tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3817101653623448889.post3518288134083558855..comments2023-09-17T04:46:20.879-07:00Comments on Eclipse Aviation Critic NG: Well well well...Shane Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07181451780244241883noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3817101653623448889.post-17868955943611652622009-04-26T08:41:00.000-07:002009-04-26T08:41:00.000-07:00New post up.
Col. Mike and his merry crew have pr...New post up.<br /><br />Col. Mike and his merry crew have provided a useful update, most of which I'm able to post in the headline.<br /><br />Please also give some thought to my remarks at the end about future direction. I'd welcome your comments, to the usual address.<br /><br />ShaneShane Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181451780244241883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3817101653623448889.post-30695709240624633692009-04-25T17:41:00.000-07:002009-04-25T17:41:00.000-07:00Think anyone should have known this a few months a...<I>Think anyone should have known this a few months ago?</I>It seems weird - either they did know but didn't care (which isn't good) or they didn't know (which isn't good either). I think Mike Press knew, just he didn't think that Mann would actually take it to court. Both by their PR and overall, Roel played a substantial role - I don't think the company would have been named Eclipse Jet (just one space difference from Roel's pre-BK SPE) if Roel didn't figure prominently.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08301246864437379349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3817101653623448889.post-20315303280167445572009-04-25T15:56:00.000-07:002009-04-25T15:56:00.000-07:00somehow, I figgered it would be tough for RiP to c...somehow, I figgered it would be tough for RiP to claim he had assets or capital, while declaring BK... so his usefulness is really limited.<br /><br />Think anyone should have known this a few months ago?<br /><br />Dreams never die, just the dreamers...airtaximanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12977944795556689805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3817101653623448889.post-82160808187308731492009-04-25T15:16:00.000-07:002009-04-25T15:16:00.000-07:00Mini Snippet
Roel and Mike (Press) have indeed go...Mini Snippet<br /><br />Roel and Mike (Press) have indeed gone their separate ways.<br /><br />That's official, at least as far as Mike's concerned.<br /><br />He's been kind enough to pass me a substantial missive, updating us from his perspective. As soon as I've reduced his multi page opus to something more suitable for the blog I'll be posting a new headline.<br /><br />ShaneShane Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181451780244241883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3817101653623448889.post-38770669944698905932009-04-25T08:24:00.000-07:002009-04-25T08:24:00.000-07:00Hi Fred,
I'm glad "plan B" (retirement) is working...Hi Fred,<br />I'm glad "plan B" (retirement) is working out- no EA500 for you turned out to be a blessing in disguise !!<br />.)<br />-----------------------------------<br /><br />If you thought YOU spent a lot of time waiting for your next flight, I fear our friends with EA500's are in significant risk of having a much longer wait !!<br /><br />(Let's hope someone picks up the pieces and get's this thing moving again soon!)bill e. goathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258371211154585137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3817101653623448889.post-73703717928824404652009-04-25T07:28:00.000-07:002009-04-25T07:28:00.000-07:00beg ...
thanks for your concern ...
that's a gold...beg ...<br /><br />thanks for your concern ...<br />that's a golden star on Monsieur Stan's wall ... ! ;-)<br /><br />i didn't find any alternative , i didn't look for !<br /><br />i came to this nightmare when i was fed-up of wasting too much time in airports ...<br /><br />the marketing-stunt was "easy to fly , cheap to buy , cheaper to keep" <br /><br />i looked at it ...<br /><br />you know i am a "little" skeptical , so i searched for counter-arguments ...<br /><br />i found Monsieur Stan's excellent work , you know the plot...<br /><br />i dropped the need for an aircraft (for work-need) i decided to get retired , instead !! ;-)fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144753596502433091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3817101653623448889.post-89379236822887992102009-04-25T06:50:00.000-07:002009-04-25T06:50:00.000-07:00Hi Kathy,
"BEG, Fred, Julius great commentary."
