Another Addition to the Rec.Aviation Rogue's Gallery!

On Sat, 24 Jan 2004 18:13:48 -0600, "VideoGuy" gkasten at brick dot
net wrote:


"Badwater Bill" wrote in message
.. .

I'll bet we could take a poll here (if it could be done honestly) and
you'd find that 1% are professional pilots, 5% fly regularly and maybe
another 5% are students or have taken a lesson at some time. The rest
are just hanger's oners, wantabes. Now, that ain't all bad. There
are some good folks who read this stuff who just are facinated by
airplanes. But, understand what you are dealing with.

BWB

Am we to conclude from your above snipped comments that you feel those who
are not building, or owning or piloting really shouldn't be here?

You say, "The rest are just hanger's oners, wantabes. Now, that ain't all
bad.."

What part IS bad about those of us, who for whatever reason, have yet to
achieve our goals of building, or owning, or piloting still reading and
posting a question or comment? Is this group so exclusive that the
uninitiated are unwelcome?

In my case, I've waited 35 years to be in a position to start my lessons.
This fact has not diminished my interest in aviation related NGs. Should
all of us "wantabes" feel obligated to remain on the outside? Maybe you'd
prefer a NG with certificate numbers as the requirement to log in!

If I sound somewhat offended by your remarks, you are reading me correctly.

Gary (thinking of starting the rec.aviation.wantabe group) Kasten

I offend everybody, not just you. Don't feel unique. I don't express
myself well as I get older. I have little time for novices in any
field where I've spent a lifetime becoming an expert. But, that's
just me. I'm not saying that I'm right. I just have a zero
tolerances level for people who don't know how to fly, don't know how
to build, don't know what they want.

But then I was always lucky. I started flying in 1957 because I knew
I was destined to do so. I knew I wanted to be a physicist when I was
in the 7th grade. In the Universities I never could understand why
there were people running around wasting lots of mommy and daddy's
money who knew nothing about what they wanted to become or what they
wanted out of life. It was alien to me.

As a young CFI 35 years ago I enjoyed teaching people what an aileron
is and what it does. I just got tired somewhere along the way with
the people who wouldn't try to put forth their best efforts on their
own to learn and become the best that they could be.

I don't accept your excuse for waiting 35 years to do something you
wanted to do all of your life. I feel sorry for you. I feel that you
have been a lost soul for some reason. I would have killed to fly. I
had no choice. I had no choice in becoming a nuclear physicist
either. I was born knowing how to factor a quadratic equation.

So, I was luckier than most, I'm sorry. I guess it was always easier
for me since I knew EXACTLY what I wanted out of life. To this day I
have no time because I want so much, and I'm getting old. Now that
****es me off. But, I oil paint each day. I fly my helicopter, I fly
my airplanes, I fly my RC airplanes and helicopters as much as I can.
I fly my Snobird gyroplane. I go snow skiing as much as I can. I
have a Kawasaki Ninja ZX-11 that goes 200 mph and a new 2004 Corvette
that I drive like I just stole them...dirtbikes, ATV's a
snowmobiles... The list makes me nauseous. I can't possibly even get
to it all.

There is no rest for the unholy.

I don't even have time to come in here and post much anymore which I
like to do just to torque off all the anonymous cowards.

But I am burned out on telling people what an aileron is and how it
works. I've done that a lot in my life. Maybe the old coots like me
should forever leave this ng and let you people who don't fly and
don't build have it. Then you won't be insulted when we cringe when a
mature adult askes a question that we first answered in the 1950's.

BWB

"Badwater Bill" wrote in message
...
But I am burned out on telling people what an aileron is and how it
works. I've done that a lot in my life. Maybe the old coots like me
should forever leave this ng and let you people who don't fly and
don't build have it. Then you won't be insulted when we cringe when a
mature adult askes a question that we first answered in the 1950's.

BWB

Bob,

Maybe you wouldn't be so tired of the same old questions if you if you
viewed them as questions from NEW people eager to learn, regardless of their
"status". For whatever reasons, ( I suspect mostly monetary) many people
have needed to defer realization of a dream. We don't ask for your pity.

As far as leaving the newsgroup goes... Well, I guess if your attitude has
deteriorated to the point that you feel you have nothing worth adding, then
maybe you have the right idea. Personally, I'd hate to think that anyone
who has as much experience in aviation as you would ever be at a point where
they would have nothing worth adding. But obviously, you would have to be
the judge on that.

Gary (still waiting- but sneaking up on the goal) Kasten

VideoGuy wrote:

"Badwater Bill" wrote in message
...

But I am burned out on telling people what an aileron is and how it
works. I've done that a lot in my life. Maybe the old coots like me
should forever leave this ng and let you people who don't fly and
don't build have it. Then you won't be insulted when we cringe when a
mature adult askes a question that we first answered in the 1950's.

BWB


Think maybe Badwater "Bill" might give a clue as to what his name is? :-)


Bob,

Maybe you wouldn't be so tired of the same old questions if you if you
viewed them as questions from NEW people eager to learn, regardless of their
"status". For whatever reasons, ( I suspect mostly monetary) many people
have needed to defer realization of a dream. We don't ask for your pity.

As far as leaving the newsgroup goes... Well, I guess if your attitude has
deteriorated to the point that you feel you have nothing worth adding, then
maybe you have the right idea. Personally, I'd hate to think that anyone
who has as much experience in aviation as you would ever be at a point where
they would have nothing worth adding. But obviously, you would have to be
the judge on that.

Gary (still waiting- but sneaking up on the goal) Kasten

Jerry Springer wrote:

Think maybe Badwater "Bill" might give a clue as to what his name is? :-)

He's been known by that nickname on and off the net for at least ten years. It
might as well *be* his born name.

George Patterson
Great discoveries are not announced with "Eureka!". What's usually said is
"Hummmmm... That's interesting...."

G.R. Patterson III wrote:


Jerry Springer wrote:

Think maybe Badwater "Bill" might give a clue as to what his name is? :-)


He's been known by that nickname on and off the net for at least ten years. It
might as well *be* his born name.

George Patterson


I was talking about VideoGuy calling him "Bob". I know who BWB is I've parked my
RV-6 next to his at flyins.

Jerry

Think maybe Badwater "Bill" might give a clue as to what his name is?
:-)

He's been known by that nickname on and off the net for at least ten
years. It
might as well *be* his born name.

This may go against my new promise not to "over-announce" new additions, but
"Badwater Bill" has just forwarded me a whole bunch of awesome photos for
his new section in the Rogue's Gallery!

I say "new section" because I could practically build a new webpage around
his stuff! This guy (and, after I told him our policy about not allowing
pseudonyms in the Gallery, he has allowed me to use his real name -- which
is Bill Phillips) has flown more, and flown more different aircraft, than
all of us put together! You'll be as amazed as me when you see them all...

I'm going to try to get caught up on the new Rogue's Gallery additions
tomorrow.

Remember, though, there won't be an announcement about it! :-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Err... Sorry Bill, or is it MR. Phillips?

Gary


"Jerry Springer" wrote in message
link.net...


G.R. Patterson III wrote:


Jerry Springer wrote:

Think maybe Badwater "Bill" might give a clue as to what his name is?
:-)


He's been known by that nickname on and off the net for at least ten
years. It
might as well *be* his born name.

George Patterson


I was talking about VideoGuy calling him "Bob". I know who BWB is I've
parked my
RV-6 next to his at flyins.

Jerry

On Sat, 24 Jan 2004 21:54:16 -0600, "VideoGuy" gkasten at brick dot
net wrote:

Err... Sorry Bill, or is it MR. Phillips?

Gary

It's Dr. Phillips, but I don't use that at all. I prefer Badwater
Bill as I have used it here for nearly 10 years. The Dr. bull **** is
for when I lecture at universities or in Europe. They're big on
titles in both of those places.

I can't believe all the new people that must be in here. I go away
for a year or so and everybody forgets me.

I'll make a bigger impact this time.

How's that?

BWB

On Sun, 25 Jan 2004 01:46:29 GMT, Jerry Springer
wrote:



VideoGuy wrote:

"Badwater Bill" wrote in message
...

But I am burned out on telling people what an aileron is and how it
works. I've done that a lot in my life. Maybe the old coots like me
should forever leave this ng and let you people who don't fly and
don't build have it. Then you won't be insulted when we cringe when a
mature adult askes a question that we first answered in the 1950's.

BWB


Think maybe Badwater "Bill" might give a clue as to what his name is? :-)



Why, it must be BOB!

Ha Ha

BWB

Jerry Springer wrote:

I was talking about VideoGuy calling him "Bob". I know who BWB is I've parked my
RV-6 next to his at flyins.

Ah .. Sorry. I thought you were one of the people accusing him of hiding behind
an anonymous login. My mistake.

George Patterson
Great discoveries are not announced with "Eureka!". What's usually said is
"Hummmmm... That's interesting...."