On 1 Jul 2006 05:35:24 -0700, "Jay Honeck" wrote:

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It used to be that most pilots I knew rode motorcycles, but that seems
to be less of a correlation lately. Wot say the group -- do you
currently ride a motorcycle? Did you in the past?

Yes & yes.

Trying to explain to someone why you need to ride (or need to fly) is
semi-pointless.

If they've been there, you don't need to explain it. If they haven't,
you can't explain it.

First tandem skydiving lesson I ever took, the instructor was
surprised that I appeared to me calm, cool, and collected all the way
down.

I explained that falling toward the surface of the earth @ 120mph from
a mile up is pretty tame compared to travelling horizontally across it
@ 140mph on 2 wheels.

Currently ride a 40 hp "thumper". I can still be stupid, but I can't
be really stupid.

TC