Flying a 172 with Autopilot?

I am 5'10" , and my scrawny butt weighed 131 lbs. when I went off to Parris Island

Wow. How much did the rest of you weigh? flee!

Jose
--
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for Email, make the obvious change in the address.

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.

I don't know about after World War II, but when my dad enlisted in 1942, the
country was still suffering from the effects of the Great Depression. Many
people didn't have enough to eat, including my father. He was my height,
and in the 140 pound range. His pictures -- and the pictures of his high
school class -- look like a bunch of concentration camp victims by today's
standards.

And his service photos are even more gaunt. They really worked those 90
day wonders, and he actually LOST weight his first year in.

It's interesting (and probably not a coincidence) that women who were
considered sexy in the 40s and 50s (Rosalind Russell; Marilyn Monroe, etc.)
were "fat" by today's standards -- yet the majority of the population was
painfully thin when compared to their counterparts today.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

("Peter Duniho" wrote)
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.


Saw a show a while back ...found it.

http://www.pbs.org/safarchive/3_ask/...3_walford.html
Roy Walford as seen on Never Say Die: Eat Less - Live Longer

http://www.newsmax.com/archives/arti...3/220758.shtml
He died. Drats.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...-2004May3.html
Seeking the Low-Calorie Fountain of Youth
(Severely Restricted Diets May Slow Aging Process)

I'm a sucker for this stuff - it sounds good to me!

I mean ...The science is "fascinating."


Montblack
I'm 193 in 'caloric intake years.'

Jay Honeck wrote:

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

(I'm 6' tall...)


Nah, you'd just be as skinny as me Jay (6', currently anywhere between
150 and 155 lbs). Dad's height, Mom's metabolism = a winning
combination (and more carrying capacity in the Arrow) :-) I'll bet I
come back from OSH a few pounds heavier though...you know, the brat a
day routine.

--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL-IA Student
Arrow N2104T

"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth
with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there
you will always long to return"
- Leonardo Da Vinci

(Remove the obvious from address to reply via e-mail)

"Montblack" wrote in message
...


Saw a show a while back ...found it.

http://www.pbs.org/safarchive/3_ask/...3_walford.html
Roy Walford as seen on Never Say Die: Eat Less - Live Longer

http://www.newsmax.com/archives/arti...3/220758.shtml
He died. Drats.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...-2004May3.html
Seeking the Low-Calorie Fountain of Youth
(Severely Restricted Diets May Slow Aging Process)

I'm a sucker for this stuff - it sounds good to me!

I mean ...The science is "fascinating."


Montblack
I'm 193 in 'caloric intake years.'

I don't see anything more than common sense at work here.

My wife has gone the Weight Watchers route.

WW does extensive research into caloric content of almost every food
available (even fast food chains) they then convert calories into "points."

Their plan allows you to eat anything you like, but you work under a cap on
total points for the day. You can blow all your points on a Mrs. Fields
binge or a Big Mac if you want, but if you want a good meal, you learn
portion control accross all food groups.

She lost 40lbs in about a year. WW works and works well.

But as in any kind of life change, discipline and the will to stick with it
prevail.

YMMV,

Jay Beckman
PP-ASEL
Chandler, AZ
(Starting to make friends with fruit myself...)

("Jack Allison" wrote)
I'll bet I come back from OSH a few pounds heavier though...you know, the
brat a
day routine.


And a "tailwind" all the way home to California. Poor Steve. g


Montblack

Yesterday I happened to be listening to Wis. Public Radio and they were
interviewing a Doctor who worked for Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance in
Milwaukee. It is his job to develop risk tables for NML based upon many
factors.

His main problem with the CDC's catigorizations of underweight and
overweight based on BMI was that they had no "transition zone" before a
person was catagorized as being overweight. His thoughts are that when your
BMI is in the 25 to 27 range that you are in a transition phase and are not
as high risk as the CDC claims.

As his work includes many more variables than just weight, he also takes
into account these other factors when createing his tables. He mentioned
that just one other positive life factor, such as not smokeing, can lower an
overweight persons mortality rate to match say that of a smoker who was in
the normal BMI range.

http://www.drbobgleeson.com/ is his web site, I haven't read or bought any
of his material, I just noted that he was an interesting person to listen to
knowing that he worked for NML, a company who myself and many family members
have policies with.

Jim

"Jim Burns" wrote in message
...
His thoughts are that when your
BMI is in the 25 to 27 range that you are in a transition phase and are
not
as high risk as the CDC claims.

But how high a risk does the CDC claim? They're pretty explicit that BMI is
just one indicator and is not reliably diagnostic or prognostic by itself.

--Gary

Nah, you'd just be as skinny as me Jay (6', currently anywhere between 150
and 155 lbs).

Wow. The last time I weighed 150 was in junior high school!

Well, since you don't generally see any overweight centenarians, you should
be blessed with a long lifespan!

:-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Yesterday I happened to be listening to Wis. Public Radio

Ah, Wisconsin Public Radio. How I miss it!

Between Tom Clark and Jean Feracca (sp?) in the mornings, and "Whaddya Know"
on weekends, they really made my job(s) -- many of which involved extensive
time in the car -- more enjoyable.

Iowa Public Radio tries hard, and we underwrite the local station -- but
they just don't have the horsepower. Not enough population to keep the pay
high enough to retain talent, I guess.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"