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09-07-2007, 12:54 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Central Texas
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| Howdy from Texas! Hey everybody! Let’s see, what can I say about myself? Well, I’ve always been an aviation nut! I am interested in all kinds of aircraft from the wright flyer to the F-22A or Airbus 380 but it is the WWII warbirds that has always fascinated me the most. I believe they the most beautiful, stylish, and most innovative aircraft ever made. It was these aircraft that ushered in modern aviation as we know it. The more I think about it, the more it amazes me to realize what was accomplished in aircraft design, construction, and technology between 1939 and 1945. I think it’s only right to appreciate these aircraft that has greatly influenced both today’s military and civilian aircraft. I’m always looking at sites on the internet to try and learn more about various WWII airplanes and I happened to stumble across this site that I noticed has an aircraft data base (which BTW I haven’t been able to get on. Is there something I’m not doing?). I’m happy to join this site and I hope to learn as much as I can from it. A few last minute things about me is I’m going to college taking classes in aviation maintenance. I’m in my 4th semester and I hope to get an A&P (Airframe & Powerplant) licence soon. I'll also be working for L-3 Communications soon  Thanks for reading! |
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09-07-2007, 01:37 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Jacksonville, NC
Posts: 3,562
| L-3 used to have the contract to perform maintenance on the T-34Cs and TH-57B/C at NAS Whiting. I don't think they have it anymore, but I'm not sure. When there's a contract change, the same guys just put on a different shirt the next day! Welcome aboard. This board's getting like the Marine Corps - everyone's from damn Texas! 
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09-07-2007, 02:03 PM
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| Older Than Dirt   Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia
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| Welcome to the forum, Velius. You'll enjoy the folks here. Lots of Brits and Aussies, and a Pole or two. Donno 'bout Texans, tho. Charles
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09-07-2007, 02:38 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Dallas, Tx
Posts: 4,346
| Texans rule, everyone else is just an itch on our horses butt!!!! heh heh Welcome. I'm in Dallas. |
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09-07-2007, 05:13 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Colorado, USA
Posts: 1,893
| Thor, did you see the eletrical plant fire with flashes of eletricity? I heard about it in the news.
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09-07-2007, 07:28 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Sth. Aust.
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| Hello Velius, welcome to the forum from sunny South Australia! |
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09-08-2007, 12:02 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Alexandria, MN. USA
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Welcome to the forum Velius glad to have you aboard.
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09-08-2007, 12:59 AM
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09-08-2007, 01:05 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Queensland- Australia
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 | Welcome from the land down under....  Welcome to the forum nice to have you with us....
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09-08-2007, 05:30 AM
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| Der Crewchief  Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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Good luck with L3. The company pays well but it is mostly government contracting and they work you to death and dont give any. I know I have experience witht them.
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09-08-2007, 10:38 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Jacksonville, NC
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09-08-2007, 11:26 AM
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| Der Crewchief Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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| I really wanted to back to Iraq as a civilian contractor fixing helicopters for L3and I contacted all my friends that were there and they told me that it was not worth it. They said the pay was amazing but by 3 months you were burnt out and were ready to quit. They also said the company does not care about you either, as long as you are producing. I had many good friends working as contractors on the Blackhawks at our airfield and they were all laid off (400 of them) because the aircraft all went to Iraq. They were not even given the option of moving to another airfield to work or to go downrange with the company. It was "Thanks for the work...Good bye!"
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09-08-2007, 05:30 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: New Zealand
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| Hello there and welcome to the forum, Velius.
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09-08-2007, 07:01 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Colorado, USA
Posts: 1,893
| How many Blackhawks are lost in battle to the number produced? It's not as high as Vietnam, but I guess Iraq just needs helicopters.
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09-08-2007, 07:28 PM
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| Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007
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| Hello everyone I am pretty new to this site as well. Can anyone give me a tutorial on how to start a new post and generally use the site. Sorry for the ignorance, new to this. |
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