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by RosieGHM Jetpacker on August 19th, 2009
Not even if they paid me a million bucks. Fear of heights you know! :)
by Anonymous on September 2nd, 2009
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by Skirtsnhose on August 19th, 2009
I'm in the process now, so absolutely.
by cincyaviation on August 18th, 2009
absastinkinloutely, i would pay for my own if i had more than 100 bucks
by t3naciousV on August 18th, 2009
absolutely. i would pay for my own if i wasnt in debt already. you offering?
by Anonymous on August 18th, 2009
Aw, nope. Video.
by That Guy Again on September 3rd, 2009
Yes!!! I would get my Instrument, CFI/II, ATP and be a King of The Sky !!!
Ok Mensan, this TV intro was one of the reasons I got a pilots license.
Penny would be stuch underground in a cave and would get free enough to use the radio (underground) that just happened to be on the VHF AvBand frequency that sky was listening too so he could fly to her rescue.
Is there a fast track way to become an airline pilot? just curious...
by genericdust on October 6th, 2011
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Do helicopter pilots need to be great at math? Because I need a calculator to do all my figuring.
by Stan_L on October 23rd, 2010
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Tell us a word used in aviation?
by prof. mes solzhenitsy on January 18th, 2011
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How far from the runway is it usual to fly the downvind leg??
by JaneDoe on July 26th, 2011
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Privite Pilot going from U.S to Canada what is needed?
by KingGucciV on December 29th, 2010
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You'd be surprised at the number of pilots who are afraid of heights.
by Skirtsnhose on August 19th, 2009
Seriously? That makes no sense. My honey, Jim, has a Pilot's license. Many years ago he worked in San Francisco and regularly climbed bridges in the area for his job. He would hop from girder to girder without fear. Just thinking about that makes my knees weak. Why would people with acrophobia seek out a job/hobby like that I wonder? Happy Wednesday to you Skirtsnhose! :)
by RosieGHM Jetpacker on August 19th, 2009
+6 for your answer, my "Scaredy Cat friend. (JOKING!)
by Anonymous on August 19th, 2009
Those pilots tend to fear unsupported heights. like I do. Tie me securely, give me a railing, and I'll look over the edge no problem. Ladders and edges without any kind of protection: no thanks. In the airplane you're supported by the wings, so it's not an issue. I was initially surprised to find that out as well.
by Skirtsnhose on August 19th, 2009
To my friend Mensan..you need not joke about it sweetie..t'is true. That's why I am uncomfortable in buildings beyond the 3rd floor. Even then when I look out a window my knees can buckle. Huge planes don' bother me though, even sitting in a window seat. But when we went on vacation to Honolulu and went on that 4-seater plane ride around Oahu I kept digging my nails into my kid's arm..we were in the back and Jim and the Pilot were up front. I was a nervous wreck and had to close my eyes a lot. Scairdy cat it is! Happy Thursday Mensan! :)
by RosieGHM Jetpacker on August 20th, 2009
Morning Skirtsnhose. You know those swinging rope bridges high over chasms/ravines that you see from time to time depicted in movies? If my life depended on it I could not walk on one to get to the other side. How bad is it? If I look at a magazine and come upon a page of an aerial shot over land or water (especially over water) my knees get weak even though I'm seated. I have to close the magazine. See? Weird isn't it? Happy Thursday to you! :)
by RosieGHM Jetpacker on August 20th, 2009
Acrophobia (irrational fear of heights) is easily treated.
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According to friends of mine in Aberdeen, UK, "Any decent bottle of Scotch will take care of it."
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The Scots KNOW about such things.
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Happy Thursday, Friday and Saturday!
by Anonymous on August 20th, 2009
I'm not that fond of Scotch my friend but we have Vodka and Rum and several bottles of wine as well as a bit of beer. I'm covered! :)
by RosieGHM Jetpacker on August 20th, 2009
Good girl!
by Anonymous on August 20th, 2009
I'm scared ****less of heights, can't even get on a chair to change a light bulb without a few shots in me. However, with 1,104 lbs of Cessna 150 strapped to my butt it never bothered me.
by That Guy Again on September 2nd, 2009
I prefer the 172, myself, but I trained in the 150.
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Trivia question: Who flew the Cessna 310-B?
by Anonymous on September 2nd, 2009
Sky & Penny :)
by That Guy Again on September 2nd, 2009
Didn't even have to scratch my head for that one. I believe they felw an Apache in the first season or two. The 310 & 320 are my favorites... They are the fastest looking twins sitting still, love the tip tanks. When I was a kid I loved Sky King and also the Wirleybirds. Still haven't down any rotary wing but someday... I hope to solo a Bll 47G :) Yeah, the Skyhawk is very nice. My first date with X wife was taking her to the NY corridor in a 172N. I do love the 172 and the 152 although I prefer 40degrees of flaps to the 30 degrees of the 152 but the extra 15 to 17HP sure helps the aircraft. My absolute favorite is a A152 Aerobat, I took some Aerobatics because I wanted to learn spins. There is nothing as fun as a snap-roll or Split-S in an Aerobat, you really have to work at it.
by That Guy Again on September 2nd, 2009
I didn't like the 310-B, because of the below-the-pilot wings. I prefer the 150 and the 172, because the wings are ABOVE the pilot, and the pilot has a clear and unobstructed view of the ground, which is what I prefer.
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Ever flown a 172 Seaplane model? I did, at Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri. I thought I had died and gone to Heaven. Landing that sucker was a dream, because the runway "gives," as you skim on in.
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I'm rambling, I know, and I apologize...
by Anonymous on September 2nd, 2009
Keep rambling :) I love it!!! I ache to talk about flying some times. Nope, never got my water wings. The only low wing time I have is a Warrior check out and some unoffical unloggable time in an Arrow, a Queen Air and an Aerostar (mid wing). Yes, I like high wing too... Yet then again I'm getting the low wing bug. I think when I hit lotto I'm going to build a Vans RV. Can't decide on RV6, RV7 or RV8.
I'm not up on the new stuff, I learned with 'steam gauges'. I would love to try a 162 Skycatcher but I imagine I'll have a learing curve adapting to an electronic HSI and moving map display. However I'm VFR APSEL and never made it to IFR... I would surely love to experience the new synthetic vision displays descending to minimums in the scud.
by That Guy Again on September 2nd, 2009
I flew a Beech one time, as "second stick" on a King Air in the 1960s; a plane that belonged to a friend of mine. Even back then, the costs to keep it parked at the airport and the other expenses were enormous, and I was encouraged to rent one, rather than buy one.
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As information, my Cessna 150 lessons in 1965 cost me $13/hour. Today, of course, that figure is laughable, in comparison to what flight schools are charging now.
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Thanks for "the chat." I always like to talk about my flying & skydiving experiences (in Iowa), as limited as they were.
by Anonymous on September 3rd, 2009
Skydiving too? Aarrgghh! Even the thought of that gives me the chills! Happy Friday Mensan! :)
by RosieGHM Jetpacker on September 4th, 2009