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[MIKEYTEE]

Wasn't that damn funny at the time, had a hell of a quartering wind and I was just trying to put her down!
Mike

[Wildrat]

I never have problems coming down.

[MIKEYTEE]

Never left one up there yet!
Mike
 

[BLM777]

Flying for about 35 years.  Commercial, IFR, Multi rated.  I don't fly as much as I used to, but still accept corporate jobs and aircraft insurance recoveries if the destinations are somewhere I want to go ...    My last personal aircraft was a 231 Turbo Mooney with glass cockpit and full IFR and positioning.  Great airplane and currently looking for another.

[Wildrat]

When I was in the AF I was a co-pilot on a BGM-109, after I got ot I flew B1-RD's.

[FUZZNUTS]

FUZZNUTS, you may want to think about a gyro rating.  I was taking pilot lessons back in the early '80s and did solo.  I took lessons from ex Army Airforce pilot in mid Michigan.  He was a great guy and had over 4500 hours logged.  I trained in a '60 Piper Colt two seater.  He soloed me out at 15 minutes short of 5 hours training.  I didn't think I was ready, but hey, he's the instructor so off I went.  What a feeling that is, to solo the first time and get your shirt tails cut off and hung on the wall of the hanger.  Just shortly after I started taking lessons I bought an American Eagle Ultralight.  I flew it for a couple years.  I had floats for flying off water and made up some nice snow snow skis for the winter flying.  I bought it to relax and fly off my 5 acres out in the country. 

I was also looking into the Air Command (spelling) gyros.  They had ultralight versions and full fledged certified gyros that require license and endorsement for gyros. 

When I went to visit them they told me that the training worked like this.

If you are a private pilot you can take gyro training and get certified in one for a lot less than a helicopter.  Once you have the gyro rating, all you have to do is take helicopter training to be proficient and then take the endorsement flight test.  So as he explained it to me, there is a back door to getting certified in a helicopter that may be worth looking into.  At least that was the situation back in the early '80s.  Now with sport ratings, things have changed a lot.

I wish I could get back into flying, but living here in the metro St. Louis area there isn't a lot of free flying without getting a long ways from home.  Maybe when I retire....     

   

I'll keep that in mind. Also depends on what my significant other will put up with. 

[Hogfn]

Here's one of the airplanes I flew.  Also flew the B-52 and smaller aircraft such as an "Arrow" and Cessna's.  Got to say the B-1 was the most fun!!  Have several stories to tell, especially about what both Clint Eastwood and Fess Parker thought of the aircraft!!

[Hogfn]

Here's a shot of it at lower altitudes, with the wings swept back, going MUCH faster!!   

[JHD06]

PVT in 78 current til 89, took a break due to kids and money, started back 2004, INST, ME, MEI ratings in 2005, work allows me to fly 100 plus hour a year, life has been good, rather ride if there is a choice.

[Hoist!]

HeHe!!!

http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=2550902895914120566&hl=en

Hoist!

[1abastarsmda]

Here's an option:  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28796183/wid/11915829&gt1=43001

I just can't figure out where you are going to take off and land it.

[planenut]

Did some flying with dad ,and does flying large scale remote control aircraft and large remote control jets with real turbines count    

the rc jets are a real hoot,have a 1/6 f-16  36#s of thrust going to paint next week,1/5 l-39 with a 26# thrust going to paint in feb

and dad and I just orderd our new jet the a-10 warthog,110 inches in length and a 10 ft wingspan  , sorry to but aviation is my other fix in life

ie=planenut     

[1abastarsmda]

Did some flying with dad ,and does flying large scale remote control aircraft and large remote control jets with real turbines count    

the rc jets are a real hoot,have a 1/6 f-16  36#s of thrust going to paint next week,1/5 l-39 with a 26# thrust going to paint in feb

and dad and I just orderd our new jet the a-10 warthog,110 inches in length and a 10 ft wingspan  , sorry to but aviation is my other fix in life

ie=planenut     

Better than being just plain nuts.

[planenut]

thanks      then again were all nuts in our own way,

as someone once told me you never see motorcycles out side of a therapist   

[1abastarsmda]

thanks      then again were all nuts in our own way,

as someone once told me you never see motorcycles out side of a therapist   

How true.  Therapy it is.  During the summer months, the first thing I would do when I get home from work...jump on the bike and go for a ride, even it was just a quick ride around the block.  It's amazing how much stress can be relieved riding a bike.