Half way around the world at about the same time, Hong Kong was hit but by most severe hurricane it had experienced in decades. It is good to be back in California, where there is nothing to worry about but fires and earthquakes. Some speculate that it might start to encompass entertainment simulation as well. In any case, it is the showcase for the best sim technology available. Incidentally, that is a good time to visit Orlando.
Temperatures are pleasant, crowds are light, and the hurricane season is then past.
The speaker always has good things to say about simulation, of course, and then always pauses dramatically to note that however good simulators become, they will, of course never replace training with the real hardware. Then later, the speaker will quote General Patton about the objective being to get the other guy to die for his country. Watch for it. Binghamton University Simulator Course, January 10-14, 2000. Here is another event that I highly recommend, and, moreover, have some vested interest in promoting.