40k and you could have the flying chair.
http://www.mosquito-helicopter.info/Mosquito_Options_Air.html
http://www.mosquito-helicopter.info/Mosquito_Options_Air.html
Been thinking about buying a UH1
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Why do that when all you need is a lawnchair and some party balloons? An air pistol to help get down and you're good to go!
One of my first instructors in tech school drilled this into us about aircraft maintenance:
Good enough is never good enough.
You need to be absolutely sure the job you did was correct. Nothing less will ever be acceptable.
If you're not willing to strap in or put your favorite family member on board, you need to go back and check it again.
Thanks Keith.
And thanks to Mike Barry for keeping that going as I became a supervisor.
We lost a couple of B-1B's over the years, but I never had to second guess anything my people did.
Mike:
My friends own the ranch outside of Van Horn where a B-1B flew into a cliff and went by the site one year when hunting down there. Terrible accident and scattered debris everywhere. Took awhile to clean up the fuel spill and gather what parts they could find.
IIRC, that was the first crash.
We had one go down on the approach about 0230hrs in foggy conditions. Pilot refused to trust his instruments and three tried to blame it on the aircraft not responding to inputs.
Waaay too much data available from that aircraft to lie about anything within any system.
Even though the cause was known inside a few hours, we had to basically put the parts out on the floor of a hangar (in their proper order) so they could prove it wasn't caused by a malfunction. Let's just say that wasn't the most fun puzzle I've ever done.
Weirdest thing for me about that crash was when aircraft went overhead in the middle of the night, I would sleep through it.
I heard him run the throttles to max, heard it hit the ground and bounce. A few seconds later the fuel tanks started exploding and a huge orange glow lit up the fog.
Thankfully the crew survived a near zero ejection
We had one go down on the approach about 0230hrs in foggy conditions. Pilot refused to trust his instruments and three tried to blame it on the aircraft not responding to inputs.
Waaay too much data available from that aircraft to lie about anything within any system.
Even though the cause was known inside a few hours, we had to basically put the parts out on the floor of a hangar (in their proper order) so they could prove it wasn't caused by a malfunction. Let's just say that wasn't the most fun puzzle I've ever done.
Weirdest thing for me about that crash was when aircraft went overhead in the middle of the night, I would sleep through it.
I heard him run the throttles to max, heard it hit the ground and bounce. A few seconds later the fuel tanks started exploding and a huge orange glow lit up the fog.
Thankfully the crew survived a near zero ejection
So, I gotta ask, did you transition into the civilian world of aviation?
FWIW, when I went to work for US Airways, I was all jacked because I was specifically being hired to work on B-757's. When I got there, they sent me to Airbus school. The schedule changed and they didn't send '57's to ORD. I was quite disappointed, but thought, hey, there's enough of them around that it will be a good skill (and gen fam) to get.
Turns out after six months, I'd gravitate to the Airbus over the Boeing. I ended up doing two line checks on '57's. That's it. but, the Bus was Waaaaayyy ahead of the Boeing's in technology and they were almost always cleaner to work on. Just a much better aircraft IMO.
It proved out to me on Jan 15, 2009. I had signed off a line check on N106US on Jan, 14 2009.
So You're "that guy" ?........
(Teasing, glad it worked out as well as it did for everyone. You must have been sweating bullets for a while......)
@sandwarrior
I retired in 04 and pulled completely away from aircraft maintenance.
At 41, my body was already feeling the signs of being abused and it didn't need any more.
I worked for about 6 more years and then retired for good.
I retired in 04 and pulled completely away from aircraft maintenance.
At 41, my body was already feeling the signs of being abused and it didn't need any more.
I worked for about 6 more years and then retired for good.
Getting old is not for the faint of hearts.
We must all live with what we have done, failures and successes.
I am happy with what I have done.
Not all went well,-- Oprah does not love me but my family does. I gave it my best shot but it didn't hit the Bullseye. That was my only hope, as I have no money.
