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1. 02:04 PM - Step back in time (Robert L. Nuckolls, III)
2. 02:43 PM - Re: Step back in time (Charlie England)
3. 03:24 PM - Re: Step back in time (Robert L. Nuckolls, III)
4. 03:27 PM - Re: Step back in time (Eric Page)
5. 10:13 PM - Re: Re: Step back in time (Robert L. Nuckolls, III)
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| Subject: | Step back in time |
One of my most revered mentors was Kenneth Razak
who was Dean of Engineering at Wichita University
when I started school there in '61. I worked with
Ken for over 40 years on numerous endeavors. One
of which was Videmation, Inc. We conducted accident
investigation, analysis and illustration work with
an emphasis on railroad grade crossing events.
We produced about 104 case illustrations but were
only seen by a jury 4 times. The other 100 were
only seen by opposing counsel. In all cases, our
work product won favorable outcomes for our
client.
About 1991 we approached Operation Lifesaver and
offered to incorporate snippets of our work-product
into a railway grade crossing safety video.
Unfortunately, none of the original case files
survived but I did stumble across the Operation
Lifesaver tape. I haven't watched this piece
in over 25 years . . . the video quality is
startlingly poor . . . but it was hot stuff in
1990.
It was a fun project. All the live shots were done
in Wichita neighborhoods around our office. All
the 'actors' are members of my staff.
In any case, I'll share it with you guys along with
an assertion that the story being told is just as
relevant today as back then. Share with anyone
who might show an interest . . . especially
young drivers.
http://aeroelectric.com/Misc/Videmation/Look,%20Listen%20and%20Live.mp4
Many of the scenes are taken from our work product
describing really bad days behind the wheel for
some drivers and their passengers.
Bob . . .
Un impeachable logic: George Carlin asked, "If black boxes
survive crashes, why don't they make the whole airplane
out of that stuff?"
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| Subject: | Re: Step back in time |
On Thu, Apr 28, 2022 at 4:09 PM Robert L. Nuckolls, III <
nuckolls.bob@aeroelectric.com> wrote:
> One of my most revered mentors was Kenneth Razak
> who was Dean of Engineering at Wichita University
> when I started school there in '61. I worked with
> Ken for over 40 years on numerous endeavors. One
> of which was Videmation, Inc. We conducted accident
> investigation, analysis and illustration work with
> an emphasis on railroad grade crossing events.
>
> We produced about 104 case illustrations but were
> only seen by a jury 4 times. The other 100 were
> only seen by opposing counsel. In all cases, our
> work product won favorable outcomes for our
> client.
>
> About 1991 we approached Operation Lifesaver and
> offered to incorporate snippets of our work-product
> into a railway grade crossing safety video.
>
> Unfortunately, none of the original case files
> survived but I did stumble across the Operation
> Lifesaver tape. I haven't watched this piece
> in over 25 years . . . the video quality is
> startlingly poor . . . but it was hot stuff in
> 1990.
>
> It was a fun project. All the live shots were done
> in Wichita neighborhoods around our office. All
> the 'actors' are members of my staff.
>
> In any case, I'll share it with you guys along with
> an assertion that the story being told is just as
> relevant today as back then. Share with anyone
> who might show an interest . . . especially
> young drivers.
>
> http://aeroelectric.com/Misc/Videmation/Look,%20Listen%20and%20Live.mp4
>
> Many of the scenes are taken from our work product
> describing really bad days behind the wheel for
> some drivers and their passengers.
>
> Bob . . .
>
Aviation connection within 2 minutes; flight planning behind the wheel....
Thanks for the work! I'm watching it now.
Charlie
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| Subject: | Re: Step back in time |
>Aviation connection within 2 minutes; flight planning behind the wheel....
>Thanks for the work! I'm watching it now.
Yeah . . . my instructor called it "situational awareness" and
"staying AHEAD of the airplane".
