Roger Halstead's Home Page @
From Midland Michigan
Devoted to Aviation, the EAA & Midland's own EAA Chapter
1093
Amateur Radio, Photography, Astronomy, And...A whole bunch of
other "Stuff"
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Taking the middle
road, or being able to see all points of view is considered an advantage.
However, instead of
serving as the voice of reason it usually makes you the focal point
for anger from both sides and adds to the
difficulty of making decisions.
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Keep track of the Mt St. Helens Volcano via the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument Volcano Cam.
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These pages are designed in, and best viewed in 1024 X 768
Resolution
All pages and photos Copyright Roger Halstead 1996... 2012
K8RI (Unique international radio
call sign identifier, March 1978 to 2011)
Page(s) Last
Updated 10:00
PM EDT - 16, May 2012,
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Roughing it is traveling in a Motor Home without Satellite TV
More Assorted Links
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Assorted Weather Links
Current interests &
Hobbies:
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Flying The oldest Beech
Debonair. It was built in September 1959. (It's the oldest of its type listed
by the FAA with a S# of CD-2 ) (Instrument rated Private Pilot) -
I'm currently building an airplane. The
Glasair III which is a two seat, 335 MPH aerobatic hotrod powered by a 300
HP K1A5 IO-540 Lycoming Engine. I currently have over 1300 hours in the
construction and it's finally beginning to look like an airplane and there's a
long way to go. -
I'm also into Photography (Juried shows and one National Cover) ,
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Amateur Radio (call is K8RI--Extra Class) -- Past President and Vice
President of the Midland Amateur
Radio Club, past repeater trustee on 147.00 MHz, and Life Member of
the American Radio Relay League ( ARRL ) The
national association for Amateur Radio.
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play Guitar-- Well... play at it
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Writing (published -- never could spell though)
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Ice Skating -- Doing pretty well for one my age. (Only broke my nose
once... so far...add my right leg!)
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quite a bit of reading (mostly sci-fi), and...
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Computers. I build my own and they have gone through many incarnations over
the years.
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I'm was also an active volunteer and past Computer Chairman working
for the EAA Homebuilders Center and the AirVenture fly-in at Oshkosh
What is the EAA?
The Experimental Aircraft Association, simply known as the EAA, is
a
world recognized organization of aircraft designers, builders, test
pilots,
people who love to fly, and those who are just plain interested in
aviation.
For one week every year The EAA holds the World's largest fly-in
at Oshkosh Wisconsin. Although officially renamed AirVenture, to those of
us who regularly make the trip it will always be referred to as Oshkosh!
For that one week Whitman Field at Oshkosh becomes the busiest airport
in the world. For the week of AirVenture, Whitman Field has more movements per
day than Chicago's O'Hare Airport and they do it with just two active runways
and during daylight hours only. It's not unusual to see as many as 25
airplanes in the pattern at one time. There may be as many as 12,000 aircraft attending the
fly-in
with both civilian and military aircraft represented from around the
world.
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Personal Information
Motto:!
If it ain't broke, don't fix it!
Lack of ambition (or money), not necessity, is the mother
of invention!
The American Dream exists ONLY in the heart and mind and
can be achieved
only with Ambition and Imagination!
Questions and Observations!
How many people do you know that will spend fifteen dollars, to
drive
twenty miles, to save two dollars on a five dollar item?
People will spend thousands to save hundreds? Governments will spend
Billions to save Millions! Don't blame them -- They're us!
Of course you could get out and vote ?
All these mottoes and observations and I don't even have a bumper
sticker!
A Listing of My Pages
Our Christmas Cat (Rhyme)
First Flights (Story)
My Glasair III Diary (Story/Builders Diary)
Science Links
Pictures of and From 833R (Pictures of the oldest production Beech
Debonair
-- Built in 1959)
Who Am I ( Short Autobiography)
What Do I Do? ( Very short description )
If you have comments or suggestions on Content or spelling, (Proof
readers
welcome!) email me at Roger Halstead
Since starting at 02-Mar-1996
The
says you are caller
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