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December 20th 03, 03:27 AM
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Andrew
----clip---- People keep laying out 3 times around the world. Why the fourth attempt? Once would get him in the record book. He must like playing Russian Roulette and after each circumnavigation he spins the cylinder and pulls the trigger again.  (Big John Is he going to keep flying and trying until he buys the farm and goes in the record book that way??????????????/// Jon Johanson has flown his RV4 around the world 3 times. I doubt you can do that if your planning really is incompetent. 
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December 20th 03, 08:45 AM
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Big John wrote:
People keep laying out 3 times around the world. Why the fourth attempt? Once would get him in the record book. He must like playing Russian Roulette and after each circumnavigation he spins the cylinder and pulls the trigger again. (I guess he likes doing that type of flying. Why do any of us fly? This is rec.aviation.homebuit, why would someone build their own aircraft? Why do some people build several aircraft? There isn't really a cutoff point between safe and risky. There is just increasing degrees of risk, and different people draw the line at different points. All these things are risky: - flying light aircraft - flying homebuilt aircraft - flying single engine at night - flying SE in IMC - flying SE over water - flying to Antarctica I am sure that there are people in this group who would do things that I would not do because I consider them too risky. Likewise I know a lot of people who consider flying too risky. It's just different perceptions, and the risks you are prepared to take to do what you want to do.
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December 20th 03, 03:23 PM
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Andrew Rowley wrote: Big John wrote: People keep laying out 3 times around the world. Why the fourth attempt? Once would get him in the record book. He must like playing Russian Roulette and after each circumnavigation he spins the cylinder and pulls the trigger again. (I guess he likes doing that type of flying. Why do any of us fly? This is rec.aviation.homebuit, why would someone build their own aircraft? Why do some people build several aircraft? There isn't really a cutoff point between safe and risky. There is just increasing degrees of risk, and different people draw the line at different points. All these things are risky: - flying light aircraft - flying homebuilt aircraft - flying single engine at night - flying SE in IMC - flying SE over water - flying to Antarctica Very good points andrew. Jon has flown his RV-4 around the wotrld three time plus many other distance flights to many places. On the other hand I lost a friend last week that was just flying 20 miles to have lunch.
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December 22nd 03, 03:29 PM
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Big John wrote:
Andrew ----clip---- People keep laying out 3 times around the world. Why the fourth attempt? Once would get him in the record book. Well then, the obvious answer is the record book is not his motivation. It must be the thrill of setting a goal and meeting it in the face of great odds, eh?
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December 22nd 03, 04:06 PM
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nafod40 wrote: Big John wrote: Andrew ----clip---- People keep laying out 3 times around the world. Why the fourth attempt? Once would get him in the record book. Well then, the obvious answer is the record book is not his motivation. It must be the thrill of setting a goal and meeting it in the face of great odds, eh? ++++++++++++++ "Obvious"? "Must be"? Barnyard BOb -
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