Bush still a pilot?

"Jim Baker" wrote in message
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I'm the guy, I guess, that Dan Ford was talking about. I posted a couple
of
days ago that the only skill I saw atrophy with age was..interest. I went
from flying B-1Bs to C-172s. I just couldn't get into it. I was spending
$100+ to cruise at 20kts+ slower than B-1 touchdown speed. It's not an
arrogance thing...it just isn't exciting enough for me to spend the money
anymore.


Any chance you flew those out of RCA in the mid 90's?

"Newps" wrote in message
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"Jim Baker" wrote in message
...
I'm the guy, I guess, that Dan Ford was talking about. I posted a
couple
of
days ago that the only skill I saw atrophy with age was..interest. I
went
from flying B-1Bs to C-172s. I just couldn't get into it. I was
spending
$100+ to cruise at 20kts+ slower than B-1 touchdown speed. It's not an
arrogance thing...it just isn't exciting enough for me to spend the
money
anymore.


Any chance you flew those out of RCA in the mid 90's?



No, I was at DYS from '86-'91 and '95-'97.

Jay

Jay

Flying is flying. After thousands of hours the edges don't hold a lot
of excitement.

Except for the different engine noise (prop vs jet) it's hard to tell
going balls to the wall (and super sonic) in a J-3 and a supersonic
fighter. When you go through the sound barrier it's just like sitting
in your easy chair at home. Those who have flown the Concorde don't
know they are super sonic until they read the Mach meter on bulkhead
behind the cockpit.

I enjoy flying anything. Flying precision in any type of aircraft is a
challengingly operation and gives me enjoyment.

Nuff said???????

Big John

Any time, any place, any Wx, any type A/C, etc. within aircrafts
limits.
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On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 13:12:09 GMT, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:

One, going from an F-102A to a 172 must be a downer.

Yeah, I've often wondered how weird it must feel for an ex-military pilot to
fly a Spam can. Sorta like transitioning from a Kawasaki racing bike back
to a scooter, I would think?

How 'bout it, Big John (or other military folks)? Is flying a lowly
Skyhawk worth bothering with, after flying at Mach 2 with your hair on fire?

Roger that. The one time I got to ride Concorde, my thought as we went
supersonic was, "OK, Yeager, what was the big deal about that?"

--
Bob (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways)

I don't have to like Bush and Cheney to love America

"Big John" wrote in message
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When you go through the sound barrier it's just like sitting
in your easy chair at home. Those who have flown the Concorde don't
know they are super sonic until they read the Mach meter on bulkhead
behind the cockpit.

Hi All

You might be interested in some photos of Concorde


http://y2u.co.uk/&002_Images/Concorde%2001.htm

Icarus

Praying everyday for peace in the world

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"Bob Chilcoat" wrote in message ...
Roger that. The one time I got to ride Concorde, my thought as we went
supersonic was, "OK, Yeager, what was the big deal about that?"

--
Bob (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways)

I don't have to like Bush and Cheney to love America

"Big John" wrote in message
...

When you go through the sound barrier it's just like sitting
in your easy chair at home. Those who have flown the Concorde don't
know they are super sonic until they read the Mach meter on bulkhead
behind the cockpit.

In a previous article, said:
One, going from an F-102A to a 172 must be a downer.

I took a cab to the airport in Ottawa once with a cab driver who claimed
to be a former F-14 pilot from the Shah of Iran's air force. Those of you
with long memories will remember when Iran had the third largest air force
in the world, and the cream of it was a huge fleet of F-14 Tomcats.
Anyway, I asked him why he isn't flying an airliner instead of a taxi, and
he scoffed that flying a commuter would be like driving a bus. I kept my
thoughts about the relative merits of bus drivers and taxi drivers to
myself.


--
Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/
"Tech Services - We Aim To Please, We Shoot To Kill"
-- H. Wade Minter, ASR

Someone I work with is a marketing analyst. Previously she
was a left-seat in an A320. In another country, but when
she came to the US she got to the point of being checked
out by United before deciding on a career change.

It takes all kinds.

John

"Paul Tomblin" wrote in message
...
In a previous article, said:
One, going from an F-102A to a 172 must be a downer.

I took a cab to the airport in Ottawa once with a cab driver who claimed
to be a former F-14 pilot from the Shah of Iran's air force. Those of you
with long memories will remember when Iran had the third largest air force
in the world, and the cream of it was a huge fleet of F-14 Tomcats.
Anyway, I asked him why he isn't flying an airliner instead of a taxi, and
he scoffed that flying a commuter would be like driving a bus. I kept my
thoughts about the relative merits of bus drivers and taxi drivers to
myself.


--
Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/
"Tech Services - We Aim To Please, We Shoot To Kill"
-- H. Wade Minter, ASR