Raptor vs Eagle

On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 08:28:30 +0200, Martin Hotze wrote:

wrote:

The key here is time. If the PLA can land large numbers of troops on
Taiwan, they win. If they can't, the mainland government will go up in
flames. So an invasion needs to be a pretty sure thing which requires
high force superiority. The longer it takes to get across, the more US
reinforcements arrive and the harder the job gets.


So you believe that US troops will help Taiwan?


#m

Yes. As a close ally of Japan, its in our own self interest.
Furthermore, the US depends on a lot of technology goods which come out of
the Pacific Rim. Again, its in our own self interest. From what I
understand, even Japan is willing to commit significant military resources
under the primise of national security; and rightly so.

Greg

"W P Dixon" wrote in message
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Or dare we say license!!!!!!!! HAHAHA I just had to!

Patrick
student SPL
aircraft structural mech

"Ben Hallert" wrote in message
oups.com...
Just yanking your chain....what's the "L" for?

Light as in "Light Sport Aircraft", I'd guess.

Ben Hallert
PP-ASEL



Does not PP-SEL mean Private Pilot - Single Engine *Land* (as opposed to
Sea)?

So SPL would mean Sport Pilot ......?

Very Good,
Sport Pilot Land,...but maybe I should change it to something else.
Would SP work just as well, because really I guess the land would be a give
me wouldn't it? This Sport Pilot stuff is new , I get to set my own
"standards" !

Patrick
student SP? whatever we want goes there!
aaircraft structural mech

"Icebound" wrote in message
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"W P Dixon" wrote in message
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Or dare we say license!!!!!!!! HAHAHA I just had to!

Patrick
student SPL
aircraft structural mech

"Ben Hallert" wrote in message
oups.com...
Just yanking your chain....what's the "L" for?

Light as in "Light Sport Aircraft", I'd guess.

Ben Hallert
PP-ASEL



Does not PP-SEL mean Private Pilot - Single Engine *Land* (as opposed to
Sea)?

So SPL would mean Sport Pilot ......?

Please. If you're going to start using bad language like that, I'm
leaving...
;-)
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overcoming awful, over-priced accommodations...)

Isn't that how you got into the hotel business?

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"No, but I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night!"

REALLY BIG :-))))

Yes, but we learned how NOT to do it by staying with them...

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Martin Hotze wrote in
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"Gig 601XL Builder" wr.giacona@coxDOTnet wrote:

I can understand dislike of what weapons can do. I just don't
understand dislike of an object that basically is just a piece of
metal.


like: people kill people.

I assume that
you don't think that the armed cop is going to pull the gun and shoot
you


na, not really.
but force forces force. or so. (it is hard to explain in a language that
is not your native language). There is no need for me beeing around
weapons, because weapons are mostly there to be used, and if they are
not used (fired) they are brought to display power. So I see (a
theoretical) higher risk of usage. No guns no shootout. And as long as I
can decide where I spend my time I decide to spend it not close to
weapons.

and since you are posting in what is a technical forum that it isn't
going to go off on its own.

technically, this might be possible to to misusage or something, but
**** can happen everywhere.

#m

When everyone starts getting along with each other, then we can
do away with weapons. When you can find a way to make everyone
get along with each other, get back to me. I'll give you this
bridge I've been trying to sell as a reward.

Brian
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"W P Dixon" wrote in message
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Very Good,
Sport Pilot Land,...but maybe I should change it to something else.
Would SP work just as well, because really I guess the land would be a
give me wouldn't it?

Not a gimme. SP provides for adding a sea-plane rating, doesn't it?

Yes,
Sport Pilots can get a seaplane endorsement....but just signing as SP
would just mean land would it not? Hmm So I guess maybe we won't confuse
anyone if I just keep it SPL. So I can really be technical how would I have
a tailwheel endorsement, controlled airspace, and the silly 87 knot
endorsement on the end of my SPL. Wow it'd look like I was going for a
degree or something wouldn't it!? Heck maybe even one day I'll get the
seaplane on there too. Can't think of many times I would use it here in the
mountains..maybe I can land in Holston Lake and do some trout fishing?
There's a thought!

Patrick
student SPL soon to have (TW, CAS, 87K, S)
aircraft structural mech

"Icebound" wrote in message
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"W P Dixon" wrote in message
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Very Good,
Sport Pilot Land,...but maybe I should change it to something else.
Would SP work just as well, because really I guess the land would be a
give me wouldn't it?

Not a gimme. SP provides for adding a sea-plane rating, doesn't it?

W P Dixon wrote:
Yes,
Sport Pilots can get a seaplane endorsement....but just signing as SP
would just mean land would it not? Hmm So I guess maybe we won't confuse
anyone if I just keep it SPL.

I think what everyone has been pussy-footing around is the fact that several
people suspect you mean "Sport Pilot License" by those initials. There's no such
thing. As is the case with all the little goodies the FAA grants, it's a
certificate.

George Patterson
Give a person a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a person to
use the Internet and he won't bother you for weeks.

As is the case with all the little goodies the FAA grants, it's a certificate.

A certificate which grants you license to fly. Even the FAA calls it a
license in some of their literature.

Jose
--
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except there's no God, and there's no dice. And maybe there's no universe.
for Email, make the obvious change in the address.

Hee Hee ,
That is why I put my sport pilot license remark in the thread ! I was
really wondering why it took so long to get someone to say HEY that's not a
license! But as one person had guessed, I put SPL for Sport Pilot Land. SP
would work just as well I believe because I think the Land would be assumed
by most..but SPL just sounds so dern important! But for now I just have
the good old student pilot certificate. But if the funds hold out it won't
be long and I can take the student thing off there!
Just all kinds of those little certificates I need to get,..I guess next
on the list will be to go ahead and get the Airframes. Funny how I only need
it now I want my own plane!!!!! Makes you wonder why there is not a
General Certificate and only the A&P? Hmmmm you take three series of test ,
seems it would be three certificates. Ah the joys of the FAA !

Patrick
student SPL
aircraft structural mech

"George Patterson" wrote in message
news:%haPe.6014$Ck2.3469@trndny04...
W P Dixon wrote:
Yes,
Sport Pilots can get a seaplane endorsement....but just signing as SP
would just mean land would it not? Hmm So I guess maybe we won't confuse
anyone if I just keep it SPL.

I think what everyone has been pussy-footing around is the fact that
several people suspect you mean "Sport Pilot License" by those initials.
There's no such thing. As is the case with all the little goodies the FAA
grants, it's a certificate.

George Patterson
Give a person a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a person to
use the Internet and he won't bother you for weeks.