User:Mcdonar

About Richard McDonald Woods:

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This Wikipedian joined Wikipedia on October 01, 2009 (15 years and 2 months ago).

This user is an
Open University graduate

BSc

This user has a Bachelor of Science degree.

This user is a Boeing 747 fan.

This user's favourite airline is British Airways.

This user is interested in the history of the lands comprising the United Kingdom.

This user is interested in
DNA and genetics.

This user accepts evolution as a biological fact.

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This user thinks BBC Radio 4 is worth the licence fee alone.

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

Category:Aviation