Oh, fer crissakes, guys. TR6. End of discussion.

Scary thing about the Espada is that it comes up to your belt buckle. Saw one recently on the 10 in WLA and 4 decent-sized guys were onboard. You look *down* on them regardless of the car you're in.

I guess that's the point. In-n-Out is "freeway food", i.e., usually situated right off the freeway and true to its name - a fast detour for a meal. Habit is more of a neighborhood setup, or at least it was before it became a full-blown chain. It's funny now, but in the 90s while dining at the Goleta store on…

Santa Barbarans drive *past* the In-n-Out off Turnpike to get to the original Habit in Goleta. That says something.

Look up "boundary layer". Hence, that thing you refer to as a "gap".

Actually, eye, 2 hands, and *feet* coordination. First-time fixed-wing passengers are amazed at how much pedal you're pushing while maneuvering a helicopter. Also managing the collective (power) without overtemping the engine or overtorquing the transmission is another talent.

While the pilot is good, that ship is even better.

Still wishing 'n hoping PL/I makes a comeback. PROC OPTIONS(MAIN); just rolls off the tongue.

Nothing MB may build today will ever top the original W-100, short or long wheelbase. Paul Bracq's and Bruno Sacco's design is timeless in its brutal elegance. And don't forget the locomotive horn buried in the front right wheelwell.

Notice that little standby ADI/HSI/Airspeed/Altitude indicator on the glareshield. Legally-mandated backup gauges, battery powered, all neatly integrated into one display. Suitable for IFR flight and landing. Amazing how far standby instruments have come in the past 10 years.

Well, it use to have Toyota and Northrup Grumman, but they left. Just waiting for Chevron to pick up and leave. But hey, we have that capitalist petting zoo they call "Silicon Valley." That'll save us!

You're saying it's business friendly?

The noise levels on this thing were insane. IIRC, pilot workload was pretty high as well given there was no computer stability augmentation. Cool little plane though. Would have made a great carrier-based long-range ASW platform complete with dipping sonar *and* MAD boom.

I lived in West L.A. for a while and we lived on a street Reagan transited to his home in BelAir. I figure at most 10 cars/war wagons, plus LAPD motorcycles doing the "intersection leapfrog". Fairly low key. And this was after he was shot.

The absolute worst are those taxiway lights at any airport. Actually painful to look at for any duration. Who selected that particular wavelength must have had it in for pilots.

Here's the old girl up at Boeing's Paine field:

Ah, the Aeroproducts propeller. Actually quite common in the 50s and 60s on T56-equipped P3s, Hercs, E2s and 580s. Propeller, hub, and governor were all self contained. Prop itself was hollow and constructed to two parts that were brazed together.

Uh, several years ago, in the same place, David Attias killed 4 with his *car*. Very similar circumstances, so no, guns aren't really part of the problem.

I wrench a V-12 E31 and it's a piece of cake. Late 80s technology, so it's mostly mechanical. Just follow the repair manual and most things pop in and out in logical order. Rollers are essentially straightforward save the bi-level analog climate control system. And in both cases you still get factory parts support…

Hell, the fan is driven off the water pump via what is essentially a tiny torque converter. See, the engineers wanted a variable speed drive so they fill and drain this hydraulic coupling based on water temperature. Rebuilds are around $5K from the factory. Now mind you, that's for a fan coupling. The rear…