On 04/28/99 at 12:40 AM,  "Keven R. Pittsinger" <jamstar@...> said:

>> >Kuzov chuckles.  "Hokay.  Strap in, will take cabin gravity offline
>> >in two  minutes."

>> "Whoa!" laughs Ricardo, "Shawn, you and Mira secure the cabin for
>> Zero-G. Kelly and Jaren do it for Engineering."

>> "And somebody play 'mother' and bring me a bulb of beersi."

>> "Once we're secure and strapped in you can take the CG down."

>"Hokay, holler when ready."

>> OOC:  And once everything is secured and Ricardo has a beersi to sip
>> you can go to work..."Ah! Good beersi!"

While you are undoging the floor plate over the unit, Kelly is
loading a diagnostic program from the boat's database into memory.

>So what do we find when Kelly and I peel the plates?

Nothing unexpected.  The control unit for the CG units can be pulled
up for servicing, and when you do you go to work servicing it.
Kelly uses an electronic probe to download data from the control
unit and runs it through the diagnostic program.  While he is doing
that Jaren opens up the unit, unbolting and removing the cover on
the unit. The maintenance record is taped inside the cover.

The diagnostics show that one of the four Balance Modules isn't
working at all and the Main Controller is rapid cycling the other
three Modules trying maintain proper trim.  This has probably been
getting worse and worse for some time.

It's a good thing you checked when you did.  A second Modules shows
signs of failure and that would have made the boat uncontrollable.

Eris
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> On 04/27/99 at 11:45 PM,  "Keven R. Pittsinger" <jamstar@...> said:
>
> >> "I don't have a problem with Zero G." says Ricardo, "Anybody here
> >> have a weak stomach?"
>
> >Kuzov chuckles.  "Hokay.  Strap in, will take cabin gravity offline
> >in two  minutes."
>
> "Whoa!" laughs Ricardo, "Shawn, you and Mira secure the cabin for
> Zero-G. Kelly and Jaren do it for Engineering."
>
> "And somebody play 'mother' and bring me a bulb of beersi."
>
> "Once we're secure and strapped in you can take the CG down."

"Hokay, holler when ready."

> >Assuming there's no objections, Kuzov will do so, then open up the
> >floor  panels to get to the ceegees.
>
> OOC:  And once everything is secured and Ricardo has a beersi to sip
> you can go to work..."Ah! Good beersi!"

So what do we find when Kelly and I peel the plates?

Keven

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> On 04/27/99 at 11:45 PM,  "Keven R. Pittsinger" <jamstar@...> said:
>
> >> "I don't have a problem with Zero G." says Ricardo, "Anybody here
> >> have a weak stomach?"
>
> >Kuzov chuckles.  "Hokay.  Strap in, will take cabin gravity offline
> >in two  minutes."
>
> "Whoa!" laughs Ricardo, "Shawn, you and Mira secure the cabin for
> Zero-G. Kelly and Jaren do it for Engineering."
>
> "And somebody play 'mother' and bring me a bulb of beersi."
>
> "Once we're secure and strapped in you can take the CG down."

"Hokay, holler when ready."

> >Assuming there's no objections, Kuzov will do so, then open up the
> >floor  panels to get to the ceegees.
>
> OOC:  And once everything is secured and Ricardo has a beersi to sip
> you can go to work..."Ah! Good beersi!"

So what do we find when Kelly and I peel the plates?

Keven

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On 04/27/99 at 11:45 PM,  "Keven R. Pittsinger" <jamstar@...> said:

>> "I don't have a problem with Zero G." says Ricardo, "Anybody here
>> have a weak stomach?"

>Kuzov chuckles.  "Hokay.  Strap in, will take cabin gravity offline
>in two  minutes."

"Whoa!" laughs Ricardo, "Shawn, you and Mira secure the cabin for
Zero-G. Kelly and Jaren do it for Engineering."

"And somebody play 'mother' and bring me a bulb of beersi."

