On Thu, 02 Feb 2006 13:16:53 GMT, Shortwave Sportfishing
wrote:

going to take my truck for a ride all by myself.

finally, i can get out of the freakin' house...

man, im jonesing for a boat ride - anybody want to help me launch the
ranger? :)

Jump on a plane to Ft Myers (SWFIA). We're headed up to St Pete Beach
this weekend via Pine Island Sound, Boca Grande, Venice, Sarasota and
Long Boat Key among others.

On Thu, 02 Feb 2006 21:38:12 GMT, Shortwave Sportfishing
wrote:

Jump on a plane to Ft Myers (SWFIA). We're headed up to St Pete Beach
this weekend via Pine Island Sound, Boca Grande, Venice, Sarasota and
Long Boat Key among others.

there but for the fact that i hate flying, go i. :)

It's a fairly quick flight, less than 3 hours. We usually take Jet
Blue out of JFK, nice planes, good service. Let me know your flight
number and we'll meet you at the terminal.


Hurry though, time is running out!

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Thu, 02 Feb 2006 21:20:31 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Thu, 02 Feb 2006 21:38:12 GMT, Shortwave Sportfishing
wrote:

Jump on a plane to Ft Myers (SWFIA). We're headed up to St Pete Beach
this weekend via Pine Island Sound, Boca Grande, Venice, Sarasota and
Long Boat Key among others.

there but for the fact that i hate flying, go i. :)

It's a fairly quick flight, less than 3 hours. We usually take Jet
Blue out of JFK, nice planes, good service. Let me know your flight
number and we'll meet you at the terminal.

Hurry though, time is running out!

what part of i hate flying was hard to understand? :)

My last flight was a 2 engine piece of **** going from Philly to Long
Island/McArthur. It had bald tires and it was snowing. I asked the pilot
about this after we landed. He said it wasn't such a big deal. Asked two
friends who fly small planes. They said the same thing. I think these people
are pithed like frogs before they get their credentials.

Gotta be nuts to step foot in an airplane these days. Seems like most of the
airlines are in chapter 11. I don't trust the mechanics any more. It used to
be fun when the equipment was new and many of the pilots were WWII veterans.

"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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Gotta be nuts to step foot in an airplane these days. Seems like most of
the airlines are in chapter 11. I don't trust the mechanics any more. It
used to be fun when the equipment was new and many of the pilots were WWII
veterans.


My sentiments, exactly. Pilots aren't pilots anymore. They are referred to
as "cockpit managers". I'd much rather drive. I got a private ticket 11
years ago but gave the hobby up because I found it stressful rather than
enjoyable flying into and out of any airport, controlled or not.

RCE

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Fri, 3 Feb 2006 07:57:09 -0500, "RCE" wrote:


want to hear something really weird? i love flying in helicopters.

go figure.

Helicopters are like bees. Technically impossible to fly.

RCE

On Fri, 03 Feb 2006 03:20:10 GMT, Shortwave Sportfishing
wrote:

what part of i hate flying was hard to understand? :)

The PLANE does the flying, you sit back and enjoy the ride. :-)

"RCE" wrote in message
news

"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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Gotta be nuts to step foot in an airplane these days. Seems like most of
the airlines are in chapter 11. I don't trust the mechanics any more. It
used to be fun when the equipment was new and many of the pilots were
WWII veterans.


My sentiments, exactly. Pilots aren't pilots anymore. They are referred
to as "cockpit managers". I'd much rather drive. I got a private ticket
11 years ago but gave the hobby up because I found it stressful rather
than enjoyable flying into and out of any airport, controlled or not.

RCE


(wandering thoughts): I think my father's trying to kill me. He's at our
company's HQ on Long Island, 7 hours from Rochester by car. Last time I flew
(Rochester to Philly to McArthur), it took 6 hours. Every time we have a
meeting I'm supposed to attend, he bitches and whines for a week about "Why
can't you be like the other guys, and fly here?" (Other guys are from
Chicago, Denver, Florida). My own father wants me on a flying death trap.
:-(

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Fri, 3 Feb 2006 07:57:09 -0500, "RCE" wrote:


"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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Gotta be nuts to step foot in an airplane these days. Seems like most of
the airlines are in chapter 11. I don't trust the mechanics any more. It
used to be fun when the equipment was new and many of the pilots were
WWII
veterans.

My sentiments, exactly. Pilots aren't pilots anymore. They are referred
to
as "cockpit managers". I'd much rather drive. I got a private ticket 11
years ago but gave the hobby up because I found it stressful rather than
enjoyable flying into and out of any airport, controlled or not.

want to hear something really weird? i love flying in helicopters.

go figure.

That's totally retarded.

"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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(wandering thoughts): I think my father's trying to kill me. He's at our
company's HQ on Long Island, 7 hours from Rochester by car. Last time I
flew (Rochester to Philly to McArthur), it took 6 hours. Every time we
have a meeting I'm supposed to attend, he bitches and whines for a week
about "Why can't you be like the other guys, and fly here?" (Other guys
are from Chicago, Denver, Florida). My own father wants me on a flying
death trap. :-(


When I was active in my business I flew to both Rochester and to McArthur on
Long Island more times than I care to remember. We had major contracts with
the UofR and with a company on Long Island. I always felt safest on the
STOL planes powered by turbo props.

RCE

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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RCE wrote:
"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Fri, 3 Feb 2006 07:57:09 -0500, "RCE" wrote:


want to hear something really weird? i love flying in helicopters.

go figure.

Helicopters are like bees. Technically impossible to fly.

RCE


I survived a helicopter crash in West Virginia. Well, I call it a crash.
We had an engine failure and the pilot did something or other with the
rotor blades so that we landed. We landed hard, there was some damage to
the copter, but we all walked away.

Never will get in one again.

It's called "auto-rotation", one of the first things you learn (after
hovering) in helicoper flight instruction. Similar to the seeds with
"wings" that fall from (elm?) trees.

I did one in a Robinson R-44 in Florida. It's all in the timing (sprinkled
with a lot of luck.)

The downward motion of the helicopter keeps the rotors spinning, then, at
the last second, you apply full collective to pitch the rotors for full
lift, hopefully for a soft landing.

RCE