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79Atlantic Crossing on a Single Engine Airplane part4
We were at the local FBO by 08:30, the day is beautiful, skies are crystal clear, sun shine, the temperature is minus 30 centigrade (-22 F) and everything is covered by snow, including our airplane. It is Costas turn to execute the manual deice. We...
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75A Sailing Experience
It was August 2003, the second week, when my boys and I decided to go for a sailing weekend with our sailing boat “ELLINIS” in the near by coast of East Chalkidiki (Northern Greece). We agreed that we go for pure sailing, without the use of...
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78How to make millions fast and easy ??
I recall back in the mid eighties, there were a lot of messages coming in our Telex machine asking for assistance to raise millions from the National Bank of Nigeria. The funds were supposed to be frozen due to the change of the government, and they...
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86Atlantic Crossing on a Single Engine Airplane Part3
We are cleared for take off on runway 11/29 at Solas Stavanger airport in Norway (ENZV). Wind still from 120-130 degrees 35 gusting to 50. We accelerate and in no time we are airborne. Climbing through 1.000 feet we make a first attempt to turn...
5 comments75Making money in the Stock Market Five Simple Steps
Investing in the Stock Market is a very serious activity. As we learned in the University, Profits are directly related to Risks. The more risks you take the more profit you expect. The key words are...
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86Atlantic Crossing on a Single Engine Airplane Part2
The flight to Athens, that afternoon was uneventful, we landed at Athens airport, about 17:30 pm, almost dark, and by 20:00 Costas was back ready to fly back to our home airport, his Medical extended. We took off for the two hours flight back to...
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67Ancient High Tech Gadgets part2
part 2 We read in Homer again, but now in the other famous epic poem, “Iliad” that Hephaestus, the God of Fire and Technology, had build and used androids to serve him, as well as the other Gods. Homer...
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68Ancients had High Tech gadgets? Part 1
It is quite a long time I am reading and re- reading ancient history books. Once upon the time when I was a High School student I hated Ancient Greek Literature. It was too difficult to understand and so many...
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79Atlantic Crossing on a Single Engine Airplane Part 1
Since my early days of flying back in 1978, when I was trying to learn how to fly sail planes in Panagitsa Edessa Greece, the idea of crossing the Atlantic on a Single Engine Airplane was stuck in my mind. I...
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74Sailing Weekend in Greek Waters
It was Friday noon already when the idea came on us. Lets go sailing for the weekend. I called my friend Captain Yiannis who runs a small bare-boat operation in Kalamaki Athens, and although in high season (22nd of August), I found that he had...
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