"Once we're secure and strapped in you can take the CG down."

>Assuming there's no objections, Kuzov will do so, then open up the
>floor  panels to get to the ceegees.

OOC:  And once everything is secured and Ricardo has a beersi to sip
you can go to work..."Ah! Good beersi!"


Eris
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> On 04/27/99 at 02:24 PM,  Terry Mixon <tmixon@...> said:
>
> >> Kuzov thumbs the intercom.  "Need to shut down cabin gravity for one,
> >> mebbe two hours.  Also, intertial dampers.  Is good idea, will give
> >> us more efficient contragrav if do.  *MIGHT* need good working
> >> ceegees at S-18.  Anyone object?"
>
> >Shawn answers back. "Shawn here. I have no objection but it is the
> >Command Pilot's call. Ricardo?"
>
> >OOC: With Bruce on vacation, Eris will have to make the call.
>
> "I don't have a problem with Zero G." says Ricardo, "Anybody here
> have a weak stomach?"

Kuzov chuckles.  "Hokay.  Strap in, will take cabin gravity offline in two
minutes."

Assuming there's no objections, Kuzov will do so, then open up the floor
panels to get to the ceegees.

Keven

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> On 04/26/99 at 11:06 PM,  "Keven R. Pittsinger" <jamstar@...> said:
>
> >> >Shawn hit the comm to the glaser controls. "Glaser control is
> >> >powering  up. What's going on down there?" As a side note, is there
> >> >any way to  kill control of the glaser from the cockpit or
> >> >engineering. Just in  case Mira goes postal on us. <g,d & r>
> >>
> >> OOC:  Yep, *all* the controls can be overridden by the the pilot's
> >> and copilot's console.
>
> >OK, what's a glaser, and why are we freeking out about it?
>
> Grav-Laser. ;->
>
> Because stutterwarp driven ships are so fast and handy, ship to ship
> weapons (even LS weapons) have a hard time hitting maneuvering
> targets.  PAWS and Meson cannon work well against stationary, or non
> maneuvering targets, standard Lasers are fine against anything not
> stutterwarping, but to hit a stutterwarping target you need a
> glaser.

What, no stutterwarp missiles???

> Glasers, fire a focused laser pulse within an "advancing gravity
> wave" which is effectively ftl.  The gravity wave propagates from
> the glaser at several thousand times the speed of light carrying the
> laser.  If the wave intersects with a target it collapses and
> deposits the laser's energy on the target.  If it doesn't intersect
> with a material object within the glaser's range the wave peters out
> and the laser continues at light speed defocusing rapidly.

Interesting idea.

Keven

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> On 04/26/99 at 08:21 PM,  "Keven R. Pittsinger" <jamstar@...> said:
>
> > Is it just vibrating or is it 'pulling'? This'll make a diff if we
> >have > to go to combat.
>
> >OOC: Vibrating like hell.
>
> >Eris, wanna gimme a roll and let me know how close I can get it to
> >being reasonably aligned?
>
> Not very close.  It's a "take it apart and fix it" problem.  The
> best you say is it won't shake anybody's teeth loose or crash the
> ship.  It won't be noticeable to most people as long as you keep the
> CG in low power mode.

Problem is, we might *NEED* full power CG.

Keven

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> On 04/26/99 at 08:28 PM,  "Keven R. Pittsinger" <jamstar@...> said:
>
> >> OOC: What are your plans for the trip?
>
> >OK, since the CG's are offline in stutterwarp mode, is there any
> >chance we can open them up and rough-tune them?  If so, Kuzov's up
> >for it.
>
> You'll *love* this...all the gravity controls go through the same
> system on a Weber, it's cheaper that way.  If you shut the CG's down
> completely, you'll lose floor grav, too.

Kuzov swears.  "Cheretznipoi designed this *BAD*.  Will have to shut down
bloody gravity plates to fix."  He looks at the schematic.  "Could be worse.
Could have ceegees wired into stutterwarp system."

