Credo
"Sign on, young man, and sail with me. The stature of our homeland is no more than the measure of ourselves. Our job is to keep her free. Our will is to keep the torch of freedom burning for all. To this solemn purpose we call on the young, the brave, the strong, and the free. Heed my call, Come to the sea. Come Sail with me." -- John Paul Jones
"Pardon him, Theodotus; he is a barbarian, and thinks that the customs of his tribe and island are the laws of nature" --George Bernard Shaw, "Caesar and Cleopatra"
"And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music."--Friedrich Nietzsche
"A kind Providence has placed in our breasts a hatred of the unjust and cruel, in order that we may preserve ourselves from cruelty and injustice. They who bear cruelty, are accomplices in it. The pretended gentleness which excludes that charitable rancour, produces an indifference which is half an approbation. They never will love where they ought to love, who do not hate where they ought to hate."--Edmund Burke
“You say that it is your custom to burn widows. Very well. We also have a custom: when men burn a woman alive, we tie a rope around their necks and we hang them. Build your funeral pyre; beside it, my carpenters will build a gallows. You may follow your custom. And then we will follow ours.”--General Sir Charles Napier
"Μολὼν λαβέ" -- Leonidas
"Blogito Ergo Sum" -- Neptunus Lex
Ya gotta wonder how he flies the Viper. You think you could have taken him, 1 v 1, back in your Key West days, Skipper?
Too bad. I was hoping to see see you competing in the Red Bull pylon races.
Kevin- I was kinda hoping to see Lex hit the AirRace tour, too. He wouldn’t be the only Navy retiree on the circuit. . .although methinks the 12g turns (really! in planes cert’ed for 10g’s no less) may be a bit too much for him. I mean, we all heard what he went through when he spiked 11.2g.
I won’t dwell on the flying aspects of this post, since many have and will.
Since you seem to be hinting at a life as a “Consultant” I will comment on that first item. Have a read here: http://www.portfolio.com/interactive-features/2008/05/Middle-East-Investments?tid=advert/drudge/coming_to_america
Hover over the tall orange bar over Washington DC.
As a working consultant, it is always best to find out who you are getting into bed with, case it concerns you where your money comes from.
JimmyT
JimmyT, my prospective gig is small, flat, lean and agile. Composed entirely of ex-Navy, and working directly for a local Navy SYSCOM.
I think we’ll be OK.
“Passion into Paycheck” … now there’s a motto to run with!
Thanks, Lex.
Lex on the Red Bull circuit … now that would be cool!
Worked for Booz Allen in Bethesda for two years after I got out of the Navy. My boss then is now their CEO. Great company doing great work. Tied for the best job I ever had.
A friend flew a Staudacher, and eventually made the US World Aerobatic Team while an airline pilot. He perpetually looked like he had a hang-over. Minus 10G made the tiny vessels in his eyes burst, and plus 12Gs were hard on vessels elsewhere.
Funny you should mention it giving you a head ache. My uncle flies a Wasp radial engined Stearman doing airshows and does a manouver called a “Lumshovak” that basically has you flying upside down and backwards for a while. He tells me he knows if he got it right because it gives you a headache. Supposedly invented by famous Czech aerobatic guy Mira Slovak.
Lex, Good for You. I am a one man band, and have been for some 15 years. My customer over that time has been the Navy (NAVAIR) and I have done some work for Boeing (a NASA project). I am doing some GA work right now as the Navy is retiring the Plane that has been my bread and butter (the S-3). I am always shopping for work, it is a grind. I hope your shop has a nice desk or cube for you, not quite the same as the top of the -18 but its real work now. Enjoy.
Jimmy T