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In article 8, Frank
writes: A truely beautiful sight that has become less and less frequent over the last few years. Bob Reed Hey Bob, come on down to SW OK. and get your fill. They are eating the wheat farmers out of business in places. I am not saying that their numbers are down so much as they are taking a different path and overflying my home less frequently and at highter altitudes now. There are still areas to the West and Southeast of Houston that are downright dangerous to fly your airplane over during this time of year. Bob Reed www.kisbuild.r-a-reed-assoc.com (KIS Builders Site) KIS Cruiser in progress...Slow but steady progress.... "Ladies and Gentlemen, take my advice, pull down your pants and Slide on the Ice!" (M.A.S.H. Sidney Freedman) |
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"pacplyer" wrote Cheese and quackers, this thread brings out the loons. Dan, U. S. Air Farce, retired And the decoys I don't see what the big flap is about!! -- Jim in NC |
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"Rich S." wrote in message ...
"B2431" wrote in message ... In the old days pilots would often fly with a cat and a goose. If they lost visibility they could drop the cat over the side. Since cats always land on their feet the pilot would have a rough horizon reference. To get out of the weather they would heave the goose over the side and follow it to clear weather. Dan, U. S. Air Force, retired This is an Urban Legend. Geese were never used, as they *love* to fly in the fog. Ducks were required. Also, the cat was placed on the cockpit floor and used as a bio-horizon. Don't forget the dog to keep the cat from curling up and going to sleep. Rich S. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Ok,where in the hell is duckboy when we really need him? Frank M.Hitlaw |
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From: "Jan Carlsson"
Date: 12/21/2003 7:49 AM Central Standard Time Message-id: A friend of mine, flying a HS 847 meet a goose at 6000 feet in a cloud, the goose wasn't cleared for ifr or had filed any flight plan, and was never heard of again, it hit the windshield post just where it meets the roof. Jan Carlsson www.jcpropellerdesign.com Was he able to get the tail number of the goose? Dan, U. S. Air Force, retired |
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"RobertR237" wrote in message clear blue (severe clear) without a cloud in sight and there, high overhead were two large, almost perfect "V"s moving across to the south. Their song was loud and clear since it was early enough that the human noise was subdued and still enough for the sound to travel a long way. A truely beautiful sight that has become less and less frequent over the last few years. We have wetlands to the north of Wexford Harbour here in the South East of Ireland, this is home to many wild birds inclunding up to 12,000 Greenland Whitefront Geese. Having to herd these geese off local farm land onto the local reserve was on of the jobs I did almost 20 year ago, gave me great respect for the flying ability of geese. Geese have been observed at 33,000 feet on rout back to Greenland. -- --- Cheers, Jonathan Lowe. / don't bother me with insignificiant nonsence such as spelling, I don't care if it spelt properly / Sometimes I fly and sometimes I just dream about it. :-) Bob Reed www.kisbuild.r-a-reed-assoc.com (KIS Builders Site) KIS Cruiser in progress...Slow but steady progress.... "Ladies and Gentlemen, take my advice, pull down your pants and Slide on the Ice!" (M.A.S.H. Sidney Freedman) |
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You ought to come to the Mississippi River Valley. The large V flights
happen many times a day and the Vs get larger and more numerous. They also make a mess with the excrement on the bike paths and parkways along the banks. Cy Galley - Webmaster www.qcbc.org "Model Flyer" wrote in message ... "RobertR237" wrote in message clear blue (severe clear) without a cloud in sight and there, high overhead were two large, almost perfect "V"s moving across to the south. Their song was loud and clear since it was early enough that the human noise was subdued and still enough for the sound to travel a long way. A truely beautiful sight that has become less and less frequent over the last few years. We have wetlands to the north of Wexford Harbour here in the South East of Ireland, this is home to many wild birds inclunding up to 12,000 Greenland Whitefront Geese. Having to herd these geese off local farm land onto the local reserve was on of the jobs I did almost 20 year ago, gave me great respect for the flying ability of geese. Geese have been observed at 33,000 feet on rout back to Greenland. -- --- Cheers, Jonathan Lowe. / don't bother me with insignificiant nonsence such as spelling, I don't care if it spelt properly / Sometimes I fly and sometimes I just dream about it. :-) Bob Reed www.kisbuild.r-a-reed-assoc.com (KIS Builders Site) KIS Cruiser in progress...Slow but steady progress.... "Ladies and Gentlemen, take my advice, pull down your pants and Slide on the Ice!" (M.A.S.H. Sidney Freedman) |
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