> So, yes, you can open the floor plate, pull the CG controller up and
> give it a pretty fair tuneup, but you'll do it in zero g.  ;->

Kuzov thumbs the intercom.  "Need to shut down cabin gravity for one, mebbe two
hours.  Also, intertial dampers.  Is good idea, will give us more efficient
contragrav if do.  *MIGHT* need good working ceegees at S-18.  Anyone object?"

Keven

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> On 04/26/99 at 08:53 AM,  Terry Mixon <terrymixon@...> said:
>
> >Shawn hit the comm to the glaser controls. "Glaser control is
> >powering  up. What's going on down there?" As a side note, is there
> >any way to  kill control of the glaser from the cockpit or
> >engineering. Just in  case Mira goes postal on us. <g,d & r>
>
> OOC:  Yep, *all* the controls can be overridden by the the pilot's
> and copilot's console.

OK, what's a glaser, and why are we freeking out about it?

Keven

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> Both boats go into a low orbit of Mark waiting to receive clearance to
> proceed.  That clearance comes within 5 minutes and soon they are
> accelerating away from Mark along their filed flight plan.
>
> OOC: What are your plans for the trip?

OK, since the CG's are offline in stutterwarp mode, is there any chance we can
open them up and rough-tune them?  If so, Kuzov's up for it.

Keven

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> Terry Mixon wrote:
>
> > > Ricardo swears "Ah, dammit! The ceegees are off!" and futzes around with
> > > the throttles to see if he can find a setting with less harmonics.
> > > "Kelly, guess we know what's the _first_ job on this thing." he calls
> > > back.
>
> > "Yep. Doubt it will be repairable right now but it won't matter once
> > we are all the way up." Shawn will diligently work at his post.
>
> There isn't anything you can do from the right seat. From experience
> you know that the someone is going to have to take the CG's off line
> and make adjustments with a tool and an electronic scope...you could
> do it, but it would take you all day. Kelly and maybe Jaren, if he
> knows his way around the engine room as well as he acts, could do it
> in an hour or two.

Jaren will show Kelly a trick or 3 he picked up in the Marines to get it
*close* to alignment without a scope.

Keven

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> Eris Reddoch wrote:
> >
>
> > >"Lets blow this rock, folks!" says Ricardo.
> >
> >
> > Aboard the Walk the CG's are near full thrust and the throbbing
> > noise increases and the stick in Ricardo's hand vibrates.  The
> > audible (and subaudible buzz) puts Mira and Shawn's teeth on edge.
> > Jaren and Kelly wince, not in pain, but because the CG's are
> > certainly "out of alignment."  This isn't dangerous, but it's
> > something that should have been fixed.
>
> Ricardo swears "Ah, dammit! The ceegees are off!" and futzes around with
> the throttles to see if he can find a setting with less harmonics.
> "Kelly, guess we know what's the _first_ job on this thing." he calls
> back.

Kuzov hits the intercom.  "Da.  *THINK* can get it close, but without scope,
cannot get *perfect*.  Not need ceegee in microgravity anyways; is why we have
stutterwarp."

> Is it just vibrating or is it 'pulling'? This'll make a diff if we have
> to go to combat.

OOC: Vibrating like hell.

Eris, wanna gimme a roll and let me know how close I can get it to being
reasonably aligned?

Keven

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Eris, you got a web page for the game by any chance????

Keven

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> > > > "If you wish, I can submit the plan to Traffic Control myself. Might
> > > > speed up things, I am familiar with the procedures here. Oh-kay?"
> >
> > > Kuzov frowns.  "All traffic must file flight plan, da?  Who would have
this
> > > information?"
>
> Anspor shrugs. "Yeah, all traffic from Mark to the belt, that's a
> Traffic Regulation. Recommended for traffic within the belt, but not
> compulsory. Beyond the belt, well, who cares about it?. Traffic
> Control should have all the info"

"Very interesting.  One moment, must consult with partners."

