The Cat's Box. (Or where I spend my time when I'm not here.)
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 2:06 pm
by Shamisen
A little bit about the cat... I enjoy the following things in no particular order.
Music, Anime, Aviation, Sports (some) my friends and those who are very special to me.
I'll share a few photos of my life away from this site in this thread.
Comments will be closely edited, questions should be logical and pertaining to this topic.
Nonsense will be dealt with accordingly.
Hi jacking of this thread is prohibited!!!
Of course this is the Internet and somethings will not be discussed here, period.
Ready? Here Goes...
Re: The Cat's Box. (Or where I spend my time when I'm not here.)
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 2:11 pm
by Taiga
Interesting. Up until now, any details about you as a person have been few and far between. I'm curious.
Do go on.
Re: The Cat's Box. (Or where I spend my time when I'm not here.)
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 2:14 pm
by Shamisen
Location Location Location......
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This is where I work and fly from.
Known as 1H0 by it's IACO designator.
It's proper name is Dauster Flying Field.
A.K.A Creve Coeur Airport in Maryland Heights Missouri USA.
This photo was taken 7 years ago before the new infrastructure was open to traffic. Hence the absence of automobiles on the roads surrounding the field. This photo was taken from 6,000 feet M.S.L or 5,550 feet A.G.L.
River pictured is the Missouri river.. Creve Coeur lake is in the foreground.
Re: The Cat's Box. (Or where I spend my time when I'm not here.)
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 2:29 pm
by Shamisen
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As you can see it's not a little airport but it has all the charm of a small village.
The airport houses on of the largest collections of vintage aircraft in the states.. The Field has a website it is HERE
Re: The Cat's Box. (Or where I spend my time when I'm not here.)
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 2:42 pm
by Shamisen
Aircraft moving device and fun toy.
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What do we do? .. We repair and restore aircraft...
Before
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After
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Re: The Cat's Box. (Or where I spend my time when I'm not here.)
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 2:46 pm
by Shamisen
This is the first bunch for the moment however I'll introduce you to the one thing that makes working fun and enjoyable.
The Fridge benefits....
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Re: The Cat's Box. (Or where I spend my time when I'm not here.)
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 3:07 pm
by Shamisen
Close friends and family....
I have children all of them over the age of 20... For the most part they are on their own.. I must say everyone of them is an Anime nut... Something they no doubt received from me Heh...
Posting their pictures will take their permission, so I'll post the one of my closest friend and constant companion..
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This is Duncan he is a 12 year old Gordon Setter.. He's sleeping at my feet as I type this...
Re: The Cat's Box. (Or where I spend my time when I'm not here.)
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 3:43 pm
by Shamisen
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We manage to stay fairly busy....
Re: The Cat's Box. (Or where I spend my time when I'm not here.)
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 3:48 pm
by Kagami
The bi-tail arrangement on the BE35, does it have advantages over a single vertical tail? And woodgrain dash
EDIT: i couldn't say c0ckpit where i wrote dash because it was censored!
Re: The Cat's Box. (Or where I spend my time when I'm not here.)
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 3:52 pm
by lazysunside
lololo say it cook pit then
Re: The Cat's Box. (Or where I spend my time when I'm not here.)
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 3:57 pm
by Shamisen
xsirhc wrote:The bi-tail arrangement on the BE35 does it have advantages over a single vertical tail? And woodgrain dash
EDIT: i couldn't say c0ckpit where i wrote dash because it was censored!
The proper word is instrument panel..
As for the the woodgrain, All high line Beechcrafts use it ..
It's a status thing and a pain to apply.
Re: The Cat's Box. (Or where I spend my time when I'm not here.)
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 4:02 pm
by Kagami
Shamisen wrote: All high line Beechcrafts use it ..
oh. beechcraft. put my foot in it again
what i see and what actually is there are usually two different things
my dad and I meet eye to eye, much to his annoyance
Re: The Cat's Box. (Or where I spend my time when I'm not here.)
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 4:07 pm
by Taiga
My dad's 6' 11"
I'm 5' 7 1/2"
My mother is 5' 3"
But then... My dad isn't my father... my father is something like 5' 4".
EDIT: I'll explain here to avoid hijack.
My 'father' split up with my mother while she was pregnant, my 'dad' stepped in before i was born.
Re: The Cat's Box. (Or where I spend my time when I'm not here.)
