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Man I'd give my left leg to get in an F-16 and hit the afterburner probably would pass out knowing me!
Mark
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Date: Saturday, July 31, 2004 16:16:03
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Flyboyeee Mark
there was a guy in our wheelchair pilots group who crashed in nam and said there's nothing quite like pointing his jet straight up and hitting the afterburner. he never liked prop planes mush after that. great stories boyd... love 'em. dave
In a message dated 7/30/2004 9:35:33 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
On 7/29/04 12:18 PM, "QuadPirate" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hey Boyd,
I'm no expert on flight but I use to fly out of Corona California,
I had around 36 hours logged in a Cesna 152 and about 10
hours of solo and I moved to Oklahoma to start going to Spartan
flight school but in the process of trying to make a living and survive
never made it there. I wish I would've finished I was wanting to go
to Alaska as a hunting guide/Pilot. My intructor took me up in his
Piper Cub one day also and that was a blast!
Mark
“Hi Mark” (sounds llke a good grade on a test) :-)
I can’t imagine your abstention, especially after 10hrs solo!
You got your toe in the water, and if you don’t take the plunge
you’ll miss out on one of the most wonderful and exhilarating
of experiences of your life.
The hard part is behind you, and the more hours you log,
the more comfortable and at ease you will become with the
all the rules and regulations. And the resultant ease and
familiarity with the craft and its environment, will mature into a
synergism of utter joy and exultation.
My 1800+ hrs solo in a variety of aircraft was cut short when I
broke my neck while still in the Air Force, but in a non-aviation
related situation.
I implore you to do whatever is necessary to build more hours.
Makes little difference in which aircraft, though the wider the
variety, the better. I’ll never forget the thrill every time I notched
the throttle of my 2000hp P47 Thunderbolt, just as I still thrill to
the memory of wild aerobatics in an open-cockpit PT17 Stearman
bi-plane. (That’s what the lead in the “Jag” series flew for fun, and
the one they crashed into a barn in the movie “Second Hand Lions”).
Saw it three times, just see that bright red Stearman again. Its also
the first plane I soloed as an Aviation Cadet in primary flight training.
What I’m telling you seems familiar. Oh yeah! This is about the same
thing I told both my sons. The eldest graduated the Air Force Academy,
and the “younger” retired three years ago as a Col. with 30 years service.
They listened.
Boyd
The content of your character is your choice. Day by day, what you choose, what you think, and what you do is who you become. Your integrity is your destiny-- it is the light that guides your way." --Heraclitus
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