Keven

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> On 04/21/99 at 01:59 PM,  "Keven R. Pittsinger" <jamstar@...> said:
>
> >> He toggles the comms, "Mark Control, this is the private boat Random
> >> Walk, <insert tail number>, request clearance for takeoff, per flight
> >> plan <insert the flight plan # Anspor filed>"
>
> >Kuzov glances up a minute, then closes his eyes to concentrate on
> >listening to the CGs for any audible problems.
>
> There is a slight throbing sound coming from around you.  It is just
> *barely* audible and you don't recognize it. It could be the CG's.

Kuzov frowns.

Keven

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> Ricardo, Shawn, Mira, Kelly, Kuzov are in The Random Walk.  Ricardo
> is seated in the pilot's chair, Shawn is in the right seat.  Kelly
> goes back into the Engineering area and funtzes around the drives
> and power plant making sure everything is in order.  Kuzov is
> seated, eyes closed, he seems to be listening for something.  Mira
> puts her medical bag under her seat and buckles in.

"That not sound good, Doctor.  Think CG is in need of alignment."

> >"Lets blow this rock, folks!" says Ricardo.
>
> >He settles into the pilot's seat and starts calling out the final
> >checklist.
>
> All the lights are green except the light for the power cell which
> is amber.  The power cell is about 40% charged, plenty of power, but
> the tell-tale is set to go green only when holding more than a 50%
> charge.
>
> >He toggles the comms, "Mark Control, this is the private boat
> >Random Walk, WEB26657, request clearance for takeoff, per flight
> >plan 0997.235.A.107."
>
> A slightly tinny voice comes in over the comm system of The Random
> Walk and is echoed to the Rockstomper, "WEB twenty six six five
> seven, this is Traffic Control.  We have the combined flight plan
> for you and WEB thirty one two oh niner."
>
> "Your flight will operate under the code of R seven niner." the
> voice orders, "Set your transponders to R seven niner, and ping the
> tower."
>
> "Transponder signals received.  You are cleared to proceed to pad oh
> eight and await launching instructions."
>
> The two boats slowly taxi across the tarmac with Anspor taking the
> lead and the Walk following.  The two boats arrive on pad 08 in a
> couple of minutes and send a signal to the tower.
>
> Five minutes, later you are given the clear for launch, and at 1808
> the two boats rise quickly from pad 8 as dust billows below them.
>
> Aboard the Walk the CG's are near full thrust and the throbbing
> noise increases and the stick in Ricardo's hand vibrates.  The
> audible (and subaudible buzz) puts Mira and Shawn's teeth on edge.
> Jaren and Kelly wince, not in pain, but because the CG's are
> certainly "out of alignment."  This isn't dangerous, but it's
> something that should have been fixed.

Jaren mumbles something unintelligible and heads back to the engineering
space, walking with his hands on the seats just in case cabin gravity fails.
Once back there, he says, "Misalignment, da?"  He checks the power gauges and
swears.  "Bloody CGs are pulling 20 percent more than should be.  Not good.
Not good."  He looks around.  "Got Number 4 insulated screwdriver handy?  Need
to back bias off CGs bit, mebbe 8 percent.  Not Ess-Oh-Pee, mebbe, but quick
fix."  He holds up a Number 7 and says, "This wrong tool..."

Keven

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> > > Kuzov motions Ricardo off to the side.  "Tovarisch, remember report of
> > Pamyat
> > > hooligan 'on vacation' off world?  Think we need to check that
> > cheretznipoi's
> > > flight plan, da?"
> > >
> >
> > Ricardo smiles. "Good idea. Though, knowing that weasel, his flight plan
> > is probably a better indicator of where he _won't_ be than anything
> > else. Worth a look. Mebbe we do a citarrest on the fat pig for variance
> > from filed plan when he shows up to get shot at, no?"
> >
> "Excuse me, gentlemen.  I know one of the clerks down at the Port Captain's
> office.  I've got her providing us a shadow check when we lift...  I'll have
> her run some flight plans.  It'll take a few calls... Let me change the
> settings while I'm at it..." Woof says...

