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Old 05-04-2016, 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by CheapTrick View Post
What do you mean by that?
I'm sure you you have had prof's that could explain something in seconds and some that tell you how to make a watch.The guy in the wheel chair that talks by computer is a perfect example.
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Old 05-04-2016, 11:49 AM
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When I was a numb nutz engineer on the 880 giving the talk about the airplane I never mentioned thrust, but approximate horsepower, that they got. Stuff like that.
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Old 05-04-2016, 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by badflaps View Post
When I was a numb nutz engineer on the 880
Here's what's ironic, most of the people reading this have no idea what that means.
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Old 05-04-2016, 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by todhog2 View Post
Here's what's ironic, most of the people reading this have no idea what that means.
What, numnutz or 880, Convair that is
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Old 05-04-2016, 02:01 PM
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And engineer!
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Old 05-04-2016, 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted by badflaps View Post
I'm sure you you have had prof's that could explain something in seconds and some that tell you how to make a watch.The guy in the wheel chair that talks by computer is a perfect example.
Lol you just got trolled! And if you ask me how, think about it real hard
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Old 05-04-2016, 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by captjns View Post
What, numnutz or 880, Convair that is
Did you ever fly Elvis's 880?
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Old 05-04-2016, 09:02 PM
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Oh, I'd take the 990. Shock cones and all that... :-)
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Old 05-05-2016, 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by CheapTrick View Post
What do you mean by that?
I think it was too clever for some...but I thought it was genius
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Old 05-05-2016, 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Turbosina View Post
Did you ever fly Elvis's 880?
Elvis bought the 880 from DAL, and they threw in two old cranky C&S pilots who lived in MEM. I wonder how that worked out.
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