User:Mcdonar

My name is Richard, I'm from the United Kingdom. I was born in Portsmouth and now live in Denmead in south east Hampshire. Retired in 1997, I was an IBM Salesman and worked in the software industry. I have a BSc Honours Degree in Biology from the Open University.

My main hobbies are using a flight simulator to fly my beloved Boeing 747-400; rambling; reading about science, history and politics; and listening to classical music. I have contributed a paper entitled "A self-Nominating Second Chamber: Further Reform of the House of Lords" to the Ministry of Justice and the main UK political parties, and contributed to the Kelly report on MP's expenses and allowances.

I am particularly interested in avionics as implemented in the Boeing 747-400.

I have studied evolution and cell biology for many years. This interest caused me to study for my degree after retirement. I have read all the books written by Richard Dawkins as well as many others on the subject.

My favorite composers are Beethoven, Mozart, Brahms, Sibelius and Chopin.

Articles I've Started/Expanded

Next Generation Air Transportation System &middot; Area navigation &middot; Required Navigation Performance &middot; Performance Based Navigation &middot; National Airspace System Voice Switch &middot; Next Generation Network Enabled Weather &middot; Next Generation Data Communications &middot; System Wide Information Management &middot; Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast.

Category:Aviation