#Introductions
Hi there.
I’m Paul and as you can tell I’m currently a #Piper who plays the Piob Mor #bagpipes, and a #Pilot who owns and flies an #Ultralight in #NovaScotia.
I have a wonderful partner @vgrayauthor who is also a #StepMom to my four adult children and 10 grandchildren.
As a life-long learner I have dabbled in, or immersed myself in, the following:
#ComputerScience (new discipline in this emerging field in 1966; mainframes were the marvels - IBM 7040, PDP-10)
#Xerox (22 yr. career in Canada; during this time #PARC developed what we now call the #PersonalComputer)
#SelfEmployment (another 22 yr. consulting in the human / business side of #IT; Including the #ITILFramework; and the development of teamwork for results through #McCarthyTechnologies #CoreProtocols; coaching other business people)
Now #Retired
#Piping (starting as a teenager in a #PipeBand a long time ago)
#Sailing (crew and owner of several small boats, and #SailBoards; born on #IsleOfWight, so no surprise)
#Flying (#Sailplanes, #HangGliders, #Ultralights, and now considering electric #ParaGliders)
#Motorcycles (over the years owned a Honda 350, Honda Shadow 750, and now a Honda CBF1000A)
#EV (Electric Vehicles) (owner of a 2018 Tesla Model 3)
#Greyhounds (have adopted 5 over the years)
#ProblemSolving (playing MacGyver for the above list; also since we live in a 170 yr. old house on a #PetticoatFarm)
I like to ask questions. Don’t hesitate to stop me if I get annoying.
Will answer any questions with Don’t Know if I really don’t (i.e. not afraid to be clear about my ignorance)
Getting as much out of every minute as I can, so only opening my laptop when not otherwise busy.
@PiperPilotPaul @vgrayauthor I fly remote controlled thermal #sailplanes in Nova Scotia. Sadly there isn’t any full scale sailplane activity here now. I love to slope soar at Lawrencetown, ever been there with your paragliders?
I fly #DLG discus launch #gliders, as well as a few electric sailplanes (including a 3 metre wingspan #höllein Introduction #F5J)
@Teleporno @vgrayauthor
Hi; I have flown my ultralight from a friends field in Lawrencetown, but haven't gotten started yet with paragliders.
The electric sailplanes sound neat.
@vgrayauthor @PiperPilotPaul sailplanes are great! We often fly at Lawrencetown, if you see us out there come by for a visit and a chat. My club is looking for a new field actually, as the place we used to fly is being developed for housing. Model planes are heavily regulated (much more than ultralights! Isn’t that odd?) so it’s hard to meet all the requirements to register a new flying site.
@PiperPilotPaul @vgrayauthor It's inspiring to have you here.