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Old 01-08-15, 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by mach.80
Yes... It takes two pilots to operate an airliner. If you get a chance, look in the cockpit
and you'll see two of us up there.
We take turns flying and non-flying duties every other flight.
The aircraft is certified as a two pilot flight crew. Mandatory.

Below is a pic of the speeds our aircraft can reach. 632kts over the ground is 726mph.

Cheers.
I knew that but when he said "jet driver" I was like "Huh?!".

I see you got a fancy glass cockpit there, what aircraft?

My wife says I am the most boring person in the world because I like flying in xplane 10, lol.
Old 01-08-15, 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by jjwalker
I knew that but when he said "jet driver" I was like "Huh?!".

I see you got a fancy glass cockpit there, what aircraft?

My wife says I am the most boring person in the world because I like flying in xplane 10, lol.
Boring, No.

There are people who actually fly in a virtual reality. They have schedules and
really fly 8hr flights in Xplane. Some enthusiasts are hard core.

We fly the EMB-145XR and other variants.
Old 01-08-15, 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by mach.80
Boring, No.

There are people who actually fly in a virtual reality. They have schedules and
really fly 8hr flights in Xplane. Some enthusiasts are hard core.

We fly the EMB-145XR and other variants.
I am not that hardcore, the furthest I flew was from KDFW to KBOS. I mostly fly business class jets because I havent quite got the hang of landing the big ones yet. I do personally hate that cirrus jet though and dont fly it.

I had an embraer (I think it was the 140?) for xplane 9 but havent found one for xplane 10 yet, free anyway.
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i´m 25, owned fc-s for 3 years now, working as a service/maintenance technician in a poultry processing factory
Old 01-10-15, 08:39 AM
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27 (28 tomorrow actually). I'm a photographer at a pretty awesome studio in Miami. Live with my girlfriend and her sister. The deal when we moved into the house was that they could have every closet, the .5 bath and the back patio and yard, but the garage is 100% mine.

Best. Deal. Ever.

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Old 01-14-15, 07:42 PM
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That hood is so clean . I want
Old 01-14-15, 08:10 PM
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retail manager, your wives and girlfriends love my company. 33, owned like 8 fcs since i was 18. my full bridge n/a fc was my longest owning fc 10 years, just needed a paint job and it would've been 100%, but a house and 2 kids made me strip her and sell her off, and i got a almost complete mazdaspeed 8, just need front bumper, did it to haul my kids around in style, but still have enough parts around to start another fc build in a couple of years.

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Old 01-15-15, 04:48 AM
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I'm 23 now. I bought my first FC when I was 16.

The first one ('86 n/a Sport) was running and driving, but very rusty. Despite all the problems, I was glad to be able to cut my teeth on that one instead of tearing apart a nice car. The engine blew at 204k miles

I bought my second FC ('86 base) When I was 17 or 18. That one came from Texas so it had no rust, but the engine was blown. It was only $500, but my dad and I had to pick it up and tow it home. Worth it. I started on a 'resto-mod' project that I unfortunately haven't finished yet . I'm cleaning up everything I can, installing new bushings, seals, etc, and putting in an S5 n/a engine. I'm hoping to have it done this summer. There really isn't much to do, but I always find some way to not work on it .

I plan on sticking with FCs for a while. I want to do a turbo swap on mine eventually, then an LS1/2/3/6 when I blow up a coupld of those. Then I'll get an FD . I also want to get a first gen and put in an S5 n/a engine, or a Renesis if I can figure out the engine management.
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This is my first Fc/Mazda I am 23, It wont be my last though.

I see an FD in my future :P
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This is my first Fc/Mazda I am 23, It wont be my last though.

I see an FD in my future :P
Oh happy are the wide eyed innocence of a first time owner! Just kidding. Any pics?
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Oh happy are the wide eyed innocence of a first time owner! Just kidding. Any pics?
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Just your run of the mill 1.3L Wankle nothing special here
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Im 19 , bought my 88 gtu last year, full time cook at a big boy during summer and full time student/part time dish washer during the school year.....its a very slow build
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46 retired, used own rx3 and rotary pick up, now an fc
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43 Program/Setup/Op CNC Mills, make a lot of parts for Arlen Ness, Carl Brouhard.
Owned a couple RX2's and an R100 back in the 90's. Was a mechanic for a Mazda dealership and worked at Tri-Point Engineering as well.
Bought my '86 SE last year, motor/tranny/subframes from a wrecked 88 GTU. '73 RX-2 in the garage awaiting restoration.
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25 - product/automotive designer

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Old 02-07-15, 05:03 AM
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Just your run of the mill 1.3L Wankle nothing special here
Looks stock
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27, bought my FC back in 2010. Garagequeen with plenty of battlescars and some rust, plan to do a full resto on it sometime after i fisnish my degree in mechanical engineering and can afford a proper place to work on it + the parts it deserves. Planning on buying an FD as soon as i finish school tho, since the fc probably will take a few years to get done.
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Turn 30 this year and I've owned plenty of cars, this will be my first FC.
Old 02-10-15, 11:50 AM
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24, 25 in a few months. Working as a high speed imaging specialist for GE Aviation. Bought my FC when I was 17, after my '01 Prelude got totalled.

'88 GTU bought it with 42k original miles. Now has about 80k~, served as my DDD (Daily Driven Drifter) through the remainder of high school and college. Been through 2 na transmissions until I swapped for a TII drivetrain, 2 sets of coilovers and a decent number of tires. All on the original motor that still pulls just as strong as the day I got it. Will be doing a TII swap eventually, now that I have a proper DD and a stable job.
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24...here I'm a automotive high performance tech, dyno operator/tuner at colletti motorsports in dayton ohio
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I'm 21, bought mine when I was 17, almost gone through the whole car since then with lots left to do. Will throw some pics up soon if I remember, I'm in class right now. I'm a student and a manager at a parts store part-time.

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I'm 23, just bought my first fc finally. I'm a PMEL technician.
Old 02-19-15, 06:44 PM
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Got the 7 at 23 now 33.
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20. 1986 GXL with a SP turbo engine. Still looks pretty stock though


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