"Work for me, Woof.  Just need *excuse*.  Already got *reason*."  He grins
evilly, and you get the impression he's thinking some *VERY* unpleasant
thoughts.

Keven

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> Terry Mixon wrote:
>
> > "Ricardo. You are the pilot in charge. Pick where we go so we can leave.
> > And if nobody minds, I want to have the Mae Lee manuals to look over
> > on the way out."
> >
>
> Ricardo says "Fair enough! Shawn, Mira, Kelly, Kuzov...you ride out on
> the Walk with me...comes to ship to ship, we've got best nav, best
> gunner, best pilot, best engineer. Woof, Cory, Martan, and Arvitis, you
> ride out on Rockstomper. Mebbe you guys can figure out those disks.

Kuzov says, "Hokay."  He picks up his duffel and climbs aboard the Walk to
take the first availiable seat.  He pops the screen up on his laptop and
starts playing 3D Flexicop on it.

> "Anspor...I really don't expect any trouble, but that son of a greezle
> Pickaxe is out there somewhere, and for some damn reason he really wants
> the Mae Lee. He's killed at least two people we know about, and tried
> really hard to kill us, so we'll have to assume if we run into him he's
> gonna gun for us again. Kuzov, Woof, on of you mentioned you know what
> boat he left in? Know if it's gunned?"
>
> "We run into him, we might bluff him, scare him off, but if it comes to
> shooting, you scoot the hell out and yell for help, I figure that's what
> you'll do whether I asked or no, it's not your fight or your boat.
>
> "We'll put some holes in his hide, and take the fight out of him...mebbe
> turn him into tiny little atomic particles, solve our problems."
>
> "Lets blow this rock, folks!"
>
> He settles into the pilot's seat and starts calling out the final
> checklist.
>
> He toggles the comms, "Mark Control, this is the private boat Random
> Walk, <insert tail number>, request clearance for takeoff, per flight
> plan <insert the flight plan # Anspor filed>"

Kuzov glances up a minute, then closes his eyes to concentrate on listening to
the CGs for any audible problems.

Keven

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>
> > > > "Ricardo. You are the pilot in charge. Pick where we go so we can
> > leave.
> > > > And if nobody minds, I want to have the Mae Lee manuals to look over
> > > > on the way out."
> > >
> > > Ricardo says "Fair enough! Shawn, Mira, Kelly, Kuzov...you ride out on
> > > the Walk with me...comes to ship to ship, we've got best nav, best
> > > gunner, best pilot, best engineer. Woof, Cory, Martan, and Arvitis, you
> > > ride out on Rockstomper. Mebbe you guys can figure out those disks.
> >
> >
> "Roger that, Captain," says Wolfgang.  He steps to the commsuite.  "Let me
> set this up to receive the calls of the cell phone.  I'll be just a
> moment..." and he proceeds to make a few calls [Eris, you can insert my post
> to you here, if you would].
> >
> > Shawn gathers the manuals and proceeds to the co-pilot's seat.
> >
> >
> Wolfgang then goes in to engineering and opens the weapons box.  He takes
> out the autopistol and holster that are in there.  He puts the holster
> around his waist, slips the pistol in, grabs an extra magazine, takes one
> box of ammunition and flips the lid closed.
>
> "Jaren," Woof says to Kuzov, "I left it unlocked.  There's a body pistol in
> there and some ammunition.  Combo is 221-436.  If you want, you can reset
> the combination to whatever you want."

Kuzov smiles, patting his automatic.  "Not need, but thanks for offer.  Good
flight."

