Congrats! I also learned to fly as an older adult out of the Chicago area and even did some takoffs and landings during my training there at Galt. I learned to fly at Palwaukee (now Chicago Executive) which is a cool Chicago area airport carved out of a corner of O’Hare’s Class A airspace. You’ll be a better Pilot…
Fins Rule
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Wail and gnash all you little Matt, Trump is still your President. Trump 2020! Enjoy the ride...
Something happened while you were of toilet training age resulting in an Anal fixation leading you to write this article. Seek out help. It’s not too late. Freud-O-Rama...
Jason here’s a pro tip for you: Two-strokes don’t have valves. They have intake and exhaust ports. These are, in effect, opened and closed by the location of the piston within the cylinder during the combustion and exhaust cycle. But you knew this so I digress...
Looks like he first did a brief ‘slip’ which is basically using the side facing fuselage of the aircraft to quickly lose airspeed. And then he very briefly ‘crabbed’ it to accommodate for a crosswind and then at the final and perfect moment straightened out and touched down nicely. To whip that big thing around so…
These were junk back in the day and they’re still junk now.
Your hair game is strong. Respect...
This is hands down the most fascinating thing I’ve watched on Jalopnik. Very well done indeed!
Old mechanic’s joke: Q: Why do the English drink warm beer? A: Because Lucas makes the refrigerators! Yuk yuk yuk...
Great piece about a great and man and a cool car. Just wish the audio of him talking after the ride in his kitchen was a bit louder/clearer...
Who the f says “Motorbike?!?!”
My first Harley was a ‘73 XLCH 1200 “kicker.” It was a very nimble, cool and fun to ride Harley for the era. It had to be kept perfectly tuned or would literally break one’s knee when starting. My ol’ lady at that time called it “an eyesore.” I called it my “throbbing milwaukee steel.” My knee’s still injured from…
Props for displaying some serious resotation and fabrication skills - especially with that old arc welder. But who says “mendable?” Sounds like something from an American Lit before 1865 class, Victorian novel or an arcane sewing tutorial on how to repair old socks or something. It’s about as bizarre as someone…
This made my day :-)
Nothing new here folks. Metra and CTA throughout Chicagoland have for ever since there’s been rail based public transit during the winter burned tracks and switches. They freeze because it gets Cold in Chicago-really COLD. Many Metra line swithes have gas burners to accommodate this seasonal burning to thaw them when…
The REAL story here is that some hapless nitwit is actually buying a new Honda Ridgeline.
You little nitwit he’s right on the money. Keep quiet and just keep paying into my Social Security hahaha!
My first guess was it sounds like a duty cycled solenoid dittering. Or maybe a hydraulic lifter. In either case it’s probably normal operating noise.
Wonderful story!