Re: Introduction...

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Frederic Woodbridge wrote:

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> Dear Fellow Penguin Pilots:
>
> Isn't it ironic that a flightless bird is the mascot for our beloved OS :-) ?
>
> Anyway, my name is Frederic Woodbridge and I work in Fort Lauderdale, Fl.
> Perfect flying weather most of the time...that is until those Summer
> storms teach you to follow "VFR Not Recommended" exhortations religiously!
>
> I'm also a systems/network administrator for a small company in FL and while
> most of my machines are Solaris based, my personal workstation and just
> about every PC I can get my hands on, runs Linux.
>
> I'm a 40-hour student pilot and I'm really interested in high performance
> flying. I'd like to be able to translate the principles and theories of flight
> into actual, everyday use.  Determining best glide speeds, engine failures
> on takeoff: can we turn around and under what circumstances, etc., etc.
> Precise best range and endurance calculations, etc.
> I will expound on this as time goes on but it will involve setting up
> a suite of software that will enable pilots to punch in the usual numbers
> and come up with all the figures for a safe and economical flight.
>
> If anyone is interested in helping me out, let's talk about it! :-)
>
> Cheers, all.
>
> - --
> Frederic Woodbridge      || "Unix is *NOT* magic. There are *fundamental
> Network Administrator    || technical reasons* why it is necessary to
> Anexis, Inc.             || sacrifice a young goat to your Unix boxes now
> Fort Lauderdale, FL.     || and then"
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Sounds interesting. Let's hear more.


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