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.