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    I'm actually surprised that the FAA haven't jumped on this and it's really suspicious to me. Pretty much all other major aviation authorities have either grounded the 737 MAX or banned it from their airspace... Every single EU member state, India, China, Canada, Iraq - the list goes on and on. Look at the attached image: This morning there were only 33 737 MAX's flying and none of them were going to destinations outside the US.
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    Well, keep in mind that aircraft like the A320 and A340 are much more fly by wire than the 737 MAX is. The A320/A340 cannot be flown if the computers are down; the 737 can. And those Airbus systems can (and have) caused problems. But Airbus planes are still pretty popular. The problem here seems to be that Boeing didn't go all the way. It's still a direct-law airplane with one new stability kluge to prevent a new instability from causing problems. And since it's a new kluge you have pilots expecting to fly a direct-law airplane with the computer taking control away unexpectedly. Airbus pilots are trained to maintain control of the aircraft with a failure of one (or more) of the five redundant flight control computers - Boeing pilots aren't, because normally they don't need those computers to fly the plane. So training MIGHT solve the problem here - but with such an obvious and likely-repeatable problem, the FAA may not go for that level of fix.
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    yep. Years ago, for a customer who needed mid-season service.
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    Hi grigri, Over the last 10 yrs or so, I have shipped a number of rigs/gear to Europe using the US Postal Service. I have never had a real problem. One took about 6-8 weeks on the European end to get resolved. Yes, you can insure it; the limit is about $700 I think. On some gear, I had to break it down & ship separately. Yes, they do have tracking; it is much better now than a few years ago. Have your seller check with the USPS & get the details. Jerry Baumchen
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    You can rent a cypres from SSK for around $2 a day. Has anyone done this?
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    A Preacher was explaining that he must move on to a larger congregation that will pay him more. There is a hush within the congregation. No one wanted him to leave. Joe Smith, who owns several car dealerships in the City stands up and Proclaims,. "If the Preacher stays, I will provide him with a new Cadillac every year, and his wife with a Honda mini-van to transport their children!" The congregation sighs in relief, and applauds. Sam Brown, a successful entrepreneur and investor, stands and says, "If the Preacher will stay on here, I'll personally double his salary, and also establish a foundation to guarantee the college education of all his children!" More sighs and loud applause. Sadie Jones, age 88, stands and announces with a smile, "If the Preacher stays, ..I will give him sex!" There is total silence. The Preacher, blushing, asks her, "Mrs. Jones, whatever possessed you to say that?" Sadie's 90 year old husband Jake is now trying to hide, holding his forehead with the palm of his hand, and shaking his head from side to side, while his wife replies, "Well , I just asked my husband how we could help, and he said,...'Screw him'!"
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    Our daughter said she wanted a pet spider. WTF, I thought. So we researched them and went to the local exotic pet store. They had some, but they wanted a hundred bucks for one spider. I told her, “Come on, let’s go home. I’m not paying a hundred bucks for a spider here when they’re much cheaper off the web.”
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    I love this stuff.
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    Horrible. Can't find anything. I think I'm done with this site.
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