SR XXV: I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

James wrote: My kitty is still here. Well, I underestimated it a tad... it was more than fun for me too.  I'd definitely fly in one again.  Although since then, I've become somewhat less inclined to fly.   It's got so bad, I don't even want to fly my father's Radio Control 'planes either.  I never did fully get the hang of it... grrr.  I have an almost complete model too... one day he'll finish it and I may one day attempt to fly it and not crash the damned thing.  I better not, the engine cost me money!

WUT? less inclined to fly?
Well, as a matter of fact, I'm less inclined to become a pilot. I plan to buy a glider and hire a pilot. I need to savour every single moment up there without being disturbed by the controls.

rushfan4 wrote: I don't like heights, ergo, I probably wouldn't like gliding.

Gliding frightens the living suitcase outta me but I have gone up in a helicopter at the Blue Thunder competition (yes that movie all those years ago) I applied and actually won a trip and it is unforgettable. i also flew in a 12 seater over The Grand Canyon, an invigorating experience....

AtomicCrimsonRush wrote: rushfan4 wrote: I don't like heights, ergo, I probably wouldn't like gliding. Gliding frightens the living suitcase outta me but I have gone up in a helicopter at the Blue Thunder competition (yes that movie all those years ago) I applied and actually won a trip and it is unforgettable. i also flew in a 12 seater over The Grand Canyon, an invigorating experience....

I've also been in a large Helicopter and it hovered over the sea near to the Scilly Isles.  It scared the sh*t out of me too.   Things shouldn't hover...

I used to fly in my dreams, but I don't any more since I grew out of childhood, just like the psychoanalysis books say. 

harmonium.ro wrote: I used to fly in my dreams, but I don't any more since I grew out of childhood, just like the psychoanalysis books say.

Dreams about flying are about escaping the memories - the freefall is a wonderous experience but they believe if you hit the ground you are literally dead - of course theres no evidence as no one has woken up to claim one way or another but that used to always scare me...

See, the correct wing-shape will make an aircraft glide reasonably well, so if the engine dies, there's a chance of landing it reasonably safely (with light aircraft anyhow).  With a Helicopter, that's not the case.

James wrote: Lizzy wrote: Hey atomic Scott!  Long time no see. I might participate to your Holocaust thread, if I feel that my approach will not be interpreted as a justification for those deeds. I'm trying a avoid a moshkito type of post. I'm presuming you sort of have first-hand memories of Ceausescu's regime?  I remember all that.  A dreadful time indeed. And apologies for bring that up.  I won't mention it again.  I was just curious and you don't have to answer.

No biggy! And I don't have any memories of the Ceausescu regime, as I was only 1 at the time of the Revolution.  For this reason, I really don't like invoking it in order to support or disprove different quotidian political arguments. Communism here, as many other regimes, are depicted in so many ways, depending on the source and how romantic that story has turned. Some miss it, some say: uuuh! dreadful!; some are in the middle. Depends.
But since I've studied genocides as a means of conflict management that eliminates diversity, I got a chance to look at some of them from a different angle.

James wrote: See, the correct wing-shape will make an aircraft glide reasonably well, so if the engine dies, there's a chance of landing it reasonably safely (with light aircraft anyhow).  With a Helicopter, that's not the case.

I know! But I still plan to get a helicopter license.


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Hey Zeuhl Ruler! What did u think of Magmas new CD? It is interesting that no one has posted any tracks of it on youtube from the Cd itself - Is Magma perhaps deleting all posts. The tracks are available live tho.