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From: Alfred Molon on 6 Feb 2010 03:42 In article <d129a8f7-0a55-4052-8406- ba34aeca78ef(a)z26g2000yqm.googlegroups.com>, rander3127(a)gmail.com says... > Looks like ''the state is everything" types are taking up residence in > Chicago now. > > Amateur Photographer: > > Friday 5th February 2010 > Chris Cheesman > > American transport chiefs have sparked controversy by putting up signs > telling rail commuters to report 'excessive photography' to > authorities. > > However, the Chicago Transport Authority (CTA) fails to spell out what > constitutes excessive photography, reported the NBC website recently. > > 'The fact is, photography is not a crime, and the CTA needs to stop > treating it as such,' writes Matt Bartosik. > > 'They are not enforcing safety; they're instilling fear,' he adds. -- Alfred Molon ------------------------------ Olympus E-series DSLRs and micro 4/3 forum at http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MyOlympus/ http://myolympus.org/ photo sharing site
From: tony cooper on 6 Feb 2010 09:58 On Sat, 6 Feb 2010 01:36:11 -0800, C J Campbell <christophercampbellremovethis(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >This is Mayor Richard M. Daley's town. The same Mayor Daley who >illegally closed Meigs Airport by bulldozing its runways in the dead of >night, stranding sixteen planes there. No warning to planes that might >have been on the way, either, or any notification to the FAA (the FAA >requires advance notification of the closing of an airport for obvious >safety reasons), which promptly sued the city of Chicago. > Having lived in Chicago when the original "Da Mayor" was in office, I have a much different view of Mayor Daley's father. However, I'm not interested in debating political views, so...a joke for photographers and pilots instead: A CNN News reporter booked a chartered flight. He was told a twin-engine plane would be waiting for him at the airport. Arriving at the airfield, he spotted a plane warming up outside a hanger. He jumped in with his bag, slammed the door shut, and shouted, 'Let's go'. The pilot taxied out, swung the plane into the wind and took off. Once in the air, the photographer instructed the pilot, 'Fly over the valley and make low passes so I can take pictures of the fires on the hillsides.' 'Why?' asked the pilot. 'Because I'm a photographer for CNN', he responded, 'and I need to get some close up shots.' The pilot was strangely silent for a moment. Finally he stammered, 'So, what you're telling me, is . . . You're NOT my flight instructor?' -- Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida
From: C J Campbell on 6 Feb 2010 10:45 On 2010-02-06 06:58:06 -0800, tony cooper <tony_cooper213(a)earthlink.net> said: > On Sat, 6 Feb 2010 01:36:11 -0800, C J Campbell > <christophercampbellremovethis(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >> This is Mayor Richard M. Daley's town. The same Mayor Daley who >> illegally closed Meigs Airport by bulldozing its runways in the dead of >> night, stranding sixteen planes there. No warning to planes that might >> have been on the way, either, or any notification to the FAA (the FAA >> requires advance notification of the closing of an airport for obvious >> safety reasons), which promptly sued the city of Chicago. >> > Having lived in Chicago when the original "Da Mayor" was in office, I > have a much different view of Mayor Daley's father. However, I'm not > interested in debating political views, so...a joke for photographers > and pilots instead: > > A CNN News reporter booked a chartered flight. He was told a > twin-engine plane would be waiting for him at the airport. > > Arriving at the airfield, he spotted a plane warming up outside a > hanger. He jumped in with his bag, slammed the door shut, and > shouted, 'Let's go'. > > The pilot taxied out, swung the plane into the wind > and took off. Once in the air, the photographer instructed the > pilot, 'Fly over the valley and make low passes so I can take pictures > of the fires on the hillsides.' > > 'Why?' asked the pilot. > > 'Because I'm a photographer for CNN', he responded, 'and I need to get > some close up shots.' > > The pilot was strangely silent for a moment. Finally he stammered, > 'So, what you're telling me, is . . . You're NOT my flight > instructor?' Eh, by the time a pilot is learning to fly a twin engined plane, he should be able to handle it. :D -- Waddling Eagle World Famous Flight Instructor
