Stupid helmet question

Dave Kearton wrote:

A smiley face after pussy is assumed.

:-)
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"Dave Kearton" wrote:

"old hoodoo" wrote in message
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| Oopps, didn't put a smiley face after "pussy". Someone is going to
| get their feelings hurt so here it is. :-)



A smiley face after pussy is assumed.

Of course...some just smile, others smile AND smoke...
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"Gord Beaman" wrote in message

| "Dave Kearton" wrote:
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|| "old hoodoo" wrote in message
|| news:NfF4e.33$fn5.19@okepread01
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||| Oopps, didn't put a smiley face after "pussy". Someone is going to
||| get their feelings hurt so here it is. :-)
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|| A smiley face after pussy is assumed.
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| Of course...some just smile, others smile AND smoke...
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| -Gord.
| (use gordon in email)




Gord, you've got to slow down ......



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Dave Kearton

On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 18:32:09 -0500, old hoodoo
postulated :

Some pilots and motorcycle jock's I know utterly lack imagination and
have no conception of getting hurt. It may be due in part to extreme
self-confidence and perhaps a little ego boost at not being a pussy.

Been riding since the early 50s and by the grace of God only had one
serious rag doll. I'd have to disagree with the "utterly lack
imagination and have no conception of getting hurt" part in my case.
As I cruise down the concrete ribbon I am more than aware of the
delicacy and insanity of my position. Just inches from some very hard
and abrasive substance not to mention the brain dead cagers talking on
their cell phones. I’ve never talked to a motorcyclist who didn’t know
he was skating on the edge of survival and most will tell you that in
almost any event the motorcyclist will have his life forever changed.
The freedom that removing the state mandated helmet and simply
enjoying the breeze is almost intoxicating. Kinda like cruising in an
open helocopter two feet AGL.

Don’t think I’ve ever considered the ego aspect of not being a pussy
but I hear that you are what you eat.


Greasy

Greasy wrote:

On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 18:32:09 -0500, old hoodoo
postulated :


Some pilots and motorcycle jock's I know utterly lack imagination and
have no conception of getting hurt. It may be due in part to extreme
self-confidence and perhaps a little ego boost at not being a pussy.


Been riding since the early 50s and by the grace of God only had one
serious rag doll. I'd have to disagree with the "utterly lack
imagination and have no conception of getting hurt" part in my case.
As I cruise down the concrete ribbon I am more than aware of the
delicacy and insanity of my position. Just inches from some very hard
and abrasive substance not to mention the brain dead cagers talking on
their cell phones. I’ve never talked to a motorcyclist who didn’t know
he was skating on the edge of survival and most will tell you that in
almost any event the motorcyclist will have his life forever changed.
The freedom that removing the state mandated helmet and simply
enjoying the breeze is almost intoxicating. Kinda like cruising in an
open helocopter two feet AGL.

Don’t think I’ve ever considered the ego aspect of not being a pussy
but I hear that you are what you eat.


Greasy

The great thing about P---- is that unlike cake, you can eat it and have
it too.

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old hoodoo wrote:

Been riding since the early 50s and by the grace of God only had one
serious rag doll. I'd have to disagree with the "utterly lack
imagination and have no conception of getting hurt" part in my case.
As I cruise down the concrete ribbon I am more than aware of the
delicacy and insanity of my position. Just inches from some very hard
and abrasive substance not to mention the brain dead cagers talking on
their cell phones. I’ve never talked to a motorcyclist who didn’t know

In this context, what's a cager? Where I live (US) it's a basketball
player.

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Now killing all posts originating at Google Groups
http://blinkynet.net/comp/ggfilters.html for rules

Blinky the Shark wrote:

In this context, what's a cager? Where I live (US) it's a basketball
player.

It's someone who does their motoring in a cage (automobile).

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John Miller
Co-Founder, Pensacola Press Club

old hoodoo wrote:



Greasy wrote:

On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 18:32:09 -0500, old hoodoo
postulated :


Some pilots and motorcycle jock's I know utterly lack imagination and
have no conception of getting hurt. It may be due in part to extreme
self-confidence and perhaps a little ego boost at not being a pussy.


Been riding since the early 50s and by the grace of God only had one
serious rag doll. I'd have to disagree with the "utterly lack
imagination and have no conception of getting hurt" part in my case.
As I cruise down the concrete ribbon I am more than aware of the
delicacy and insanity of my position. Just inches from some very hard
and abrasive substance not to mention the brain dead cagers talking on
their cell phones. I’ve never talked to a motorcyclist who didn’t know
he was skating on the edge of survival and most will tell you that in
almost any event the motorcyclist will have his life forever changed.
The freedom that removing the state mandated helmet and simply
enjoying the breeze is almost intoxicating. Kinda like cruising in an
open helocopter two feet AGL.

Don’t think I’ve ever considered the ego aspect of not being a pussy
but I hear that you are what you eat.


Greasy

The great thing about P---- is that unlike cake, you can eat it and have
it too.

Damned tootin...and you can smoke after either (or both)
encounter(s)!...
--

-Gord.
(use gordon in email)

Greasy Rider© @invalid.com wrote:
I was browsing a newsgroup just now and saw a gentleman flying a P-51
Mustang with what appears to be just a common ball cap. I got to
wondering if he is that secure in his abilities and crash worthiness
of the air frame to simply wear a ball cap?

As a motorcyclist I feel very strange if I'm not wearing the very best
helmet that I can afford. Why would a pilot operate a high performance
aircraft with anything less?

I know that a high dollar helmet and other protective gear has no
guarantees whether it's a car, motorcycle, pony or aircraft.

Am I missing something? Is the pilot simply exercising his freedom to
take his chances? (The law won't let me do that in some states.)

In high performance aircraft, like the P-51, the thing on your head is
just something to hold the earphones and mic. An O2 mask if ya need that.

The high dollar helmet that I wore would protect in case of an ejection
but in the case of a crash, the helmet will just make it easier to
recover your head...it'll look better in the coffin.

Pilots in my day, 50s to 90s, wore helmets because they were required
safety items. Had they not been required most jet fighter pilots would
have opted for a ball cap. Why? you might ask. The standard helmet
issued to Vietnam era fighter pilots weighed around 5 pounds. Pull max
G's and you got several things due to the helmet. One, your O2 mask
went down below your chin making it hard to talk to anybody. Two your
head was pulled into your lap and forget about twisting around to clear
your six. Why were these helmets so heavy? because we (USN) had a
helmet spec that required it to survive 40G's and resisit a 2 pound
spike dropped from ten feet above. No pilots had a voice in creating
these specs. Guess who did? Right, the helmet manufacturers.
Pre-Vietnam we wore Orange flight suits. Better to find your body
after a crash. One good thing the Vietnam war did for us was send all
these "Safety" pukes scurrying under their desks and for the most part
out of our hair. We wore really hot, sweaty, stinky Nomex flight
suits. Why? fire proof of course. I never heard of a cockpit fire in
a jet airplane but I'm sure there were some somewhere.

I don't own a P-51 but if I did I assure you I would not wear a nomex
flight suit or some damn over-speced helmet. If safety was really
paramount (the often chanted parable) I'd stay the hell out of a P-51
or anything which got me so far above ground thqt a fall might hurt. A
motorcycle? Forget that! More dangerous than smoking three packs a
day in a gasoline refinery. I'm for choice. You want a helmet, be my
guest. Just don't tell me I must also.