Al G wrote:
"Dan" wrote in message
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Al G wrote:
"Richard Riley" wrote in message
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On 19 Dec 2006 03:59:49 -0800, ChuckSlusarczyk
wrote:

In article . com,
Harry K
says...

I heard back from Rick Searfoss rather promptly. He evidently
works for
XCOR Aerospace, and RRL is their client. He isn't paid by/Doesn't
speak
for/represent in any way, etc.

I don't blame him, this is looking more and more like a Tarbaby.
Hi Harry
What does Col. Rick Searfoss do? I don't know the name.

Chief test pilot for X-COR, former astronaut, X-prize judge,
instructor at National Test Pilot School (where Campbell "graduated").
He's the serious pilot among the "first 4."

The implications are significant.
He's also flown 56 differant types of aircraft.

Where as Eric "Winkle" Brown of the British Fleet Air Arm WW2 era,
apparently holds the "Record" @ 487.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_%22Winkle%22_Brown


AL G
But campbell has flown over 1300 types, hasn't he?

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

I think his Bio says 1100, but I'll let someone else tilt at that windmill.

I've read Ron Wanttaja's "Guide for the Zoomed", and I'm in the "Pop white
smoke and dive
for the bunker" mode. I had the range, fired for effect, and I'm still
waiting out the secondaries.
I think I'll wait till he stops to reload before sticking my head up.

Al G



Forget the white smoke, that's for concealment. The LZ is red smoke.
"I identify purple" "screw that purple, that's lavender" "I don't care
what you call it get yer ass and report to commo bunker."

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired