Any Gliders in the House?

"Meat grinder"!

Rear exit planes would be the ticket. I fancy running full pelt down the
loading ramp of a C130 at 12,000 feet

 

This plane:

http://www.aviationpictureweb.com/Warbirds/Ju-52.jpg

used to be owned by Martin Caidin. He would run a thing called the "Great
Christmas Cakewalk" where a whole bunch of jumpers lined up across the wings
before doing what comes naturally.

 

I spent a few hours flying a Robinson R22 with both doors off. Absolutely
*ruined* it for me to ever fly with doors on again.


--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

I remember spending a sunny Sunday afternoon doing circuits in a Cessna 150,
with the window up on the underside of the wing and my elbow hanging out.
Idyllic, it was.

 

Aerobat, was it?

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, platypus

Heh. From my flying blog:

'Meanwhile, back in the Cessna, my door flew open. Gulp. I'M GONNA DIE!
"MartinMartinMartinMartin, my door's open! It's really open Martin!
MARTIN!". "Oh, better close it then." So I did. Pah! This sort of stuff
happens to we pilots all the time, it's no big deal.'

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - "He's hopeless, but he's honest"

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (Falling apart) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Honda ST1100 wiv trailer Norton 850 Commando

 

Not as I recall. The door window on a 150 can open fully so it's flat with
the underside of the wing, and the airflow will keep it there.

 

No different from a car, apart from the flimsiness.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, platypus

Oh aye, I know that now. But peering down at Bedfordshire from a
thousand feet was a little unexpected at the time.

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - "He's hopeless, but he's honest"

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (Falling apart) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Honda ST1100 wiv trailer Norton 850 Commando

 

Ged yes, that's a bit close for comfort.

You should try one of these:

http://www.theworldisyourocean.net/images/botswana_pics/dan_microlight.jpg

 

Sounds like a 206 to me.

 

I've done that out of a Short Skyvan. This was after a largish
formation went out: I wasn't expecting the 'whoosh' as the bodies hit
the slipstream or the way the aircraft lifted and surged forward,
either.

 

Skyway cruisin' eh? Sounds kewl


--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

I thought that was the 172.


--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

I know a guy who took off in his Piper Arrow (after an aborted attempt due
to him NOT taking the towing dolly off the noseleg) and within seconds, his
door flew open. Too far back to close it, he was forced to go around, land,
sort the door and take off again.

When he got his heli license he suggested we go out together. I declined.


--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

They did aerobat versions of the 150/152 as well.

WTF? Ace in 'joining in with sad bastard flying thread' shocker!

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..'_/_|_\_'. Ace (brucedotrogers a.t rochedotcom)
\`\ | /`/ DS#8 BOTAFOT#3 SbS#2 UKRMMA#13 DFV#8 SKA#2 IBB#10
`\\ | //'
`\|/`
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LTSTPU

 

Post here, proofread here.

 

One year for my birthday Cheryl bought me a flight in a microlight.
Sitting a what is basically a padded canoe with a wing and engine
strapped to it 2000ft above Wiltshire was an experience..

Especially since to look straight down all I had to do was lean about 6
inches to my left or right.

Phil.

 

Were you wearing a parachute?
I enquired and was told I could wear an emergency 'chute (for space). They
have no directional control and I aint fucking doing it, OK.