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Freighters beware...
I spent the day yesterday at a facility that trains merchant marine
officers, sort of learning how to operate simulators for the bridge of a freighter, a tanker and a tug. I only hit the Golden Gate Bridge twice. Well, actually I sideswiped it. Took a couple photos of the arrays, which I will post later. |
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Freighters beware...
HK wrote: I only hit the Golden Gate Bridge twice. Well, actually I sideswiped it. You should have gone for #3, Harry. Third time's the charm! ?: |
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Freighters beware...
HK wrote:
I spent the day yesterday at a facility that trains merchant marine officers, sort of learning how to operate simulators for the bridge of a freighter, a tanker and a tug. I only hit the Golden Gate Bridge twice. Well, actually I sideswiped it. Took a couple photos of the arrays, which I will post later. Not quite, in our "let's be positive NG", I believe you were just helping the crews to scrape the rust for the next round of re-painting. Thank you for your assistance... |
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Freighters beware...
D-unit wrote:
"HK" wrote in message . .. I spent the day yesterday at a facility that trains merchant marine officers, sort of learning how to operate simulators for the bridge of a freighter, a tanker and a tug. I only hit the Golden Gate Bridge twice. Well, actually I sideswiped it. I would think that would be frowned upon by the locals. db Ya think? Probably a good idea I only drove the simulators! |
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Freighters beware...
"HK" wrote in message . .. I spent the day yesterday at a facility that trains merchant marine officers, sort of learning how to operate simulators for the bridge of a freighter, a tanker and a tug. I only hit the Golden Gate Bridge twice. Well, actually I sideswiped it. I would think that would be frowned upon by the locals. db |
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Freighters beware...
HK wrote: Ya think? Probably a good idea I only drove the simulators! Harry, Any job worth doing, is worth doing right. Simulators? Nothing beats "hands on" experience |
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Freighters beware...
"Tim" wrote in message ups.com... HK wrote: Ya think? Probably a good idea I only drove the simulators! Harry, Any job worth doing, is worth doing right. Simulators? Nothing beats "hands on" experience Guy I know is an SF Bay Pilot. He goes to (I think it is) Scandinavia for a couple week simulator and miniature boat driving course every couple of years. |
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Freighters beware...
Calif Bill wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message ups.com... HK wrote: Ya think? Probably a good idea I only drove the simulators! Harry, Any job worth doing, is worth doing right. Simulators? Nothing beats "hands on" experience Guy I know is an SF Bay Pilot. He goes to (I think it is) Scandinavia for a couple week simulator and miniature boat driving course every couple of years. Well, I didn't have to go that far! |
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Freighters beware...
"HK" wrote in message ... Calif Bill wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ups.com... HK wrote: Ya think? Probably a good idea I only drove the simulators! Harry, Any job worth doing, is worth doing right. Simulators? Nothing beats "hands on" experience Guy I know is an SF Bay Pilot. He goes to (I think it is) Scandinavia for a couple week simulator and miniature boat driving course every couple of years. Well, I didn't have to go that far! But you also do not have a license to pilot ocean going freighters. |
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Freighters beware...
On Thu, 1 Nov 2007 17:45:57 -0800, "Calif Bill"
wrote: "Tim" wrote in message oups.com... HK wrote: Ya think? Probably a good idea I only drove the simulators! Harry, Any job worth doing, is worth doing right. Simulators? Nothing beats "hands on" experience Guy I know is an SF Bay Pilot. He goes to (I think it is) Scandinavia for a couple week simulator and miniature boat driving course every couple of years. I saw a documentary on that facility - it's pretty amazing. They have these scale model boats that are used to simulate the handling characteriistics of full scale ships. Pretty cool. |
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