Posts by Tryker

Ah, night shift in the 1970s. Ciggies, hipflasks, ADVENT... and fault-prone disk drives the size of washing machines

Re: How to treat removable pack drives

Thanks for all the comments. Don't forget replacing the head required the alignment pack and it spinning with thye covers off. Thanks for the meories -- ted

Linux Foundation quietly scraps individual memberships

I clicked on "Donate" and this line caught my attention:

You can make a donation to support the overall efforts of the Linux Foundation. All donations can be made using a credit card, PayPal account or check. Please note that donations are not tax deductible.

Not tax deductible? So this is a 'for profit" foundation? In the same category as political donations and donations to the NRA-ILA.....

Last flying Avro Vulcan, XH558, prepares for her swan song

AEO

1 million milss as an AEO on 35 Squadron and then 230 OCU Finningley. Mainly on the XM's with the uprated electrics, engines and airframe. In my logbook I was crew on the delivery flight for "607". Still have many memories of the B2