...Hi Kathy,<br /><br /><I>"BEG, Fred, Julius great commentary."</I> <br />:)<br /><br /><I>"Wrong blog."</I>:(<br /><br /><I>"there are other blogs more focused on the correlation of GA and the world economy then EACNG"</I>?<br />-----------------------------------<br /><br /><I>"Would anyone care to guess how many FHI wings are in NM?"</I>Hmmm- 18<br /><br /><I>"Then again how many have Mecaer landing gear?"</I>Hmmm- 18<br /><br /><I>"It doesn't matter now. Or does it?"</I>Hmmm- I'd reckon a wing cost around $100K, so whether it is 10 or 20 in stock, is a $1-$2M question.<br /><br />The larger question is why EAC couldn't get a $100-$200M loan.<br /><br />Which, involves the global economy.<br />-----------------------------------<br /><br />Fred, I'm glad you didn't get taken on a ride by WedgeCo.<br /><br />Did you find a suitable alternative?<br /><br />(I think Big Ed Air Taxi, Inc. found Lincoln Town Cars to be rather effective in alternatives. The hard way. Still, not as flashy).bill e. goathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258371211154585137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3817101653623448889.post-70867468844348241022009-04-25T04:11:00.000-07:002009-04-25T04:11:00.000-07:00billy :
i forgot (how can i be so stupid ? ;-) )
...billy : <br />i forgot (how can i be so stupid ? ;-) )<br /><br /><br />why the "saving-power" of US average became negative in the last few years ? <br /><br />it is called "quantitative easing" !<br /><br />Bush decided to stop publishing data on M3 ...<br /><br />perfect ! his own choice ...<br /><br />but at this time , the huge cliff widened even more = it became completely stupid to save money !<br /><br />since borrowing could be done UNDER real inflation : what was the incentive to save ? <br /><br />at the same time (with lots of new $ printed and injected in circuit) not saving means spending (i think the highest of the peak was "for each $ , one $ + 14 cts was spent" )<br /><br />in a country where GDP is made at 76% about consumers spending = if you push peoples to spend by manipulating monetary masses and BS like "We are the greatest" ; "End of history" ; "they sweat , we spend" <br /><br />you obtain a result which is very easy to predict :<br />your GDP is rocketing !!!<br /><br />exactly what you need to make your own people forgetting about unneeded war , terror BS , lack of any solution , etc ...<br /><br />what an average Joe is doing to get his wife to be "easy on him" ?<br /><br />some give wife a credit-card , while the wife is shopping : she doesn't think about that "little young blond beauty" you were trying to chat into some affairs ...!!fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144753596502433091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3817101653623448889.post-64616395085330377942009-04-25T03:58:00.000-07:002009-04-25T03:58:00.000-07:00Kathy :
you are "almost" right !
yes , i am sure...Kathy :<br /><br />you are "almost" right !<br /><br />yes , i am sure there is lots of other places to give my opinion ...<br /><br />no problem about that ...<br /><br />the fact is : i don't care about GA !<br /><br />i came to this when i nearly got raped by the thieves at EAC ...<br /><br />i was looking at EA500 as a tool , not really as a dream ...<br /><br />but EAC had lots to do with Economy ...<br /><br />if the most players (unfortunate owners and depositors ) wouldn't have been blinded by the state of their own economy :<br />the scam would have had stopped very long time ago ...<br /><br />if they would have been interested in World-Economy and into the "WHY are we great?" they would have known a few things about other places :<br />the Utter-BS about European need for such a toy would have been spotted many years ago ... <br /><br />you see , with all respect , things are a "bit" more inter-linked that most think ...fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144753596502433091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3817101653623448889.post-60641412513760268492009-04-25T01:55:00.000-07:002009-04-25T01:55:00.000-07:00Fred, there are other blogs more focused on the co...Fred, there are other blogs more focused on the correlation of GA and the world economy then EACNG. EAC was a player in GA. <br /><br />With all due respect, JustinTime would you care to reveal YOUR identity? You stated your knowledge of the PIT (process improvement team) that was going on at the IDLE time. I can only hope you didn't drink that koolaid. What a crock that was!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06858378360898558189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3817101653623448889.post-39471497035027241882009-04-25T01:40:00.000-07:002009-04-25T01:40:00.000-07:00Billy :
