GT3 Brakes on 951S
12-16-2008, 04:48 PM
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12-17-2008, 03:39 AM
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no.. I would rather go to college. Got to keep telling myself that
no.. I would rather go to college. Got to keep telling myself that
12-17-2008, 08:14 AM
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hmmm finland. Maybe moving to finland is worth having those brakes.
12-17-2008, 08:59 AM
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I'm sure they have an air force . At least you get something for giving up 40% of your wage I expect to get a bit less for the 30% I pay but in fact get a lot less i degree costs close an average years wage here .
12-17-2008, 09:03 AM
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If i remember correctly ATPL training cost about 20K€. Have to ask from Pete, he knows better since he flies MD11's
Basic flying training for single engine planes is much cheaper.
I had my glider plane license loooong time ago, during that time it cost about $150
Yes, we have air forces. They have for example these, which might be familiar for our american friends. Ye also medical service is almost "free". I just paid 65€ for a "new" left knee (had my knee operated a week ago). To have 40% tax rate means very high income here. I suppose avarage good salary means about 25-30% rate.
My father served in the finnish air force in the late '50's. Here's he is with my mom
During that time the best we got were Folland Gnat & de Havilland Vampire
He got also training for this
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The finnish air force swastika has nothing to do with the third reich one. The first Finnish air force planes (1918) were a gift from a swedish count Von Rosen, whose good luck sign it was. Swatiska was painted to these first planes and all the others until 1945. Count Von Rosen's sister happend to be one Hermann Görings first wife and he adopted swatiska from his wife's family to third reich flag and planes with Adolf. Check the picture from Folland Gnat; there is written "Kreivi Von Rosen", which means "Count Von Rosen".
After air force my dad moved to Finnair where served over 40 years.Here he is in the early '60's with a "classic" DC3
Finnair (Aero) Singers leaving for a tour. Picture was taken in 1959 shortly after Finnair got first French made Caravelle planes.
These pictures were taken in the early '90's when Finnair moved from DC10's to MD11's.
My eldest son Lauri (now 20 years old) test Finnairs first MD11. I suppose this cockpit is familiar to Pete, since this plane is still in the active duty. In lower picture Lauri with his grand dad
OK slightly OT, but planes have always been a great intrest for me
Basic flying training for single engine planes is much cheaper.
I had my glider plane license loooong time ago, during that time it cost about $150
Yes, we have air forces. They have for example these, which might be familiar for our american friends. Ye also medical service is almost "free". I just paid 65€ for a "new" left knee (had my knee operated a week ago). To have 40% tax rate means very high income here. I suppose avarage good salary means about 25-30% rate.
My father served in the finnish air force in the late '50's. Here's he is with my mom
During that time the best we got were Folland Gnat & de Havilland Vampire
He got also training for this
ooThe finnish air force swastika has nothing to do with the third reich one. The first Finnish air force planes (1918) were a gift from a swedish count Von Rosen, whose good luck sign it was. Swatiska was painted to these first planes and all the others until 1945. Count Von Rosen's sister happend to be one Hermann Görings first wife and he adopted swatiska from his wife's family to third reich flag and planes with Adolf. Check the picture from Folland Gnat; there is written "Kreivi Von Rosen", which means "Count Von Rosen".
After air force my dad moved to Finnair where served over 40 years.Here he is in the early '60's with a "classic" DC3
Finnair (Aero) Singers leaving for a tour. Picture was taken in 1959 shortly after Finnair got first French made Caravelle planes.
These pictures were taken in the early '90's when Finnair moved from DC10's to MD11's.
My eldest son Lauri (now 20 years old) test Finnairs first MD11. I suppose this cockpit is familiar to Pete, since this plane is still in the active duty. In lower picture Lauri with his grand dad
OK slightly OT
, but planes have always been a great intrest for me
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12-17-2008, 09:10 AM
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It's not free, but definitely still less than commercial ones. 20 yrs ago the fee was equivalent of $6000 in today's exchange rate, and employment to an airline was almost sure. But they took only 20 stundents in / year out of 1200 applicants...
BTW, in attached picture is one of our F/A-18 C's on a highwaystrip in Oct '08.
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Power. Lots is good, more is better, too much is just right...
'87 951, RIP
'00 996 C2 L92U AQ / IXAA IXRB IX54 M96/7.xx G96/7.88 M030 M375 M376 M436 M476 M601 M983 ... + 991 GT3 brakes, 997 GT3 sway bars, fully monoball'd suspension, Bilstein Cup Car coilovers, do88 Big Pack ICs. 10 & 12 x 19" BBS CH-R wheels with 265/30 & 325 /30 -19 MPSC2s.
12-17-2008, 10:56 AM
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12-17-2008, 11:04 AM
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hey whats thats twin tail bullet shaped thing Olli theres one in the museum that me and my friend play at .
This week I'm Missing the maiden flight of my girlfriends Dads restord Tiger moth I'm gutted.
This week I'm Missing the maiden flight of my girlfriends Dads restord Tiger moth I'm gutted.
12-17-2008, 11:12 AM
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12-17-2008, 11:41 AM
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hey whats thats twin tail bullet shaped thing Olli theres one in the museum that me and my friend play at .
I have played a lot in that particular example (see the pic below).
It was restored at Finnair maintenance department in the early '70's. During that time i had quite often a possibility to go there with my father. Another example of the Finnish air force Vampires survied is located in the middle of nowhere in the yard of abandoned gas station in western part of Finland. I saw this plane about month ago when i was buing some parts from there. This example has never been in the active duty, for some reason it was used for spare parts.
Vampire have quite unique body structure, it was made from plywood, i suppose influence of war time Mosquito fighter was adopted to Vampire as well
12-17-2008, 12:32 PM
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