Canadair water bomber crash in Portugal

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Re: Canadair water bomber crash in Portugal

#21 Post by PHXPhlyer » Mon Aug 10, 2020 9:27 pm

Round them up and I will conduct the interviews. :YMPARTY: :YMAPPLAUSE: :-bd
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Re: Canadair water bomber crash in Portugal

#22 Post by PHXPhlyer » Mon Aug 10, 2020 9:31 pm

I already have the AMES so just need the type rating. :-bd

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I think Greece has some CL-415s. Maybe you can use your influence for a seat and some work.
Let me know. ^:)^ :-bd

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Re: Canadair water bomber crash in Portugal

#23 Post by Rwy in Sight » Tue Aug 11, 2020 8:21 am

PHXPhlyer wrote:
Mon Aug 10, 2020 9:31 pm
I already have the AMES so just need the type rating. :-bd

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I think Greece has some CL-415s. Maybe you can use your influence for a seat and some work.
Let me know. ^:)^ :-bd
They are operated by Air Force and Officers graduated from the AF school but I would ask around if covid 19 allows me the chance.

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Re: Canadair water bomber crash in Portugal

#24 Post by ian16th » Tue Aug 11, 2020 9:55 am

I keep telling people that confusing me is not an achievement.

It would help if people stopped re-using old well known acronyms, such as AMES
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Re: Canadair water bomber crash in Portugal

#25 Post by Boac » Tue Aug 11, 2020 10:31 am

It's perfectly clear to me.........................pick any one.......

AMES Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (various schools)
AMES Ames Department Stores, Inc. (stock symbol)
AMES Adult Multicultural Education Services (Australia)
AMES Anderson Mill Elementary School (Austin, TX)
AMES Adult Measure of Essential Skills (reading comprehension standardized test)
AMES Asociacion Mexicana de Educacion Sexual (Spanish: Mexican Sexual Education Association)
AMES Advanced Multiple Environment Simulator
AMES Avtomatski Merilni Sistemi Za Okolje (Slovenian: Automatic Measuring Systems for the Environment; electronics company)
AMES Aerospace, Marine and Electronics Systems Sector (Canada)
AMES Architectural, Mechanical, Electrical, Structural (construction plans)
AMES Advanced Materials and Energy Systems (Orenda Aerospace Corporation, Ottawa, ON, Canada)
AMES Applied Mechanical and Engineering Sciences (UCSD department)
AMES Airborne Mission Equipment Subsystem
AMES Automated Message Entry System
AMES Advanced Multi-Configuration Environment Simulator (formerly ASWCS)
AMES Application Management Environment and Support

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Re: Canadair water bomber crash in Portugal

#26 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Tue Aug 11, 2020 11:01 am

I always think of these folks when I see Ames...

https://www.nasa.gov/ames
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Re: Canadair water bomber crash in Portugal

#27 Post by ian16th » Tue Aug 11, 2020 12:46 pm

TheGreenGoblin wrote:
Tue Aug 11, 2020 11:01 am
I always think of these folks when I see Ames...

https://www.nasa.gov/ames
To a radar guy of my vintage AMES 7K will mean Gee!
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Re: Canadair water bomber crash in Portugal

#28 Post by PHXPhlyer » Tue Aug 11, 2020 3:37 pm

Sorry for the confusion Ian. :-\
The acronym I was intending was Airplane Multi-Engine Sea. :-B

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Re: Canadair water bomber crash in Portugal

#29 Post by Boac » Thu Aug 27, 2020 3:02 pm

This is some pretty damn good flying!

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