Inkbunny

They do have Ipad type devices. But with scribbling stuff down while flying, the best thing to have is a handy piece of paper and a pen.

KNIFE

12 years, 10 months ago

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Sweet. :)
Also those clouds are the type that hide decapitating tentacle monsters like the ones in "The Trolenberg Terror" :D
Just say'n. ;D

duncandounut

12 years, 10 months ago

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I was thinking those were the clouds from Altitude same concept giant octopus or squid kills people

Chucky

12 years, 10 months ago

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I've never seen it, sorry man. :p

KNIFE

12 years, 10 months ago

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You should check it out. It's a hoot. It was the first movie MST3K revied when they went to national syndication. It's not TOO bad in it's own right..but it's seriously silly in some spots. If you watch the beginning credits in MST3K the huge eye thing rushing toward you is the terror from the movie. :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Un84y-zrGNs :D

Chucky

12 years, 10 months ago

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Ha ha ha! It looks like it could be Lovecraft inspired.

KNIFE

12 years, 10 months ago

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I actually think it was..just around the edges. It's one of my favorite oldie monsters movies

GreenFur

12 years, 10 months ago

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Lenticulars rock being a fan is "Severe weather" it's good to see another page up. Now go celebrate with another bottle of home brew!

--GF

Chucky

12 years, 10 months ago

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@ GreenFur

Way ahead of you man!

Kalibran

12 years, 10 months ago

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Fine idea. Building Atomic clocks is the Colorado state sport.

Chucky

12 years, 10 months ago

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@ Kalibran

Ha ha ha!

Kalibran

12 years, 10 months ago

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Ok, Hockey and renaming US West to something stupid are the real state sports. We do have some nice Atomic clocks though.

DMajorBoss

12 years, 10 months ago

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That question in the last panel took me by surprise, given everything that was said before all of that. I couldn't help but grin.

^_^

Tis another great page, as always!

Chucky

12 years, 10 months ago

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@ DMajorBoss

Two young guys in the cockpit, talk can degenerate to sex fairly quickly.

DMajorBoss

12 years, 10 months ago

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Ah, I see your point there. How the mind wonders.

^_^

Fennex

12 years, 1 month ago

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@ DMajorBoss

Lol get by surprise me too. I didn't even think about it in the prev panel

FrancisJCat

12 years, 10 months ago

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Lol. They're both geeks. I love'em :3~

Chucky

12 years, 10 months ago

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@ FrancisJCat

Ian and Chucky are much more alike than they realize.

PlaneshifterLair

12 years, 10 months ago

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Well, that does sound natural. Usually the mention of that number sets all minds towards 'gutter' in real life, so.. I like it XD

Chucky

12 years, 10 months ago

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@ PlaneshifterLair

That's what I was thinkin'!

SuihtilCod

12 years, 10 months ago

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Lol 69 knots. Given the whole "furry" thing, that sounds especially innuendo-ish. X3

Chucky

12 years, 10 months ago

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@ SuihtilCod

Given the whole furry thing, how many different ways could the comic go from here??

Cuddleboy19

12 years, 10 months ago

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My, there's quite a collection of intellectual conversation going on there!

(gets to the last panel) ...Seriously? At a time like this?

Chucky

12 years, 10 months ago

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@ Cuddleboy19

Young guys from all walks of life and species are still young guys.

Kupok

12 years, 10 months ago

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I don't know why folks don't like gray skies more~

Chucky

12 years, 10 months ago

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@ Kupok

Gray skies add a wonderful mood.

Coop

12 years, 10 months ago

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Nice one chucko

Chucky

12 years, 10 months ago

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@ Coop

Thanks!

Coop

12 years, 10 months ago

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welocme

Tycloud

12 years, 10 months ago

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The fox is starting to grow on me.

Chucky

12 years, 10 months ago

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@ Tycloud

He's pretty likable.

Zonntag

12 years, 10 months ago

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Loved the ATIS panel, very informative! As for something futuristic to write on, nothing beats a pen and a scrap of paper or even the back of your hand, when you're in a hurry! Like trying to invent ways of writing in space and the Russians just used a pencil!
Ian is a cool instructor, sometimes you get some good ones, Chucky should feel lucky!
Good job, I always like seeing the new pages, thanks!
=^.^=

Chucky

12 years, 10 months ago

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Thanks! Was there really research into how to write in space other than just a paper and pencil? That's pretty funny.

l18492

12 years, 10 months ago

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yup, they couldn't really use pens in space because of the ink (it's a liquid, which doesn't collaborate with micro-gravity), I didn't know that the russians invented the pencil, but I did know that such was the tool used in space ^_^

Zonntag

12 years, 10 months ago

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@ l18492

Actually, the Fisher Space Pen was not commissioned by NASA, but was adopted by both NASA and the Russian space agency shortly after it hit the market... Russia did not invent the pencil, per se, but they used it and grease pencils on plastic slates, upon which they wrote, as their solution. Both the USA and Russia did this before the space pen came out... The problem wasn't the ink in the pen, that was ok, it was the graphite dust from the pencil, which is conductive and they were worried about the dust contaminating electronics, also broken pieces of pencil lead floating around and the wood of the pencil body itself could be combustible in a pressurized oxygen environment!!
There is always more to the story than meets the eye!!
=^.^=

l18492

12 years, 10 months ago

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WOW, very much so...
way to do your research :P

Zonntag

12 years, 10 months ago

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@ l18492

Heh, thanks, I'm an Aerospace nerd thru and thru!!
=^.^=

Chucky

12 years, 10 months ago

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You're welcome. I'm glad to have you here.

