a deer antler with our .22's? Damn, that
was fun. But, the most fun was when they took off running 'cause they were scared,
and then we shot off the rest of the tips.

I wonder how many hunters killed a deer and found tipless antlers on the damn thing!



How sporting. I assume you posted this just to get attention.

'Twas an 'in' joke. You'd not get it. But I'll bet you're impressed with circled
pencil holes on cardboard, yes?

BTW, here's an interesting ad. It might lead one to believe that even the Cessna 172,
not to mention the A-P (or later) versions, had steerable nose geer.

http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalo...ingrods172.php

I think your instructor was pulling your leg. Interesting, huh?



I think you must have missed my previous comment about this. They have
a spring loaded nose gear that allows the wheel to turn while making
turns. They are not ... (or at least weren't when I was taking lessons
in the older models) directly "steerable" by the pilot.


Here's another instructor:

"Here are some things I tell my students-
1. Take it slow, don't taxi fast.
2. Keep both feet on the rudder pedals.
3. Try to make the smallest input required to get the response you want.
4. Lead the inputs, the plane does take a little bit of time to respond to inputs due
to the spring setup in the nosewheel steering linkage.
5. The airplane is a big weathervane, so when it windy, it will easily turn into the
wind, but will be hard to turn away for it, may even take a little brake pressure in
the desired direction of turn.
6. Taxiing with a crosswind means the rudder pedals won't be even (straight), you
will have to hold a bit of pressure opposite the direction the wind is coming from.
7. If full rudder input doesn't make the turn tight enough for you, ease in a little
brake pressure on the same side you are turning. You can pivot the plane around one
wheel, but makes it a big eraser and leaves a lot of rubber on the pavement, so take
it easy on super-tight turns."



You just won't give up, will you. Fly your RC airplanes anyway you
want. I don't care. If it's ok with you, I'll fly (when I do) a
real airplane the way I was taught. Ok?


Absolutely! I simply found your steering comments, as you were highlighting the
differences between 'real' and 'RC', somewhat strange. A bit unbelievable.



You like playing golf ... enough so that you pay greens fees everytime
you go and obviously have acquired all the necessary equipment,
fundamental skill sets and are familiar with the rules to play.

Considering your fascination with flying toy airplanes, why not invest
in a copy of "Mario Golf: World Tour" instead?
You could save lots of $$ in the long run and still enjoy the challenges
of golfing on a Nitendo gameboy.


Funny you should mention that. The March Golf Digest has a nice article about
'virtual golf'. The Nintendo Wii version even promotes activity and requires a
'decent' swing.

But, I'm into golf primarily for the exercise and playing with friends.

However, I would never put down those who wanted to play the game that way. From the
article, there are a lot of similarities between virtual golf and real golf. One of
the quotes in the article from an individual who'd played the Pebble Beach virtual
game to prepare for the real thing:

"It was an incredible, weird feeling. I started correcting the caddies because I
already knew the angles, because it's like I had seen it all before," he says. "Those
games, they're just so realistic."



Figures.

On Fri, 06 Mar 2015 10:55:46 -0500, wrote:

On Fri, 06 Mar 2015 09:08:34 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 3/6/15 8:50 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 3/6/2015 8:11 AM, John H. wrote:
On Thu, 05 Mar 2015 19:13:49 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 3/5/2015 4:20 PM, John H. wrote:

...we were kids and would shoot the tip off a deer antler with our
.22's? Damn, that
was fun. But, the most fun was when they took off running 'cause
they were scared,
and then we shot off the rest of the tips.

I wonder how many hunters killed a deer and found tipless antlers on
the damn thing!



How sporting. I assume you posted this just to get attention.

'Twas an 'in' joke. You'd not get it. But I'll bet you're impressed
with circled
pencil holes on cardboard, yes?


You're right. I didn't get it. I've never shot or even tried to shoot
an animal.


Some of the righties here are more than a bit strange, e.g., this animal
joke and the other day someone used a pejorative word to describe
Chinese people.


I apologize if I was insensitive to Chinese Communists.
Maybe Chairman Mao was a hero to you but me, not so much.

I believe the politically correct term these days is 'ChiComs'.
--

Guns don't cause problems. Gun owner
*behavior* causes problems.

On Fri, 06 Mar 2015 10:51:35 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:



Funny you should mention that. The March Golf Digest has a nice article about
'virtual golf'. The Nintendo Wii version even promotes activity and requires a
'decent' swing.

But, I'm into golf primarily for the exercise and playing with friends.

However, I would never put down those who wanted to play the game that way. From the
article, there are a lot of similarities between virtual golf and real golf. One of
the quotes in the article from an individual who'd played the Pebble Beach virtual
game to prepare for the real thing:

"It was an incredible, weird feeling. I started correcting the caddies because I
already knew the angles, because it's like I had seen it all before," he says. "Those
games, they're just so realistic."



Figures.


:)
--

Guns don't cause problems. Gun owner
*behavior* causes problems.

On 3/6/15 10:55 AM, wrote:
On Fri, 06 Mar 2015 09:08:34 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 3/6/15 8:50 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 3/6/2015 8:11 AM, John H. wrote:
On Thu, 05 Mar 2015 19:13:49 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 3/5/2015 4:20 PM, John H. wrote:

...we were kids and would shoot the tip off a deer antler with our
.22's? Damn, that
was fun. But, the most fun was when they took off running 'cause
they were scared,
and then we shot off the rest of the tips.

I wonder how many hunters killed a deer and found tipless antlers on
the damn thing!



How sporting. I assume you posted this just to get attention.

'Twas an 'in' joke. You'd not get it. But I'll bet you're impressed
with circled
pencil holes on cardboard, yes?


You're right. I didn't get it. I've never shot or even tried to shoot
an animal.


Some of the righties here are more than a bit strange, e.g., this animal
joke and the other day someone used a pejorative word to describe
Chinese people.


I apologize if I was insensitive to Chinese Communists.
Maybe Chairman Mao was a hero to you but me, not so much.



The "Ch" word you used is a derogatory term to anyone of Chinese
ancestry, and its use long predates the advent of Chinese Communists,
and even the birth of Mao Zedong.

I don't know where you grew up, but in the little town in which I grew
up, I was taught to know better than to use those sorts of "descriptors"
for Chinese people, and the other words some of you boys like to use to
negatively describe people of color, Polish people, women, gays, Jews,
et cetera.





--
Proud to be a Liberal.