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 4:08 pm
by lazysunside
your dad isn't your father? don't tell me u have 2....
Re: The Cat's Box. (Or where I spend my time when I'm not here.)
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 4:14 pm
by lazysunside
Hnn? honest u mean or
Re: The Cat's Box. (Or where I spend my time when I'm not here.)
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 4:49 pm
by Shamisen
So has curiosity gotten to you yet?
Here's a picture of me from the past..
Spoiler:
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My twenty first birthday and my birthday present. Heh.
Re: The Cat's Box. (Or where I spend my time when I'm not here.)
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 6:51 pm
by Kagami
nice glasses.
Re: The Cat's Box. (Or where I spend my time when I'm not here.)
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 5:07 am
by Taiga
I understand vaguely.
Me wants an aeroplane for my 18th!
Re: The Cat's Box. (Or where I spend my time when I'm not here.)
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 11:27 am
by lazysunside
Ok? how old r u at that time, 22?
Re: The Cat's Box. (Or where I spend my time when I'm not here.)
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 12:20 pm
by Shamisen
lazysunside wrote:Ok? how old r u at that time, 22?
My twenty first birthday and my birthday present. Heh.
Reading answers a lot of Questions...
I know you can read.
Please do so more often eh?
Re: The Cat's Box. (Or where I spend my time when I'm not here.)
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 1:13 pm
by Taiga
Pwnt. Though; rather good guess, I'll give him that.
Do you use the craft for just flying around randomly... or are there certain things you do?
Re: The Cat's Box. (Or where I spend my time when I'm not here.)
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 2:16 pm
by Shamisen
Pandemonium wrote:Do you use the craft for just flying around randomly... or are there certain things you do?
At the moment it is my long distance transportation vehicle. Unlike the UK, the states can not be driven in a short amount of time. My friends live coast to coast and border to border. I also like being able to run my own schedule, something the airlines hardly are able to maintain.
There was a time not long ago that I ran an Air Charter service.. However it fell upon bad times, bad checks and was disbanded in June of 2006.
Those are on a as I can do them basis, work permitting.
Re: The Cat's Box. (Or where I spend my time when I'm not here.)
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 4:06 pm
by lazysunside
oh well i was one years off
Re: The Cat's Box. (Or where I spend my time when I'm not here.)
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 6:07 am
by Taiga
Longest distance you've been?
How many people can you carry?
Can you take us all to Japan?
Re: The Cat's Box. (Or where I spend my time when I'm not here.)
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 10:52 am
by lazysunside
he'll have to fly all over the world to "take us all to Japan"
Re: The Cat's Box. (Or where I spend my time when I'm not here.)
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 12:25 pm
by Shamisen
Pandemonium wrote:
Longest distance you've been?
How many people can you carry?
Can you take us all to Japan?
Answers to questions in order asked...
I've covered the States, Canada and the Caribbean...
5 total....
Sorry range is @ 900 nm.
If I could fly myself to Japan. I'd be doing this from there.. Heh!
Re: The Cat's Box. (Or where I spend my time when I'm not here.)
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 1:46 pm
by Nagato
Have you considered hopping from Alaska to Kamchatka? :3
Re: The Cat's Box. (Or where I spend my time when I'm not here.)
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 3:08 pm
by Shamisen
Nagato wrote:Have you considered hopping from Alaska to Kamchatka? :3
Hai.. Prior to 9/11/2001 that was an acceptable route. However since then customs, governments, and general paranoia of that area does not make it friendly to American general aviation aircraft. Also at 170 knots in cruise that's going to be one very long adventure. It's about 20 hours by commercial airliner (JAL) form here to Tokyo and that's @ 500 Knots+. I'm not in the mood for that kind of excitement. Finally the northern Pacific's weather can be deadly at times to someone as small as I.
Now If I had one of these then that would be something quite different.
However they are not Cheap.
Spoiler:
2005 Gulfstream 550
Price: $ 59,900,000
Reg # N550GA Serial # 5097
*Note that is the price for a pre-owned 3 year old aircraft.*
Re: The Cat's Box. (Or where I spend my time when I'm not here.)
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 3:36 pm
by lazysunside
woa but still an old friend(middle aged man) tell me that the best job in the world is become a pilot. But i'll become an artist instead
Re: The Cat's Box. (Or where I spend my time when I'm not here.)
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 4:42 am
by Kagami
60MIL gawd
what was it brand new?
imagine the depreciation
