Bullying desguised (badly) as precaution

Jay said..
Stop the presses!

(Better yet, stop *me*, as I'm about to wander into the Valley of the
Shadow of Death...but here goes...)

Well, Sky, Oshkosh (OSH) -- the biggest fly-in/airshow in the world --
is always held the last week of July. On the Sunday before OSH, Mary
and I host a Fly-In Pool Party at our little Inn, where we provide our
guests with free food, beer, wine, soft drinks, and plenty of
hangar-flying. (Not unlike what you see here, just verbal instead of
written...) It's our way of saying "thanks!" for another good year.

You'd be more than welcome to join our little band of regulars, and a
growing number of "transients" who stop by every year on their way to
(and from) The Big One in Oshkosh. It's a fun way to spend a day!

Then, on Wednesday during the show, Montblack, Jim Burns and I host a
cookout/party at our campsite in the North 40 campground, next to our
aircraft. It's an annual thing, where folks from the aviation
newsgroups can meet and greet each other face to face. This year we
had 50+ (?) people on that little campsite, and consumed an AWFUL lot
of potato salad and beer!

I think you'd find the group to your liking, even though you'd
(naturally) receive some good-natured ribbing. :-)

Might be best to keep your identity quiet for a while...

;-)

And if you haven't found it yet, here is a picture webpage showing many
of the aviation newsgroup regulars and the planes they fly:

http://www.alexisparkinn.com/rec_aviation.htm

We call it the "Rogues Gallery" -- and I suspect you'd fit right in.

Finally, I urge you to get your ticket. There is simply nothing else
like it. Don't waste another minute on the ground, looking up!"


Jay: Its not really the first time that I talked about restarting the
training that I quit when I lived near FRG. And I do go up with my buddy
(you know, the tired old GPS story....)in the C-172 once in a while. I
even fly the plane sometimes after he has lifted off and is clear of
traffic.

In my shortlived life as a student pilot, I found flying the damned thing
to be the easiest part. Initially, I had alot of trouble taxi-ing, even
with the sit on the hands trick. Then, lining up the runway was tough.
And the radio chatter at FRG.... As they say in New Yawk, fuhgeddaboudit.
Trouble was, I'd take a lesson, then not have time for another week or two.
I decided I needed to devote some SERIOUS time to what really is a life or
death proposition. Then I got too busy making a living.

If I ever do come to OSH, I'd obviously have to conceal my true identity.
(I'm not sure I could do it with a straight face, though.) That business
about the land developer/pilot in NJ who crashed under mysterious
circumstances (some suspect sabotage) is a little disconcerting. And by
"good natured ribbing" I expect that include some broken ribs?

If I take the plunge, I will probably enroll in one of those accelerated
programs in New Mexico or Arizona, and then keep up training locally.
(But I would try to keep it quiet -- not buy a damned Mooney and haul ass
all over the place at all hours raising hell!).

I'm not sure yet. But ski season is here, so I must revert to my other
persona, Skilune.

Take care and fly safely.

Skylune wrote:

That midwest sissy crap will never work on Skylune. I am from New Yawk,


That explains it.


Matt

Oh, I don't know. That sounds easy enough.

"Jim Burns" wrote

So much for the intellectual view point of a New Yawker about midwest corn
farming.

Skylune isn't smart enough to pour **** out of a boot, if the directions
were written on the heel. 'Nuff said.
--
Jim in NC

In article . com,
"Jay Honeck" wrote:

.......
It's too bad, cuz he/she's (occasionally) got a good sense of humor.
I suspect we'd probably all like him/her well enough, over a beer.

"Skylune" over an open fire, basted with the beer might be more
appropriate -- IF you could ever clean him! ;)

"Jim Burns" wrote in message
...

And the government doesn't pay us NOT to produce corn.
They pay us the difference between the daily market price and the
government
posted price up to a maximum of $40,000 per year total. They also pay a
loan deficiency payment based on the per bushel price of corn that they
would loan using your corn as collateral vs. the actual market price, up
to
a maximum of $65,000 total for the crop year.


Where does the Constitution give the government the power to do that?

Probably there right under the sentence where it says the Federal Gov.
controls the school systems. Which is right under the sentence that says
Congress must declare war..unless the UN says we can.

Patrick
student SP
aircraft structural mech

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message
link.net...

"Jim Burns" wrote in message
...

And the government doesn't pay us NOT to produce corn.
They pay us the difference between the daily market price and the
government
posted price up to a maximum of $40,000 per year total. They also pay a
loan deficiency payment based on the per bushel price of corn that they
would loan using your corn as collateral vs. the actual market price, up
to
a maximum of $65,000 total for the crop year.


Where does the Constitution give the government the power to do that?

If I ever do come to OSH, I'd obviously have to conceal my true identity.
(I'm not sure I could do it with a straight face, though.)

Ah, hell. You'd be fine. I've met guys at the Inn that I've gone toe-to-toe
with here, and we've always come out friends.

There' something about communicating in writing that just sounds far harsher
than it really is. If we were SAYING half the stuff we were TYPING, it
would come out sounding a lot friendlier. A little intonation here, a
little chuckle at the end of a sentence there, and you can say just about
anything -- and get away with it!

But type it, and BANG -- people are in your face.

If I take the plunge, I will probably enroll in one of those accelerated
programs in New Mexico or Arizona, and then keep up training locally.

I don't think an accelerated program is the way to go, but that's just me.
Personally, I'd recommend that you find a nice local CFI, at a nice,
quiet(er), smaller airport, and go fly the pants off a little C-150. You'll
have that certificate in your back pocket inside of 4 months, and you'll
never be prouder of anything you ever achieve in life.

In my life, flying IS life. Sadly, I wasted the first 35 years of my life
standing on the ground, trying to figure out how to get UP there. Since
then, though, I've spent as much time in the air as possible -- and I simply
can't imagine my life without flying.

It's a wonderful thing, flight -- as I'm starting to understand you already
know...

(But I would try to keep it quiet -- not buy a damned Mooney and haul ass
all over the place at all hours raising hell!).

Is that what this is all about? Some dickhead in a Mooney keeping you up
all night?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

I wonder how many kids who could have grown up into pilots have been
chased away by this slug and others like him.

Lots - and from reading your post, as nobody took steps to report him,
probably lots more in the future.

Tony
--

Tony Roberts
PP-ASEL
VFR OTT
Night
Cessna 172H C-GICE

"Skylune" wrote in message
lkaboutaviation.com...
Oh, I don't know. That sounds easy enough.

Only one way to find out.......we await the results.