Hey Tim, remember when...
 

On 3/6/15 10:51 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
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.



I wouldn't be surprised to learn that Johnny has a computer "shoot 'em
up" game in which he can practice his "marksmanship" on Latinos, blacks,
women, Jews, liberals, et cetera," and end the game feeling as if he
really killed them.

"They're just so realistic," just like flying a model plane is the same
as flying a real plane.

--
Proud to be a Liberal.

Hey Tim, remember when...
 

On Fri, 06 Mar 2015 11:38:05 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:

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.

How's your back doing, Krause?
--

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

Hey Tim, remember when...
 

On 3/6/15 11:47 AM, John H. wrote:
On Fri, 06 Mar 2015 11:38:05 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:

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.

How's your back doing, Krause?



Just fine, and unlike you right wingers, I don't find it necessary or
even funny to make fun of people or put them down because of their
country of origin, ethnicity, skin color, or gender, all the aspects of
people over which they have no control.

Oh, and I don't get a woodie over killing small, defenseless animals, or
joking about shooting them.

--
Proud to be a Liberal.

Hey Tim, remember when...
 

On Fri, 06 Mar 2015 11:54:06 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:

I don't find it necessary or
even funny to make fun of people or put them down

===

Now that in itself is pretty funny. You've got to be kidding of
course. You make fun of anyone who doesn't think like you and that
takes in a huge amount of territory.

By the way, what is the politically correct name for an asshat?

Hey Tim, remember when...
 

On Fri, 06 Mar 2015 10:01:47 -0500, John H.
wrote:

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.

===

If you are looking for a low tax, gun friendly, golf friendly state,
it's really hard to beat Florida.

Hey Tim, remember when...
 

On 3/6/2015 9:36 AM, John H. 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'd be willing to bet these folks when in the safety of
their little world use the "n" word to describe black folks, the "k"
word to describe jews, the "c" word to describe women, and so on and so
forth.

The hatred runs deep in them.

What words have you got on your mind, Krause?

Harry sure has a boatload of pejoratives in his vocabulary.

--

Respectfully submitted by Justan

Laugh of the day from Krause

"I'm not to blame anymore for the atmosphere in here.
I've been "born again" as a nice guy."

Hey Tim, remember when...
 

On Fri, 06 Mar 2015 12:17:47 -0500, Wayne.B wrote:

On Fri, 06 Mar 2015 11:54:06 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:

I don't find it necessary or
even funny to make fun of people or put them down

===

Now that in itself is pretty funny. You've got to be kidding of
course. You make fun of anyone who doesn't think like you and that
takes in a huge amount of territory.

By the way, what is the politically correct name for an asshat?

Glad I read yours before responding.

He spends so much energy patting himself on the back that it's got to be sore.
--

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

Hey Tim, remember when...
 

On Fri, 06 Mar 2015 12:27:55 -0500, Wayne.B wrote:

On Fri, 06 Mar 2015 10:01:47 -0500, John H.
wrote:

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.

===

If you are looking for a low tax, gun friendly, golf friendly state,
it's really hard to beat Florida.

That's what we're getting to be thinking. One son-in-law works for Boeing now and is
considering moving to Melbourne. Having lived in the Cocoa/Cocoa Beach neck of the
woods for a couple years, I can do without the beach proximity. The latest AMA mag
has an ad in it for Ocala - On Top of the World. And, they advertise having 'your own
RC Flying Field!
--

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

Hey Tim, remember when...
 

On Fri, 06 Mar 2015 12:42:35 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote:

On 3/6/2015 9:36 AM, John H. 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'd be willing to bet these folks when in the safety of
their little world use the "n" word to describe black folks, the "k"
word to describe jews, the "c" word to describe women, and so on and so
forth.

The hatred runs deep in them.

What words have you got on your mind, Krause?

Harry sure has a boatload of pejoratives in his vocabulary.

I'm guessing 'nice', 'kind', and 'cute'. Don't know what's running through that mind
of his.
--

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

Hey Tim, remember when...
 

On Fri, 06 Mar 2015 12:51:22 -0500, wrote:

On Fri, 06 Mar 2015 10:44:31 -0500, John H.
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."


We have a WII machine and I never thought of it as being like any real
game. To start with, you don't get to move around much. It is nothing
like the 5 or 6 mile walk you get chasing a golf ball. For me that is
more like a steeple chase, jumping over creeks and climbing through
the brush.
I do have an idea for a video game that is connected to a real
exercise machine so you are actually working the muscles you would in
the real thing. The first one that springs to mind is to put slotted
wheel sensors on a rowing machine and interface them through a mouse
port. Then you just need the right software.
For that matter you could just put a slotted wheel sensor on the 2
main pulleys in a Bow Flex. Simply reading your Email or playing
solitaire would give you quite a workout. Any game you play with a
mouse would work.
I am really surprised the exercise machine people have not hooked up
with a PC guy.

At the gym, the bicycle machines have 'routes' where you watch the video and you
climb through the woods, go downhill, etc, and the pedalling gets harder and softer
as you go. But, I don't like bicycling. On the treadmill I read. It seems like every
year lately there are more and more days with snow cover - keeping the golf courses
closed. Might have to sign up at the gym again, just for the treadmill.
--

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