shiftsandgiggles
Chris Clarke
shiftsandgiggles

My understanding is that the "U" in squid stands for underdressed, which in this case appears to not apply to our jabroni. The remaining letters of the acronym do seem appropriate. Stupid, Quick, Instantly Dead. So I think it would still be safe to label this idiot as a squid. Read more

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Here's an equally pleasing 3,200 hp Rolls Royce Griffon doing a high boost engine test.

You left out the best pictures.

Atlanta already has several other reliever airports including the popular Dekalb-Peachtreee which would seem to be a more likely candidate for airline service. Read more

To prove this, I turn back to the e-Panamera e-Plug-In e-Hybrid, which costs an impressive $97,000 with shipping. This is a princely sum of money to pay for an automobile that looks like a pickle.

Here's is an actual picture of the accident aircraft.

Agreed, and to your point. Turbine pilots tend to undergo more frequent recurrent training and have to ability to take correct and swift action should things turn for the worse. Read more

I think the key take away when flying any twin is this: Read more

There's an old saying about flying twin engine airplanes, that if one engine fails the only thing the second engine is good for is to fly you to the scene of the crash. Read more

Here's a little more details on the incident and some background nuggets about the plane. Read more

Is that a Roomba?

I'm also a big fan of the 28 cylinder Wasp Major, like this one destined to power another F4U. Read more

That color is a bold move.

I tried backing up, but bumped the tree behind. I pulled as far forward and tried to cut back as best I could, but that tree on my passenger side wasn't going away. I cut forward and back, forward and back, but I was hemmed in on all my sides. I felt like Austin Powers, and I was starting to get an understanding of

It is actually. On the A4, it doesn't swing open, it just slides forward 6 inches or so on carrier bolts. You can take it all the way off, but there's really not need when changing the timing belt. Read more