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Jedi-Con 2004 Exclusive 2-pack

Jedi-Con 2004 Exclusive 2-pack 12/02/2003 12:27 AM
The official site of Jedi-Con 2004 which will take place in Dusseldorf, Germany in April 2004, is announcing special action figures for the event. They are working with Hasbro Germany on the packaging. Names of the figures are unknown but it will be a 2-pack and will be produced to only 2,500 pieces. Thanks to 4-inches.de for the info.

Photo Archives: JEDI-CON 2004 Convention
Exclusive Two-Pack

Photo Archives: JEDI-CON 2004 Convention
Exclusive Two-Pack 06/10/2004 04:39 PM
Our Photo Archives takes a trip to germany today with the addition of the JEDI-CON 2004 Convention Exclusive two-pack, which includes specially packaged versions of the previously-released Clone Trooper and the Super Battle Droid. This set was available at the Jedi-Con convention in Congress Center Düsseldorf (CCD South), Germany last April, and is limited to 2,500 sets. Thanks to Toy Palace for providing the set.

Office 2003 Service Pack 1 for Language
Interface Pack

Office 2003 Service Pack 1 for Language
Interface Pack 08/18/2004 01:30 AM
Office 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Language Interface Pack ensures that Office 2003 performs with complete functionality when you use an Office 2003 Language Interface Pack.

Human Pilots: Who Needs 'Em?

Human Pilots: Who Needs 'Em? 12/02/2003 12:24 AM
Wired is carrying a new Reuter's story discussing the prospect of Uninhabited Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) displacing piloted planes in more cases. It mentions the oft-repeated prediction that the F-35 will likely be the last piloted fighter jet built. The overview covers both fully autonmous robot planes like the Global Hawk and X-45 as well as remotely piloted vehicles like the Dragon Eye and Predator.

Orange pilots 3G in France

Orange pilots 3G in France 04/30/2004 04:17 PM
infoSync Apr 30 2004 7:53PM GMT

Alcatel Pilots Tunisian 3G

Alcatel Pilots Tunisian 3G 06/30/2004 05:57 PM
Unstrung.com Jun 30 2004 9:13PM GMT

The first few WiMax pilots in India

The first few WiMax pilots in India 09/25/2004 04:08 AM
Express Computer India Sep 25 2004 8:44AM GMT

Jet pilots complains about laser

Jet pilots complains about laser 12/30/2004 02:46 PM
Mark Frauenfelder: A commercial airline pilot said that a laser beam entered the cockpit of his plane for several seconds on Monday, while it was 8,500 feet in the air. Air traffic controllers determined that the source of the laser came from a neighborhood in Warrensville Heights, near Cleveland. The FBI is investigating. And in September, a Delta pilot's eye was injured from a laser beam while he was landing a plane in Salt Lake City. Here's the LA Times article about this.

I'm wondering if the idiots who are doing this are using lasers like the ones sold at Lasershoppe.com. Wow: I just went to lasershoppe to read more about the $600 lasers the site sells (which can burn holes through plastic cups, and I learned that they are no longer selling lasers because they don't want to have anything to do with people who would use their lasers maliciously. They link to a CNN article that says six commercial jets have had their cockpits illuminated by laser beams in the last four days. (Photo by Phillip Torrone)

UPDATE: Patricio Lopez sez: A while ago the Ask the Pilot colum at Salon dealt with the whole lase threat issue. Excerpt:

For the record, even a well-aimed laser would be highly unlikely to cause a crash. Hitting both pilots cleanly in the face, through a refractive wraparound windshield, would require a great deal of luck, and even a temporarily blinded crew would still have the means to avoid disaster. Do not equate the results of a laser strike with, for example, having to drive sightless through a busy intersection. Maintaining a jet's stability would be challenging under the circumstances, but not impossible.

VMware pilots 64-bit virtualisation

VMware pilots 64-bit virtualisation 04/12/2005 06:49 PM
ZDNet UK Apr 12 2005 11:04PM GMT

Pilots can 'see' through clouds

Pilots can 'see' through clouds 12/04/2003 12:10 AM
globetechnology.com Dec 3 2003 11:14PM ET

Watches watch pilots

Watches watch pilots 06/30/2004 12:56 PM
globetechnology.com Jun 30 2004 5:37PM GMT

UPS pilots an RFID rollout

UPS pilots an RFID rollout 04/09/2004 06:46 PM
How is UPS, one of the world?s largest logistics companies, approaching RFID? Like many companies, it?s launching pilot deployments to better understand the business case for a wider rollout.

