Carl wrote:

As a guy who used to work on turbines, THAT'S FUNNY. I worked with the land based aero-derivatives mostly and loved the ramp up acceleration.

Nothing like having a piece of cold pizza, doors wide open and listening to her ramp up at about 3 am after a forced shutdown.

I got stuck on the tarmac at Pittsbugh a long time ago complete with wife and kids aboard. Just glad we didn't bring the dog and cats along.

We sat there for about 2 hours and it was after midnight. US Airways? I think. The outfit that hubbed there. I remember when they were a regional called Allegheny Airlines.

They're the ones (US) who flipped the 737 coming into Pittsburgh several years ago. That one slammed down in the woods a few miles behind my Mom and Dad's house.

Anyhow that brought back some memories. Good Times...

Funny you should mention that because recently I've been learning a bit about stationary turbines....

Call me crazy but I love 'em. I've been around the industrials too, but love those high speed aero's. They scream like a banshi.

What kind are you looking at Carl? I was mostly involved with the GE's and some Rolls-Royce. With the Rolls it was mostly applications engineering work. I was hands on with the GE's for years. LM2500-5000-6000 for power. A lot of the Rolls' were going out as pumpers. North sea, Dubai, everywhere.

What kind are you getting involved with currently?