Keven

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> Keven R. Pittsinger wrote:
> >
> > Kuzov motions Ricardo off to the side.  "Tovarisch, remember report of
Pamyat
> > hooligan 'on vacation' off world?  Think we need to check that
cheretznipoi's
> > flight plan, da?"
> >
>
> Ricardo smiles. "Good idea. Though, knowing that weasel, his flight plan
> is probably a better indicator of where he _won't_ be than anything
> else. Worth a look. Mebbe we do a citarrest on the fat pig for variance
> from filed plan when he shows up to get shot at, no?"

Kuzov frowns.  "Was not thinking cit arrest.  Was thinking, use new rifle, claim
self-defense, not tell coolers was pre-emptive strike.  Like Vargr, but think
one son of bitch look good as throwrug on my deck.  If cheretznipoi get out of
cooler, will have to shoot sooner or later.  Prefer sooner; easier on nerves."

Keven

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> Suz Dollar wrote:
> >
> > >On that note from God Kelly comes out of a deep consentration.
> > >
> > >"Hmm I have been thinking about how to divide us up.  I suggest we go
> > >in two groups, one consting of Shawn, Mira, Arvitis, Cory, which will
> > >ride in the rented boat.  The rest of us Ricardo, Martan, Woof, and
> > >Kuzov and Me in the other.  The First team will be resonsable for
> > >getting the Mae Lee up and running.  The Second will provied security
> > >and other things.
> > >
> > >Shawn can pilot the Mae Lee with Cory workng Engineering, and Arvitis
> > >on Scanners.  Mira will help out Cory or do anything eles like
> > >medical emergancies acourse.   On the Second boat Ricardo will pilot
> > >us and we'll take of everything else.  If there are no proplems then
> > >the five of us will join you on the Mae Lee and do what every we do
> > >best."
> > >
> > >Kelly finishes  "Well what do you think?"
> >
> > "No. I should be on the Walk. I'm the best gunner if it comes to it and
> > you're the best engineer to get the Mae Lee running." Mira looks at him
> > stubbornly.
>
> "I don't care which ship I go on." says Cory, "Let's just GO!"
>
> Where upon he grabs his bag and heads for the Rockstomper, "Anspor,
> right? It's a pleasure. Call me Cory."
>
> "I can do a little work in Engineering if you need me to, otherwise
> I'll camp out in this seat over here."

Kuzov shrugs.  "So which boat?  Could care less personally, just want seat."

Keven

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> Carlos Alos-Ferrer wrote:
> >
> snipo
>
> > "If you wish, I can submit the plan to Traffic Control myself. Might
> > speed up things, I am familiar with the procedures here. Oh-kay?"
>
> Ricardo smiles. "Anspor, why don't you do that..I see we have some learning to
> do about the local highways and byways. Set it up, I'll sign off on it. I'm
> itching to leave."

Kuzov motions Ricardo off to the side.  "Tovarisch, remember report of Pamyat
hooligan 'on vacation' off world?  Think we need to check that cheretznipoi's
flight plan, da?"

Keven

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> On 04/16/99 at 07:16 AM,  Bruce Johnson <johnson@...> said:
>
> >Eris Reddoch wrote:
>
> >> I thought I better explain about Keven's recent posts.  It seems he
> >> is having problems difficulty having his new earthlink.net account
> >> get mail to my pcola.gulf.net account.  I've asked my ISP to look at
> >> a bounced message, but haven't heard back from them.
>
> >Send me a copy, I'll look at it. Some ISP's are getting real militant
> >about various places serving as open mail relayers.
>
> I don't have a copy of a bounced post, Keven could you send Bruce
> one?

Sorry, I tossed them all.

