Simviation Forum - Kicking his spurs...

Jun 15^th, 2010 at 4:32pm

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Goodly afternoon all...

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The ink barely dry on a young Private Pilot"s Licence.
Right after school it is down to the airfield for an evening flight in his favourite used trainer.
Be assured the little Cessna 172 is only a used trainer until it gets our hero into the air.
His trusty steed then becomes a F16, F15 or maybe a F18.

He points her nose upwards, climbing, climbing, climbing, okay okay maybe a hundred or so feet before she stalls but he has done something many of his generation has not accomplished.

The hour passes by quickly, but there is more grass to cut, more windows to wash and more odd jobs after school and on weekends and soon he will be able to kick his spurs again for a hour in his trusty steed.

A young aviator lives those immortal words:
Oh I have slipped the surly bonds of earth....

Comments and advice most welcome....

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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Reply #1 - Jun 15^th, 2010 at 6:48pm

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Great shot Doug. And a very cool dialogue.

If God intended aircraft engines to have horizontally opposed engines, Pratt and Whitney would have made them that way.

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Reply #2 - Jun 15^th, 2010 at 7:01pm

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Thanks Larry...much appreciated... Wink

I was going to try and rotate her to the right using the space bar and mouse as I had been experimenting and guess what Larry...I forgot... Grin

With the move getting close the old grey matter is not up to snuff. Roll Eyes

Cheers....Happy Landings....Doug

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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Reply #3 - Jun 15^th, 2010 at 8:13pm

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Flying Trucker wrote on Jun 15^th, 2010 at 7:01pm:

Thanks Larry...much appreciated... Wink

I was going to try and rotate her to the right using the space bar and mouse as I had been experimenting and guess what Larry...I forgot... Grin

With the move getting close the old grey matter is not up to snuff. Roll Eyes

Cheers....Happy Landings....Doug

I understand. I always hated moving, but I wish I could. This used to be a nice neighborhood, but no longer.

If God intended aircraft engines to have horizontally opposed engines, Pratt and Whitney would have made them that way.

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Reply #4 - Jun 15^th, 2010 at 8:35pm

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Flying Trucker wrote on Jun 15^th, 2010 at 4:32pm:

...advice most welcome....

Push the stick forward!!! Shocked

Great shot Doug!!

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Reply #5 - Jun 15^th, 2010 at 10:18pm

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ShaneG wrote on Jun 15^th, 2010 at 8:35pm:

Flying Trucker wrote on Jun 15^th, 2010 at 4:32pm:

...advice most welcome....

Push the stick forward!!! Shocked

Great shot Doug!!

Actually, might be a little late for that! Maybe he should just keep pulling back... You know he's gonna stall either way he goes! Grin

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Reply #6 - Jun 15^th, 2010 at 10:24pm

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Reach for the sky, Doug! Grin

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Reply #7 - Jun 16^th, 2010 at 7:12pm

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Nice shot!Your water looks awesome Wink

"Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth and danced the skies on laughter silvered wings. Sunward I've climbed and joined the tumbling mirth of sun split clouds.....and done a hundred things you have never dreamed of.....wheeled and soared and swung high in the sunlit silence. Hovering there, I've chased the shouting wind along and flung my eager craft through footless halls of air.

Up, up the long, delerious, burning blue I've topped the wind swept heights with easy grace where never Lark, nor even Eagle flew. While with silent lifting of mind I've trod the high untrespassed sanctity of space, put out my hand and touched the face of god"

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Reply #8 - Jun 19^th, 2010 at 8:11pm