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Title: Thoughts On Flying
Post by: Toad on February 06, 2001, 11:51:00 AM

Gotthis from an old UPT buddy:

FLYING
A landing is falling out of the sky. A good landing is falling out of the  sky with style.

Flying is simply a matter of learning how to throw yourself at the ground and missing.
 
Instrument flying is an unnatural act probably punishable by God.
 
As opposed to current scientific theory, the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline luggage.
 
Death is Nature's way of telling you to watch your airspeed.
 
The trick to flying a helicopter is to keep the bottom half from going around as fast as the top half.
 
Entry to the cockpit of some aircraft is difficult. On some others it should be made impossible.
 
The average airplane can't read how much time you have in your log book.

If you crash because it is somehow urgent that you fly into bad weather, your funeral will be on a bright sunny day.
 
Never fly the "A" model of anything.
 
There is no such thing as gliding a helicopter.
 
Learning to fly is like raising children. When you finally figure out how, you're finished.
 
The safest airplane in the world is one that can barely kill you.
 
A helicopter is a device comprised of twenty thousand parts, all moving in different directions, constantly striving to separate themselves, and often succeeding.
 
Some pilots look at their instrument panel the way a dog looks at television.

Title: Thoughts On Flying
Post by: Dux on February 07, 2001, 12:40:00 PM

LOL, good one.

FYI you can glide a helicopter

Title: Thoughts On Flying
Post by: AKDejaVu on February 07, 2001, 12:44:00 PM

Autorotation and gliding are not necessarily the same (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)

AKDejaVu

Title: Thoughts On Flying
Post by: Tac on February 07, 2001, 12:50:00 PM

id say its about the same.. one glides in a downard diagonal, the other one straight down  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)

Title: Thoughts On Flying
Post by: jato757 on February 07, 2001, 08:25:00 PM

AIRPLANE = A HOLE IN THE SKY YOU PUT MONEY IN (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

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Title: Thoughts On Flying
Post by: 1776 on February 08, 2001, 12:50:00 AM

What?? No C-hog remarks,yet hehee (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)

<hijack begins>

Title: Thoughts On Flying
Post by: TheWobble on February 08, 2001, 12:57:00 AM

"AIRPLANE = A HOLE IN THE SKY YOU PUT MONEY IN "

NO toejam!!

I was looking at buying a S-10 Sakota, but the damn kit cost 16 grand then I have to build it!
 (http://www.rans.com/Completions/images/Bryant_S10.jpg)  
I still want it though GRRR!

Title: Thoughts On Flying
Post by: MrBill on February 08, 2001, 01:41:00 AM

Save me a blue one (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif) http://www.moller.com/ (http://www.moller.com/)

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OhNooo
smile awhile

Title: Thoughts On Flying
Post by: Dux on February 08, 2001, 08:47:00 AM

Heh, I certainly wouldn't call it efficient gliding, but a helicopter has slightly better than a 4:1 glide ratio while autorotating.
Can't be much worse than a deadstick F-16.

Title: Thoughts On Flying
Post by: Duckwing6 on February 08, 2001, 10:20:00 AM

BAH !! Helicopters .. know why they fly ?

'cause they are so ugly that earth repells them  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)

DW6

Title: Thoughts On Flying
Post by: Dux on February 08, 2001, 11:02:00 AM

LOL, Duckwing.

They beat the air into submission!

Title: Thoughts On Flying
Post by: TheWobble on February 08, 2001, 05:54:00 PM

"4:1 glide ratio while autorotating"Ya but when ya meet mother earth, yer still gonna be a stain.

Title: Thoughts On Flying
Post by: Dux on February 08, 2001, 08:21:00 PM

Fixed-wingers to Hell with all of you!!!!!   (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/mad.gif)

Title: Thoughts On Flying
Post by: TheWobble on February 08, 2001, 08:31:00 PM

LOL!