Simviation Forum - Beware the long arm of "The Man"...........

May 10^th, 2008 at 11:41pm

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This article below is a little bit scary for anyone building a military fighter simpit and using a real aricraft cockpit shell. Roll Eyes

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=ebc49bf0-de16-4c9a-b90e-99f37f...;

"Step away from the simulator and put you hands in the air!"

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Reply #1 - May 11^th, 2008 at 9:00am

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JBaymore wrote on May 10^th, 2008 at 11:41pm:

This article below is a little bit scary for anyone building a military fighter simpit and using a real aricraft cockpit shell. Roll Eyes

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=ebc49bf0-de16-4c9a-b90e-99f37f...;

"Step away from the simulator and put you hands in the air!"

best,

....................john

Take him out guys, he has just let go with a Sidewinder and some 20 mill..........................The death of a simpitter Grin

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Reply #2 - May 11^th, 2008 at 8:18pm

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Not to joke about a bad subject but my Father-In-Law asked me if I planned on training terrorists with my cockpit Shocked

Too soon?

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Reply #3 - May 11^th, 2008 at 10:47pm

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Yeah.... that whole "terriorist" subject is "weird" when it comes to home cockpits. It appears that these days "paranoia" abounds. Roll Eyes

He probably was making a joke........ but too many folks would possibly look at this hobby and have a little niggling "worry" in the back of their mind about "that guy next door with the cockpit in his basement".

Blech. Tongue

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Reply #4 - May 11^th, 2008 at 10:55pm

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Yeah it was a total joke but that isn't the first time I heard those "paranoid" statements Grin

For all we know the Department of Homeland Security has all of us builders on a watch list Grin

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Reply #5 - May 11^th, 2008 at 11:21pm

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JSpahn wrote on May 11^th, 2008 at 10:55pm:

For all we know the Department of Homeland Security has all of us builders on a watch list Grin

Entirely possible. Cool

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Reply #6 - May 12^th, 2008 at 8:17am

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JBaymore wrote on May 11^th, 2008 at 11:21pm:

JSpahn wrote on May 11^th, 2008 at 10:55pm:

For all we know the Department of Homeland Security has all of us builders on a watch list Grin

Entirely possible. Cool

Did you not know, all hardware stores have to report all members of the public buying moderate amounts of MDF and toggle switches Grin

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Reply #7 - May 12^th, 2008 at 3:37pm

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Doesn't surprise me. Read an article today stating that 4000 aircraft had been auctioned at AMARC, including trainers such as T-34s, of which many fly in civilian hands already. So paranoid are "the powers that be" post 9/11, that all the aircraft were sold on the proviso they are scrapped on site, and no part larger than 10cm x 10cm remains. Roll Eyes

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