Return-Path: Sender: "Marvin Kaye" To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 03 Dec 2004 09:57:31 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mta3.wss.scd.yahoo.com ([66.218.85.34] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.5) with ESMTP id 554706 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 03 Dec 2004 08:48:28 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=66.218.85.34; envelope-from=naf@britevalley.com Received: from milter2.wss.scd.yahoo.com (66.218.85.49) by mta3.wss.scd.yahoo.com (7.0.016) id 41594692025C5774 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 3 Dec 2004 05:47:58 -0800 Received: from paul (dpc693568235.direcpc.com [69.35.68.235]) (authenticated bits=0) by milter2.wss.scd.yahoo.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id iB3DlM7G080517 for ; Fri, 3 Dec 2004 05:47:31 -0800 (PST) X-Original-Message-Id: <200412031347.iB3DlM7G080517@milter2.wss.scd.yahoo.com> From: "Paul Nafziger" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" Subject: RE: [LML] Re: cpus X-Original-Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 05:47:19 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001C_01C4D8FB.90DE5FA0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.6353 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 In-Reply-To: Thread-Index: AcTZAVW/Lc6T+R9rQkKrJFwS42+JUQAPESkw X-Originating-IP: [69.35.68.235] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01C4D8FB.90DE5FA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit So you don't think your Airbus fly-by-wire system requires computers to work with it's relaxed static margin? Heck, even your throttles aren't connected directly to the engine fuel controls. BTW, your engine fuel controls are largely computers as well. None of those are bad things, but you do indeed need computers to fly modern airplanes. Paul Nafziger LNC2 N7PN Jeez, man... Lighten up... Just making light of the cpu message. And you don't "need" computers to fly the Airbus. I tire easily of this old argument... It's an airplane just like a Boeing... It's just more automated, which makes my job a lot easier, and flying my Lancair on days off that much better. Scotty G Dago Red Unlimited Air Race Team Unleashed Sport Class Air Race Team WarbirdAeroPress.com All mail is scanned for viruses. ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01C4D8FB.90DE5FA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

So you don't think your Airbus fly-by-wire = system=20 requires computers to work with it's relaxed static margin? Heck, = even=20 your throttles aren't connected directly to the engine fuel = controls. BTW,=20 your engine fuel controls are largely computers as well. None of = those are=20 bad things, but you do indeed need computers to fly modern=20 airplanes.

Paul Nafziger

LNC2 N7PN

Jeez, man... Lighten up... Just making light of = the cpu=20 message. And you don't "need" computers to fly the Airbus. I tire = easily of=20 this old argument... It's an airplane just like a Boeing... It's just = more=20 automated, which makes my job a lot easier, and flying my Lancair on = days off=20 that much better.

Scotty G
Dago Red Unlimited Air Race = Team
Unleashed=20 Sport Class Air Race Team
WarbirdAeroPress.com

All mail is scanned for=20 viruses.

------=_NextPart_000_001C_01C4D8FB.90DE5FA0--