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  1. 15 minutes ago, Lobo said:

    A really puzzling part is why the FBI and Treasury agents spent so many resources to raid their old HQ in the Frost Tower when it was common knowledge around Austin that they moved into that old A&M building at 9th & Lavaca.  No files left up there, no computers, nothing but some bare-boned furniture and coffee makers.  Treasury and FBI only raid old sites for one reason.  

    I heard a rumor that the FBI's target at Frost Bank Tower was Maxwell Locke & Ritter, supposedly WCC's outside accountants.

  2. 3 minutes ago, bigup2dahorns said:

    I wasn’t aware of this but a good friend of mine ate at the Bob’s on Lemmon in the past few weeks and said Bob was in there. He said Bob bought back that location within the last year and he took my friend on a tour of the kitchen and gave him a golf shirt and my friend said the food and service was excellent. Maybe I missed an article about it but I didn’t hear about Bob being back.

    https://www.dmagazine.com/food-drink/2019/02/bob-sambol-buys-back-bobs-original-steak-and-chop-house/

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  3. 5 minutes ago, Murfdogg21 said:

    I keep my head on a swivel every time I’m driving down 2222/Koenig by McCallum to make sure Dart Bowl hasn’t been bulldozed. I haven’t been in 3 years, so I’m as guilty as everyone else if they eventually have to close. 

    Guilty, guilty, guilty.  Going every day this next week to atone.  Same thing for Dirty's and The Tavern.  We got's to keep some of these places from going condo!

  4. 7 minutes ago, utee94 said:

    Guess it depends on when you grew up in Austin.  Saltines were pretty common through my childhood in the 70s and early 80s, not just at El Patio.  But it definitely seems to have tapered off through the 80s.

    Yep, all those places served saltines to my kids in their high chairs back then.  The grown ups had chips and salsa with their beer (and margaritas, after Gov. Connally got the legislature to pass liquor by the drink) -- good times.

  5. 8 minutes ago, Bobby_Batronic said:

    A little bit of both. Too slow, too heavy and or too aft loaded and there’s not enough rudder to counteract the asymmetric thrust and torque. But a 9 ft diameter speed brake providing asymmetric drag that adds to the asymmetric thrust and torque while inhibiting acceleration is obviously doing no one any favors. 

    I have 600 hours of King Air time, and remember having an auto feather system, but can’t remember a thing about it. It could be as simple as not arming the system. 

    Thanks, Bobby.  I've only been a pax on some King Air charters, but one pilot in particular explained to me why they were doing a big engine run-up to test the system.  Said that it was a daily requirement.

  6. 1 hour ago, RPM said:

    Not a pilot, but from what I understand feathering/not feathering the dead engine wouldn't be as much of a problem as the single engine torque wanting to roll the aircraft and not enough speed/alt to counter with controls. Do we know what their TOW was?

    Useful load of that model is around 5,100 lbs.  I'm sure that they will be looking at that issue given the 8 adults and 2 older teens on board and the flight destination. 

    Also, as I understand it, the autofeather feature also has a rudder boost that kicks in to counter the single engine torque mentioned in your post.  But, the plane's gotta have some speed for the rudder to have much effect.  Tragic situation no matter what ended up going wrong.

  7. I thought that some of the cachet of the King Air's being certified as commuters was their autofeather system that is in place for engine losses at takeoffs and landings.  Did this feature malfunction or is this feature just not enough to overcome a plane that was just too slow, too heavy or out of balance at the time of engine loss?  

  8. 3 hours ago, Revolution512 said:

    You must be a child. Real men remember that as the gas station you got a Gatorade at on your way to stardom at Balcones Little League

    You know how I know you to be a child?  Real men remember when Balcones Little League was located to the east of the corner of Balcones Drive and the Lampasas Highway (US 183 to you newb's) by the railroad tracks.

  9. 3 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

    It's  been a minute, but the Cloak Room is still open. I remember they made a cocktail that had to be at least 10 ounces of whiskey. 

    It's been a couple of legislative sessions since I've been there, but I figure we'd all have heard about it if they'd closed.  Not the place to order a "craft cocktail"!

     

  10. 2 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

    The plaintiffs' lawyers prepared a FAQ that is pretty good.  Surprisingly free of hyperbole.

    http://www.lawlion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/FAQs-re-Gibsons-Bakery-v.-Oberlin-College.pdf

    That is a powerful presentation.  I downloaded it as an example for a future demand or mediation statement.  Item 13, with respect to the strike of a potential black juror was rather instructive.  Oberlin screwed the pooch.

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  11. 12 minutes ago, HenryJames said:

    The bar never reopened after Dick passed though. Now that was a dive bar.

    Didn't know about the reopening.  I always assumed that bar was an unlicensed operation.  That whole place was a trip, but way great food.

  12. 17 minutes ago, DCA_HORN said:

    Not that it would qualify probably but is Dallas nite club still open? Used to be a good cougar hunting spot back in the day.

    It's now The Local Post, mentioned above.

  13. Likely repeating myself, but Al's is by far my go to for a steakhouse.  I think that the Dallas Pappas Bros. is also really good, though I hate the area it is located in.  Beyond those two, I'd rather go someplace other than a steakhouse for a nice dinner in Dallas.

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  14. 3 hours ago, markstanco said:

    Would a king air 200 operating at 1100 an hour be about right?

    That sounds pretty low, but context would be helpful.  How much utilization (in hours)?  Crew costs?  Hangar?  Maintenance reserve? Insurance?  Lots of fixed and variable costs that would go into that hourly calculation.

  15. 13 minutes ago, Landomatic said:

    Jeez...9 months, huh?  What a shit show.  Lots of info in that article only adds to the theory it had to just be some kind of legit front for something illegal.

     

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