Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
12-09-2012, 08:56 PM
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Too funny!
Coming into shore with the wind directly behind you, surfing down waves, is about the hardest thing to do...without crashing! It's ruined many a good mast and better men have destroyed $20,000 racing cats doing it!
You were very lucky it didn't go over (Pitch Pole is what we call it) because the mast certainly would have snapped when it hit bottom as the boat would have rolled in the waves. I don't know if they would have made you pay for it, but it's not cheap, and then there's the wife to deal with!
Coming into shore with the wind directly behind you, surfing down waves, is about the hardest thing to do...without crashing! It's ruined many a good mast and better men have destroyed $20,000 racing cats doing it!
You were very lucky it didn't go over (Pitch Pole is what we call it) because the mast certainly would have snapped when it hit bottom as the boat would have rolled in the waves. I don't know if they would have made you pay for it, but it's not cheap, and then there's the wife to deal with!
I don't think we got the rudders quite this far out of the water when the nose took the dive but they were high and dry, that's for sure.
And I probably would have had to pay for the mast. The sailing, wind surfing and ocean kayaks and all the "non-motorized" watersports are free with the all-inclusive but they do offer to sell you insurance when you sign for the boat. Like an idiot I waived it. Next time I'll pay the 5 bucks.
12-09-2012, 09:04 PM
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I don't think we got the rudders quite this far out of the water when the nose took the dive but they were high and dry, that's for sure.
And I probably would have had to pay for the mast. The sailing, wind surfing and ocean kayaks and all the "non-motorized" watersports are free with the all-inclusive but they do offer to sell you insurance when you sign for the boat. Like an idiot I waived it. Next time I'll pay the 5 bucks.
See, that's why I love sailing, it's just like flying, but with beer, and it hurts a lot less when..."You're doing it wrong!"
Hitting the water at 5 kts is alot nicer than hitting the ground at 150+!
Just ask the guy in the bouncing jet video.
12-09-2012, 09:10 PM
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I need to tap into the knowledge base on this thread. My wife and I are taking a much needed weekend trip to SFO without the kids and I'm not that familiar the city. We're staying at a hotel near union square. If you had three nights downtown, what would you do? I want to do some of the touristy things but only if they're worth it. My wife wants good sushi and I just want good food and good beer.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Any advice would be appreciated.
12-09-2012, 09:20 PM
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12-10-2012, 03:02 AM
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He never did respond. Obviously, he is not really in the know or is just spewing garbage about a group of pilots. I was fortunate to flow from CPZ and very glad the opportunity presented its self. Every day at Delta is a blessing compared to the regional world. As I approach 1500 hours in the dc-9 I am hopeful to one day be accepted as a worthy Delta pilot by the likes of slowplay.
12-10-2012, 03:39 AM
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I sure hope our letter of agreement on this is rock solid!!
Virgin and Delta to agree JV on transatlantic routes-source
Virgin and Delta to agree JV on transatlantic routes-source
12-10-2012, 03:58 AM
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Hey, Jungle Bus, want to know what you have to look forward to when you get to Mainline?
I -had- a BMW R100S, and I -had- J24, and I -had- a 1946 Cub too! All those toys are gone now, thanks to marriage, buying a house, having 4 kids, 42% pay cut in bankruptcy, and now 3 kids in college...with one more to go! My Guard buddies named my twins, "No Boat" and "No Motorcycle"!
I -had- a BMW R100S, and I -had- J24, and I -had- a 1946 Cub too! All those toys are gone now, thanks to marriage, buying a house, having 4 kids, 42% pay cut in bankruptcy, and now 3 kids in college...with one more to go! My Guard buddies named my twins, "No Boat" and "No Motorcycle"!
. We do want kids & have been trying for quite a while - hopefully it happens, but in the meantime am enjoying the bike/boat/plane while I have the time & money for them. Incidentally, the wife rides as well - she has a Yamaha FZ6 that she rode to Alaska and back with me - and loves to fly, I probably wouldn't have got back into flying small planes if not for her urging.
But I do live right up the street from Phil Lockwood, so I get to fly his Air Cam once in a while, it is a hoot! It's got two engines but it will take off, from the water, with two people on board, on one engine. He made a video of him doing a single engine takeoff, with his daughter in the back, right off the lake out back of my house. Here is Phil talking about the Air Cam on floats: Aero-TV: Stunning Perspectives -- Lockwood's AirCam (Part 2) - YouTube
He originally designed the airplane for a photo-shoot of the Amazon for National Geographic, about 20 years ago, and he wanted two engines for safety, as there's not a whole lot of 'help' available in the Amazon Jungle! But it will take off, on floats, with only one engine running! (it's got two Rotax 914's, about 110hp each)
He originally designed the airplane for a photo-shoot of the Amazon for National Geographic, about 20 years ago, and he wanted two engines for safety, as there's not a whole lot of 'help' available in the Amazon Jungle! But it will take off, on floats, with only one engine running! (it's got two Rotax 914's, about 110hp each)
. There have been several IMAX films that were filmed primarily using the Air Cam...the Amazon one you mentioned, and Serengetti comes to mind. Neat airplane to get to fly...and best of all it's somebody else's airplane, the very best kind! Besides the Cub, I have an arrangement to fly a guy's '49 C-170 when we're actually going somewhere and want to get there faster than 60 kts! I chip in money for maintenance/hangar etc, but it's far, far less money than I'd spend owning....
12-10-2012, 04:15 AM
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Nice! Ditto on the 'other people's' airplanes (and boats!).
You've heard of; The Three F Rule?
If it floats, flys, or fornicates, it's cheaper to rent!
Actually the bike, boat and cub were not too expensive, didn't burn much gas, I got them when I was young and single...but that fornicate'n is very expensive, long term!
You've heard of; The Three F Rule?
If it floats, flys, or fornicates, it's cheaper to rent!
Actually the bike, boat and cub were not too expensive, didn't burn much gas, I got them when I was young and single...but that fornicate'n is very expensive, long term!
12-10-2012, 05:00 AM
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I sure hope our letter of agreement on this is rock solid!!
Virgin and Delta to agree JV on transatlantic routes-source
Virgin and Delta to agree JV on transatlantic routes-source
Interesting perspective, seems to believe that the Virgin name might go to the wayside altogether.
“I can’t see Delta wanting to operate the Virgin brand because if they do what does that say about the Delta brand?”
Liked that quote a lot, been wondering the same thing myself for years.
Not sure what to make of it all, anyone better versed in our scope provisions than me know how well we are protected in this scenario?
VA's future aircraft orders is what worries me.
12-10-2012, 05:07 AM
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Sir Richard Branson makes £1m challenge to Willie Walsh - Telegraph
Interesting perspective, seems to believe that the Virgin name might go to the wayside altogether.
“I can’t see Delta wanting to operate the Virgin brand because if they do what does that say about the Delta brand?”
Liked that quote a lot, been wondering the same thing myself for years.
Not sure what to make of it all, anyone better versed in our scope provisions than me know how well we are protected in this scenario?
VA's future aircraft orders is what worries me.
Interesting perspective, seems to believe that the Virgin name might go to the wayside altogether.
“I can’t see Delta wanting to operate the Virgin brand because if they do what does that say about the Delta brand?”
Liked that quote a lot, been wondering the same thing myself for years.
Not sure what to make of it all, anyone better versed in our scope provisions than me know how well we are protected in this scenario?
VA's future aircraft orders is what worries me.
I think if this happens we can pretty much say goodbye to any London flying done by the "Delta brand"
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