Now I have to sell this to My Old Squaw and it will go well as she knew what I was doing all along and did nothing other than Laugh at me and tell me I was an Old Fool, but so it goes. At least I tried. FM
PS Oprah, I still want my helicopter.
We must all live with what we have done, failures and successes.
I am happy with what I have done.
Not all went well,-- Oprah does not love me but my family does. I gave it my best shot but it didn't hit the Bullseye. That was my only hope, as I have no money.
Now I have to sell this to My Old Squaw and it will go well as she knew what I was doing all along and did nothing other than Laugh at me and tell me I was an Old Fool, but so it goes. At least I tried. FM
PS Oprah, I still want my helicopter.
Yup!... I got my paste out and stuck those geese up there.
Seriously, it happened on my day off, and I ended up watching it live on TV. (not the actual landing) It had already been broadcast that both engines took multiple bird strikes and both engines were lost. I didn't realize until I got back to work that I had signed off the last overnight AWR on it.
The interview with the FAA was short. "Did you notice anything out of the norm with the aircraft?". "Nope"
Tell me about it, I've got the surgeries to prove it's not easy on the body.
I need knee surgery, both shoulders done and then there's my back...
My fishing buddy is a spine surgeon. We've discussed my back problems and he said he wouldn't want to do the surgery since it would relieve some, but not eliminate my issues.
Stenosis is the major problem and it goes so far down that surgery poses too many issues.
I took opioids for almost five years. When the doc wanted to up my dosage to 60mg 4x per day, I said fuck it.
I let him write the scrip, took it home and put it in the safe.
Four years later it's still there to remind me.
The pill I took before going to his office was my last.
Spent the next couple of weeks not sleeping at night, but eventually everything cleared up and I haven't looked back.
I keep Tramadol around but I find it really doesn't do anything Ibuprofen or Tylenol won't handle.
I'll have the surgeries when shots and ablation quit working.
My fishing buddy is a spine surgeon. We've discussed my back problems and he said he wouldn't want to do the surgery since it would relieve some, but not eliminate my issues.
Stenosis is the major problem and it goes so far down that surgery poses too many issues.
I took opioids for almost five years. When the doc wanted to up my dosage to 60mg 4x per day, I said fuck it.
I let him write the scrip, took it home and put it in the safe.
Four years later it's still there to remind me.
The pill I took before going to his office was my last.
Spent the next couple of weeks not sleeping at night, but eventually everything cleared up and I haven't looked back.
I keep Tramadol around but I find it really doesn't do anything Ibuprofen or Tylenol won't handle.
I'll have the surgeries when shots and ablation quit working.
After abusing my knees in the Air Force from 72 till 98 they both need replacing but I keep putting it off. Many nights when I get home and can barely walk I hit the Bourbon, still have trouble walking but it doesn't hurt as much and sleep comes easier. Agree regarding the pills Mike, I have a bunch of Oxycodone locked in the safe, might be time to flush them now.
Barney; As a guy that has had both hips replaced, DO NOT PUT IT OFF ANY LONGER! Granted, hips are easier than knees, but they are both easy these days. This is coming from a guy that used to be a complete weenie when it came to doctors, hospitals, scalpels, etc. Alcohol does more long term harm than good, as it leaches water and nutrients out of your body that it desperately needs in order to heal. Take aspirin and stop drinking for a week. At the end of a week, I guarantee you that your level of pain will have decreased. I take regular aspirin and it does wonders. It's the inflammation that you are trying to drive down and aspirin works wonders for me. Oxy/Hydro are completely fucked and are NOT the answer. I've got a bunch of it locked up, been that way for 5 years. Haven't touched the stuff, but am keeping it around for a "rainy day/special occasion/possible trauma injury", that's about it.
I hear ya regarding the booze, I do not hit it every night and do take Panadol Osteo regularly. My surgeon who has done several repairs on the knees recommended putting it off as long as possible due to my age but I now think the time has come.