i am amazed by your "homework" power ... ...Billy :<br /><br />i am amazed by your "homework" power ... ! <br /><br />definitely , if you were looking for a job (on such grounds as analyst ) i could give you a few hints ... ! ;-)<br /><br />i believe that your country deserve to have more peoples like Monsieur Stan (where he could have kept his mouth shut and make hips of money with the Mainstream of , then , Eclipse worshipers ...) Monsieur Gunner (who put his own money in the line of fire for his own principles , regardless of if he agreed with the peoples he defended ...) or you ...!<br /><br />it need a lot to make a nation , but what is almost a treasure = it is normal people able to show to others "Where" they are on a train to oblivion ...<br /><br />most prefer to "look like" they believe the "politician crap" , regardless of where you come from , politicians very often put themselves "out of the mass" and tend to mislead the electors to get re-elected (the biggest drama of all democracies ... confirmed many times in Human history with such as Hitler [took power using 100% democratic rules!] and many others ...) <br /><br />easiness is such a powerful drive ... most will prefer to have an other beer or answer you that "No one told them what you just said ..." <br /><br />the fact remain : whoever get the attention of the crowds on a specific problem , will be blamed for this problem ...<br />(in the shorter or longer run ...)<br /><br />it is a constant in any Human society ...!<br /><br />so to answer your questions :<br /><br />what will be the bigger problem in 2030 :<br /><br />it won't be ANY of the ones you mentioned ...<br /><br />ONLY the ones US citizens are making now with such a great dedication ...!<br /><br />having or not having a problem is ALMOST a detail ...<br /><br />what is the MOST important : TO BE ABLE TO ACCEPT THE POTENTIAL EXISTENCE OF A PROBLEM !<br /><br />it is called "the Ostrich policy" as soon as a problem is seen , the best way is to put head in sand : No problem seen = No problem at all !! <br /><br />it has some relation with the CIA thing :<br /><br />what a was amused about , CIA can present data = perfectly normal !<br /><br />where they are total fools : they cannot get it right !!!<br /><br />not the numbers , working with stats , i can tell you it is very misleading ...!<br /><br />but with the way it is presented !<br /><br />if you look at the link :<br /><br />you can see "Mayotte" as a country ...<br />this is a "view of mind" from a geo-politic standpoint from CIA (there is no mention it is "In CIA opinion" ) <br /><br />Saint-pierre et Miquelon = the same ...<br /><br />so the question = WHY they didn't keep on with New-caledonia ? or Falklands ? <br /><br />why they didn't take out California ? as much as i know it is a place where spanish is the most spoken language and since it is a bankrupt state = Why Not ? <br /><br />you see this is the problem IOUSA , immigration or me are talking about :<br /><br />anyone can have any opinion !! but if things are presented without explanations of context OR with some GeoPolitic undermining , THEN most are pushed to make the wrong conclusions ...!!<br /><br />then you may have a country where it is seen to be perfectly normal that a president is nearly thrown-out of office because one of the assistant did a little "favor" to him ...<br />and an other one to be re-elected because he only lied to the rest of the world ... ABROAD !!!<br /><br />you see it is really to easy to claim whatever ... i have tried to advocate in my career that peoples should try to know each other BEFORE making any conclusion ...<br /><br />in that respect , this is Where USA (as a whole nation) is mostly wrong ... as long as they will see themselves as "something special" , it will lead only to delusion , sufferings and misunderstandings ...!<br /><br />it has been the same for almost any country in the world ...<br /><br />Brits thought the sun couldn't go down on their Empire = now more and more expert think UK is going to need a Loan from WMF for not being declared bankrupt ...<br /><br />call it World-conciseness or plain stupidity ...<br /><br />it is what we are going to live for the generations to come !fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144753596502433091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3817101653623448889.post-85908823981759814032009-04-25T00:59:00.000-07:002009-04-25T00:59:00.000-07:00Kathy :
yes , you are perfectly right ! it is NOT...Kathy :<br /><br />yes , you are perfectly right ! it is NOT related directly with aviation or EAC ...<br /><br />Nonetheless , Economy is one of the major key-factor into the plot ...<br /><br />fail to recover and private aviation will be , at the best, some kind of memories ...!fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144753596502433091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3817101653623448889.post-37632609980778904732009-04-25T00:19:00.000-07:002009-04-25T00:19:00.000-07:00BEG, Fred, Julius great commentary. Wrong blog.
