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Yet another darn engineer! LOL.

I'm a flight test engineer for Boeing on the C-17 cargo aircraft. We are based at Edwards Air Force Base in sunny California. This is the place where Chuck Yeager broke the speed of sound. These days the flight test pilots have 2.5 kids, a house, and drive minivans. It's up to us engineers to be the wild ones. :)

But right now I'm fixing UH-60s in Iraq and will go back to the flight test job in a couple of months. I'm getting real good at safety wiring things.
 
kart_racer said:
Yet another darn engineer! LOL.

I'm a flight test engineer for Boeing on the C-17 cargo aircraft. We are based at Edwards Air Force Base in sunny California. This is the place where Chuck Yeager broke the speed of sound. These days the flight test pilots have 2.5 kids, a house, and drive minivans. It's up to us engineers to be the wild ones. :)

But right now I'm fixing UH-60s in Iraq and will go back to the flight test job in a couple of months. I'm getting real good at safety wiring things.

I used to run the vet clinic at Edwards when I was stationed at Fort Irwin. I really loved the desert. Lots of open highways to open her up a little. I had the chance to see the space shuttle land at Edwards:_rock. Also got to see the B-2 bomber (the wing) when it was being tested at Edwards. I had to round up a guest speaker for our dining-in. I found out from one of the pilots at Edwards that Chuck was living in Northern Cali. So I gave him a call and he agreed to come down. We took the CG's UH-60 and flew up and picked him and his wife up and flew them back to Fort Irwin. He even got some stick time. Cool guy and even though he spent all of his life in fix winged aircraft he flew the 60 like he had been trained for it. I had him sign both of my books he wrote.

H.D. :w
 
Heavy Duty said:
I used to run the vet clinic at Edwards when I was stationed at Fort Irwin. I really loved the desert. Lots of open highways to open her up a little. I had the chance to see the space shuttle land at Edwards:_rock. Also got to see the B-2 bomber (the wing) when it was being tested at Edwards. I had to round up a guest speaker for our dining-in. I found out from one of the pilots at Edwards that Chuck was living in Northern Cali. So I gave him a call and he agreed to come down. We took the CG's UH-60 and flew up and picked him and his wife up and flew them back to Fort Irwin. He even got some stick time. Cool guy and even though he spent all of his life in fix winged aircraft he flew the 60 like he had been trained for it. I had him sign both of my books he wrote.

H.D. :w

Cool. Chuck Yeager is the MAN. He still makes appearances at the yearly airshow in October at Edwards.

You are correct about the roads. Lots of open, flat, and straight roads in that area. I avoid Rt 138 (aka, "Death Highway"). Too many fatal high-speed head-on collisions. They really need to widen that road and put in a median.

Willow Springs Raceway is in nearby Rosamond. Lots of good racing there.

Take care,

Mike
 
I am a Mechanical/Electrical Engineer and owner of an engineering firm in Braintree, Ma. We design Plumbing, Hvac, Electrical and Fire Protection systems for commercial and institutional buildings. We also provide services to help our clients save energy, working closely with local utility companies, getting our clients energy rebates for installing high efficient gas and electrical equipment. Hey Heavy Duty, tell Chuck I said hello. One tough S.O.B.!!
I did my military service in the USAF. I worked on the stuff that goes BOOM! I was stationed at RAF Lakenheath UK and Barksdale AFB Shreveport Louisiana. 1980-1984 Any 46150/31650's out there?
 
I provide a service that identifies single nucleotide polymorphisms in DNA:D (thus, my name...gene us, or geneus).
 
Geneus said:
I provide a service that identifies single nucleotide polymorphisms in DNA:D (thus, my name...gene us, or geneus).
Why would people want that information? Oncogenes? Disease states? Just curious- who are your customers?
 
DRTH VTR said:
Why would people want that information? Oncogenes? Disease states? Just curious- who are your customers?

Population mapping and association studies. Varied clientle (plant, animals, and of course, humans)....if it has DNA, we work on it. Pm me if you are really interested.
 
Geneus said:
Population mapping and association studies. Varied clientle (plant, animals, and of course, humans)....if it has DNA, we work on it. Pm me if you are really interested.
You must be a Geneus, you drive a ZO6!
 
TODD L GRIFFITH said:
You must be a Geneus, you drive a ZO6!


Looks like you're pretty smart as well.:D Nice list of mods. Wish I could figure out how to get my sig in my posts....I guess I'm no genius...LOL.
 
Geneus said:
Looks like you're pretty smart as well.:D Nice list of mods. Wish I could figure out how to get my sig in my posts....I guess I'm no genius...LOL.
I wish lol! Anyway, I had trouble with getting my sig. to post awhile back. As you may already know, go to the user CP above and go to edit signiture. After you make a post, ensure to check off the "show your signature" box in the additional options below before you click submit reply. It should post below. The signature may not post if it is too long also :) Very interesting work you do, and I know my friend Heavy Duty was quite interested too. Birds of a feather.......................:)
I think it would be interesting looking around the world for common strands many miles apart. I'm sure migration and land masses on the constant move over time make it alot of fun and interesting. Sea Turtles are an interesting subject. I have a friend that works on Endeavor out of Woods Hole. Bob Ballard is coming for six months to do research. Bob will be emailing us to keep us up to date on what he is doing, along with the other scientists. A real joy for my kids, they are very fortunate to have access to him.
 
TODD L GRIFFITH said:
After you make a post, ensure to check off the "show your signature" box in the additional options below before you click submit reply. It should post below. .

Okay,

Let's see if my sig will show up.
 
Geneus said:
Okay,

Let's see if my sig will show up.

Damn, this is complicated. I guess if you "check" your post and then hit submit, it forgets.
 
Geneus said:
Okay,

Let's see if my sig will show up.

Geneus' signature:

Geneus said:
2003 Blk/TR Z06; G5X3 on a 114;AFR 205's milled to 59cc; FAST 90 intake/NW 90 TB; Kooks 1 3/4 headers sans cats; 4.10 gears;hardended output shaft;DTE strut brace;shift light; Excedy Dual Disc clutch; 5 point custom roll cage; all work done by East Coast Supercharging. 470 rwhp/420 rwtq

Geneus,
You should be able to add your sig by selecting the Miscellaneous Option "Show Your Signature" under the post box before you hit submit. The only way the system automatically shows your signature is if you select that as an option from your User CP.

:w
-Patrick
 
Geneus said:
Damn, this is complicated. I guess if you "check" your post and then hit submit, it forgets.
Congrats on your sig. I bet those gears really make you fly!
 

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