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Get on the fifty! |
Been pretty burned out lately. Went up last night even though it was supposed to be fairly windy. 3500 feet was dead calm and beautiful. Needed that.     "Pickin' stones and pullin' teats is a hard way to make a living. But, sure as God's got sandals, it beats fightin' dudes with treasure trails." "We've been tricked, we've been backstabbed, and we've been quite possibly, bamboozled." | ||
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Nice! phxtoad "Careful man, there's a beverage here!" | |||
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| Banned for showing his ass |
Wow ... ! Love how the sun reflects off the wing in the bottom photo. | |||
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Very nice! Great cure for feeling burned out. | |||
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| Little ray of sunshine  |
That does look relaxing. Nice photos! The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. | |||
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| Why don’t you fix your little problem and light this candle  |
Amazing. The world always looks different from 3500 This business will get out of control. It will get out of control and we'll be lucky to live through it. -Rear Admiral (Lower Half) Joshua Painter Played by Senator Fred Thompson | |||
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| Eschew Obfuscation |
Great shots. Well done. _____________________________________________________________________ “Civilization is not inherited; it has to be learned and earned by each generation anew; if the transmission should be interrupted for one century, civilization would die, and we should be savages again." - Will Durant | |||
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His Royal Hiney |
I agree with everybody else, it looks relaxing. Except if I was at the controls, it wouldn't be relaxing. I don't know how to fly any plane. "It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946. | |||
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Keeping the economy moving since 1964 |
Nice photos! ----------------------- You can't fall off the floor. | |||
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| No double standards |
I worked for ~20 years for earth science firms, which included aerial imagery. (I was on the business side). There were a number of engineers with pilots licenses. I considered getting my pilots license, but decided if I were the one flying the plane, and something went wrong, I had limited time/limited options to get it right, with high consequences if I screwed up. I passed on the opportunity. "Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women. When it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it....While it lies there, it needs no constitution, no law, no court to save it" - Judge Learned Hand, May 1944 | |||
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Definitely makes me miss flying. Haven't been PIC in probably 15 years  The Enemy's gate is down. | |||
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| Get on the fifty! |
Thanks fellas! It's a blessing to have an outlet as fun as flying to get away from it all.
I look at it like driving a car at this point (just add a dimension  ) I guess think of all the quick decisions you've had to make driving, similar scenario/reaction assuming it's something you don't have time to troubleshoot. Identify the problem. Can I fix the problem? If no, can I influence the problem? If no, enjoy the ride  Getting past step 3 is a doozy."Pickin' stones and pullin' teats is a hard way to make a living. But, sure as God's got sandals, it beats fightin' dudes with treasure trails." "We've been tricked, we've been backstabbed, and we've been quite possibly, bamboozled." | |||
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Seeker of Clarity |
20 for me. I quiet when my wife told me she was pregnant. He turns 21 in April. Been thinking about taking it up again. No glass cockpits when I learned. That's a beautiful airplane.  | |||
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| Political Cynic |
Great photos. | |||
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| Get on the fifty! |
Statistically and all, driving is much more dangerous, if you need the excuse  I used steam gauges for many years. The Garmin G1000 stuff is incredible. I can't see going back (maybe for something cool/old) "Pickin' stones and pullin' teats is a hard way to make a living. But, sure as God's got sandals, it beats fightin' dudes with treasure trails." "We've been tricked, we've been backstabbed, and we've been quite possibly, bamboozled." | |||
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I stopped in college, downside to being a broke college student. Had a free plane & cheap instructor in high school. Majority of my hours are in a Cessna 150M. Have thought about picking it back up, just not sure what I'd do with it. Have to drive 40 min - 1 hr to get an airport far enough outside IAH airspace. The Enemy's gate is down. | |||
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| Get on the fifty! |
I hope you both decide to take the plunge back in! "Pickin' stones and pullin' teats is a hard way to make a living. But, sure as God's got sandals, it beats fightin' dudes with treasure trails." "We've been tricked, we've been backstabbed, and we've been quite possibly, bamboozled." | |||
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| Eschew Obfuscation |
Tbere's a small airport near me. If r0gue picks me up, I'll pay for gas! _____________________________________________________________________ “Civilization is not inherited; it has to be learned and earned by each generation anew; if the transmission should be interrupted for one century, civilization would die, and we should be savages again." - Will Durant | |||
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It's only time & money  Maybe if I had access to a plane like I used to. Flying out of 45R is a little Cessna was a great feeling. No tower, just jump in & go. With kids ranging from 6mo to 9yrs, it'll probably be a while before I'm flying. The Enemy's gate is down. | |||
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Beautiful! Thanks for sharing! | |||
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