HotFix Watch: Existing Management Pack
information may be lost when you import
a Management Pack in Microsoft
Operations Manager 2005

HotFix Watch: Existing Management Pack
information may be lost when you import
a Management Pack in Microsoft
Operations Manager 2005 12/28/2004 07:03 PM

Pilots fear computers taking over

Pilots fear computers taking over 04/03/2005 03:57 PM
The New Zealand Herald Apr 3 2005 5:38PM GMT

Oracle Pilots the Friendly Skies

Oracle Pilots the Friendly Skies 07/28/2004 11:05 AM
The FAA peppers its relationship with the database giant's 10g products to create electronic maps of the skies.

Stretched US pilots may quit military
1/10

Stretched US pilots may quit military
1/10 01/10/2004 11:57 AM
might quit after prolonged deployments .. more likely to quit

smh.com.au/articles/2004/01/09/1073437475904.html
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Delta CEO tell pilots more cuts needed

Delta CEO tell pilots more cuts needed 07/22/2004 01:13 AM
Seattletimes.nwsource.com - Wed Jul 21, 03:44 pm GMT

Blogging test pilots in Boston

Blogging test pilots in Boston 08/02/2004 01:56 PM
Legendary software entrepreneur Dan Bricklin says criticism of Web loggers at the Democratic National Convention misses the bigger story.

Delta pilots may 'take another path'

Delta pilots may 'take another path' 08/05/2004 01:35 AM
Seattletimes.nwsource.com - Wed Aug 4, 10:41 pm GMT

Pilots to Pluck Space Capsule From Air

Pilots to Pluck Space Capsule From Air 08/21/2004 12:59 AM
Abcnews.go.com - Fri Aug 20, 09:58 am GMT

Helicopter pilots aim to hook onto
Genesis

Helicopter pilots aim to hook onto
Genesis 08/20/2004 10:15 AM
globetechnology.com Aug 20 2004 2:05PM GMT

Two U.S. Pilots Die When Chopper Comes
Down in N.Iraq (Reuters)

Two U.S. Pilots Die When Chopper Comes
Down in N.Iraq (Reuters) 01/23/2004 04:16 PM
Reuters - Two U.S. pilots died on Friday when their helicopter came down near the town of Qayara in northern Iraq, the U.S. military said.

Alcatel Pilots 3G UMTS for Orange

Alcatel Pilots 3G UMTS for Orange 05/07/2004 05:08 AM
3G May 7 2004 8:24AM GMT

US pilots missing in Iraq crash

US pilots missing in Iraq crash 01/25/2004 03:03 PM
Two US pilots are missing after their helicopter crashed during a search and rescue mission in the Iraqi city of Mosul, US officials say..

RAF crash pilots served in wars

RAF crash pilots served in wars 09/05/2004 08:31 PM
Two pilots killed at RAF Marham in Norfolk had both flown missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, it emerges.

Lufthansa pilots in-flight broadband

Lufthansa pilots in-flight broadband 05/19/2004 02:44 PM
ZDNet UK May 19 2004 6:37PM GMT

Question for pilots: What options to
order on a Cirrus SR-20?

Question for pilots: What options to
order on a Cirrus SR-20? 03/17/2005 03:24 AM

I ordered a Cirrus SR-20 yesterday, to be shared with a friend.  I'm still looking for the ideal Malibu to purchase but this gives us something fun to fly around New England, is very cheap to operate, and I may want to use it to do flight instruction.  I'm currently working on my CFI/CFII ratings and think it would be fun to teach instrument flying on 14-day cross-country trips with guys who want to buy a Cirrus but lack the instrument rating or the time in type that will comfort insurers (the Cirrus has a terrible fatal accident record, which is ironic because it has been marketed from the start as an especially safe airplane with its emergency parachute, etc.).  So the question becomes how to equip this airplane.  It will probably be resold after 3 years so that I can always be teaching in a plane that has comparable avionics to the new ones.  Therefore we don't want to go overboard on cramming this simple airframe with Boeing 757-grade avionics that won't earn their value back on a resale.

We were thinking of the following options:

• leather seats (the dog needs his comfort)
• 3-blade prop (smaller diameter ergo lower tip speeds ergo lower noise for the dog, who doesn't wear headsets)
• MFD upgrade to 5000C so that we can get the weatherlink
• weather datalink
• Emax engine monitor
• 3rd year extended warranty including avionics

This leaves us with a plane that is $260,000.  We decided against the Stormscope because we don't intend to fly anywhere near thunderstorms and the NEXRAD datalink should be good enough.  We decided against the Skywatch system because it is $21,500 and we think that in the long run we can swap the transponder for a Mode-S unit for maybe $2000 (Cirrus doesn't currently offer this option) and get the TIS feed from the FAA RADAR.  We decided against the $11,500 ground prox warning system because we think that the Garmin 430 will give this to us by mid-2005 with a cheap upgrade.