From: C J Campbell on 6 Feb 2010 11:33 On 2010-02-06 06:58:06 -0800, tony cooper <tony_cooper213(a)earthlink.net> said: > On Sat, 6 Feb 2010 01:36:11 -0800, C J Campbell > <christophercampbellremovethis(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >> This is Mayor Richard M. Daley's town. The same Mayor Daley who >> illegally closed Meigs Airport by bulldozing its runways in the dead of >> night, stranding sixteen planes there. No warning to planes that might >> have been on the way, either, or any notification to the FAA (the FAA >> requires advance notification of the closing of an airport for obvious >> safety reasons), which promptly sued the city of Chicago. >> > Having lived in Chicago when the original "Da Mayor" was in office, I > have a much different view of Mayor Daley's father. However, I'm not > interested in debating political views, so...a joke for photographers > and pilots instead: > > A CNN News reporter booked a chartered flight. He was told a > twin-engine plane would be waiting for him at the airport. > > Arriving at the airfield, he spotted a plane warming up outside a > hanger. He jumped in with his bag, slammed the door shut, and > shouted, 'Let's go'. > > The pilot taxied out, swung the plane into the wind > and took off. Once in the air, the photographer instructed the > pilot, 'Fly over the valley and make low passes so I can take pictures > of the fires on the hillsides.' > > 'Why?' asked the pilot. > > 'Because I'm a photographer for CNN', he responded, 'and I need to get > some close up shots.' > > The pilot was strangely silent for a moment. Finally he stammered, > 'So, what you're telling me, is . . . You're NOT my flight > instructor?' Real life story: Shortly after 9/11, small airports and general aviation businesses were scrambling to prove that they were not terrorist threats. The FBI descended on our flight school, carted away all of our records, and did not return them for months. The only thing they found was that it turned out one of the instructors was an illegal alien from Germany (he had overstayed a student visa). We all thought he was a citizen. He had suddenly quit the first day the FBI showed up and last I heard he was working as a stock broker in Las Vegas. I have no idea whether he ever got his immigration status worked out. Anyway, down in Arizona, Glendale Aviation had this great idea for a press day. They invited some reporters and a photographer from the Arizona Republic down for an airplane ride. They had a beautiful old Piper Seneca and assigned a very experienced, albeit elderly, pilot to the flight. Okay, he was something like 80 years old. The reporters all gathered around as he preflighted the Seneca, going over everything in his usual careful, methodical habit. Then he keeled over, dead. Massive heart attack. How's that for making a great positive impression? -- Waddling Eagle World Famous Flight Instructor
From: John McWilliams on 6 Feb 2010 11:41
C J Campbell wrote: > On 2010-02-06 06:58:06 -0800, tony cooper <tony_cooper213(a)earthlink.net> > said: > >> On Sat, 6 Feb 2010 01:36:11 -0800, C J Campbell >> <christophercampbellremovethis(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> >>> This is Mayor Richard M. Daley's town. The same Mayor Daley who >>> illegally closed Meigs Airport by bulldozing its runways in the dead of >>> night, stranding sixteen planes there. No warning to planes that might >>> have been on the way, either, or any notification to the FAA (the FAA >>> requires advance notification of the closing of an airport for obvious >>> safety reasons), which promptly sued the city of Chicago. >>> >> Having lived in Chicago when the original "Da Mayor" was in office, I >> have a much different view of Mayor Daley's father. However, I'm not >> interested in debating political views, so...a joke for photographers >> and pilots instead: >> >> A CNN News reporter booked a chartered flight. He was told a >> twin-engine plane would be waiting for him at the airport. >> >> Arriving at the airfield, he spotted a plane warming up outside a >> hanger. He jumped in with his bag, slammed the door shut, and >> shouted, 'Let's go'. >> >> The pilot taxied out, swung the plane into the wind >> and took off. Once in the air, the photographer instructed the >> pilot, 'Fly over the valley and make low passes so I can take pictures >> of the fires on the hillsides.' >> >> 'Why?' asked the pilot. >> >> 'Because I'm a photographer for CNN', he responded, 'and I need to get >> some close up shots.' >> >> The pilot was strangely silent for a moment. Finally he stammered, >> 'So, what you're telling me, is . . . You're NOT my flight >> instructor?' > > Eh, by the time a pilot is learning to fly a twin engined plane, he > should be able to handle it. :D > Oh, c'mon, Eagle, don't spoil a good joke with reality! O.K., so next time make it a SEL. I really enjoyed that, tony. -- John McWilliams |