Hello, I'm CincyJim. A resident of the

[CincyJim]

"greater Cincinnati, Ohia area.

I am; retired, an intellect, one that uses/respects FACTS, an ex-pilot & former air traffic controller (GCA, twr, RAPCON, ZID ARTCC).

My travels included North America, Europe, Asia, but never in lower central America nor South America.

[David B]

Hi Jim:)

Good to have you aboard. I think we have another pilot, at least, as a regular.

David

[Barefoot Bree]

Welcome to the Cafe, CincyJim. Hope you like it here.

I discovered while driving a truck that I actually like "Cincinnati-style Chili" - chili served over spaghetti. Two of my favorite foods together.

[Wizofoz]

Yo Jim,

Current Airline Pilot here.

We need to mount a professtional Aviators Coup De Gras here and oust all the Ground-Pounders!

With you, I think our current strength amounts to two....

Do you still do any flying?

[CincyJim]

... ...

Do you still do any flying?

Nope, two olde. I decided that at ¾ of a century, it was time to let a "kid" drive the mo-chine. I do my best trying to cornvince pilotos that all cloud-tops look/are the same, and the closer to terra firma one is the better chance of seeing a feetball play, or catching a snowball. Better yet, if REALLY LOW over the beach a piloto might see a HOT CHICK in a Bikini! (auot-piloto is mandatory during the "observation" period, eh?) :D

[Full Tilt Boogie]

Welcome aboard mate - look forward to reading your stuff. :)

[Clivedurdle]

There is at least one other category - it is only 70% of the planet's surface.

[Ray Moscow]

Welcome!

[Old Woman in Purple]

We need to mount a professtional Aviators Coup De Gras here and oust all the Ground-Pounders!

I'm a daughter of a retired pilot [with Air Force and Commercial airline hours over his lengthy career].... is that sufficient to keep from getting ousted? :D

[CincyJim]

There is at least one other category - it is only 70% of the planet's surface.
Yeth, you are correct. I forgot that part of earth. I've flown over the Great Atlantic & Pacific* ponds (plus a few "puddles") and actually sailed over the Gulf in a real "sail"boat (SV Elissa). Sailors (not "motor-boaters") worked their asses-off (we had twice/three times as many sailors as they did in the late 1800s)!



*The Great A & P grocery store chain actually reached across 'Merica from the Atlantic to the Pacific, but, alas, the "Great" A & P is now a small regional "corner" grocery "back east".

[CincyJim]

There is at least one other category - it is only 70% of the planet's surface.

Hello Clivedurdle;

I've flown over both of the "biggies" and a couple of the lesser "ponds". Yours truly was a REAL sailor (we actually had sails on our "arf-arf" (barque)) unlike the Navy guys, who are NOT "sailors" but are "motor-boaters" !!! :p putt, putt, putt

(De debil made me post that "Navy" stuff. :evil: )