January 21, 20233 yr Moderator Today is my 74th birthday. While noodling around, I just Binged around and discovered this group photo of the American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps from 1950 of the Harvey Seeds Post 29, Miami, Florida. Much to my absolute delight, my late father appears in the photo! He is middle of the bottom row. William L. Leaming. He played a tenor snare drum with the band from 1946 to 1955. The group won the National Competition four years in a row, if I recall correctly. Fr. Bill AOPA Member: 07141481 AARP Member: 3209010556 Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
January 21, 20233 yr Happy Birthday, Bill! Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
January 21, 20233 yr Administrators Happy birthday, Bill! 🎂 I have about 3 weeks to go! Not far behind you! Charlie AronAVSIM Board of Directors-ADMIN/Moderator-RegistrarJust going to run a Chromebook and not upgrade to a Windows computer. Too many problems with the new Sims! 😱Trying to keep peace and harmony and the will of Landru on the site seems to be a full time job!
January 22, 20233 yr Happy birthday, Bill! Best regards,Luis Hernández Main rig: self built, AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D (with SMT off and CO -50 mV), 2x16 GB DDR4-3200 RAM, Nvidia RTX 5060Ti 16GB, 256 GB M.2 SSD (OS+apps) + 2x1 TB SATA III SSD (sims) + 1 TB 7200 rpm HDD (storage), ID-Cooling SE-224-XTS air cooler, Viewsonic VX2458-MHD 1920x1080@120-144 Hz (G-sync compatible), Windows 11. Running P3D v5.4 (with v4.5 scenery objects as an additional library, just in case), FSX-SE, MSFS2020, MSFS2024 and even FS9! Lossless Scaling for all my sims. What a godsend...Mobile rig: ASUS Zenbook UM425QA (AMD Ryzen 7 5800H APU @3.2 GHz and boost disabled, 1 TB M.2 SSD, 16 GB RAM, Windows 11 Pro). Running FS9 there .VKB Gladiator NXT Premium Left + GNX THQ as primary controllers. Xbox Series X|S wireless controller as standby/mobile.
January 22, 20233 yr Best wishes on your birthday Bill. Noel Edited January 22, 20233 yr by birdguy The tires are worn. The shocks are shot. The steering is wobbly. But the engine still runs fine.
January 22, 20233 yr Moderator Happy Birthday Bill! Mine is today but I'm 86 not 74. Let's both have a good time appropriate to our age! 🙂 RIG#1 - I9 14900K MSI Pro z790 RTX 5070Ti 40" 4K Monitor 3840x2160
January 22, 20233 yr Author Moderator 21 minutes ago, vgbaron said: Happy Birthday Bill! Mine is today but I'm 86 not 74. Let's both have a good time appropriate to our age! 🙂 Well Happy Birthday to you Vic! I treated myself to a good dinner for my birthday: chicken and dumplings, followed by 1/4th slice of peach pie with whipped cream topping. 😁 Fr. Bill AOPA Member: 07141481 AARP Member: 3209010556 Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
January 22, 20233 yr Author Moderator 1 hour ago, birdguy said: Best wishes on your birthday Bill. Thank you for the kind wishes, Noel! 🤓 I had my eyes examined on the 20th for visual field, followed by a full detailed exam. The doctor said that both my eyes' cataracts have progressed to the point where she highly recommends that they be removed. She is going to arrange for a surgeon in Arkadelphia, AR to schedule appointments for my operations. Fr. Bill AOPA Member: 07141481 AARP Member: 3209010556 Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
January 22, 20233 yr Administrators 38 minutes ago, vgbaron said: Happy Birthday Bill! Mine is today but I'm 86 not 74. Let's both have a good time appropriate to our age! 🙂 Happy birthday, Vic! 🎂 Charlie AronAVSIM Board of Directors-ADMIN/Moderator-RegistrarJust going to run a Chromebook and not upgrade to a Windows computer. Too many problems with the new Sims! 😱Trying to keep peace and harmony and the will of Landru on the site seems to be a full time job!
January 22, 20233 yr Fr Bill, cataract surgery is a piece of cake. Nothing to it. I had both eyes done, a week apart, a few years ago. The only bad thing about it was my wife had to drive me home afterwards and she totaled the car. I hate riding with her. Zero situational awareness. Noel The tires are worn. The shocks are shot. The steering is wobbly. But the engine still runs fine.
January 22, 20233 yr Administrators My right eye has them developing and I will have to have that eye done in the near future. Charlie AronAVSIM Board of Directors-ADMIN/Moderator-RegistrarJust going to run a Chromebook and not upgrade to a Windows computer. Too many problems with the new Sims! 😱Trying to keep peace and harmony and the will of Landru on the site seems to be a full time job!
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