Bill

Ha, streams cross again. Steve Chen worked for Cray and was the lead designer on the X and Y MP supercomputers. Chen left Cray, and...

I worked for Big blue for a while, I was an engineer/designer and designed the internal layouts/circuits for the multi layer alumina and...

In happier news, Aircraft Specialties did, in fact, finish my rod and ship it out today.

…or an airplane, or a boat, or a house.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2025/02/20/aircraft-carrier-captain-fired-cargo-ship-crash/79327450007/

What A-hole started this thing anyway?

Or duck if you’re about to be rear ended.

But a competent aviator knowing a student is in the 172 should be aware of the possibility that a student might end up needing to go...

Can't help but think that it was a very poor decision of the Cessna to do stop-and-goes on a runway with active traffic in the pattern...

Absolutely. I find it essential for enroute avoidance. My maximum visual range for spotting GA traffic is ~3 miles. If I am on a...

I'm flabbergasted. Just got off the phone with "Steve", the shop manager at Aircraft Specialties. I told him UPS dropped off the rod...

Don't do that. It was hilarious. People need to lighten the F up.

Kudos to nauga, doing the right thing, and owning it personally. Thread drift is a problem, and can become excessive, obliterating the...