I've been told that if you make the *slightest *false movement on a helicopter joystick, the aircraft will crash and burn in less than 5 seconds.
In other words, complete 2000 hours of training before attempting to fly one. On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 10:11 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I took a helicopter ride of the Vegas strip last night. We found a Groupon > so for 3 of us it was only like $60 each for about a half hour ride. Now I > want a small chopper.We flew in a Robinson R44 II, looks like new they run > half a million clams. With a cruising speed of 130mph I could cut our > travel time to camp from 8.5 hours to probably 3... > -Curt > > From: OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Cc: OK Don <okd...@gmail.com> > Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2016 11:04 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Relocation talk again > > First, "still within easy driving distance" is not going to happen in the > DFW area. Second, no Okie would willingly move to texas. Third, that 4-5 > hour drive to/from the ranchito will get old fast. You'll need to budget > for that PPL and an airplane - cuts the travel time down to 2½ hours. Just > move close to (if not on) an airport/airpark. Of course, then you'd trade > the MB habit for an aircraft one (more expensive). > > On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 6:48 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > So the guy that was running Dallas got the east regional manager job and > > is moving to Tampa. So his position is open and Dallas is the 2nd largest > > Market behind Houston in our company. It would be a good career move > within > > the company to take that market as the last 3 people to run it have been > > promoted to regionals. My peers have been telling me I need to put in for > > it. The guy who is leaving tells me I need to. Would probably be about a > > 20k increase assuming all bonus are hit but would be about a 10k base > > salary increase. SWMBO says she would move in a heartbeat. Cost of living > > is a little more down there if I can find something in the country try > > outside the metro area but still within easy driving distance. I really > > don't want to move again and I finally have a shop to work in here and am > > getting it sorted out. Guess I could always build a building there is one > > was not already there. Would have to get rid of a lot of cars but would > > still have a lot of cars and parts I would take. I'm not in a good > position > > to sell the new house since we have only had it a year and a half for so. > > Would have to sell the other house that I have equity in to put down on a > > new house if we did and pay closing costs on selling this house. It would > > be a logistical nightmare I think. At least Dallas is within driving back > > and forth distance moving stuff as opposed to the west coast or florida. > > > > > > > > > -- > OK Don > > *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of > our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain > > "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who > learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence > for themselves." > > WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