Well, you gotta listen to the expert (which isn't me). But, I can tell you that once I got the first hip done, my posture improved (I was no longer hunched over and walking like "Uncle Joe") and my wife said I looked ten years younger, due to not wearing the constant pain on my face. I tried the "Osteo xxxx" supplements and Cod Liver Oil, but none of that did anything for me. Fact of the matter was that I didn't have any cartilage left in my hips, so none of that shit was going to do any good in terms of lubrication. There was no cartilage left to lube.
I did the first one at X-Mas time, the second one a year later. Because of my relatively young age of 55 (at the time), my surgeon opted to go with "interference fit" spuds that go into your Femurs. They do that so that if you live long enough to need a second set, they can get everything apart much more "easily". The other option is "cemented (epoxied) in place", but that is typically done for older people that are not likely to outlive the 20 year lifespan of the implants. I do get some pain, and I suspect it is from the "interference fit" parts and I suspect if I had received the "cemented in place" implants, it would have been a much different experience.
Bottom line is that the procedure was simple, I was out for 55 or 60 minutes and I woke up in recovery, feeling a thousand percent better. People have asked me "did the surgery hurt ?" and my answer has always been "no, the parts that hurt were thrown in the dumpster".
Threasdcutter308, barneybdb, and Mike Casselton,
Thanks for the imputs! I'm going to need knee and hip replacements and the VA has said they don't want to do it until age 60 (I'm 55). My ortho who did my knees (prior to VA admitting ownersip) said 50 was the magic age.
I know from having to make life changes due to high blood sugar, that not drinking so much alcohol helps tremendously. It took some time to see that though. Same with coffee too. Both are diuretics, they take water from the system. I love drinking both so had to come to a compromise. No hard alcohol, two beers max on any given night, several only after fasting on them a week, and for good reasons (lost more weight
). And wine only on occasion. Funny I laid off wine and lost some more weight. I had a bottle with the wife and showed up for workout six pounds heavier! WTF!?!? Swam several full miles for workout (one a day) and stayed in the sauna, and now down 10 lb. Lifted (curl/press) sets of 20 lbs. on day off.
A1C @ 6.4...f'n fun taken away!
Thanks for the imputs! I'm going to need knee and hip replacements and the VA has said they don't want to do it until age 60 (I'm 55). My ortho who did my knees (prior to VA admitting ownersip) said 50 was the magic age.
I know from having to make life changes due to high blood sugar, that not drinking so much alcohol helps tremendously. It took some time to see that though. Same with coffee too. Both are diuretics, they take water from the system. I love drinking both so had to come to a compromise. No hard alcohol, two beers max on any given night, several only after fasting on them a week, and for good reasons (lost more weight
). And wine only on occasion. Funny I laid off wine and lost some more weight. I had a bottle with the wife and showed up for workout six pounds heavier! WTF!?!? Swam several full miles for workout (one a day) and stayed in the sauna, and now down 10 lb. Lifted (curl/press) sets of 20 lbs. on day off.A1C @ 6.4...f'n fun taken away!
can do all kinds of fun shit with a helicopter
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/02/0...flew-helicopter-to-tech-company-feds-say.html
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/02/0...flew-helicopter-to-tech-company-feds-say.html
That IS prosecutable under the "Stolen Valor Act". He sounds like a real peach.
hahaha I wasnt even thining about that I figured I could just land at Google and say I am here.
I wish we could get Panadol here in the states. That shit works
@sandwarrior
You said the VA doesn't WANT to do it until you reach 60.
Push them. Push them more and push again. They'll do the surgery.
Have them show you in writing why they CAN'T do it.
They will make excuses, tell you it's policy, etc...
Make them prove it.
Just be the squeaky wheel.
You said the VA doesn't WANT to do it until you reach 60.
Push them. Push them more and push again. They'll do the surgery.
Have them show you in writing why they CAN'T do it.
They will make excuses, tell you it's policy, etc...
Make them prove it.
Just be the squeaky wheel.
