Model Boat Mayhem
Mess Deck: General Section => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: Martin (Admin) on January 20, 2014, 04:48:09 pm
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You can look this up on 'tinternet but for this topic only, NO internet searches.... just grey matter! <*<
Where does the name Esso ( as in petrol ) come from?
( Heard this on the radio yesterday, couldn't believe I hadn't realized all these years! )
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"Standard Oil", innit? (Promise I didn't cheat).
DM
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Correct but how did the name, Esso come about?
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Is that not how you say the initial of Standard Oil? "Es - Oh"?
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Phonetic pronunciation ?
Ned
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bpIbdZhrzA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bpIbdZhrzA)
(Well it is called Down Memory Lane.............)
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Phonetic pronunciation ?
Ned
Is that not how you say the initial of Standard Oil? "Es - Oh"?
Correct!
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OK, next one, what is this used for?
Bye, bye Rosie, off you go, Birmingham via great Western. Seasons greetings.
.... no cheating!
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OK, next one, what is this used for?
Bye, bye Rosie, off you go, Birmingham via great Western. Seasons greetings.
.... no cheating!
Christmas advertising for Great Western Railway
John
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OK, next one, what is this used for?
Bye, bye Rosie, off you go, Birmingham via great Western. Seasons greetings.
.... no cheating!
Mnemonic rhyme for Resistor Colour Codes. Too many years in electronic engineering - sorry
Black, Brown, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Violet, White. ( 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0 )
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I cheated! Won't give the answer though.
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Mnemonic rhyme for Resistor Colour Codes. Too many years in electronic engineering - sorry
Black, Brown, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Violet, White. ( 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0 )
Aaaaaaaaaaah...... we learned a different rhyme on this side of the Atlantic
John
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And the a last bit?
Seasons greetings?
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Silver, Gold.
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:embarrassed:...we had a few of these @ school :((
Roygbiv?............ O0 ......what a pretty image it presented.......[on a rainy day] ...& Plague.......there was always a pot of gold where it ended {-)
The longest was for the reduction of iron to steel...... >>:-( ....but I cannot remember it...... :o ..Derek
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Silver, Gold.
Correct , tolerances of the device value.
New one, bit harder:
Please do not take sales people's advice.
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That has to do with Open Systems Interconnection but I can't remember what it stands for.
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Please do not teach students pointless acronyms :}
Seven layers
Ned
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Correct , tolerances of the device value.
Ya missed Salmon pink. :-)) 2%
Regards Ian.
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Ya missed Salmon pink. :-)) 2%
Regards Ian.
Thanks Ian. I thought there was a third tolerance option but I couldn't a reference to find it!
The Mnemonic I used to use was;
Bye, bye Rosie, off you go, Birmingham via great Western. See Great Places!
.... thought I was going nuts! probably have already Ethel. %%
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Not really relevant perhaps, but I can still remember the pre-flight checklist reminder we
were taught (almost 50 years ago) when learning to fly gliders with the RAF cadets - C.I.S.T.R.S.
C Controls
I Instruments
S Spoilers
T Trim
R Release (Towing/Launch Cable release)
S Straps
Richard
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Was same more than 50 years ago too.
Regards Ian.
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And the Mnemonic for the Santa's Reindeer is?
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Can't think of a mnemonic but the names are:-
Dasher
Dancer
Prancer
Vixen
Comet
Cupid
Donner
Blitzen
And according to the Yanks
Rudolph
Plus Olive of course!
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Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (or Football) & F.A.C.E.
....shouldn't take long for this one :-)
Regards,
Ray.
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It's the position and order of notes in a stave ( 5 lines and 4 spaces ) in written music.
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Was same more than 50 years ago too.
Regards Ian.
Cadet Mk III and Sedburgh Gliders
August 1965 - RAF Spitalgate, near Grantham, and
September/October 1965 - RAF Linton-on-Ouse
What / Where for you Ian?
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:} Well done Cabman I wondered if anyone would remember Olive
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It's the position and order of notes in a stave ( 5 lines and 4 spaces ) in written music.
Knew it wouldn't take long - time to walk the dog methinks... :-))
Regards,
Ray.
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Solo'd on the cadet 111 and flew in the barge as did many. Still fly in a Barge occasionally but the pre flights are now CBSIFTCB. Gliding has now overtaken my modelling interests.
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Roygbiv?............ O0 ......what a pretty image it presented.......[on a rainy day] ...& Plague.......there was always a pot of gold where it ended {-)
red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet are the colours of a rainbow........ :kiss:
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What / Where for you Ian?
