In a message dated 12/10/1999 4:55:03 PM US Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: > I see pilots and flight crews (almost) everyday. They don't know me, but I > adopted them the day I started working here. In my eyes, they are family > and deserve nothing less than cutting edge. I'd rather my pilots have state > of the art avionics than whomever they fly against. Amen brother Amen. I felt the same way when I was with NAVAIR. The phrase "close enough for government work" really ticked me off because it usually put our aviators at risk. I was glad to see your response. By the way, an old friend of mine works down at Robins. F. Michael Bratcher (or just Mike). Would you happen to have his e-mail address handy? Doug Pauls CSL ############################################################## TechNet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ############################################################## To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TECHNET <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TECHNET ############################################################## Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information. If you need assistance - contact Gayatri Sardeshpande at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5365 ##############################################################