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Greetings. I'll be posting as "Divot" - both a comment on my "entertaining" golf game as well as my tactical call sign. I'm an electrical engineer by training and a fighter pilot by profession. I'm certainly not in the finance business, but I enjoy learning. Investing has become a bit of a hobby for me over the last decade or so. Of course some of the best learning comes from the school of hard knocks - but along the way I've had some excellent texts recommended to me.

Since I've watched this site for some time now - and found the entertainment/emotional value higher than the educational - I thought I might recommend some of my favorite reading to the board. The biggest life-changer (purely in terms of investing) for me has been "Point and Figure Charting" by Tom Dorsey. Reading this (repeatedly) has multiplied my confidence, risk management, and profitable trading by several orders of magnitude. The other title I'll throw out there is "High Performance Options Trading" by Yates. I (quite profitably) trade calender debit and credit option spreads in my taxable account.

I've recently started a blog of my own on TSP account risk management which I wondered if the group would be interested in. Concise and emotionless, plus I'll also track my own trading activities. Please let me know if you're interested!

- Divot
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Welcome to the MB! Feel free to start a thread here and share your thoughts, comments, and references.
 
Welcome to TSPTalk board. You can start a "Divot's Account Talk" thread in forum, Members' Accounts Talk. Here you can talk about your investing strategies. Others at TSPTalk have their own sites, such as TSPGO. I'll defer your blog offer to the Administrator. I'm sure members would be interested in any investment strategy that reduces risk, while capturing a fair share of market gains. That's why we are here.

A EE fighter pilot jock? That's quite a combination. I guess you are ahead of most pilots understanding all the electronics packages aboard the fighter.

Divot said:
Greetings. I'll be posting as "Divot" - both a comment on my "entertaining" golf game as well as my tactical call sign. I'm an electrical engineer by training and a fighter pilot by profession. I'm certainly not in the finance business, but I enjoy learning. Investing has become a bit of a hobby for me over the last decade or so. Of course some of the best learning comes from the school of hard knocks - but along the way I've had some excellent texts recommended to me.

Since I've watched this site for some time now - and found the entertainment/emotional value higher than the educational - I thought I might recommend some of my favorite reading to the board. The biggest life-changer (purely in terms of investing) for me has been "Point and Figure Charting" by Tom Dorsey. Reading this (repeatedly) has multiplied my confidence, risk management, and profitable trading by several orders of magnitude. The other title I'll throw out there is "High Performance Options Trading" by Yates. I (quite profitably) trade calender debit and credit option spreads in my taxable account.

I've recently started a blog of my own on TSP account risk management which I wondered if the group would be interested in. Concise and emotionless, plus I'll also track my own trading activities. Please let me know if you're interested!

- Divot​
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Welcome to the board Divot. Have fun. Wolverine posted that classic picture, which is a favorite of mine. The pilot of that Tomcat was Dale Snodgrass. He grew up in my hometown of Lake Ronkonkoma, Long Island, NY. His dad was the owner of my favorite surfshop here on Long Island. Dale is now retired from the USN and I believe he lives in Florida with stunt pilot Patty Wagstaff. Both great pilots!

southbeachrat
 
I guess nothing shakes these guys up. Remember they stand on a pitching deck in all weather, and times of day while the aircraft slam on the deck and try for the cable. Fun stuff! I have a lot of respect for them.
 
southbeachrat said:
Welcome to the board Divot. Have fun. Wolverine posted that classic picture, which is a favorite of mine. The pilot of that Tomcat was Dale Snodgrass. He grew up in my hometown of Lake Ronkonkoma, Long Island, NY. His dad was the owner of my favorite surfshop here on Long Island. Dale is now retired from the USN and I believe he lives in Florida with stunt pilot Patty Wagstaff. Both great pilots!

southbeachrat
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Yes southbeachrat.........this picture is a classic for sure and I have always liked.

I now would say from what you have said here, that this picture is real. Some people I have shown this to have doubted if it was real or not. I always figured it was real cause this can be done.

No doubt Dale had fun doing it as he says it was worth it. lol

I would have like to have been aboard the Tomcat when he done it. lol

Thanks for the info.
 
Yes, some people think the photo is a product of photoshop. The drama of the shot is enhanced by somewhat by an optical illusion, that is not to minimize the great skill of the pilot (Dale is the most experienced F-14 pilot in the world) though, it still is a fantastic maneuver!

Just for the record the shot was taken from the deck of the USS America in 1989 during a Tomcat tactical demo at sea. Dale's own words on describing the execution is taken from an interview I found on the web..

"I started from the starboard rear quarter of the ship, at or slightly below flight deck level. Airspeed was at about 250 knots with the wings swept forward. I selected afterburner at about 1/2 mile behind and the aircraft accelerated to about 325-330 knots. As I approached the ship, I rolled into an 85 degree angle of bank and did a 2-3 g turn, finishing about 10- 20 degrees off of the ship's axis. It was a very dramatic and, in my opinion, a very cool way to start a carrier demo."

COOL INDEED! :cool:
 
Interesting..........southbeachrat

I came across this picture about 6-7 years ago and never came across anymore info on it, other than what is written on it. Kinda figured there wasn't anymore info to go with it, being that it was military and all.

Now, after this amount of time, and posting it here, you come along and fill in the missing pieces. LOL

I can see what you are saying about the optical illusion of it also. I never doubted the skill of the pilot with this move either.

To read his own words of how he did it and all, is incredible to say the least. I am trying to picture this in my mind that he started on starboard side and so low and finished on the Port side with it. Then with the afterburners besides and the amount of g's and the turn itself, this had to be one heck of a ride and a site to see besides.

No doubt about it, a very cool way to start a carrier demo.

A fantastic maneuver for sure.

Thanks again for putting some of the pieces together with all this.
 
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