...BEG, Fred, Julius great commentary. Wrong blog. <br /><br />Would anyone care to guess how many FHI wings are in NM?<br /><br />Then again how many have Mecaer landing gear?<br /><br />It doesn't matter now. Or does it?<br /><br />JustinTime do you know what an ADAS focal is? Do you know anything about the EAC training center for techs? How relevant are the certifications?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06858378360898558189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3817101653623448889.post-26377967465730319252009-04-24T22:21:00.000-07:002009-04-24T22:21:00.000-07:00Hi Fred,
From your post on Friday:
1) "without i...Hi Fred, <br />From your post on Friday:<br /><br />1) <I>"without it (immigration) , no way your population renewal can be achieved !"</I> <br /><br />The immigrant debate in the USA is not focused on population renewal (fighting population decline), rather, it is on the disproportionate burden the average immigrant places on the existing societal infrastructure (crime, education, health care). US society benefits greatly from <br /><A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_to_the_United_States" REL="nofollow">legal immigrants</A>("40% of PhD scientists working in the US are foreign born") <br /><br />But <br /><br /><A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_immigration_to_the_United_States" REL="nofollow">illegal immigration</A>Is purely a burden on society. Don't think so? Go to Los Angeles. Or Maimi. Or Houston.<br /><I>"(CBO says) the tax revenues that unauthorized immigrants generate for state and local governments do not offset the total cost of services provided to those immigrants"</I>Simply, if the US needed immigrants to "prop up the system", we'd allow more legal immigrants in.<br />-----------------------------------<br /><br />2) <I>"it is about Geography ! did you see Hawaii being treated as a different country ? and what Puerto-Rico ? or US Virgin Islands ?<br />did you see every US States being treated as a different country ?"</I>I missed Hawaii being list in the CIA world book link, but did see the other two (U.S. Virgin Islands (-0.03%), and Puerto Rico (0.34%). At 4 million, and 110 thousand, respectively, they are inconsequential to the US politics or economy, and indeed are not states at all- although there has been talk about making Puerto Rico one (which I would support), or ditching P.R. all together (which I would equally support- it is an inconsequential issue for "mainlanders", and both territories dramatically benefit from US affiliation <br /><br />Especially considering the life style in their nearest significant neighbors, Haiti and the Dominican Republic; politically, economically, environmentally, educationally, health-wise, etc: the a-holes of the western hemisphere.<br /><br />In fact, I believe my proposition that swelling population leads to social and environmental decay is rather well represented by Haiti: <br /><A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Haiti-demographie.png" REL="nofollow">Haiti population curve</A>(European Union +0.11%, the USA, about 1.0%).<br />-----------------------------------<br /><br />3) <I>"Exactly the same way , in past what was heroes for some countries were criminals for some others ..."</I> <br />Very true...<br />(My particular conundrum is whether <br /><A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_LeMay" REL="nofollow">Curtis LeMay</A> <br />should be condemned as the worst monster in US military history, or not.<br />(<I>"Precise figures are not available, but the firebombing and atomic bombing campaign against Japan, directed by LeMay between March 1945 and the Japanese surrender in August 1945, may have killed more than one million Japanese civilians."</I> ")<br /><br />(Apparently, he too had given the thought some attention:<br /><I>"he once remarked that had the U.S. lost the war, he fully expected to be tried for war crimes"</I>)<br /><br />But,<br /><I>"He argued that it was his duty to carry out the attacks in order to end the war as quickly as possible, sparing further loss of life."</I>Personally, I come down on the side of self-serving monster.<br /><br />One reads the accounts of the Japanese in China and Korea, and it is tempting to allow conclusions to become fuzzier. <br /><A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_731" REL="nofollow">Unit 731</A>That is a temptation to be defeated:<br />Firebombing cities and nuclear attacks on civilians was evil on a monstrous scale. <br /><br />Sadly, the Japanese may never correct their text books to show the atrocities they committed in their "economic cooperation sphere".<br />Sadly, we may never correct US text books to show our atrocities either.<br /><br />(I suspect our uniformed military leaders are both more moral and smarter than I, and have likewise evaluated LeMay's actions- I truly believe this was the reason for the push for "precision strike" weapons).