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MJKolodziej - 03 Nov 2008 04:36 GMT
I flew my Super Skybolt(GP) today.  It has a Zenoah 20ei on it.  It ran
better today than it ever has, thanks to some one on one with one of the old
hands at gas(petrol) engines.(thanks Charles)  It's a heavy plane and I bet
it could fly scale like if I could fly scale like.  It'll snap beautifully.
Sinks in a KE but hey.  Sounds cool too.  When I grow up I may fly big
gassers.

mk
these pretty days are comming to an end.
Martin X. Moleski, SJ - 03 Nov 2008 05:44 GMT
>I flew my Super Skybolt(GP) today.  It has a Zenoah 20ei on it.  It ran
>better today than it ever has, thanks to some one on one with one of the old
>hands at gas(petrol) engines.(thanks Charles)  It's a heavy plane and I bet
>it could fly scale like if I could fly scale like.  It'll snap beautifully.
>Sinks in a KE but hey.  Sounds cool too.  When I grow up I may fly big
>gassers.

Sounds like a nice combination.

I was in Chicago over the weekend.  Enjoyed
Jet Blue, but I should have used Southwest
instead.  I just messed up all the planning
for the trip from the get go.

Anyway, it was four smooth flights and I'm
home.  All's well that ends well.

75 degrees in Chicago on Friday.  Very,
very nice!

            Marty
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Ed Cregger - 04 Nov 2008 19:41 GMT
>>I flew my Super Skybolt(GP) today.  It has a Zenoah 20ei on it.  It ran
>>better today than it ever has, thanks to some one on one with one of the
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> Marty

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Are you old enough to remember when you could get on a flight in Philly and
fly all the way through on the same plane to Phoenix, AZ or Los Angeles? I
really miss the days before "hubs" were put into place.

Ed Cregger
Martin X. Moleski, SJ - 05 Nov 2008 01:58 GMT
>Are you old enough to remember when you could get on a flight in Philly and
>fly all the way through on the same plane to Phoenix, AZ or Los Angeles?

Yes, I do remember those days.

>I
>really miss the days before "hubs" were put into place.

I made a mistake in flying Jet Blue.  I should have gone
with Southwestern, which flies direct from Buffalo to
Midway in Chicago.  My bad.

But I enjoyed Jet Blue's new terminal at JFK.  I got
out my laptop and worked on e-mail and some other
chores.  I didn't have a laptop and airports didn't
have free hotspots back before the hubs came into
existence.  ;o)

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Ed Cregger - 05 Nov 2008 14:10 GMT
>>Are you old enough to remember when you could get on a flight in Philly
>>and
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> Marty

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Yes, the new system does have some advantages.

Ed Cregger
Six_O'Clock_High - 05 Nov 2008 23:41 GMT
>>>Are you old enough to remember when you could get on a flight in Philly
>>>and
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> Ed Cregger

Yes in hubs with FREE hotspots.  Many cities have found that they can rip
lots and lots of money from passers through by charging fees.
Bob Cowell - 06 Nov 2008 14:50 GMT
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>Ed Cregger

But,  don't you realize how horribly inefficient it would be to fly directly to
the final destination?
What would all those poor people with all that overpriced "airport food" do for
a living?
How would the aircraft fuel suppliers make a living if they didn't spend
thou$ands in fuel driving around the airport?
What would those big "Hub" airports do if they lost all those excess landing
fees? (not to mention the terminal rental fees)

the whole system would collapse in chaos  
(as opposed to the current state of chaos in most of the "hub" terminals)

Flying directly to your destination would be akin to going to the doctor,  and
actually SEEING the doctor without spending 3 hours in the waiting room.
Just imagine the chaos THAT would create.
Ed Cregger - 06 Nov 2008 15:25 GMT
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> actually SEEING the doctor without spending 3 hours in the waiting room.
> Just imagine the chaos THAT would create.

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Yeah, you're right. What WAS I thinking?

Ed Cregger
 
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