> The sysadmin at Gulf.Net hasn't replied to my email yet.  I don't
> know if it is waiting in somebody's inbox over there, but it's not
> very professional of them to not reply. <grumble>

It pisses me off, too.  Course, I *MIGHT* be changing providers in 2, 3 weeks or
so when cable modem service becomes availiable around here.  <grin>

Keven

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> > > > >> OOC: The pre-flight checks can be done, supplies stored and courses
> > > > >> plotted by 1800.  All that you need to do is file flight plans,
> > > > >> decide who flies on which boat, and lift.
>
> > > Ricardo says, "Shawn...work with Anspor here on the flight
> > > plan...you know where our rock is, he knows the belt better. All
> > > else aside, I'd like you in the right seat on the way out, at
> > > least...I wouldn't mind hogging Kelly for engineering, either.
> > > Everyone else, lets get sorted out and lift the heck outta here!
>
> Anspor goes to work on that, and checks the route that Shawn (or
> Martan?) has plotted. After some minutes (OOC: and some discussion
> with Eris ;-) ), he frowns, starts to plot/project plans and belt
> maps, and says to Shawn, Martan, and whoever else is around (???).
>
> <For the first time, you hear Anspor speak out loud and long. He
> has a deep voice>
>
> "Yeah, not bad for a plan, but needs some polishing. See here.
> Your flight plan takes the boats damn close to this
> asteroid, here in the H belt. That's too dangerous, pal. It's not in
> the charts, but everybody knows that there is an awful lot of debris
> around. Hmmm.... let's compute a detour... yeah, through this
> point... and then smooth it.... integrate time... here, just a
> ten minutes detour and we avoid the area, see?"

Kuzov watches in wonderment.  Naviguessing isn't his strong suite.

> "And look here. And here. And here. Your route cuts directly
> through three of the boost corridors! Not that the probability of
> smashing the boats against a slug is that high, but that is a traffic
> violation anyway, pal. Traffic control will reject the plan
> immediately. Hmmm... complicated detour needed here.... hmm? well,
> maybe not that complicated... aha... here, see? Just fifteen minutes
> more and we clear it."
>
> "Anyway, not bad for a foreigner. No offense, but instead of
> patching up yours, I would prefer a more straight route, like
> this one here that I computed. See? I took all the boost
> corridors into account, and no debris areas are around. And it
> has something extra in it. I have included the possibility of a
> detour to Henry 7 asteroid on either leg of the trip. That might come
> in handy, one never knows. You have heard onf Henry 7, right? The
> belt colony?"
>
> "The S belt is further out than Henry-7, so we could pass it
> either inbound or outbound.  I have checked the orbits of S18 and
> Henry-7 and found that our optimal route to S-18 would take us
> within 40 Mkm of Henry-7 on the outbound route."
>
> <Anspor seems lost in his thoughts for a second, staring at the belt
> maps>
>
> "This week, we'll be a little closer than 40 Mkm, wither inbound or
> outbound. See here? Henry is overtaking S-18 at a little over 500 Kkm
> a day reaching a closest approach in... hmmm... 26 days."
>
> "Oh, yes, the time. A detour to Henry, in case we need it, would be
> just  3 hours more. I would prefer to have the possibility open.
> It's not just that everybody goes to Henry when on the belt, is just
> a safety measure, in case we need to resupply."
>
> "If you wish, I can submit the plan to Traffic Control myself. Might
> speed up things, I am familiar with the procedures here. Oh-kay?"

Kuzov frowns.  "All traffic must file flight plan, da?  Who would have this
information?"

Keven

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> > >> OOC: The pre-flight checks can be done, supplies stored and courses
> > >> plotted by 1800.  All that you need to do is file flight plans,
> > >> decide who flies on which boat, and lift.
> >
> > OOC:  Ok, let's decide on who's on which boat, and get the game
> > going.
>
> Anspor will offer to do the flight plans for both boats, given that
> he is the only one with working knowledge of the belt. If not, he
> will go over the flight plan that somebody else does, and re-check
> it, trying to make sense of it.

"Good idea.  Not sure who our astrogator is.  Think mebbe Shawn."  Kuzov turns
and yells into the Walk.  "Skipper?  Who is number cruncher for orbits?"

> He will of course pilot the Rockstomper.

Of course.

