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NeilsenRM(at)comcast.net
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Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 6:34 pm Post subject: Off To Oshkosh

Due to the recent change of reduction drive on my  VW powered MKIIIC I decided to trailer my plane to Scott Trask's in Iron  Mountain. MI and fly in to Oshkosh from there. I got busy and finished up  my trailer and loaded it up for the first time today. The attached photo is  the plane loaded with one of the clam shell doors open. Note I have removed the  trailer wheels for loading. I will be posting the trailer on George Alexander  web site when I get back. I will be heading out  Sunday with the trailer/plane and flying into Oshkosh on Monday.

  

 Rick Neilsen

 Redrive VW Powered  MKIIIC

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Ed in JXN

Joined: 24 Mar 2006
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Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 10:17 pm Post subject: Off To Oshkosh

Rick/All,

  

         Please post a  link to pics like this in the future.  It really hamstrings those of us  stuck with dial-up service.

  

 Thanx,

  

 Ed in JXN

  

  

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planecrazzzy
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Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 6:23 am Post subject: Re: Off To Oshkosh

Why must you keep whining about pictures....



DON'T OPEN THEM....



Your the ONLY ONE COMPLAINING....



 "I" like pictures....I look for messages with attachments....



and I'm also on dial up....



 Your NOT going to change anything ....and where's your Do not archive



Did you WANT it saved.....Thanks for the "Clutter"

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Gotta Fly...

Mike & "Jaz" in MN

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[quote="Ed in JXN"]Rick/All,

  

         Please post a  link to pics like this in the future.  It really hamstrings those of us  stuck with dial-up service.

  

 Thanx,

  

 Ed in JXN

  

  

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planecrazzzy
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Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 6:36 am Post subject: Re: Off To Oshkosh

Hey Rick,

               Do you think they'll say anything about your "Nose Art"...



 ( Because of kids or something ??? )



 Seems like they might make you cover it....?

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Gotta Fly...

Mike & "Jaz" in MN  ( training "hoop" gone )

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Richard Pike

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
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Location: Blountville, Tennessee

Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:39 am Post subject: Off To Oshkosh

I am not a computer guru, but if I understand the system correctly, if there 

is something on your server and you check the mail, it begins to download. 

It is not a question of opening it, it just starts coming through, so I 

think you are missing the point, it is not something he has any control 

over. On the other hand, if all pictures are resized to use minimum 

bandwidth, even big pictures come through quickly on dial up.

Picture resizer available here -

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx



Richard Pike

MKIII N420P (420ldPoops)

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planecrazzzy
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Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:35 am Post subject: Re: Off To Oshkosh

Hi Richard,

                There's another way I resize mine....I forget if it's in



"Paint"  or my Lexmark program....



 My point is....How many people are on this list.....Hundreds ???



Yet there's only ONE person wanting to change the system to suite



"Their" needs....



 Maybe if we get a Spanish speaking person....We should "ALL"



write in Spanish.....  



 I understand what your saying....



Hope you can understand what I'm saying....  

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Gotta Fly...

Mike & "Jaz" in MN

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PS You can see there's an "Attachment" BEFORE the message is opened.

JetPilot

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 1246

Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 11:53 am Post subject: Re: Off To Oshkosh

I like the pictures, its much nicer to have the picture there to click on.  If you are having a problem with dial ups and pictures, number one, use the web based forum instead of email.  The pictures dont load unless you click on them.



If you must use the old, clunky email system, change your email settings not to look at the attachments.



Either way I have to agree with planecrazzy, to expect everyone to not use the features of the forum just to cater to one person is unreasonable.



JettPilot

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Eugene Zimmerman

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 392

Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 1:56 pm Post subject: Off To Oshkosh

On Jul 22, 2007, at 2:35 PM, planecrazzzy wrote:



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		   Yet there's only ONE person wanting to change the system to suite



 "Their" needs....


	




  Mike/ Matt,



At least there IS more than one person who doesn't seem to understand  

the problem of posting large files directly to the list.

I'm an advocate for the guys with dial up connections even though it  

is not a problem for me.



