Flying a 172 with Autopilot?

I wish I had an autopilot for my 172, primarily for single-pilot IFR,
but the absence of one does not prevent me from undertaking certain
trips. If it can't be done without an autopilot, then it probably
shouldn't be done in any 172.

Best,
-cwk.

That's actually a much better way to do it. I'm 5'10" and realized, once
I'd gotten down to that weight, that I was a 98 lb weakling just dying to
get out! Started doing some exercise after that and it's amazing how I saw
results when in the past I'd never seen any (covered by a thick layer of
fat, you see!!)

Shawn
"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Started at about 200 lbs and got down to a low of 157. I've put some of
it back on because I've come off some of my discipline, but I'm back on
it and losing it again. This was all without a lick of exercise, by the
way.

How tall are you? If I got down to 157, I'd be in the hospital!

(I'm 6' tall...)

I'm trying to maintain a good balance with exercise, too. Working out
every day with a 14-year old keeps you in pretty good shape! (I equalize
his excess energy by making him work out right after he gets up. Heh,
heh, heh... :-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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How tall are you? If I got down to 157, I'd be in the hospital!

(I'm 6' tall...)

At 6', 157# would give you a BMI of 21.3, which is right in the middle of
what the CDC designates as the normal range. To be underweight, you'd need
to weigh less than 137#.
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/bmi/calc-bmi.htm

I'm trying to maintain a good balance with exercise, too.

Yup, that's important.

--Gary

"Gary Drescher" wrote in message
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At 6', 157# would give you a BMI of 21.3, which is right in the middle of
what the CDC designates as the normal range. To be underweight, you'd need
to weigh less than 137#.
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/bmi/calc-bmi.htm

IMHO, all that shows is how silly the whole BMI thing is.

Everyone's entitled to their own opinion, of course, but I simply cannot see
being 138 pounds and six feet tall as healthy. IMHO, that's heading into
anorexic territory.

IMHO, one of the problems with the BMI is that it relates weight with the
square of your height, not the cube. But of course, volume increases as the
cube, not the square (and weight is closely related to volume). So, the
taller you are, the skinnier you have to be, proportionally speaking, in
order to stay within the approved BMI range.

Few people would describe me as overly skinny anymore, but most would
(foolishly ) still call me slender, in spite of a few extra pounds around
the middle I've been carrying. Yet, according to the BMI calculation, I'm
well into "Overweight" territory at 26.2. For me to be smack in the middle
of the "Normal" range, I'd have to get my weight *below* my late teenage
weight, when I *was* downright skin and bones.

Pete

"Peter Duniho" wrote in message
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"Gary Drescher" wrote in message
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At 6', 157# would give you a BMI of 21.3, which is right in the middle of
what the CDC designates as the normal range. To be underweight, you'd
need to weigh less than 137#.
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/bmi/calc-bmi.htm

IMHO, all that shows is how silly the whole BMI thing is.

Everyone's entitled to their own opinion, of course, but I simply cannot
see being 138 pounds and six feet tall as healthy. IMHO, that's heading
into anorexic territory.

IMHO, one of the problems with the BMI is that it relates weight with the
square of your height, not the cube.

Dunno. The CDC claims that their specified BMI ranges correlate with
mortality and morbidity. But I haven't reviewed the studies myself, so I
don't have an independent opinion on the question.

--Gary

("Peter Duniho" wrote)
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Everyone's entitled to their own opinion, of course, but I simply cannot
see being 138 pounds and six feet tall as healthy. IMHO, that's heading
into anorexic territory


That's right about where Dad was when he went into the service in the mid
1940's. I bet that described half of the enlisted men (18 year olds) at boot
camp that year - 1946.


Montblack

"Montblack" wrote in message
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That's right about where Dad was when he went into the service in the mid
1940's. I bet that described half of the enlisted men (18 year olds) at
boot camp that year - 1946.

Half? I doubt that. Even by the BMI standards (which I feel set
inappropriately low standards for taller people), that would be a surprising
number of people.

In any case, 18 year-olds are not fully grown men (or women). Many still
have a fair amount of "filling out" to do, with respect to adding muscle
mass (and a little fat, or a lot if they aren't eating right and
exercising). I was 40 pounds lighter when I was 18 than I am now. Only
about half of that is weight I consider "extra".

Pete

"Gary Drescher" wrote in message
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Dunno. The CDC claims that their specified BMI ranges correlate with
mortality and morbidity. But I haven't reviewed the studies myself, so I
don't have an independent opinion on the question.

Well, it has been suggested that a starvation diet leads to the longest
lifespan. In very simple creatures (eg worms) it can double their lifespan.
In the "higher" orders, the improvement is not so dramatic, but has still
been claimed to be measured.

So I suppose if your only goal is to maximize the length of your life,
starving yourself makes a lot of sense. I don't think that necessarily
means it's *healthy* to do so though. Quality of life is just as important
as length, if not more so.

Pete

"Peter Duniho" wrote in message
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"Gary Drescher" wrote in message
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So I suppose if your only goal is to maximize the length of your life,
starving yourself makes a lot of sense. I don't think that necessarily
means it's *healthy* to do so though.

Well, they do claim to be looking at morbidity as well as mortality. But
again, I haven't looked at their methodology in any detail.

--Gary

WOW!,
I am 5'10" , and my scrawny butt weighed 131 lbs. when I went off to
Parris Island,....after having to eat all the fat bodies food for 13 weeks I
graduated at 156. I have never eaten so much in my life!
Now with my diet I have been on I have gone from 201 to 172. The
goal is 165, which is really a good weight for me. I feel so much better and
have twice the energy level!!!!

Patrick
student SPL
aircraft structural mech

"Montblack" wrote in message That's
right about where Dad was when he went into the service in the mid
1940's. I bet that described half of the enlisted men (18 year olds) at
boot camp that year - 1946.


Montblack