Keven
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> >Arvitis packed his notes and stuff back in his bag.  Having no
> >preference where he rode, he waited for someone to yell at him.
>
> ooc:  James, don't do that to me... its just too easy...
>
> Suz

<chuckle>

BTW, guys, CHECK YER DIST LISTS!!!!!!!!!!

You're still sending junk to jamstar@... and that account is DEAD.

Keven

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> > > > > OOC: Hrumpf! Missing scene, then. Whenever Kuzov gives Anspor the
> > > > > flight data:
>
> > > > > Anspor: "We are going to the S-belt? How did your boat arrive
> > > > > there? That's mined out, nobody's around. No ores, no traffic."
>
> > > Kuzov:
> > > > "Ship was parked there we think.  Know of old timer named Akus Moby?  Am
> > > > posthumous bizz partner with him, now with heirs."
>
> > > Anspor shrugs: "Ackoos Movie? No, never met him."
>
> > Kuzov scratches his head.  "Not from here, what?"
>
> Anspor tries to translate the sentence into something meaningful,
> takes his chance, and answers:
>
> "I am from Mark. Know the system quite well."

"Not know of Akus Moby?  Was merchant around here.  Met bad end a few months
ago."

> > > He seems lost in his thoughts, then adds:
>
> > > "Odd place to park a ship. Oh-kay, shall I plot the course for the
> > > two Webers?"
>
> > "Is *good* place to park ship not want nikulturny* bozos
> > tripping over.  Think our astroguesser is cutting tapes.  Will
> >check.  Minuchaku.*"
>
> > OOC:  Our daily Russki lesson:
> >       Nikulturny: 'uncultured', 'barbarian'
> >       Minuchaku:  'Just a moment'
>
> Not understanding more than half of it, Anspor shrugs.
>
> "You are the client. Just thought it would be better if someone with
> years-long experience with the system belt plotted the course."

Kuzov chuckles.  "Our gator is good.  Not worry, not dent your Weber with
nikulturny rocks."  He ducks inside the Walk to confer with whoever's cutting
the course tapes.

Keven

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Subject: Re: AKU| Back at the Boats [1725]
From: "Keven R. Pittsinger" <jamstar@...>
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> On 04/15/99 at 02:15 PM,  Greg Smith <gsmith@...> said:
>
> >997.235.1725
>
> >> >Wolfgang holds out the chip for one of their thumbs, then he imprints
> >> >beneath their's.  "Findley, here you go."  Wolfgang slips him an
> >> >extra 10 Marks with the chip.  "Thanks for the delivery.  Have a cold
> >> >one on me."
> >>
> >> "Already half way there." grins Findley, "I'll two-mark the status
> >> on the manuals when I ditch the van, fur ya."
>
> >"Cheers, Findley!  Call the cell 'bout the manuals, would ya?"
>
> "I'll pass it on."
>
> At 1745 a ground car pulls up to the hanger and a young man carries
> a small package up to the boat, and delivers it to whoever is
> available.
>
> "Package for the Mae Lee Company from Galbrath & Combs." he says,
> "Sign here."

Kuzov looks up a crate of something or other.  "Da.  Bring here.  Is manual
for starship, yes?"  He takes the clipboard.  "Where to thumprint?  Ah."  He
scrawls his chop on the dotted line.  "Bolshoi spacebo.  Is on account, yes?"
He glances over the invoice and nods.  "Xarosho.  Regards to Galbrath and
Combs."  He hands the clipboard back and takes the package.  "Dasvedanya."

> OOC: The pre-flight checks can be done, supplies stored and courses
> plotted by 1800.  All that you need to do is file flight plans,
> decide who flies on which boat, and lift.
>
> Eris
> AKU GM
>
> --
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>

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On Thu, 15 Apr 1999, Eris Reddoch wrote:

> From: "Eris Reddoch" <eris@...>
>
> Just a quick test to see if this is working.
>

Looks good from here.

Keven

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Just a quick test to see if this is working.

Eris

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