Same gliders, probably '62, Kirton Lindsey, Lincolnshire, Vulcans flying above annoying the instructors.
Regards Ian.
Richard Of York Greives Battle In Vane
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Never flown in a glider, ( or a helicopter) what's it like?
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Quiet and noisy respectively
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Never flown in a glider, ( or a helicopter) what's it like?
Bit like driving, but only brake is called a stall %) and if it rains whilst in both forementioned gliders, it's like needles in yer eyes.
Last flight I had was 45knots on ASI, - - - - flying backwards.
Regards Ian
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Martin
Gliding : have a look at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIsd2vxokyc&list=TLXKUujmPeYbiNZhgIkQow-Eh3tbl1yd9o (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIsd2vxokyc&list=TLXKUujmPeYbiNZhgIkQow-Eh3tbl1yd9o)
to give you an idea what gliding can be like.
The guy is using a cable launch (as opposed to being towed into the air by an aeroplane)
Points to listen out for ...
Commands "Take up Slack" at about 1:18 and "All Out" at 1:54,
It is not 100% clear but I think the cable is released at about 2:40
finally the landing at around 5:35,
another video showing a cable launch from outside the cockpit . . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2Qh95I_YM0 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2Qh95I_YM0)
In the cadets, 50 odd years ago, when I did my three solos and got my licence we used
cable launches all the time. I think nowadays the aero-towing is a lot more popular.
Richard
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And the infamous "CABLE BREAK", and yes, it happened to me for real.
If you want a bash Martin, most clubs do an experience flight cheaper than the "Extreme sports" offerings. Best time to enquire is through the week rather than weekends.
Regards Ian.
Release was at 2.40, you can hear the click.
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Great sport gliding had cable break on first solo flight in a K13 at aston down had to give it up due to ill health used fly one weekend & boating the next
I miss it
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i used to do it too, at booker near high wycombe, many an hour spent in a K21
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'er that was indoors got treated to a glider flight for her birthday, after ten minutes or so the pilot gave her the controls and sat back...she flew round for a bit, really enjoyed herself she said, then the pilot took over for the landing. She had two more flights that day...cost me a fortune. <:(
Helis are great to fly in, Martin...I had a fun flight in a Jet Ranger at out our local air show with a lady pilot, by heck could she fly! She took off with the nose down at full chat, reminded me of the scene in 'Apocolypse Now' ..only wanted the music! She was one amazing pilot, not afraid of the thing at all.
It's not expensive, around £35 for a ten minute flight at these airshows...worth every penny.
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My first flight in a helicopter was in a Whirlwind. We were on an exercise and being winched in. As usual I was tail end charlie and as my feet left the ground the pilot decided to move off over the north sea. Wonderful experience, not, being 50 ft over the north sea dangling 20 ft below a helicopter with ill fitting combat suit trousers slowly descending 8) Probably wouldn't happen today with elf n safety.
My last two flights were 18 months ago over Niagara falls and the Canadian Rockies, altogether different experience.
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Never flown in a glider, ( or a helicopter) what's it like?
Flying at 1000 feet over Cornwall in the back of a Royal Navy Merlin with the main door wide open - incredible!!
I have also flown in the navigator's seat in a Lynx - all you need is a son in the Fleet Air Arm......
Dave
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I spent my last cople of years as observer in the army back in the 60's we had Bell Augusta Souisxs a later version of the ones in Mash a goldfish bowl attached to a meccano set . Often flew with the doors off and in the stretcher taking photos with a Polaroid very High Tech. You aint lived till you experience a Torque turn where you climb and then cut the tail (Anti Torque ) rotor she just flips round on the spot from the ground it looks like it has looped the loop in the air Wow . Marshalling was also something' we could often back them into woodland ah those were the days
(http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s161/jaymac_port/Chopperhangarcopy_zpsf95749b9.jpg) (http://s152.photobucket.com/user/jaymac_port/media/Chopperhangarcopy_zpsf95749b9.jpg.html)
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Tony of Aylesford saw old harry carrying a horse. Basic maths 50 years ago. Graham. :}
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Oliver had a haversack of apples {-)........Derek :kiss:
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Never flown in a glider, ( or a helicopter) what's it like?
'er indoors bought me a gliding lesson last year ............ Cable launch ..... Proper Rush. Seemed like one minute we were sat on the runway ........ Then vertical, at a rush, lots of noise ..... loved it.
Helicopters ??? ......... Depends on the pilot. I did a few filights when I worked in Africa. Some of those blokes were "not right" ...... I think they'd seen too many Vietnam war movies {:-{