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Commercial Use of PC Flight Simulators

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Administrator

PC flight simulator programs have come a long way since Bruce Artwick published some magazine articles in 1979. In fact, they have been adopted by several aerospace companies! Year Program Platform Licensee 1990s-Present Elite WM FAA-approved, used by flight schools … Continue reading →

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San Jose Car Collectors Celebrate Early Spring Weather

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Administrator

Car collectors are celebrating the beautiful spring-like weather in San Jose by driving around town in style. In the past 2 weeks I’ve seen: a black Ford Model T (it climbed the grade on Hamilton Ave. just fine.) a new … Continue reading →

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SVLUG: The Story of Gluster

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Administrator

At Silicon Valley Users’ Group (SVLUG) tonite, Anand Babu (AB) Periasamy, CTO Gluster, Inc. gave a great talk on “The Story of Gluster.” The name “Gluster” was derived from the words “GNU” and “Cluster.” No relation to the Luster filesystem, … Continue reading →

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Personal Flight Simulator Notes

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Administrator

There was an unusually large number of flight simulator setups for sale on eBay this January, with about 5 available ranging from $600 to $4,250 for a fairly new Precision Flight Controls (PFC) C2 setup. I guess it was spring … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Red Tails

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Administrator

I saw “Red Tails” tonite, a movie by George Lucas about the Tuskegee Airmen in WW2, an African American fighter squadron. It has some good air-ground attack, aerial combat and bomber formation scenes, including P-40s, P-51s and Me-262 jet fighter … Continue reading →

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