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NODOUDT

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Hello, my name is ... Jim -aka- NODOUDT

In Apollo Lunar Module Mission Simulator

Home town:

Akron, Ohio USA

Birthdate:

26 days older than Jamie

Current residence:

Somewhere deep in the heart of Texas

Occupation:

RECENTLY RETIRED and managing my investments!!!

MORE ABOUT ME...

My guilty pleasure(s): SLEEPING IN!!!

The best word to describe me is: Inquisitive

My Hero(es): Jamie for being a proactive free spirit

Words or phrases I overuse:

My superpower is:

What else you should know about me:

Retired Flight Simulator Engineer - Developed and programmed aerodynamic and flight control software math models. Worked for Link then commercial airline (25 years experience)

BS in Aerospace

Instrument Rated Pilot

Soloed on my 16th Birthday

Certified Steam Locomotive Engineer home - MythBusters Wiki: Discovery Channel

home - MythBusters Wiki: Discovery Channel

PADI Certified Open Water Diver

Published Landscape and Wildlife Photographer (...psst, Adam! I use Canon EOS too! )

Astronomical League Member - own four telescopes (...and building a 5th)

Restore and rebuild antique grand pianos

IN MY DREAMS...

In the movie version of my life, I would be played by: Tom Hanks

My childhood ambition/career goal: To be an astronaut (I was 12 when Neil walked on the Moon.) That was the career ambition of half the kids in my school.

If I were a breakfast cereal, I would be: Hmmm...that changes day to day.

If I could tame and ride any animal, it would be a: T-Rex

If I could live anywhere, it would be: The Oregon coast is nice. Probably near Bandon.

My dream job(s): Been there done that. Last year I got certified and operated an antique steam powered railroad locomotive. LOTS OF FUN!!!

My dream vacation(s): I enjoy landscape photography. I'd follow the seasons. In Spring, I'd travel from Texas to Alberta chasing the wildflower wave. In the Fall, I'd go from Quebec to Georgia chasing the autumn foliage of the hardwood forests.

TO-THE-MOMENT ME

Last movie I saw: Wedding Crashers on DVD; The Andromeda Strain (1971) on DVD

Last book I read: Not really into book reading...SORRY!

Last album I listened to: Oleta Adams

Last big splurge:

Last vacation: Big Bend N.P.

MY ALL-TIME FAVES

Website(s):	Hobbies: Too Many to List
Food(s):	Gadget(s):
Vacation spot(s): Rugged coastlines & Mountain vistas	I like my eggs...with Hash Browns
Game(s):	Sport(s):
World leader(s):	TV show(s): Mythbusters! (DUH!)
Celebrities (and heroes): TEACHERS!!! Bill Cosby, Wernher von Braun, Albert Einstein, Walt Disney, Benjamin Franklin Our Armed Forces servicemen & women!	Charities/Causes:
Movies:	Musician(s):
Song(s): What a Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong) A local radio station played it each morning at 0530. Listening to it was a great way to start the day!	Dessert(s):
Quote(s):	Cartoon character(s): Snoopy

MY LISTS

HOT	NOT

MULTIMEDIA ME

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Me in 737#4 sim on last day of work!!!

Think of it as a multi-million dollar video game modeled after a real world airplane.

Firing a 1901 ALCO 2-4-2 Steam Locomotive

During restoration of cancelled Apollo 18 Lunar Module now on display at Cradle of Aviation Museum in New York.

Photography along Chalk Creek in Colorado

Our Milky Way galactic center from Texas dark skies

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		Thread started: Jun 6 2008, 2:47 PM EDT Watch I see you have them too but as yet, far from being sufficiently cynical. No doubt you will soon cure that as you spend additional time with Earth creatures. A full 90% of them think "thinking outside the box" has something to do with breakfast cereal. Many of the rest just don't understand at all. So, welcome to the real world. Glad to have you . Even if you are an engineer it appears certain that you have actually done some useful things. That alone makes you unique and valuable. Maybe we can solve the mysteries of the universe and answer questions like, "Why are helicopters flown from the right seat and all other aircraft from the left?" wds Do you find this valuable? Post reply

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