Mon Nov 17, 2008 1:49 pm
Well, of course. Who else is going to think of weird ideas? That's the whole point of getting a Ph.D., to be a weird idea thinker upper. They have coursework in it, and the final exam is a killer. But don't sell the amateurs short. "Aviation archaeology" is a weird idea, and I don't think it was thought up by Ph.D.s. Perhaps by Ph.D. wannabes.
August
August
Mon Nov 17, 2008 1:58 pm
The point being, that these weird ideas and the powers that be are magnifying the problem.
Mon Nov 17, 2008 2:04 pm
What I find interesting is that as soon as old military aircraft stated to become worth real money the state of Alaska stepped in and made it illegal to recover wrecks on the basis of their 'historical significance'.
Yeah right. All this discussion of the Feds and wreck czars is fine and dandy but if any state can pass any law they want it is pretty much a moot point, the NHC not withstanding.
It is the same old story......follow the money.
Yeah right. All this discussion of the Feds and wreck czars is fine and dandy but if any state can pass any law they want it is pretty much a moot point, the NHC not withstanding.
It is the same old story......follow the money.
Mon Nov 17, 2008 2:06 pm
You've got the state feds, and the reg feds. Both are non-functional.
Mon Nov 17, 2008 8:52 pm
no!!A2C wrote:I'm sorry you don't trust the government to act on behalf of the public, but, you know what? I don't trust you to do it. At least the government, at some level, is accountable to me and the rest of the public. You aren't.
So do you prefer the NHC to Kermit Weeks, or Doug Champlin, etc.?
Mon Nov 17, 2008 9:20 pm
Reminds me of the Cessna 182 that crashed in a Warsaw graveyard, they recovered 1,348 bodies..
Mon Nov 17, 2008 11:11 pm
RyanShort1 wrote:k5083 wrote:I'm sorry you don't like Ph.Ds. Some people who have them are nice guys, and many are non-"stupid."
Another point of total agreement!
Ryan
You know, I am beginning to wonder if A2C actually sits down before he posts and writes a list of things to be insulting about each day, kind of like Howard Stern does. You know, you can't be entertaining unless you've pissed at least 3/4 of the people in the room off.
Tue Nov 18, 2008 8:13 am
Consider the source and ignor it. Has worked for me for decades 
Wed Nov 19, 2008 11:13 am
With all this talk of 'Aviation Archeology' and wreck finding, I can't help but think how prophetic this verse is from a song that must've been sung at air bases across the UK dozens of times by American airmen all those years ago.
"In five thousand years they'll be digging for gold,
in a field near the city of Wyck.
..........................................................
They'll find our Flying Fortress,
all covered in horse $hit.
Eager Beaver's still holding his stick!
Bless 'em all.......Bless 'em all..........The long and the short and the tall................."
"In five thousand years they'll be digging for gold,
in a field near the city of Wyck.
..........................................................
They'll find our Flying Fortress,
all covered in horse $hit.
Eager Beaver's still holding his stick!
Bless 'em all.......Bless 'em all..........The long and the short and the tall................."