This is a problem the list administrator should  FIX permanently.  It  

is not realistic to expect that everyone will remember to limit file  

size when they post. This is a service that the list administrator  

provider can provide automatically.



It  is also one of the things for us to remember when the annual fund  

drive for these lists comes around.



I appreciate the Kolb list and want EVERYBODY to enjoy it as much as  

I do without their being reproached for their inability to deal with  

large digital e-mail files.



Gene

Eugene Zimmerman

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 392

Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 2:03 pm Post subject: Off To Oshkosh

On Jul 22, 2007, at 3:53 PM, JetPilot wrote:



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		   Either way I have to agree with planecrazzy, to expect everyone to  

 not use the features of the forum just to cater to one person is  

 unreasonable.


	


JettPilot,



It is even more  "unreasonable" for you to be unwilling to click on a  

link to see a  picture if it will help another person be able to also  

enjoy the Kolb List.

planecrazzzy
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Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 2:17 pm Post subject: Re: Off To Oshkosh

There's also the "daily Digest"...it doesn't have any attachments on it either......



   Whatever.....I don't really care...I'm done with this thread  

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Gotta Fly...

Mike & "Jaz" w/Dial up, in MN

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Ed in JXN

Joined: 24 Mar 2006
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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 12:40 am Post subject: Off To Oshkosh

Mike,



        Sorry to  upset you, and no need to shout.  We're all civil folks 

here, hopefully.



        I don't 'open' them, they load automatically.  Problem is, when 

attachments come through, it hangs my connection.  Have to close OE, reopen, 

redial, etc...



        And I believe Matt has outlined repeatedly the procedures for making 

a link instead of posting the pic in the message, and the fact he prefers 

that method.



        And where's YOUR 'DNA', Mike??   Sheesh...



Ed in JXN

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russ(at)rkiphoto.com
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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 4:50 am Post subject: Off To Oshkosh

FWIW --  Ed's not the "ONLY ONE" who has trouble getting pix --

do not archive



On Jul 23, 2007, at 4:39 AM, Ed Chmielewski wrote:



[quote] 

 <edchmiel(at)mindspring.com>



 Mike,



        Sorry to  upset you, and no need to shout.  We're all civil  

 folks here, hopefully.



        I don't 'open' them, they load automatically.  Problem is,  

 when attachments come through, it hangs my connection.  Have to  

 close OE, reopen, redial, etc...



        And I believe Matt has outlined repeatedly the procedures  

 for making a link instead of posting the pic in the message, and  

 the fact he prefers that method.



        And where's YOUR 'DNA', Mike??   Sheesh...



 Ed in JXN

 Do not archive.

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capedavis(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 12:19 pm Post subject: Off To Oshkosh

Ed Sounds to me like you need to reasses redu or JUST GET A NEW EMAIL PROGRAM !!!!!!Chris



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ceengland(at)bellsouth.ne
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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 1:58 pm Post subject: Off To Oshkosh

Very true. I got fed up with oversize images & set up my email client to 

reject anything over 500K. This solves the problem of locking up my 

phone line, but I don't get to see a lot of stuff I'd like to see.

What seems to be lost on people like Mike is that it's pointless to send 

  images bigger than around 100K for viewing on a typical computer 

screen.  The monitor just doesn't have the resolution to show that much 

detail. It also seems to be lost on him that methods of reading email, 

like choice of airplane, is personal preference. I find web based email 

clients and forum based lists extremely clunky & slow, even when viewed 

on a broadband connection.

It's a real shame he takes that attitude, especially when the Matronics 

list manager has provided him the tools to upload even his huge images 

if he desires, without penalizing the rest of us.

Charlie

Russ Kinne wrote:

[quote] 

 FWIW --  Ed's not the "ONLY ONE" who has trouble getting pix --

 do not archive

 On Jul 23, 2007, at 4:39 AM, Ed Chmielewski wrote:

> 

> <edchmiel(at)mindspring.com>

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> Mike,

>

>        Sorry to  upset you, and no need to shout.  We're all civil 

> folks here, hopefully.

