Dreams of Flying

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In keeping with the Christmas spirit, this post is not meant to
advance the technology of aviation, nor is it designed to stir any
controversy (there's enough of that the rest of the year). This is
just a lighthearted, whimsical post.

Most pilots I've met talk about how they have always dreamed of
flying. So let's get more specific. What kind of dreams?

I'll go first.

My earliest flying dreams didn't involve an airplane at all. As a
very little kid I had just learned how to "dog paddle" in a swimming
pool. I was very proud of that achievement, but it just wasn't
enough!

That night I remember dreaming that I was standing in the front yard
of my parent's house, and dog paddling for all I was worth! The
harder I could thrash my arms and legs, the higher I could go! Over
the telephone poles, looking down on all the jealous neighbor kids, I
was having the time of my life.

Later in life I "graduated" to actually dreaming of being a pilot in
an aircraft, then realizing that dream by finally getting my PPL, but
those early dreams are still very vivid in my mind.

Anybody else care to share their dreams?

Merry Christmas to all,

Steve Job

[Jay Honeck]

> Anybody else care to share their dreams?

I don't remember any sleep-dreams of flying as a kid -- but I was
always day-dreaming about it. And I was absolutely convinced that by
donning a cape I could fly -- and jumped off a flight of stairs to
prove it.

(Or disprove it, as it worked out... :-)

One of the first things I remember building was a full-sized
helicopter, powered by an Erector set motor and LOTS of gears. It
took days to construct out of odds and ends in my dad's workshop, and
when completed it could actually seat two. The main rotor would
actually get spinning at a pretty good clip, too... (No OSHA
regulations back then!)

I spent hours in that thing, "flying" my friends around. Heck, I'd
*still* like to fly a helicopter, someday...

I think one of the things that binds all pilots is that we have always
been trying to figure out how to get airborne, whether awake or
asleep...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[Bertie the Bunyip[_19_]]

Jay Honeck > wrote in news:7077c662-e088-4bf4-b00d-
:

>> Anybody else care to share their dreams?
>
> I don't remember any sleep-dreams of flying as a kid -- but I was
> always day-dreaming about it. And I was absolutely convinced that by
> donning a cape I could fly -- and jumped off a flight of stairs to
> prove it.


That explains a lot.


Bertie

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On Dec 24, 2:25 pm, Jay Honeck > wrote:
> > Anybody else care to share their dreams?
>
> I don't remember any sleep-dreams of flying as a kid -- but I was
> always day-dreaming about it. And I was absolutely convinced that by
> donning a cape I could fly -- and jumped off a flight of stairs to
> prove it.
>
> (Or disprove it, as it worked out... :-)
>
> One of the first things I remember building was a full-sized
> helicopter, powered by an Erector set motor and LOTS of gears. It
> took days to construct out of odds and ends in my dad's workshop, and
> when completed it could actually seat two. The main rotor would
> actually get spinning at a pretty good clip, too... (No OSHA
> regulations back then!)
>
> I spent hours in that thing, "flying" my friends around. Heck, I'd
> *still* like to fly a helicopter, someday...
>
> I think one of the things that binds all pilots is that we have always
> been trying to figure out how to get airborne, whether awake or
> asleep...
> --
> Jay Honeck
> Iowa City, IA
> Pathfinder N56993www.AlexisParkInn.com
> "Your Aviation Destination"

Now that you bring it up, I remember "borrowing" my mom's umbrella on
a windy day, and trying to levitate a la Mary Poppins! I would run
as fast as I could, and start jumping! I always felt like if I only
had a bigger (and stronger) umbrella, it might have worked!

Then of course there was the large 3-speed box fan in the living
room. It was mounted on a stand, so I could pivot it up and down
(climb and descend). Low speed was for idle and taxi; high speed was
reserved for takeoff! I might pull back the throttle to medium speed
for a long trip.

[F. Baum]

On Dec 24, 1:25*pm, Jay Honeck > wrote:
>
> I think one of the things that binds all pilots is that we have always
> been trying to figure out how to get airborne, whether awake or
> asleep...

..........Or making abrasive OT posts on Usnet ;)))))))))
Happy Holidays
FB

[Angelo Campanella]

wrote:
> Anybody else care to share their dreams?

Many years in the past; before and after I obtained a PPL, a recurring
dream was hat I had he capability to glide long disances, tyically when
descending off a staricase and across large rooms. The unction was that
I should be able to extend that glide as far as possible. Then I
transcended into arm flapping to gain altitude above wires and trees,
often journying to other landscapes and terrian. The logest such
"flight" was in the Poconos, off some hills...

reve`

Angelo Campanella