I'm worried I may be straying off topic, but I do have to disagree. I broke from a string of Linux machines a year ago to buy a MacBook Pro, and I'd have to suggest you think very carefully about that decision. I have nothing against Macs, mind you, but I find the reliability just isn't there, and I'm starting to wonder about the relative merits of OSX versus Linux. I would still certainly recomend a MacBook over most consumer laptops I've seen, but I do have to say that in ten years I've never seen the equal of a Thinkpad. I like my MacBook, but I'll be buying a Thinkpad again as soon as I can manage. Just a data point for you.
Well, we aren't looking for burn marks - given that we're still hoping to recover him alive, it's likely the aircraft will be at least largely intact. Hopefully, this is still rescue, not recovery.
Hey - I've been around long enough that I know what kind of response you'll probably get here, but I want to thank you and your friends. I'm an atheist myself (and a physics grad student, so I have minimal scientific credentials), and we need more of you guys. I know people give you shit, but please keep talking if you don't mind. I think we're more on the same wavelength than a lot of people thnk, if we can both get some of the crazy elements out of the press.
Looks like I'm a bit late to the party, but I'd recommend you check out aviation watches - they're often very classy looking, and you can get interesting technical features like a flight computer on the edge of the bezel. I've got a Chase Durer Pilot Commander which I like a lot, and wasn't very expensive, although they make some fairly high-end automatics as well. Hamiltons are good to check out too, as they've got a bit more of a vintage look. Omegas and Breitlings are really cool on the high end - I believe Neil Armstrong wore an Omega Speedmaster on the lunar surface.
I fmay be somewhat qualified to answer, as I'm largely self-taught, and I have used a lot of online sources. If, as it sounds like, you're starting from the very beginning, it's true that you really need someone to show you the basics. Once you have that down, though, you can learn a lot by downloading the tabs to songs you like. I don't know what you're interested in, but I use these:
Those are mostly for rock and metal, but you can find similar sites for whatever style you're into. As you'd expect, start with simpler songs and work your way up - you can learn a lot of technique this way, as well as forms and applications of the theory you'll also want to be studying. For some basic chord and scale patterns, check out:
This is really one of the best guitar sites I've seen; I can't recommend it enough. Along with the above, it forms a very good reference for patterns and exercises, but you're still missing some structure. This is a major problem with online materials - there's so much of it it's hard to sort out. As such, I'd recommend using all of this as source material, but have a friend who plays give you some guidance as to what to practice, even if you don't take lessons per se. If that's totally impossible, buy a method book or two - the Troy Stetina ones are excellent for rock and metal, but they're available for all styles. That will give you some idea of the order in which to practice the various subjects.
Actually, you're right. I'm just joining the discussion, so I don't know if anyone's mentioned it, but there was an F-111 test vehicle which included variable-camber, as well as variable sweep, wings. It was part of the AFTI program, which also related to some axis decoupling (for lack of a better term) work with a modified F-16 with canards. This particular project was known as the Mission Adaptive Wing.
Nice... but are we stuck with solids? Not that I don't recognize the advantages, but what resources are available for an (educated) amateur liquid rig?
Not as if your cardboard tube is really going to bother an A320... but I imagine you'd be held responsible for any byproducts of something that looks an awful lot like an SA-2 through a window...
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Actually, it means "blank page." Makes sense to me.
I'm worried I may be straying off topic, but I do have to disagree. I broke from a string of Linux machines a year ago to buy a MacBook Pro, and I'd have to suggest you think very carefully about that decision. I have nothing against Macs, mind you, but I find the reliability just isn't there, and I'm starting to wonder about the relative merits of OSX versus Linux. I would still certainly recomend a MacBook over most consumer laptops I've seen, but I do have to say that in ten years I've never seen the equal of a Thinkpad. I like my MacBook, but I'll be buying a Thinkpad again as soon as I can manage. Just a data point for you.
Well, we aren't looking for burn marks - given that we're still hoping to recover him alive, it's likely the aircraft will be at least largely intact. Hopefully, this is still rescue, not recovery.
Hey - I've been around long enough that I know what kind of response you'll probably get here, but I want to thank you and your friends. I'm an atheist myself (and a physics grad student, so I have minimal scientific credentials), and we need more of you guys. I know people give you shit, but please keep talking if you don't mind. I think we're more on the same wavelength than a lot of people thnk, if we can both get some of the crazy elements out of the press.
That goes double if you put it on the net...
Bingo!
Looks like I'm a bit late to the party, but I'd recommend you check out aviation watches - they're often very classy looking, and you can get interesting technical features like a flight computer on the edge of the bezel. I've got a Chase Durer Pilot Commander which I like a lot, and wasn't very expensive, although they make some fairly high-end automatics as well. Hamiltons are good to check out too, as they've got a bit more of a vintage look. Omegas and Breitlings are really cool on the high end - I believe Neil Armstrong wore an Omega Speedmaster on the lunar surface.
I fmay be somewhat qualified to answer, as I'm largely self-taught, and I have used a lot of online sources. If, as it sounds like, you're starting from the very beginning, it's true that you really need someone to show you the basics. Once you have that down, though, you can learn a lot by downloading the tabs to songs you like. I don't know what you're interested in, but I use these:
http://dsrmusic.com/
http://www.singularitymetaltab.net/
http://www.deathwarp.com/DeathWarp/tabs/tabs.htm
Those are mostly for rock and metal, but you can find similar sites for whatever style you're into. As you'd expect, start with simpler songs and work your way up - you can learn a lot of technique this way, as well as forms and applications of the theory you'll also want to be studying. For some basic chord and scale patterns, check out:
http://www.guitar-dreams.com/
Another good site for a lot of exercises as well as some theory is:
http://ibreathemusic.com/
This is really one of the best guitar sites I've seen; I can't recommend it enough. Along with the above, it forms a very good reference for patterns and exercises, but you're still missing some structure. This is a major problem with online materials - there's so much of it it's hard to sort out. As such, I'd recommend using all of this as source material, but have a friend who plays give you some guidance as to what to practice, even if you don't take lessons per se. If that's totally impossible, buy a method book or two - the Troy Stetina ones are excellent for rock and metal, but they're available for all styles. That will give you some idea of the order in which to practice the various subjects.
Hope this helps,
Nathan
Actually, you're right. I'm just joining the discussion, so I don't know if anyone's mentioned it, but there was an F-111 test vehicle which included variable-camber, as well as variable sweep, wings. It was part of the AFTI program, which also related to some axis decoupling (for lack of a better term) work with a modified F-16 with canards. This particular project was known as the Mission Adaptive Wing.
Nice... but are we stuck with solids? Not that I don't recognize the advantages, but what resources are available for an (educated) amateur liquid rig?
Sure, bring on the F-102s... of course they're much cooler than what we've got :)
Not as if your cardboard tube is really going to bother an A320... but I imagine you'd be held responsible for any byproducts of something that looks an awful lot like an SA-2 through a window...