<br /><br /><I>"very difficult to present any data without any "partisan" siding , but when presented as pure truth : any data is supposed to be wrong to start with = because presented as truth"</I>Difficult, but rational thought is a discipline worth the labor developing.<br /><br /><I>"truth doesn't exist as a universal thing , since it depends mainly on the way you look at it !!!"</I>?? "truth is context sensitive ?" <br />(sometimes yes, sometimes no- depends on whether I agree or not with the proposition being discussed !! :)<br /><br />There is a saying, about getting opposing viewpoints- that sometimes there is fallacy in that, because it serves to legitimize a blatantly wrong position (evolution vs creationism, or the earth is round vs the earth is flat, global warming versus "natural phenomena", CIA torture versus "confessions"). <br /><br />I wish I could remember the exact eloquent summary of that danger. In general, I think it is important to listen to opposing viewpoints- just to keep in practice; but it is equally important to investigate WHY someone is stating their opinion- what cause are they trying to advance, which frequently is completely obscure to what they are saying).bill e. goathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258371211154585137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3817101653623448889.post-85094957082109668822009-04-24T20:51:00.000-07:002009-04-24T20:51:00.000-07:00Hi Fred,
Well, I've been busy with my "homework as...Hi Fred,<br />Well, I've been busy with my "homework assignment" :)<br /><br />Surfing around a bit, researching more on the video which you kindly provided a link to: <br /><A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_TjBNjc9Bo" REL="nofollow">I.O.U.S.A. on Youtube</A> <br />Note: this is a free 30-minute condensation of the full length 2008 feature film of the same name. <br /><br /><A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOUSA" REL="nofollow">I.O.U.S.A. on Wikipedia</A> <br /><br />I liked the message of the video- and it did "explain" what all the noise about "entitlement" programs in the USA is about.<br /><br />(I use quotations around "explain" for a reason, mentioned later).<br /><br />The maker of the film, Peter G. Peterson, seems like he has "mostly" legitimate concerns and good intentions. <br /><A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_George_Peterson" REL="nofollow">Peter George Peterson</A> <br />(See more at <br /><A HREF="http://www.pgpf.org/" REL="nofollow">pgpf.org</A> <br /><br />Now, there are some cowboys out there taking potshots at the movie. (Probably, quite a few). This is the one that caught my attention:<br /><br /><A HREF="http://www.cepr.net/index.php/issues/iousanotok/" REL="nofollow">I.O.U.S.A. is NOT OK</A>What's up with these wacko's, I wondered?<br /><br />Checking them out, it is sponsored by: <br /><A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_for_Economic_and_Policy_Research" REL="nofollow">Center for Economic and Policy Research</A> <br /><br />I have heard about this organization, and considered it pretty mainstream-progressive (the same thing, in my book).<br /><br />So, who are the kooks behind this org? <br /><br /><A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Baker" REL="nofollow">Dean Baker</A>and <br /><A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Weisbrot" REL="nofollow">Mark Weisbrot</A>(I think I am particularly aligned with Dean Baker's thinking, but like the other guy too).<br /><br />So- why are these guy's nit-picking the video, if the maker, and they, are fellow "progressives"/fiscal responsibility-ists (I will NOT use the term fiscal "conservatives", because the blatant fiscal record of "conservatives" is just the opposite).<br /><br />The "critics" at CEPR are largely making fools of themselves in their critique- they points they make are petty and trite, and they contradict themselves, just to be able to disagree with a wider variety of positions. (They sound almost like us !!! :) Note: their "minute by minute" timeline corresponds to spots in the full-length film, but their objections can still be tracked by paying attention to the topics as they flow by. <br /><A HREF="http://www.cepr.net/documents/publications/IOUSA_viewer_guide_2008_10.pdf" REL="nofollow">Minute-by-Minute critique of the film</A>So.<br />It seems to me these like-minded folks are not in "violent agreement" over the danger of the deficit, but rather, the source of the deficit- I believe the film maker is saying that entitlement programs (social security, medicare, and medicade) are the biggest danger- the CEPR guys are saying- not so, but fail to say why they so strenuously object to the implicit proposition that entitlements are the larger evil. (I infere, their position is entitlements will take care of themselves, that larger danger is non-entitlement spending-versus-revenues. But I'm not quite positive that is their position).