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Nice high quality video carrick I like the footage of the balloon slowly igniting then being totaly enveloped in flame Would be nice to have parachuting observers in P84

Sadly, I'm not surprised that they were cutting back options then We arrived a few years before Camaro/Firebird production was stopped due to foreign competition ...everyone made a ponycar Pulling up to the plant showed an ocean of empty parking lots all around To give you an idea of the scale they're on ...Once while inspecting vehicles (different plant) we had to break for lunch 20 minutes early just to walk across the parking lot ...and we weren't even at the end The St Therese lots were about 3/4 empty, formerly 3 shifts running was only down to 1 ...they were hurting Cutting back on avilable options was probably just a cost cutting manuever Boy can I relate to your Grandfather! My Uncle John was a Hot Rodder from the 30's Larger than life, he had a personality that could fill a room with laughter In his 60's he bought a 70 Torino GT w/ a 351 Cleveland, White w/ Laser Yellow Stripes down the sides ...looked fast He'd take us up to the races on Fridays and the racing started on the way there Many a youngster fell victim to his Hotrod Torino I still miss him but feel good that I spent time with him in his latter years May Uncle John and your Grandad rest in peace!

Nice ride UK Pilot! Back shortly before your car was built, I traveled (business) to the Camaro/Firebird Assembly Plant in St Therese Canada GM Detroit asked us to come prepared to troubleshoot a quality issue there Turned out to be a SNAFU as the plant personnel solved the problem 2 weeks before we arrived ...w/o telling Detroit or us We ended up getting a free meal, sampling every Canadian brew we could get our hands on ...and taking an untethered tour of the assembly plant We wandered around for 2 1/2 hours seeing every welding and assembly operation ...except painting One of the things that really amazed me was the extent to which a performnce vehicle differed from a stock one At every assembly step, the Trans Am/Z28's got heavy duty performance hardware Big Brakes, Big Wheels, Big Transmission/Rear End/Engine/Radiator etc. etc. etc. Interior Packages and external Cosmetics too I came away quite impressed

... ... ... Ahhh, as much as I'd like to respond... Time to stick a fork in it, it's done Touche' Rabu, good luck in November Hey, now that we're in the Pub

Yeah, and many a curse for the designer ...course they were probably one and the same!

Well I think we've both made our viewpoints clear enough We have both chosen the political philosophy that most closely aligns to our individual beliefs (not the other way around) The debate is an old one: Who is responsible for an individual? Is the State required to provide for all his needs? (Welfare, Healthcare, etc.) Or is the individual required to provide for his own needs (self reliance), with the State taking a limited role? (Roads, Municipal Services, etc.) But my closing remarks will be based on a simple saying Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime It is far greater to teach an idividual to provide for themself than simply feed them like a canary in a cage Far better to create a jobs skills program or give tax breaks to businesses who provide educational financing The individual can then attain a job with healthcare, put food on the table, finance a home, and pay taxes to finance the next person in need I'd venture to say that 99% of Americans would agree to such a self help program It allows an individual to lift himself out of poverty with minimal burdon on the taxpayer Personally I think it a very audacious act to reach into 1 individuals pocket and give his hard earned income to another, who the Gov't thinks is more deserving Especially when thee is no requirement for the recipient to improve his situation Meaning, the Gov't will be back tomorrow to take another load of cash and give it away again! Liberal Philosophy is quite different than this It is well meaning, most liberals I know are very caring and want to help an individual in need They favor the direct approach; Give income/services to those who are in economic trouble (giving the man his fish) Over time this has led to the creation of a huge entitlement system The Welfare State or as the Brits call it a Nanny State Welfare programs and other entitlements require enormous sums of cash to fund And it's never ending as there's no encouragement to join the working class and become self sufficient And why should they? With minimal skills (which got them into this situation) a menial job won't pay much more than welfare Raisng the Minimum Wage (another well meaning liberal idea) has also made those menial jobs unprofitable in the USA Those low paying jobs, that will get them started into the workforce, are now in India and China! Welfare has sadly created a large underclass of people wholly dependant on the Gov't Trapped in a depressing lifestyle without opportunity No wonder drug use is so high, trying to escape the reality of their lives And as drug dependency increases, so does the need for money to buy it, and the willingness to steal to get it In another well meaning gesture, extra money was given to single parent households and those with more children The unintended consequences are that divorce rates and unwed mother child birth rates are far above average Further, how much time does a single parent have to tutor their child and if unwanted, how much desire Education levels are also at all time low levels in Welfare Neighborhoods Ahhh ...but we give them their fish every day!!!! Contrast this with the self reliant pioneers who explored, settled, and built America from pure wilderness They had no entitlement programs, just their desire and work ethic Truly there is no motivator like "sink or swim" and with this they built the USA into an industrial power Not that they didn't care for one another, the community may have a home building party to get a new couple started Each in turn would help the next generation, else be ostracized Sadly, this sense of community is being replaced by Ma & Pa Gov't Increasingly we look to Gov't to provide for our needs as if it has a bottomless pit of money Instead of helping one another, we've turned on each other "Make those dirty businesses pay taxes, they're all crooks anyways" "It's those insurance companies denying claims to rip us off" "Tax the rich, they're making too much money" Sigh!! Does anyone stop and realize that it's these companies who hire us and give us a paycheck for our labor? ...that these insurance companies pay out BILLIONS of dollars in ACCEPTED CLAINS every year? ...that insurance companies, like any business, have to watch their bottom lines, and therefore scrutinize claims to be sure they meet the contract? ...that the rich are rich because they are successful in business, medicine, whatever? ...and if we tax success, there will be a lot less success? Yep, there're crooks who'll play the capitalist system Catch em, lock em up, and throw away the key Throw away capitalism instead and we'll enjoy a brief spurt of prosperity due to running up huge deficits Eventually, it'll all implode, like Greece, when the money runs out But the ultimate socialist said it best: Democracy will fall when the people realize they can vote themselves money - Karl Marx (sorry I can't verify the quote, but whether it was actually he who said it doesn't negate the meaning) Rabu, I'm sure you'll counter with some left wing website that hails the social success of welfare ...or write it off as right wing propaganda That's fine, I yield to you the last word We've beat this dog enough But the real national opinion on healthcare will be cast come November

