tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post5607039563791674079..comments2024-03-13T09:47:40.487+00:00Comments on Cockpit Conversation: Three ThingsAviatrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-15212709722041642082008-10-31T19:14:00.000+00:002008-10-31T19:14:00.000+00:001. Flown a glider (SGS 2-33A) with the cockpit ca...1. Flown a glider (SGS 2-33A) with the cockpit canopy open.<BR/><BR/>2. Got kicked out of Aviation College, for a really sweet looking performance take-off and aggressive climb-out.<BR/><BR/>3. Got re-instated to the Aviation College, after an academic appeal, worthy of an Academy Award!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-12676231285531794022008-10-03T23:53:00.000+00:002008-10-03T23:53:00.000+00:00Trying to come up with things that others could ha...Trying to come up with things that others could have done or could do in the future.<BR/><BR/>1) Changed Boeing 787 Brake pads.<BR/><BR/>2) Stood with one foot on the Eurasian Tectonic plate, and one foot on the North American Tectonic plate. (Great Atlantic Rift in Iceland)<BR/>Replaces Stepped on a sea Urchin (Diadema_antillarum) which Mike also unfortunately did.<BR/><BR/>3) Roller Bladed through the Lincoln Tunnel(NYC)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-4770147278439499012008-10-02T23:33:00.000+00:002008-10-02T23:33:00.000+00:00Hi Arbeiter,afraid to tell you I've also done your...Hi Arbeiter,<BR/><BR/>afraid to tell you I've also done your number 2 - very painful.<BR/><BR/>MikeCritical Alphahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16907258677958422214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-56279249787071790222008-10-02T23:28:00.000+00:002008-10-02T23:28:00.000+00:00Changed Boeing 787 Brake pads.Stepped on a sea Urc...Changed Boeing 787 Brake pads.<BR/>Stepped on a sea Urchin (Diadema_antillarum).<BR/>Roller Bladed through the Lincoln Tunnel(NYC)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-57965374598159439852008-10-02T13:49:00.000+00:002008-10-02T13:49:00.000+00:00Well, can't say that I have any sort of aviation e...Well, can't say that I have any sort of aviation events to top anything y'all wrote here. But here's my own list:<BR/><BR/>* Had an all-access security credential to the '96 Olympics in Atlanta<BR/>* Bottle-fed a full-grown Bengal Tiger<BR/>* Watched the 2002 Indy 500 from the #2 pit boxEric K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09394982114076968384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-10842134888865429742008-10-01T15:17:00.000+00:002008-10-01T15:17:00.000+00:001. Had lunch with Hans von Ohain, designer of the ...1. Had lunch with Hans von Ohain, designer of the first modern jet engine.<BR/><BR/>2. Flew Mach 2+ in a Convair B-58 "Hustler."<BR/><BR/>3. Worked as moderator for the DOD's advanced technology display at the 1980 Farnborough Airshow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-8877368354322690312008-10-01T14:51:00.000+00:002008-10-01T14:51:00.000+00:00I thought I might have to expand on the spin. It w...I thought I might have to expand on the spin. It was intentional, I was a student at the time, in the left seat. The instructor initiated the spin, over the extreme opposition of a more senior instructor in the back, with the intent of having me do the recovery. We had about 7000 ft AGL or we would not have survived. <BR/><BR/>It happens when you have more balls than brains to be completely frank. I wasn't happy but other than incapacitating the instructor I don't know any way I could have stopped it. From the first indication of what he had in mind, to entry was less than 30 seconds. <BR/><BR/>It was a bad flight, awash in testosterone and dominance displays between the two instructors. It was, as the saying goes, a career limiting move for the one who initiated the spin.nec Timidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03017143602023726206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-26470258002036422222008-10-01T03:10:00.000+00:002008-10-01T03:10:00.000+00:00My List- Visited a whore house in Paris, told my w...My List<BR/><BR/>- Visited a whore house in Paris, told my wife about it, and lived to talk about it (there is an explanation - see my blog)<BR/><BR/>- Roasted a turkey over a campfire in the middle of a Canadian winter,<BR/><BR/>- Produced music videos - before MTV (1972-1974)Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11726267862761677407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-66535721962228198182008-10-01T03:08:00.001+00:002008-10-01T03:08:00.001+00:00further:Nec timide's spin was with somebody else (...further:<BR/><BR/>Nec timide's spin was with somebody else (how often does this happen, gad). I was a student pilot at the time and by myself.<BR/><BR/>--paulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-69564207579586501802008-10-01T03:08:00.000+00:002008-10-01T03:08:00.000+00:001. Chatted and had coffee with Nancy Sinatra - wit...1. Chatted and had coffee with Nancy Sinatra - without knowing who she was.