Just as there is no such thing as a 'safe' airplane, there
is no such thing as a 'safe' grade crossing, automobile,
farm implement, snow board, etc. etc.
It's all about responsible and competent utilization.
FYI aside: Back in '90, the rule of thumb for upgrading
a grade crossing was about $150,000. Railroads were only
required to put up cross bucks. Local municipalities had
to put up the dollars for an upgrade. Obviously, available
funds would only address the worst-of-the-worst. I recall
stories of grade crossings getting gates and lights only
after the death toll reached certain thresholds. The
city/county would put up the dollars to add gates/lights.
After that the railroad would maintain the equipment.
Sadly, the addition of gates and lights would only reduce
the fatality rate for that particular crossing by about half . . .
people drove around dropped gates with some regularity.
This shines a light on the fact that most unhappy days
in the cockpit have foundations in things we were schooled
in . . . but have forgotten or ignored.
I am reminded of an admonition offered to me the first
time I got onto a motorcycle where the owner advised,
"operate like every other vehicle on the road is
trying to wipe you out."
That's what trains are . . . thousands of tons of
mass with a gazillion foot-pounds of kinetic
energy ready to squash anything. Airplanes are
similarly ambivalent.
Bob . . .
Un impeachable logic: George Carlin asked, "If black boxes
survive crashes, why don't they make the whole airplane
out of that stuff?"
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| Subject: | Re: Step back in time |
Bob, I'd swear I saw that film -- or one very much like it -- when I went through
driver training, but I learned to drive a few years earlier. Your stop-motion
animation work was great, and fun to watch! Funny how I would have moaned
and groaned about being forced to watch it back then, but it's entertaining now...
BTW, was that you with a sectional chart at the wheel?
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=506641#506641
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| Subject: | Re: Step back in time |
At 05:27 PM 4/28/2022, you wrote:
>
>Bob, I'd swear I saw that film -- or one very much like it -- when I
>went through driver training, but I learned to drive a few years
>earlier. Your stop-motion animation work was great, and fun to
>watch! Funny how I would have moaned and groaned about being forced
>to watch it back then, but it's entertaining now...
Most of the 'Videmations' were computer driven,
HO scale models shot with onto a 1", single
frame vcr. We duplicated the scenes with scale
materials from local hobby shop. I built stepper
motor drives that moved models one full scale
inch per motor step based on Ken Razaks analysis
of motions. Hence the name 'Videmation' as
opposed to 'animation'. An animator can dream
up and illustrate anything. I couldn't move
the model one inch at full scale without
DATA provided by Ken's analysis.
Hence, our videos were presentations of
facts in evidence.
The train hitting the lumber truck was shot
at ten frames/sec with hand positioned details.
We started with a consist of cars and a bunch
of photos. Duplicated final resting as close
as possible and then photographed 'backwards'
as the technician hand positioned the cars.
That hunk of video took a couple weeks to
get it right. That case was against a lumber
company adjacent to the tracks that was
delivering that load of lumber.
The physics of that incident were rather
unusual. The train caught the truck/trailer
right at the CG suddenly accelerating
the whole rig instantly to about 50
miles an hour. The tractor rotated and
was dragged backwards on the 5th wheel
pin. The tractor was literally yanked out
from under the driver and ejecting him
out the windshield.
That was the first time we had encountered
locomotives doing summersaults and near
summersaults. A crew member in the trailing
locomotive was slammed about in the cab
severely. The lead locomotive crew were
nearly killed when the cab was instantly filled
with dirt as if squirted full by giant grease gun!
>BTW, was that you with a sectional chart at the wheel?
yup . . . was looking for a Burger King but
not having much luck. The guy 'drinking' is
also a pilot . . . had a hard time getting him
to 'live the part'. He kept looking both ways
through the intersections.
Bob . . .
Un impeachable logic: George Carlin asked, "If black boxes
survive crashes, why don't they make the whole airplane
out of that stuff?"
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