Hello,
You might have discussed that a lot but, by curiosity, I was wondering how much of a guy thing flying really was…
I mean, not being macho, in commercial aviation there was quite a trend for male pilots only in the past but in General aviation, there shouldn’t be any reason why it wouldn’t be half/half. And yet, I think this week-end it was the first time that I shared the circuit with a woman, what’s more doing touch and gos in an other Slingsby!!!
So girls, how many of you are there? :rolleyes: :confused:
Is it really a guys’ thing because it’s mechanical, got an engine and all the usual cliches or are just as happy as we are to fly, as simply as that?
Steph
By: FLYLADY - 20th November 2004 at 01:27
Auster Fan … I’ll be there in about 33 days! And looking forward to it. I even hope it snows!!!!! Then back in the summer! Why not! Life is good!
Melvyn HisCock … (sorry, that was funny … wasn’t it?!) …. that was so funny! I was ROTFLMFAO! :p
Janie … yup … we always talk about any kind of birds. All that fly.
And, Fvw 😮 still holds the record of the speeding ticket in SoCal on that XKR!
Happy bird flying! 😀
Flylady
By: Chipmunk Carol - 24th June 2004 at 11:31
Nice to see wer’re keeping this on topic – as usual.
What on earth was this thread about in the first place?
Oh birds in aviation – that’s right! So we’re not off topic at all.
By: Melvyn Hiscock - 24th June 2004 at 11:25
The wind is so bad here today the bird poo is going sideways . . .
MH
By: Auster Fan - 24th June 2004 at 08:56
Never ever ever park under the shade in SoCal! Never! In hours this is what being sh!tted on looks like. And, believe me … those car wash guys got a nice tip from me! :p Reason it’s parked in front of garage is cause I was going to wash it … then said … no way I’m I dealing with this! :p It went to the hand car wash … cause with the soft top … or anything … I would never put such gem through anything else. Oh my! 🙂
FLYLADY 😉
If only we had the weather here to have that problem! Like bloody October at present!! Anyway Flylady, Steve Patterson has been over the pond to be educated by forum members various in the the ways of the mother country! When are we going to see you over here, flying in REAL weather??!! 😉
By: FLYLADY - 23rd June 2004 at 20:00
Never ever ever park under the shade in SoCal! Never! In hours this is what being sh!tted on looks like. And, believe me … those car wash guys got a nice tip from me! :p Reason it’s parked in front of garage is cause I was going to wash it … then said … no way I’m I dealing with this! :p It went to the hand car wash … cause with the soft top … or anything … I would never put such gem through anything else. Oh my! 🙂
Oh yeah … and I do have pictures of baby dead birds and their nest that came out of under the gear of my plane … but, I can’t post that. I may get animal rights activists to hate me. 😀
FLYLADY 😉
By: frankvw - 23rd June 2004 at 19:18
Janie, now that’s a cute plane 🙂
Flylady: about flying her, I think I will need “some” more hours to do it correctly 😀 One day… who knows ?
As for my CHP souvenir, I was lucky not to be American I guess, or I’d have ended like Moggy !
Regarding your bonus, this car is really not taken care of those days… I’d be ashamed if I was you… You should say hi to those car wash guys more often ! :p
By: Chipmunk Carol - 23rd June 2004 at 19:16
remember that movie when he got it stuck in the zipper before the prom … darn … I can’t think of the name of the movie
Something about Mary
Trivia: The guy that ran (runs) Jaguar U.S. owns a Piston Provost.
FLYLADY: Thank you for sponsoring British aviation!
By: FLYLADY - 23rd June 2004 at 19:00
AND … the bonus!!!! … this is what you call being sh!tted on! Those freaking black birds … I would have so much fun target shooting! 😀
By: FLYLADY - 23rd June 2004 at 18:51
Auster Fan: Why did you even bring up Ozzieb88? 😡 That is one little dumb-azz …. he wouldn’t even make it on a Young Eagle’s Flight. Disqualified. And, if there were one way rides in SpaceShipOne, I think we would all chip in and send him off to space!! … he would look like this: 😮
Frankvw: someone misses you driving/flying her. 🙂 But, not for long … second time around is always better! 😉 Nothing like having a co-pilot. :rolleyes: And, don’t worry about that yellow CHP souvenir , it proves you drove it fast. :p And like that old song: “baby you can drive my car” … anytime! :p
Yak II Fan: Both XKR and Commander TC have cruise control. Ask fvw … he knows … it works great! And fvw is right on the 400 HP … that is 2x’s the HP on the Commander TC … oh well … both are nice. And, nothing like feeling that Supercharge kick in .. and nothing like feeling that turbo kick in.
John C: Very smart you are. And sure, in Belgium for now … but one that enjoys the pleasures of truly enjoying commercial flights, stepping into private flights. :p Isn’t aviation great!?