<BR/>2. Dodged ships whilst hove to in a small yacht in a gale in Bass Strait.<BR/>3. Landed by helicopter on the Olivine Ice Plateau (NZ).Critical Alphahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16907258677958422214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-28865058958122178942008-10-01T02:55:00.000+00:002008-10-01T02:55:00.000+00:00I'm thinking nec timide's spin must have been unin...I'm thinking nec timide's spin must have been unintentional, matching Paul's #1 item and requiring Paul to post another.Aviatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-75616194189254423622008-10-01T02:47:00.000+00:002008-10-01T02:47:00.000+00:00Intercepted air-to-air by a military aircraft, the...Intercepted air-to-air by a military aircraft, then had lunch with the crew.<BR/><BR/>Was in a PA28, in a fully developed right hand spin with the C of G heavy and aft of the utility category (4 souls, I wasn't the pilot)<BR/><BR/>Penetrated a solid undercast in a glider with only an altimeter, airspeed, vertical speed, wet compass and yaw string for instruments.nec Timidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03017143602023726206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-85160260029492803122008-10-01T02:29:00.000+00:002008-10-01T02:29:00.000+00:00I felt (a) slightly airsick, cooking in the little...I felt (a) slightly airsick, cooking in the little cockpit, and (b) anxious about the proximity to both terrain and other aircraft. Glider pilots think nothing of being stacked a hundred feet apart with everyone turning. <BR/><BR/>I had no intention of sharing Ron's first-listed experience with him.Aviatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-85143656235141397602008-10-01T02:22:00.000+00:002008-10-01T02:22:00.000+00:00It was an awesome experience, but I did get a litt...It was an awesome experience, but I did get a little altitude sickness climbing in thermals and not being use to the altitude. No oxygen... not sure how high we made it.the Ambulance Driverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675723750870719562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-18933923173026178592008-10-01T02:18:00.000+00:002008-10-01T02:18:00.000+00:00Ambulance Driver: I've been soaring in France with...Ambulance Driver: I've been soaring in France with a non-English-speaking pilot, but I don't think the glider was fabric-skinned.Aviatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-24172411565112192542008-10-01T02:09:00.000+00:002008-10-01T02:09:00.000+00:00- Went soaring in Switzerland in a fabric glider w...- Went soaring in Switzerland in a fabric glider with a non English speaking pilot.<BR/>-Flew a Convair 580 at age 15 (don't ask!)<BR/>-Was the Paramedic/Safety officer in a music video involving two helicopters, 5 police cars and a Bentley Convertible.the Ambulance Driverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675723750870719562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-19707399638043672072008-10-01T01:04:00.000+00:002008-10-01T01:04:00.000+00:001. Survived an unintentional spin.2. Rescued an "i...1. Survived an unintentional spin.<BR/>2. Rescued an "in trouble" swimmer.<BR/>3. As an old guy, "dropped-in" into the powder at Alta -- with only a slightly twisted knee.<BR/><BR/>--psAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-58591597872414709112008-10-01T00:14:00.000+00:002008-10-01T00:14:00.000+00:001. Played in Carnegie Hall2. Met Jim Varney (aka E...1. Played in Carnegie Hall<BR/>2. Met Jim Varney (aka Ernest P. Worrell - the "Hey Vern" guy)<BR/>3. Been head-butted by a buffalo as a child (which probably explains a lot...)Yellowbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12856524211773271544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-17889484759282166972008-09-30T20:41:00.000+00:002008-09-30T20:41:00.000+00:001. Been in a midair collision (yes, in an actual ...1. Been in a midair collision (yes, in an actual airplane)<BR/>2. Been trapped under 12 feet of water in a swimming pool<BR/>3. Worked in the Anchorage ARTCC "flight data" center when I was 10 years old.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-73996035531702110122008-09-30T17:20:00.000+00:002008-09-30T17:20:00.000+00:00- Nearly ran over a golfer's unseen abandoned equi...- Nearly ran over a golfer's unseen abandoned equipment after "encouraging" him off of a grass runway by starting my takeoff roll<BR/><BR/>- Played with molten lava, as a young (8-9 year old) kid<BR/><BR/>- Had my bride "stolen" away during my first wedding dance by an (arranged) surprise visit from a good dancer in a gorilla costume.<BR/><BR/><BR/>I bet if anyone I know reads these they'll recognize me :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-61274166213967009492008-09-30T13:36:00.000+00:002008-09-30T13:36:00.000+00:00Cool List!Can't say I've done any of those.Cool List!<BR/><BR/>Can't say I've done any of those.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com