BetterMost, Wyoming & Brokeback Mountain Forum
Our BetterMost Community => BetterMost People => Topic started by: susiebk on February 24, 2008, 09:10:29 pm
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Anyone have an interest in flying? I am not a pilot, although I have taken some lessons, but my husband is a private pilot. Aviation is a large part of our life. Many of our vacations are aviation themed. Annually we travel to Oshkosh, Wisconsin for the world's largest air show. We are members of a local aviation social club, where he is the president and I am the newsletter editor. We also own an airplane and live with it in an aviation community.
So I was wondering if there are any pilots or aviation enthusiasts here.
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I don't know if this counts, but U/L in U/L Flyer stands for ultralight. I have a Hy-Tek Hurricane ultralight I keep hangared in Crosby, TX. I made the comment one day a few years back to my wife I'd always wanted one of those things. On my birthday, she bought me a flying lesson in a two seater. The rest is history. Weather permitting I try to fly about once a week.
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it sounds exciting, but I think that flying os one thing I wouldnt have the nerve to do, now jumping outta plane... no problem!!!
:P
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Now why would anyone want to jump out of a perfectly good airplane? :)
As an A&P mechanic for the last 18 years, I can say with confidence I've never seen a perfectly good airplane, not even right out of the factory ;)
Jumping out of them is an experience that cannot be described by anything else here on earth. You gotta try it even if it's only just once.
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I sooo want to sky dive.....
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Also, a woman in our flying club did it for her 75th birthday with her grandchildren there to watch. That sure makes me feel wimpy!
wow! good on her!
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This is me in my Hy-Tek Hurricane taxiing out for another flight. I have a (ballistic) parachute too. It is that white canister behind me. The parachute is attached to the airframe, not to me, just like your Cirrus SR-22.
(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb147/BBM-Cat/MIKE%20PICS/ULpic50.jpg)