Zonntag

12 years, 10 months ago

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Aww, thanks Chucky, the pleasure is all mine!
=^.^=

Chucky

12 years, 10 months ago

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That's pretty cool, neat info!

zarek13

12 years, 10 months ago

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That last question is priceless though that will only lead to Chucky trying it out later on.

Chucky

12 years, 10 months ago

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@ zarek13

He'd certainly like to.

Yugabia

12 years, 10 months ago

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We have a flap index- which is basically a measure of just how many degrees of flaps were putting out. It's basically from 0-100 with 0 being the minimum number of degrees for a given flap setting, and 100 being the maximum for that setting. So half flaps can vary from 9-20 degrees. Point being, whenever the calculated flap index is 69, comments are always made, "Before landing checklist," - "Slats extend, Flaps 1/2, Index 69 - Giggitty."

Chucky

12 years, 10 months ago

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@ Yugabia

Heh heh, that would always get a laugh out of me.

TastesLikeGreen

12 years, 10 months ago

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An awful lot of this was just static for me, I hope the comic doesn't go too far into the practical operation of a plane, or I'll just be totally lost. :-B

Chucky

12 years, 10 months ago

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@ TastesLikeGreen

Don't worry, I won't get too much into it, or if I do, it won't dominate the comic for that long. But I was hoping to reach a bit of an aviation audience with it.

ruink

12 years, 10 months ago

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sex talk with plane speek, gotta love that

Chucky

12 years, 10 months ago

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@ ruink

Ya just don't want to cross the two.

ruink

12 years, 10 months ago

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not even in the mile high club?

Chucky

12 years, 10 months ago

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@ ruink

That would work too, she's just gotta be careful she's handling the right stick.

AlyssaKamber

12 years, 10 months ago

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I'm no plane nut, not enough to know what real planes it might be based on, but I love the ducted-fan rear prop on that. Are you someone I could PM to ID a weird plane I saw once...?

Chucky

12 years, 10 months ago

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@ AlyssaKamber

Please do, I'd love to give it a shot. I've spent my fair amount of time at airports and airshows.

SkyBlueSloth

12 years, 10 months ago

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I knew we didn't have an average college teacher in the plane, but asking about a student's sex history in hopes of improving his own tops any college professor I've met. ^^

BTW, could this be foreshadowing?

Chucky

12 years, 10 months ago

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@ SkyBlueSloth

None of the flight instructors would really qualify as average college teachers. Ian is 21 and a bran new graduate, so he and Chucky are actually very close in age, relatively speaking.

SkyBlueSloth

12 years, 10 months ago

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They also seem pretty compatible in mentality. And by that I mean if they were gay, they might like each other. As I understand it, they aren't, but they might play the same vids, watch same movies etc.

Chucky

12 years, 10 months ago

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@ SkyBlueSloth

Yes, they are very alike.

KairoTheDragon

12 years, 10 months ago

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they are too nerdy to get girls lol....and that is a lot of knots.... :P *giggles*

Chucky

12 years, 10 months ago

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@ KairoTheDragon

Kinship among nerds, it's a comfort thing.

KairoTheDragon

12 years, 10 months ago

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Is it bad that when someone says "knots" I think naughty things? Lol

Chucky

12 years, 10 months ago

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@ KairoTheDragon

Nope, it just means you're a furry. ;)

KairoTheDragon

12 years, 10 months ago

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Lol. True. By the way, youre welcome for the below complimebt lol

KairoTheDragon

12 years, 10 months ago

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so i read all the way up to this point...This is an awesome comic! Keep up the good work.

Chucky

12 years, 10 months ago

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@ KairoTheDragon

Thanks!

fbug

12 years, 10 months ago

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Will Chucky get a female instructor soon?

Chucky

12 years, 10 months ago

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@ fbug

Ah, you'll have to watch and see.

TzauZerRyfaz

12 years, 5 months ago

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lolz I laughed a bit at the last pannal. ian"ever done 69 with a gir?" Chucky"No. What's it like?" Ian"I don't know, was hoping you'd tell me" XDXDXD What an interesting topic to disguss during one's training.

Chucky

12 years, 5 months ago

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@ TzauZerRyfaz

Ian was trying to shoot the shit with Chucky. The cockpit is the perfect place for 'dude talk'.

TzauZerRyfaz

12 years, 5 months ago

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hehe you said 'cock' lawl. Sorry could not help myself. I'm a pretty silly dragon

Chucky

12 years, 5 months ago

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@ TzauZerRyfaz

The joke never gets old.

MviluUatusun

5 years, 10 months ago

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Okay. I have a question about the wind direction. 150 degrees is southeast? In other words, 0 degrees would be due north. Correct?

Chucky

5 years, 10 months ago

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@ MviluUatusun

Yes, but they'll call it 360 instead of zero.

MviluUatusun

5 years, 10 months ago

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I had a feeling I got it wrong. 3-6-0 degrees is due north. So, 150 is south-southeast or thereabout?

Chucky

5 years, 10 months ago

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@ MviluUatusun

Yes, absolutely, with 180 degrees being due south. Now, to throw a monkey into the wrench. Runways and surface winds are presented in magnetic direction to match the airplane's compass. Winds aloft are presented in true direction to match the Earth's Lat/Long grid.

MviluUatusun

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