Sure can! ...there's a 2 Gun version of the Tripe available for about 1 months service Really nice work on theose skins Olham

I hereby knight thee Sir Lou Ol' Ben sure had a way with words eh?

I've always found the pilot location very curious on these old machines With nary a manicured field in those early days ...one's derriere might be in grave danger from rocks, stumps, termite mounds, and such

Don't worryy Widow! One has to go over the edge, to know where the edge is Have a brew and tart another beauty up for us!

We often hear animals praised as having the intelligence of a 4 year old Makes me think 'What would happen if you dropped a 4 year old out in the middle of the forest?' I don't think we've scratched the surface of analyzing animal intelligence IMO, survival in the wild requires far more intelligence than fitting the round peg into the round hole Dolphins, Otopus, Chips, and Crows have much more to teach us

Interesting Read Thanks for dharing Flyby!

Here's an amazing video where a researcher experimented with crow intelligence A rather "rewarding" course of study I'd say http://www.ted.com/i...e_of_crows.html

Good to see you back up in the skies Lou It'll send a shudder through the enemy for sure

Mike that was great The atmosphere, music, and choreography were outstanding!

Once again you astound us with your video prowess Jammer Fine tribute to Mannock

I like her! No wonder she's turns so quick ...she's got 3 sets of ailerons

Flyby, I think this was looked into by the Devs quite some time ago IIRC, there was no easy solution and it would have been a big undertaking

Thats's the common story Greg Me too, had to think about it for 6 months before making the leap I'd place TIR a close 2nd most important hardwesre after Joystick ...but Pedals are a distant 3rd One other note on TIR; I've had it for 2 years, ranked it, dropped it, and inadvertently abused it many times Can't break this thing, it's tough! even though it looks a little delicate Has anyone had any malfunctions?

Just trying to sow a few seeds It's been a long time since we'v had an update or sneak preview Can you give us a glimpse of a pearl or 2 ...mayber 3?

Hi Klewer, welcome to the world of OFF You won't regret this purchase Lot of good advise here on the OFF/cfs3 purchase If you're looking for a joystick, we just did a little Poll on JS?'s http://forum.combata...unction-in-off/ Logitech Force 3D Pro seemed to produce the best Force Feedback results Lucky too, it's not very expensive ...relatively that is You'll note, Al raised a quality concern though HTH,

I'm gonna haveta get my decoder ring out and figure out what all this means wrrr, click O-F-F ching clack twang P-4 click click w-i-l-l b-e clatter click r-e-l-e-a-s-e-d tick tick tick i-n clang wrrr tick 2 w-e-e-k-s ...ummmm Huh???

Mike, here's a video of an Oberursal ground test: http://thevintageavi...ine/urii-action Interseting to see the throttle blips and low speeds I think maybe the video camera fps and monitor refresh rate might create some aliasing issues ...but it looks pretty good

Wow, that was better than the Speeder Bikes in Star Wars! I took notes but implementation may be a bit stodgy

I'm open to any discussion I just don't know which particulr statements you're dissagreeing with If you point them out and and indicate which link holds the proof (as I did with the CBS site) I'd be happy to debate them It doen't make sense for me to scan through trying to disprove myself As I said in my original post, almost all realize we need reform How much more interested can the country be than right now? ...they're out in the streets protesting pro & con! Yes, it is a start, but in an extemely partisan direction How can you successfully pressure Congress if they're locking their doors and shutting all other ideas out? A health care Bill that is so huge (1/6 of the economy) deserves to have input from the whole country They used every bit of trickery and pressure tactics to blackmail votes to ram this through ...even though the public is markedly against this Bill Polls show the public is not against health care reform ...just this partisan Bill The new Republican campaign message is "Repeal and REPLACE" not just dump it Two points confirm this - Congress was desperate to complete this Bill before the Easter recess They didn't want the members to go home and face the public at town hall meetings Did you seen how the proponents of the Bill were torn up at previous town hall meetings? They knew they'd lose votes if the public's opinions were concidered -Massachusetts is quite possibly the most liberal state in the union, home of the Lion of the Senate, Ted Kennedy - RIP Their state assemblies are almost entirely Democrat and they have already enacted their own universal health care Bill Yet even the Massachusetts residents hate this health care Bill!!!!! They even elected a Republican to replace Kennedy!!! And he ran on blocking this Bill Congress is supposed to represent the people's will not demogog over the people Scrap this Bill and start over ...it's what the people want And the people's wishes are more important than either party's That's what democracies are all about!