<br />-----------------------------------<br /><br />So Fred (and everyone else)-<br />Two questions please:<br /><br />1) at 16:14 into the youtube video version, there is a chart, which shows a dramatic (very!) change in US savings rates, over the period of 1998-2000; what's that due to, (why so dramatic of change in such a short time- what was going on then)?<br /><br />2) If you had to pick one - which is the larger burden to the US budget in 2030: <br /><br />a) entitlement programs<br />-or-<br />b) interest on the national debt<br /><br />(I figure even though it's not a European issue, it affects the global economy enough that you are pretty well studied up on it).<br /><br />Thanks !!bill e. goathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258371211154585137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3817101653623448889.post-78747152074499929262009-04-24T16:25:00.000-07:002009-04-24T16:25:00.000-07:00Just a thought or three from the “gadfly”:
Optimi...Just a thought or three from the “gadfly”:<br /><br />Optimism is expecting good results . . . because of what you know, coupled with an element of control over future events.<br /><br />Wishful thinking is hoping for good results in spite of what you know, coupled with little or no control of future events.<br /><br />Of late, I’ve observed much more “wishful thinking” than true “optimism” in the many, many comments about the future of the little bird from the Rio Grande.<br /><br />But then, that’s just my take on the “Eclipse big picture”, which seems to be getting smaller and smaller as the time goes bye . . . as in “Bye-bye”!<br /><br />gadfly<br /><br />(And it would seem that sooner, than later, the potentially leaking canisters of “Phostrex” will decide the final outcome . . . and no-one will be required to make that final decision to “pull the plug”.)gadflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13191372920897029941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3817101653623448889.post-50003291517388356212009-04-24T11:35:00.000-07:002009-04-24T11:35:00.000-07:00Is that Zoom or Vern?Is that Zoom or Vern?airtaximanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12977944795556689805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3817101653623448889.post-49704246695687019122009-04-24T09:46:00.000-07:002009-04-24T09:46:00.000-07:00Speaking of sun n fun anyone down here?Speaking of sun n fun anyone down here?EclipsePilotOMSIVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08963579637658363190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3817101653623448889.post-56887435315909162622009-04-24T07:30:00.000-07:002009-04-24T07:30:00.000-07:00For those not familiar with Capt. Zoom.For those not familiar with <A HREF="http://www.ousterhout.net/zoom.html" REL="nofollow">Capt. Zoom</A>.stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00742392783800028368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3817101653623448889.post-38343757027159437532009-04-24T06:54:00.000-07:002009-04-24T06:54:00.000-07:00Anybody read Captain Zoom's latest rant about Sun ...Anybody read Captain Zoom's latest rant about Sun and Fun? That is the event that has BANNED him for years. I've never read a bigger crock of shit in my life. (Please leave the profanity there is no better term to describe what I just read on this so-called "news" source!<br /><br />I've actually sent this bone-headed dullard a request to remove me from his mailing list! Suggest everybody else do the same!Bruce Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03460605306526921729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3817101653623448889.post-35349151580739293272009-04-23T23:33:00.000-07:002009-04-23T23:33:00.000-07:00Billy :
sorry to scare you with those "moving ima...Billy :<br /><br />sorry to scare you with those "moving images" ...<br />since i have been working in this kind of stuff for some times , now ...<br />i don't think that it is bleak , reality in itself is more down to the point , they (the movie makers) eluded quite a few of the symptomatic reasons as well as what is the new set of situation where you are in ...<br /><br />still i agree on the length of the process , one generation to go down the sink ... after , if humility is the norm , things will be back as in anywhere !<br /><br />on the CIA 's mistakes list :<br /><br />the problem with this kind of thing is that it is VERY difficult to extrapolate anything ...<br /><br />as you probably know , it is very difficult to analyze a topic while being part of it ...<br /><br />so where i would say the first mistake is : Much too raw data !<br /><br />in the case of USA = is that taking care of immigration ? what is the spread of it onto the country ? without it , no way your population renewal can be achieved ! <br />(this is one of the hypocrisies of the system [in most countries] , keeping immigrants as illegal but at same time be in need for them to come in : both for generation renewal and keeping a downward push on salaries ) <br /><br />the second : <br />it is about Geography ! did you see Hawaï being treated as a different country ? and what Puerto-Rico ? or US Virgin Islands ?