>

>        I don't 'open' them, they load automatically.  Problem is, when 

> attachments come through, it hangs my connection.  Have to close OE, 

> reopen, redial, etc...

>

>        And I believe Matt has outlined repeatedly the procedures for 

> making a link instead of posting the pic in the message, and the fact 

> he prefers that method.

>

>        And where's YOUR 'DNA', Mike??   Sheesh...

>

> Ed in JXN

> Do not archive.

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JetPilot

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 1246

Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 1:18 pm Post subject: Re: Off To Oshkosh

 	  Eugene Zimmerman wrote: 	
		  



JettPilot,



It is even more  "unreasonable" for you to be unwilling to click on a  

link to see a  picture if it will help another person be able to also  

enjoy the Kolb List. 	




Eugene,



Many pictures are not available on the web.  I post a fair number of pictures here, none of which are anywhere else on the web.   Many people just have pictures in their computer that they want to share, without having to put up a web page.  The forum based pictures are a great system.



There is a VERY easy cure to this problem, just use the web based forum, you dont download the pictures unless you click on them.



If someone MUST use the clunky, old email system, set your email client not to download attachments automatically.     



Either way, everyone is happy, and most of us can take advantage of being able to post and see pictures on the forum.



Mike

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Kolb MK-III Xtra, 912-S

NeilsenRM(at)comcast.net
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Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 9:50 am Post subject: Off To Oshkosh

I guess I started this photo attachment discussion by posting the photo of 

my trailer. I'm sorry but sometimes its just better to post a photo. The 

photo was a large photo 1600+KB that I shrunk down to 254KB before sending 

it. I know you guys that have dial up service had a problem with it but for 

crying out loud how picky can you get! You guys want every one else to 

change which I did by shrinking it down but you will not make the suggested 

changes to your computers avoid the photo down loads your self. It would 

seem that now is the time to make those changes and quit crying about the 

attachments. This is the only comment I will make on this subject.



I'm back from Oshkosh and had a wonderfull time. I flew out of Oshkosh about 

6:15AM on Saturday while John H was getting his beauty sleep and arrived 

home with my Kolb trailer in tow around 11:30PM.



I camped in the Ultralight campground with Mark German, John Hauck, and 

Scott Trask. We had some great laffs about Mark Germans incounter with the 

EAA welcome wagon. Later in the week two firestars(non list) joined us but 

most of the week we we were greatly out numbered.



I had GPS/Comm problems on the flight from Iron Mountin to Oshkosh and back 

but thanks to John H's suggestion I found it wasn't my GPS/Comm. I still 

haven't narrowned it down to weather it is the antenna, PTT, Headset, or 

intercom but...



For the future of Oshkosh flyins I would like to suggest that we start 

sending E-mails to the EAA and poltely suggest that it would be nice to 

maybe have A trash barrel, A porta potty, and maybe move the sea plane 

shower a bit closer to where the people are. The area of concern is the 

ultralight/LSA plane/camping area.



The numbers of campers, vendors, vendors planes and spectators were 

noticable reduced this year.



Do not archive



Rick Neilsen

Series III Redrive VW Powered MKIIIC

planecrazzzy
Guest

Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 12:13 pm Post subject: Re: Off To Oshkosh

Hi Rick,

            Any answers to why the numbers were so low ???

 Price or Heat ???

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 Gotta Fly...

Mike & "Jaz" in MN

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PS  Was anything said about your "Nose Art" ?

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 	  NeilsenRM(at)comcast.net wrote: 	
		  



The numbers of campers, vendors, vendors planes and spectators were 

noticable reduced this year.



Do not archive



Rick Neilsen

Series III Redrive VW Powered MKIIIC

Eugene Zimmerman

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 392

Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 12:18 pm Post subject: Off To Oshkosh

NeilsenRM(at)comcast.net
Guest

Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 2:04 pm Post subject: Off To Oshkosh

Mike



Just a guess on my part. I think there are a bunch of dealers that have been 

selling their planes as ultralights and can't as a LSA. The true ultralight 

only dealers can't afford the dealer charges at Oshkosh.



Rick Neilsen

Redrive VW Powered MKIIIC

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