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Don't get me wrong, armoured tanks seem cool, but when you think about it, all you're doing is sitting in a 30-60 ton piece of metal with a bunch of shells and stuff like that just bobbing about on the ground. It isn't as stimulating for me. For me, flying a 757-200 under the Golden Gate Bridge...

That's why God invented dogs and leashes, Sappo! Ha ha, like I said above, I usually only spend 1/2 an hour to an hour doing flying a day doing both VFR (visual) and IFR (instrument) flying, unless I do an ATP (airline) flight across the country. Thanks to modern conveniences like RNAV, VNAV...

Yes sir, that is some good advice there. Especially since you probably have more flight hours in military and (I hope) civilian aircraft than I have. I only have 3 hours real-time flying, but it was in a Cessna 172. What, you really think Air Canada would let me behind the stick of one of their...

Duey: Ha ha, I know. Seems kind of dumb. Actually, when I'm not flying long-range, I usually only do half-hour flights around Calgary, Vancouver, Toronto and Comox in Cessna 172s doing touch-and-go landings, VOR navigation, ILS practice and other neat stuff that pertains to the license testing...

Ha ha. I usually fly every day. Half an hour to an hour. When I do flights well over 2 hours (say: Calgary-London in an Air Canada A330, about 9 hours or so great-circle), I'll do 'preflight', calculate my fuel weight/pax and cargo weight, check weather (I use real-time weather), get the sim...

Oh, heck yes! I am into Flight Simulator BIG TIME. Right now, in the virtual flight world, I have summed up over 12,200 hours over 4 flight simulators. I earned my ATP flight certificate, and, courtesy of some third-party help, got my 727-100/200, 737-200, 737NG, 747-100/200/400, 757/767...

The biggest pet peeve I have is (and I'm sure 100% of those who use computers agree): My computer crashing when I'm doing something important (project for school, 18-hour Flight Simulator flight across the Pacific, chatting with friends on MSN and listening to music, etc.) It ticks me off...

KISS - Rock and Roll all Night (Dressed to Kill, 1975) AC/DC - Rocker (Dirty Deeds Done Cheap, 1976) Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (A Night at the Opera, 1975) My flight simulator warning me my 747 is low on fuel and I have to land. (thank god I didn't crash the plane) Queen - Crazy Little Thing...

Hi, guys! Jeez, it's been a while eh? Anyway, I currently have a dog, Echo (lovely German Shepered/husky cross with blue eyes), a frog (Blotto) and a still-baby cornsnake, Basil 'Basilisk' Miguel. He's a lovely yellow-red-orange corn, about 3-4 months old and has stunning red eyes. TTFN Nick

Just got back from Kelowna. I have two things to say about this situation. Firstly, Katrina is wreaking havoc on our gas prices. In BC, anywhere from 111.4 to 125.5. In Alberta, we got 99.9 to 114.3, all beacuse oil derricks are overturned and afloat in the Gulf of Mexico. Secondly, my friend...

Absolute devastation would occur, but it would be nothing compared to an F-5 twister touching down in New Orleans. The strongest hurricane is only about as strong as an F-2, maybe weak F-3 tornado. Then again, the damage from a hurricane is widespread. A tornado only terrorizes a local area.

Scary things, hurricanes are. What is scarier is flying through the things. (Know someone who's a weather tech who flies on WC-130 'Hurricane hunters' for NOAA). Hope this isn't like Hurricane Grace hitting Boston back in '91, or Andrew hitting Miami back in '92. Katrina is a Category 5 now...

Well, let's see here... . Flying (that's a given. Just gotta wait a year for my recreational license). . Photography, primarily airplanes taking off and landing at Calgary airport, and yes I have talked to the nice security officers about taking pictures of airplanes. . Collecting models of...

Think that's interesting? You should've seen when my friend Matt got a concussion from riding down a hill here in a shopping cart without a helmet, and landing face first in solid concrete. He was out like a lamp for an hour. Broke his nose as well. Chalk that up for another visit to the...

On the comment about getting things lodged in my lungs: Firstly, it was 5 in the morning and I was cramming for a test. Secondly, I suck on stuff like pens, pencils, candies or toothpicks while I am studying/working on a project. By the way, 4 of the times I had to go to the hospital, I had...

OK, guys. I'm back. I read the rules, checked them twice, made a few adjustments to my profile and made darn sure I know what I'm talking about. So, here's today's interesting topic. How many times have you been to the hospital as a patient? Altogether, I have been in a hospital/ER 8 times...

You are funny.

Well, guys, I'm done droning on and stuff. I better go before my computer overheats. Talk to you guys tomorrow. Nik.

You got it, Mike. I'll keep to my little box of knowledge. If you guys ever need info on the Boeing 737 or 747 family, or any questions on ATC or airport operations, just gimme a shout. Nik.

Aesop Much as I hate to say it, I've only logged 5 1/2 hours on a Cessna in Air Cadets (yes, actually flew the aircraft). I have friends, however, who work in Toulouse, France, whom I correspond with (in English, of course) about Airbus aircraft and electronics/avionics. Sometimes, I also like...