Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Herb, My flying was also done as a part of a flying club. It was the only way a young guy with a growing family could afford to do it. When I started, I could fly our Cub for $4 per hour, including fuel. My, how times have changed. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Herbert Kanner" <kanner at acm.org> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2013 12:38 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Another from the Olympus XA > You brought back another memory. For a few years, I flew out of an airport > (Reid Hillview) where the fuel facility closed down at midnight. So, I'd > land at the San Jose airport, a couple of miles away to have the truck > refuel me and then hopped over to Reid Hillview. It was a flying club > situation and one was supposed to return a plane fully fueled. Well, > almost. > > Herbert Kanner > kanner at acm.org > 650-326-8204 > > Question authority and the authorities will question you. > > > > > On Jan 16, 2013, at 4:00 PM, Jim Nichols wrote: > >> Many people have no idea of the complexities of the delivery systems on >> an airport Jet Fuel tanker truck. It is much more efficient to take the >> fuel to a jet than to move the jet to a fueling station. >> >> These trucks have pumps and hoses to deliver fuel through fueling nozzles >> to individual aircraft fuel tanks, or through pressurized locking nozzles >> for single point refueling of larger planes. >> >> The Olympus XA captured the working parts on film: >> >> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=1550 >> >> Comments and critiques welcomed. >> >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >