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One thing I'm sure of, landing the space shuttle does not update your landing currency for anything but a glider.
 
minitour said:
No such thing as a stupid question. And since you asked:

Kidneys do two things.
1. Filter out waste from the blood stream.
2. Keep the level of salt in the blood constant.
The major waste product from cells in the body is ammonia, and the major waste product from blood is a broken form of heme called biliruben. In the liver, each of these is converted into a less hazardous form: ammonia is converted to urea, and bilirubin is degraded to (be darned if I remember). Salt, water, and urea are all colorless, but the downgraded bilirubin (which come from degraded pigments) are yellow. So, if you drink a lot, your urine will be more clear, and if you get dehydrated, your urine will contain less water and be darker yellow.

Hope it helps.

-mini

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How do I know?

You don't want to know...
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correct mini :)

Yellow pee indicates dehydration.

I thought that was basic knowledge? It is were i come from :)
 
Matt, Mini and whoever, (even Anus since she likes to cook)

Let's HJ this thread, or start a new one if you want. I don't care. What I do care about is the best way to cook/BBQ ribs??????
 
If your in orbit for over 90 days, can you land the shuttle with people on board? Or do you come back to earth on your own and get current, then go back up and pick the rest of the crew up.

Also if you land within less than 50nm of the launch pad, you can't log X-C (pt 61) right?

Is it an AMEL time going up, and glider time comming down?

What about the old Apolos that landed in the water? AMEL, followed by Glider-No engine Sea?
 
There's this great BBQ joint in Somerville MA called Red Bones. Ever been there? Had a great time going for some of our "dude's nights out."

-Goose
 
My favoite way is to put some mesquite charcoal(the kind that is still in branch form, not briquettes). You pt it in an old 55 gal drum(olive oil, otherwise it'l taste toxic and u die) light it, hang some meat from hooks on the top of the can and cover. then wait about 4 hours.

YUM!
 
paulsalem said:
If your in orbit for over 90 days, can you land the shuttle with people on board? Or do you come back to earth on your own and get current, then go back up and pick the rest of the crew up.

Also if you land within less than 50nm of the launch pad, you can't log X-C (pt 61) right?

Is it an AMEL time going up, and glider time comming down?

What about the old Apolos that landed in the water? AMEL, followed by Glider-No engine Sea?
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AWESOME!!! just when i was wondering...."why the heck am I still reading this thread with all these idiots bickering about stupid crap for no reason"....this just made my day. And I, for one, thought the original question was pretty refreshing on a website filled with a bunch of whining.

Everybody lighten up!! (like this guy)


:D
 
paulsalem said:
Also if you land within less than 50nm of the launch pad, you can't log X-C (pt 61) right?
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You can use it for Pt 135 mins...unless you land at the same uh...launchport?

Plus...wouldn't it count for their ATP? Or doesn't that count unless you're military?

I only know one way to cook Bar-B-Que but it's a secret ;)

-mini
 
There is at least one former Shuttle commander who flies for SWA (maybe two?), so it's not an entirely ridiculous question!
 
some_dude said:
There is at least one former Shuttle commander who flies for SWA (maybe two?), so it's not an entirely ridiculous question!
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And this is strictly hear-say, but I heard that particular SWA pilot was one of the most difficult guys to fly with on the line! Very arrogant, rude, and self-centered.

But I don't know if I would blame him either. He DID pilot the space shuttle at MACH 25, on 4 or 5 different occasions. And he frequently participates in the Air Races at Reno every year. That is pretty good bragging rights that not many people can top!

Maybe some of you SWA guys have flown with him and can tell us different.
 
Eileen Collins is flyin' on 15 May.... she was on ABC news tonight and said [referring to the ongoing Shuttle-readiness safety process] something like "The question is, why do we want to wait 'til we've got it 'perfect'? Why don't we just go fly?"

The lady's got guts, good for her. She also noted that she's gonna wake up real early on launch day and slap some serious duct tape on the leading edges.

Not.
 
HJ alert.

I went bowling tonight. First three games i got a total of 504. Best game was 198 that night. Played a total of 12 games and now my thumb is ready to fall off. Scored 1611 points total, which averages out to 134 per game. Is that good? :)
 
urflyingme?! said:
My favoite way is to put some mesquite charcoal(the kind that is still in branch form, not briquettes). You pt it in an old 55 gal drum(olive oil, otherwise it'l taste toxic and u die) light it, hang some meat from hooks on the top of the can and cover. then wait about 4 hours.

YUM!
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Good Stuff. hmmm where can I steal a olive oil 55 gal drum?
 
minitour said:
Well it's all relative.

Are you trying out for the Special Olympics?

-mini :p
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hey ... - shut up :)


i had a typo - it was 1711.. for an average of 142. hows that? :)

btw.. after the 5th round scores started to fall... i ain't got no titanium thumb.
 
Angus said:
I take it that drugs are your answer to your problems...?

No thanks Shakey... you seem to have experience with Valium... so you take'em... I don't need them.



I don't know why p!ss is sometimes yellow....... and yet that would be a stupid question as well.

I take it you're working at the same gas station huh??
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Asking why piss is yellow isn't a stupid question either. You seem quite bitter, I'm glad I'm not doing what ever you're doing that causes such an attitude.
 
Allright, $20 to the first person that can successfully tie in every off-topic subject mentioned in this thread....
 
As I was watching the space shuttle land. My CFII/DE/ATP asked ME if he thought they could log it. So I pulled my Marlboro light out of my mouth blew smoke in his face, told the old fat bastard to shut up and eat his ribs.

What I thought was a brave act turned out to be unfortunate, now my instrument rating would take an extra 20/hrs @199.99 dual instead of the 120/ dual which is the current rate. On top of that we're flying the almighty 150 from now on.

Then and there in comes Matt cussing like a sailor. Mini asks “Matt why are you so full of had and discontent". Mat replies "I thought my flight bag felt heavy, it's my damm bowling bag” Needing to feed his ego, he precedes to tell us his bowling scores from last night. Then he rudely gets interrupted. ITS ANGUS YELLING I AM THE CAPTAIN, YOU ARE THE FIRST OFFICER. The intimidated F/O smiles, and informs her that he’ll take sugar and cream in his coffee.

Cash, credit or pay pal.
 
That was a great story there Q, but you left out the discussion about yellow pee and dehydration!! That's an important part to forget!!!
 
Ralgha said:
Asking why piss is yellow isn't a stupid question either. You seem quite bitter, I'm glad I'm not doing what ever you're doing that causes such an attitude.
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Thats the ignorance of your post. You ARE doing what causes the "attitude"... and thats being a "pimple faced dweeb".
 
wow, i move we vote angus the coolest person on the internet ...cause your just rackin up the points there, sparky :rolleyes:
 
wingnutt said:
wow, i move we vote angus the coolest person on the internet ...cause your just rackin up the points there, sparky :rolleyes:
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And that's it. Using things that I have said is all you have to offer?:rolleyes:
All that smoke comin' out the nose and thats all you can put together??

Not clever enough to think of your own words? Well just go ahead and feel free to steal ideas from people smarter than you...

I guess "wingnutt" is that thing between the ears huh?

Lame.... just plain lame...... even though I'm sure you're used to hearing that said about you before at places other than Flightinfo.

You're probably enlisted aren't you?? Figures.... having only a high school education just shines right on through.
 
yup, thats it, thats all i have...you got me. what can i say, im just not as witty as you. i dont know what i was thinking getting into this whole aviation thing so many years ago, and i dam sure dont know how ive made it this far without an attitude like yours :D

...anyone second the motion?
 

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