<br />did you see every US States being treated as a different country ? <br /><br />so what is valid for USA , should be analyzed the same way for every one (sorry to tell you : unlike what most politicians told you , there is not a single country in the world to be special !all the same under the same sun !)<br /><br />the third :<br /><br />to enable anyone to see this without putting a giant sign "In author opinion !" because this is what it is "only an opinion" ...<br /><br />exactly the same way , in past what was heroes for some countries were criminals for some others ...<br /><br />very difficult to present any data without any "partisan" siding , but when presented as pure truth : any data is supposed to be wrong to start with = because presented as truth <br /><br />truth doesn't exist as a universal thing , since it depends mainly on the way you look at it !!!fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144753596502433091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3817101653623448889.post-87319146549733703002009-04-23T19:38:00.000-07:002009-04-23T19:38:00.000-07:00Hi Fred,
Thanks for the link to the movie (IOUSA)-...Hi Fred,<br />Thanks for the link to the movie (IOUSA)- pretty alarming forecast!<br /><br />I have to admit- I had not heard of the film- rather discouraging because I try to keep an eye out for documentaries- guess it didn't get much theater circulation where I live- which in itself, is disturbing.<br /><br />It is a discouraging climate- and looks like dark clouds will linger for a generation or more (or until the Chinese buy us out).<br /><br />Regarding the accuracy of CIA population statistics- I'm not sure- I'll start counting tonight though!<br />.)bill e. goathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258371211154585137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3817101653623448889.post-27954563337806249162009-04-23T16:06:00.000-07:002009-04-23T16:06:00.000-07:00Kathy,
"Shane I don't care to divulge my identity...Kathy,<br /><br />"Shane I don't care to divulge my identity."<br /><br />Pity...<br /><br />But, if you change your mind, you know where to get me.<br /><br />ShaneShane Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181451780244241883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3817101653623448889.post-67159074931519231302009-04-23T15:41:00.000-07:002009-04-23T15:41:00.000-07:00Kathy,
Just let this thing die. How eager are own...Kathy,<br /><br /><I>Just let this thing die. How eager are owners, TRULY, to keep these pos jets flying. The only folks trying to 'save the jet' are in it for their own gain. This is disgraceful.<br /></I>CWMR's motion fits into <I>his (and Bob's)</I> concept. His future customers will stay current in jet flying and the integration of their engines into the new jet might be less expensive.<br /><br /><I>The only folks trying to 'save the jet' are in it for their own gain.</I>One simply must not use them if one doesn't see any personal profit.<br /> <br />Naturally CWMR's motion will postpone the end the fpj saga.<br />I think even a "Chinese" owner has to support the current fleet - at least to a certain extend.<br /><br />The latest SDRs of 2009 are not very helpful to question CWMR's motion resp. to demand a better maintenance regime!<br /><br />Are there some other indicators apart from the AMM review resp. parts issues? I am not a maintenance procedue/quality professional for TC certified a/cs!<br /><br />Juliusjuliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294426608276923429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3817101653623448889.post-31658729379003579972009-04-23T14:10:00.000-07:002009-04-23T14:10:00.000-07:00FJT, although the motion seeks to release the IP t...FJT, although the motion seeks to release the IP to the individual owners, in practicality there will be an extraordinarily limited number of owners (my put is counted on less than two appendages from one hand) who will possess the configuration management and control capabilities and software savvy to actually do anything with it - and that is where the opportunity exists, IMO.<br /><br />All FAA should likely care about is the solidity of the plan and who is doing the heavy lifting.<br /><br />If it is Jim Bob and Bubba down in the hangar, that is one thing - if it is an experienced software management team, perhaps some vendors and the key players from the former Eclipse, then it may well be something else altogether.<br /><br />I leave it to you to guess what I would attempt to put together.ColdWetMackarelofRealityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15946506673589233990noreply@blogger.com