The open question is whether to spend $19,000 extra for the double Garmin 430s and the fancier 55X autopilot and flight director.  The stock SR20 comes with a backup Garmin 250XL GPS that is VFR-only and has no VOR or ILS receiver and only a 5-watt radio transmitter.  Its autopilot does not have altitude preselect and can't fly an ILS approach.  With the upgrade you get two identical GPS/VOR-ILS/COM units and don't have to learn a different user interface.  If you do get stuck by yourself in ugly weather you can have the autopilot fly an approach while supervising and adjusting power.  And the flight director is awfully nice for when something goes wrong with the autopilot's servos but you're still in the clouds.

Thoughts from more experienced pilots?

[Update:  Thanks for the advice from all commenters.  We decided to go for the dual-430s, the fancy autopilot, and flight director.  Cirrus tells us that the plane will be delivered in mid-May, i.e., about three months after we placed our deposit.]

Laser Warnings Planned for Out-of-Bounds
Pilots

Laser Warnings Planned for Out-of-Bounds
Pilots 04/12/2005 08:11 PM

Mexican Air Force Pilots Film 11 UFOs
(AP)

Mexican Air Force Pilots Film 11 UFOs
(AP) 05/11/2004 07:23 PM
AP - Mexican Air Force pilots filmed 11 unidentified flying objects in the skies over southern Campeche state, a Defense Department spokesman confirmed Tuesday.

Delta Pilots Offer New Concessions
Package (AP)

Delta Pilots Offer New Concessions
Package (AP) 07/20/2004 11:21 PM
AP - Delta Air Lines' pilots union offered management a new wage concession proposal late Tuesday that it says will save the struggling carrier as much as $705 million annually.

Lasers to warn pilots in restricted D.C.
airspace

Lasers to warn pilots in restricted D.C.
airspace 04/16/2005 02:26 AM

Army Copter With 2 Pilots Crashes in
Iraq (AP)

Army Copter With 2 Pilots Crashes in
Iraq (AP) 01/25/2004 12:49 PM
AP - A U.S. military helicopter crashed Sunday in the Tigris River in the northern town of Mosul while searching for a soldier, and both crewmembers were missing, a spokeswoman said.

UPS Pilots Union Approves Strike Vote
(AP)

UPS Pilots Union Approves Strike Vote
(AP) 03/24/2005 10:41 PM
AP - The executive board of the pilot union at UPS, the world's largest shipping carrier, has approved holding a strike authorization vote after protracted contract talks between the two sides broke down, the union said Thursday.

Army Copter With 2 Pilots Crashes in
Iraq

Army Copter With 2 Pilots Crashes in
Iraq 01/25/2004 03:05 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- A U.S. military helicopter crashed Sunday in the Tigris River in the northern town of Mosul while searching for a soldier, and both crewmembers were missing, a spokeswoman said.

First Civilian Astronaut Pilots
SpaceShipOne into Suborbit

First Civilian Astronaut Pilots
SpaceShipOne into Suborbit 06/22/2004 09:28 AM
Follow SpaceShipOne's progress as it attempts to make the first commercial manned space flight .. BREAKING NEWS: First Civilian Astronaut Pilots SpaceShipOne into Suborbit

space.com/missionlaunches/SS1_airborne_040621.html
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Pilots Oppose Call for In-Cockpit
Cameras (AP)

Pilots Oppose Call for In-Cockpit
Cameras (AP) 07/27/2004 05:55 PM
AP - Airline pilots are dead set against putting cameras in cockpits as safety officials step up the pressure to require them as an aid to accident investigation and prevention.

Al-Qaeda may have trained and licensed
pilots in their ranks

Al-Qaeda may have trained and licensed
pilots in their ranks 12/23/2003 06:53 PM
trained pilots working for foreign airlines .. feeling safer .. From MSNBC .. MSNBC

msnbc.msn.com/id/3775771
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Helicopter Crashes in Iraq; 2 Pilots
Dead (AP)

Helicopter Crashes in Iraq; 2 Pilots
Dead (AP) 01/23/2004 04:16 PM
AP - A U.S. Army OH-58 Kiowa Warrior helicopter crashed Friday in northern Iraq, killing the two pilots, the U.S. military said.

South Africa: Ethniks Pilots HP 4-1
Shared Computing

South Africa: Ethniks Pilots HP 4-1
Shared Computing 09/07/2004 06:10 PM
AllAfrica.com Sep 7 2004 9:21PM GMT
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