i am now...
going to take my truck for a ride all by myself.finally, i can get out of the freakin' house... man, im jonesing for a boat ride - anybody want to help me launch the
ranger? :>) |
Shortwave
Feb 2
2006
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| I'll be there Sunday. Just remembered that I waded the Chemung River 3 years
ago, waist deep, fishing for pike in late November, with snow falling. |
Doug
Feb 3
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| My last flight was a 2 engine piece of shit going from Philly to Long
Island/McArthur. It had bald tires and it was snowing. I asked the pilot
about this after we landed. He said it wasn't such a big deal. Asked two
friends who fly small planes. They said the same thing. I think these people
are pithed like frogs before they get their credentials. Gotta be nuts to step foot in an airplane these days. Seems like most of the
airlines are in chapter 11. I don't trust the mechanics any more. It used to
be fun when the equipment was new and many of the pilots were WWII veterans. |
Doug
Feb 3
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| Many of the airlines outsource their repair work to third-world
countries where the "mechanics" are a tad less qualified and independent
than one might find in the USA. |
Harry
Feb 3
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| My sentiments, exactly. Pilots aren't pilots anymore. They are referred to
as "cockpit managers". I'd much rather drive. I got a private ticket 11
years ago but gave the hobby up because I found it stressful rather than
enjoyable flying into and out of any airport, controlled or not. RCE |
RCE
Feb 3
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| want to hear something really weird? i love flying in helicopters. go figure. |
Shortwave
Feb 3
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| Helicopters are like bees. Technically impossible to fly. RCE |
RCE
Feb 3
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| (wandering thoughts): I think my father's trying to kill me. He's at our
company's HQ on Long Island, 7 hours from Rochester by car. Last time I flew
(Rochester to Philly to McArthur), it took 6 hours. Every time we have a
meeting I'm supposed to attend, he bitches and whines for a week about "Why
can't you be like the other guys, and fly here?" (Other guys are from
Chicago, Denver, Florida). My own father wants me on a flying death trap.
:-( |
Doug
Feb 3
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| The PLANE does the flying, you sit back and enjoy the ride. :-) |
Wayne.B
Feb 3
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| That's totally retarded. |
Doug
Feb 3
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| When I was active in my business I flew to both Rochester and to McArthur on
Long Island more times than I care to remember. We had major contracts with
the UofR and with a company on Long Island. I always felt safest on the
STOL planes powered by turbo props. RCE |
RCE
Feb 3
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|
I survived a helicopter crash in West Virginia. Well, I call it a crash.
We had an engine failure and the pilot did something or other with the
rotor blades so that we landed. We landed hard, there was some damage to
the copter, but we all walked away. Never will get in one again. |
Harry
Feb 3
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| He wants to spend your inheritance without guilt. |
Harry
Feb 3
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| It's called "auto-rotation", one of the first things you learn (after
hovering) in helicoper flight instruction. Similar to the seeds with
"wings" that fall from (elm?) trees. I did one in a Robinson R-44 in Florida. It's all in the timing (sprinkled
with a lot of luck.) The downward motion of the helicopter keeps the rotors spinning, then, at
the last second, you apply full collective to pitch the rotors for full
lift, hopefully for a soft landing. RCE |
RCE
Feb 3
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| It was the luck part that I appreciated. I figured and still figure that
since I walked away, I shouldn't tempt fate again in a helicopter. |
Harry
Feb 3
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| what part of... oh never mind... :>) |
Shortwave
Feb 3
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| pansy. |
Shortwave
Feb 2
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| there but for the fact that i hate flying, go i. :>) |
Shortwave
Feb 2
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| So, how many schoolchildren did you run over today, trying to drive and
smoke a cigar with one hand? |
Doug
Feb 2
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| Yup. Don't like the friggin' cold. Went down yesterday to check the Nav.
Everything's fine. I think my drain modifications (turned some cockpit
drains into something more like scuppers) work well. Bildge was bone dry.
Plugged a ceramic heater in and after an hour or so it was up to 65 degrees
inside. Not bad. Next time the weather guessers predict a major snowstorm
for the Cape, I am going to go down and ride it out on the boat. Never did
that before. RCE |
RCE
Feb 2
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| It's a fairly quick flight, less than 3 hours. We usually take Jet
Blue out of JFK, nice planes, good service. Let me know your flight
number and we'll meet you at the terminal. Hurry though, time is running out! |
Wayne.B
Feb 2
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| what part of i hate flying was hard to understand? :>) |
Shortwave
Feb 3
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| very cool. i bet it would be fun to ride out a snow storm in the
cabin of a boat like that. |
Shortwave
Feb 3
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| i lost count at 60. |
Shortwave
Feb 3
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| Cold here and rainy yesterday. In the mid 50's. Think I will take the boat
up to Lake Pardee for their trout opener tomorrow. |
Calif
Feb 2
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| It's equipped with skates for ice boating? |
Harry
Feb 2
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| lemme check ...... 26 degrees. I'll pass.
Call me in April. RCE |
RCE
Feb 2
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| Jump on a plane to Ft Myers (SWFIA). We're headed up to St Pete Beach
this weekend via Pine Island Sound, Boca Grande, Venice, Sarasota and
Long Boat Key among others. |
Wayne.B
Feb 2
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