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Duey said:Kara, good on you...and the M777 is pretty new kit too!
Years ago, my wife helped me study when I was going through basic helo school...I dare say she knows as much of the technical info on the Bell Jet Ranger as a lot of pilots do. Funny story, she used to do modelling and was at a clients, waiting for a shoot to start...there were some engineers from Detroit-Diesel Allison in the waiting room getting print work set up at the agency. My wife looked at one of the fellow's briefcases and pointed to the DD-Allison sticker and said, "Oh that's my name!" The fellow looked at her with a sort-of "yes, yes, that's nice, missy" look and said, "Ah yes, we make engines...it's pretty technical stuff." Allison replied, "Oh, you mean like the 'Allison' T-63-750B turboshaft engine, that makes 217 shaft-horsepower at 6,700 rpm on the power turbine?" and blinked innocently... The guy just replied, "uh, yeah...something like that..."
Sig-Des, no worries with me that any decision we made would be one half driving the other to do something else...my wife was in the middle of a Masters Degree in geo info systems and wasn't able to complete it due to moving around, that and trying to re-establish a career everywhere we were posted. Any decision in the future would be a "joint operation"
Cheers,
Duey
LOL indeed. Been there done that...
Coincidently I have been asked, through the chain of command, to "tone it down while in mixed company" as apparently I intimidate the other wives...LOL oops! Oh well. :-* I'll talk the shop with the guys...and when in a mixed company situation, I tend to hang in the kitchen or on the deck, beer in hand, with the guys...cus I don't feel comfy in the "stitch and b!tch" setting. I guess I am just an anomaly that will take getting used to. >