It was nice to see that most of you did nothing all day today! 😀 Welcome to the real world. :p We are all utilizing the best of technology there is. 😮 Really!? Good. 🙂 And, the more you practice delegation, the more you master it! :p But fist, for those who are real young … work hard … cause you need to learn the ropes so when you get a little older … not much, just a little, you know how to verbally instruct delegation. You must understand the function and master it … before you can hand it off.
Cheers!
FLYLADY 😉
By: FLYLADY - 23rd June 2004 at 18:50
Well, well, well … good morning from SoCal … just waking up from a nice long sleep. 🙂 And, just got in the office, as I was speeding all the way to work and not mind, a half hour late. 😀 Don’t worry, there will be a two hour lunch break, surf all day and leave early too! :rolleyes:
Steph: The she/he plane thing bugs me too — but for me it’s nothing like gently and slowly holding the throttle and exhilarating down the runway as the manifold pressure and the rpm’s climb and things get hot. 😎 But, important to keep an eye on the oil temp. and be sure cylinders are not too hot … honey cause when you fly a turbo … things can get real hot fast. 😉
And, totally understand in regards the stick … when I’ve flown my friends L-29, back seat, I like the way the stick feels in between … it is much easier to fly indeed.
Well, sunny again here in SoCal and sorry for your rain… I send a blink of sunshine your way. X! 🙂
And Steph … feet are not such a bad thing you know … I’ll leave it at that. :rolleyes:
R. Weaver: Sweetie …. excuse me … you pay? 😀 That would make you Sugar Boy, instead of Sugar Daddy then disqualifies me as Sugar Mama! :p I can take you flying when I volunteer in the Young Eagles Program, cause if you are not more than 21, then flying mile high is a no no. I keep it legal baby.
Granpop: I see you must have not minded the 5″ spikes. 🙂
Janie: No fuel guys here … too bad … it’s mostly “pump” your own and the hose is very long. :rolleyes: And, yes, you are sharp … too young and to add to that … too dumb don’t qualify. Thanks lady!
Auster Fan: You crack me up! 😀 And, true … he probably couldn’t handle it!
Steve Young: Why just lunch time? What is wrong with you!? :confused: It seems like everyone else spent the whole day on this thread. Hope you laughed well, and hopefully didn’t swallow too hard.
Granpop: No need for camcorder … my new digital Olympus C-755 makes movies. That is so last year! 😉 And, it also is equipped with a 40X zoom.
And, Steve Young: He would return … remember that movie when he got it stuck in the zipper before the prom … darn … I can’t think of the name of the movie … well, it would be painful indeed. And that’s when the 40x’s zoom would come in handy! 😀
Granpop: One person in this forum not only is lucky … but he spent two weeks in SoCal and the only one who’s gotten a speeding ticket in my XKR … and he sure can fly the Commander well.
Bigglesworth: I like your ideas. Brilliant! 🙂 And, since I am studying IFR and next aerobatics … groundschool seems like a natural … I like taking off under the hood. :rolleyes:
continued ….
By: Moggy C - 23rd June 2004 at 16:30
If only the Colt was that fast 😮
Moggy
By: Yak 11 Fan - 23rd June 2004 at 16:02
eeeeeek, makes my 98.6 on the M25 a few years ago look positively slow. My greatest feat however was being stopped at 86.4mph on the A12 in an old 205 Diesel, nobody else ever knew they could do such speeds (including the nice man in the burgandy Senator who I overtook a few miles earlier and who then decided his car looked better with blue flashing lights behind the grill)
By: Moggy C - 23rd June 2004 at 15:50
I’ve got a signed certificate from the Bedfordshire police with 127 mph on it.
Only cost me £125 😎
…………… and £350 for the brief :rolleyes:
………. and 28 days as a pedestrian 🙁
Moggy
By: frankvw - 23rd June 2004 at 15:48
Is that why you’re in Belgium now 😉 It can’t have been too bad, XK’s are limited to 155mph.. Don’t half get there fast mind.
John C
Bait BMW’s with an XKR? With MY reputation? (apologies to the Fast Show)
The car isn’t mine… I have just a Focus. But I wouldn’t dare it here either…
By: Yak 11 Fan - 23rd June 2004 at 15:46
Because they can.
By: frankvw - 23rd June 2004 at 15:44
…..and you were doing what speed at the time?
Well… I think 82 instead of 55… Why do they monitor remote, straight desert roads?
By: John C - 23rd June 2004 at 15:43
Yes… but sadly for me, the CHP wasn’t thinking the same…
Is that why you’re in Belgium now 😉 It can’t have been too bad, XK’s are limited to 155mph.. Don’t half get there fast mind.
John C
Bait BMW’s with an XKR? With MY reputation? (apologies to the Fast Show)
By: Yak 11 Fan - 23rd June 2004 at 15:31
…..and you were doing what speed at the time?
By: frankvw - 23rd June 2004 at 15:29
Yes… but sadly for me, the CHP wasn’t thinking the same… :rolleyes:
By: Yak 11 Fan - 23rd June 2004 at 15:27
Well yes I can appreciate that. Speed limits are a transitory figure anyway aren’t they? Somewhere between stationary and where the car is happy to cruise at.
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