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Graueradler
Joined: 28 Nov 2010
Posts: 5
Location: Russellville, Arkansas
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| Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 8:04 pm Post subject: New Member |
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| Retired engineer from commercial nuclear power industry - 9 years ago. Aviator since 1992 - Cherokee 140 with about 900 hours. GA airport manager as retirement job - Airport of the Year awards from state and FAA for Arkansas last year. Looking at moving from the Cherokee to a light sport plane, probably a Rans Coyote II ES |
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bitten192
Joined: 21 Dec 2009
Posts: 61
Location: RICHLAND WA USA
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| Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 10:20 pm Post subject: |
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Welcome aboard. Me too. Retired Nuclear engineer. Also retired Navy Nuc. 1000 hrs CFI mostly in Cheetahs, Tigers and Pipers. I love my REMOS.
eb |
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Graueradler
Joined: 28 Nov 2010
Posts: 5
Location: Russellville, Arkansas
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| Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 6:25 am Post subject: Also Navy Nuc |
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| Spent 8 yrs in Uncle Sam's Canoe Club. Rode the Enterprise for 4 of them. Got out in 66. Electronics Technician/Reactor Technician. |
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ArionAv8or
Joined: 20 Mar 2010
Posts: 271
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| Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 8:42 am Post subject: |
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HOLY CRAP, all these nuclear guys in one place, you all don't glow in the dark do you?
Welcome to the boards. |
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bryancobb
Joined: 02 Jun 2009
Posts: 346
Location: Cartersville Georgia
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| Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 9:41 am Post subject: Yup! |
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I work now as a Pressure Vessel designer/QC guy and draftsman at a steel fabricator.
All our outside inspectors are ex-Navy nuke guys and if we are having x-rays shot by our outside NDE inspector, and one of the ex-Navy inspectors comes in... HE SETS-OFF THE NDE GUY'S RADIATION DETECTOR! LOL! Just Jo-Kin. |
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Graueradler
Joined: 28 Nov 2010
Posts: 5
Location: Russellville, Arkansas
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| Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 7:52 pm Post subject: Nukes Everywhere |
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| Do you have any idea what a favor Admiral Rickover did the nuclear power industry. He had about a 2% retention rate in the nuclear navy so he had to keep training all these replacements. We are everywhere man. |
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eddieki
Joined: 06 Jul 2010
Posts: 7
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| Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 6:00 pm Post subject: flying lessons |
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I'm new Student Pilot with 8 hr's in.
I put it on hold about two months ago and hope to get back at it after the first of the year.
I am 80 years old and wanted to fly all my life, but could never affort it.
I saved up and joined a flying club at Dalton airport in Flushing, MI
nice airport with a paved 10-36 and a Grass 9-27 runway. I'm learning in a BC12 Taylorcraft. I hope to solo and get in the nessary hours to take the ckeck ride. before I run out of money and save somemore. to get in more hours.
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bryancobb
Joined: 02 Jun 2009
Posts: 346
Location: Cartersville Georgia
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| Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 6:28 pm Post subject: Welcome |
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Welcome Eddie,
I commend you on your new goal.
I don't have to tell you that starting out at your age will require patience.
Just keep chiiping away at the requirements at a pace that is right for your pace.
Congrats on making this decision. |
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skypix
Joined: 18 Feb 2008
Posts: 6
Location: Old Chatham, NY
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| Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 11:02 am Post subject: |
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| Welcome Grauer Adler! |
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Graueradler
Joined: 28 Nov 2010
Posts: 5
Location: Russellville, Arkansas
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| Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 6:52 pm Post subject: Grauer Adler |
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| I see that you deciphered the name, Gray Eagle in German. The "Gray" is certainly appropriate. "Sparrow"might be more appropriate than "Eagle". I picked a name that I could pack a lot of meaning into. I do fly, am gray, am part American Indian and have a strong German connection - lived there 10 years and am pretty fluent in the language. In true German fashion though, it does belong all run together. That does make it ambiguous. It could be Graue Radler (Gray Biker). |
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