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150's and 172's about the only planes flying!!
Morgans wrote:
"Margy Natalie" wrote Also debuting this year for "Become a Pilot" (if we can get it done in time) a C-150 inside the museum that, when staffed, kids will be able to sit in and learn how to use the control surfaces. Of course right now it's sitting in the barn, filthy and with no wings on. Guess what I'm doing on Wednesday! Your old 150? No, it was one that was donated to the museum by one of the curators but was otherwise historically undistinctive. It was never on display and has been bumped from the collection by Bill Kernsher's plane (which is on the floor right now). Margy has been fighting to get a 150 (either on display and/or at the flyin) ever since the FRZ bust by one. She wants people to see what a big threat they really are :-) |
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150's and 172's about the only planes flying!!
"Ron Natalie" wrote I used to be based at Dulles (and Margy actually learned to fly there), but it's much busier now both for the airlines and all the bizjet traffic that was effectively kicked out of National. Do you think they will ever open National back up to the smaller guy again? -- Jim in NC |
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150's and 172's about the only planes flying!!
"Ron Natalie" wrote Margy has been fighting to get a 150 (either on display and/or at the flyin) ever since the FRZ bust by one. She wants people to see what a big threat they really are :-) Good point. Now if you could get ALL of the senate and house down there to check one out. -- Jim in NC |
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150's and 172's about the only planes flying!!
Mike Isaksen writes:
I hope the LSA/SP bring in a new breed of hobby flyers who can stay in for the long haul. It would make more sense to lower the barriers to PPL. This is not intended to put down the Airline Capt wannabees, but I do not think that "new student pilot model" has served Rec GA well. The guys who go career aviation don't tend to do much small GA flying, and I've seen too many bitter outcomes from the student to private to CFI (time building) pyramid scheme. Flight instruction should be an end in itself, not just a stepping stone to something else. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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150's and 172's about the only planes flying!!
Jay Honeck writes:
But you're right about computers. They have sapped the life out of our kids, by allowing them to experience the world without ever leaving their chairs. I suppose you might look at this as a good thing, from an evolutionary standpoint, but I find it terribly sad. Computers are the effect, not the cause. Kids resort to computers because just about anything with the slightest element of risk is now forbidden to them. Everything that requires movement or strenuous exercise or being away from constant supervision for more than a few minutes or involves any type of insurance or liability (which covers practically everything) is no longer an option. They live with their parents in a state of fear of everything, and about the only thing that carries very little risk is playing with a computer. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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150's and 172's about the only planes flying!!
Morgans writes:
One BIG thing that pilots need to do, is to invite people along with them, when they go flying. In our fearful and litigation-oriented society, that's a great way for a pilot to go bankrupt and never fly again, should even the slightest thing go wrong during a flight (just having a passenger get airsick would be enough). -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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150's and 172's about the only planes flying!!
Morgans writes:
Myself, I will not allow my life to be ruled by geeks, bean counters, and lawyers at insurance companies. You may not have a choice, if someone decides to bankrupt you with a lawsuit. In my case, these are relatively close friends, so I don't think that is the cause. The most bitter proceedings in the legal world are those of probate and divorce, and yet all the parties involved are family. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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150's and 172's about the only planes flying!!
By the way, Margy didn't mention it, but one of the stipulations of
being "on exhibit" is that you gotta stand around and talk about your aircraft (which is not a problem for most aircraft owners). That was a wonderful experience for us. Mary and I put together a map of the US, showing all of our far-flung cross-country flights, and propped it up against the nosewheel pant. The four of us then just stood there (like museum exhibits!) and greeted folks as they streamed past. Some of the comments and attitudes were priceless! More than one person stared at us with that distant, disinterested look that one gets after seeing too many museum exhibits. They would then stop, look puzzled for a moment at Atlas, and then back at us. Then they would see the map, showing Iowa as our home... You could really see the gears turning, as they digested the fact that we had flown into Dulles International in a vehicle no bigger than their minivan. More than one person blurted out "You and your family flew here from Iowa in *that*?" It was a fantastic opportunity to show the general public that general aviation is more than just flight for life helicopters and businessmen jetting off to Aspen. I think we may have ignited a few imaginations that day in folks who simply had never been exposed to GA. One thing I observed and Jay and others who were there can also say, unlike some disaster public fly-ins (the Dulles Special Olympics Plane Pull event for instance), the public is REALY REALY well behaved at these. Yep, it's a great crowd. Almost too timid, really -- but that's better than the alternative. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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150's and 172's about the only planes flying!!
Mxsmanic wrote:
Jay Honeck writes: But you're right about computers. They have sapped the life out of our kids, by allowing them to experience the world without ever leaving their chairs. I suppose you might look at this as a good thing, from an evolutionary standpoint, but I find it terribly sad. Computers are the effect, not the cause. Kids resort to computers because just about anything with the slightest element of risk is now forbidden to them. Everything that requires movement or strenuous exercise or being away from constant supervision for more than a few minutes or involves any type of insurance or liability (which covers practically everything) is no longer an option. They live with their parents in a state of fear of everything, and about the only thing that carries very little risk is playing with a computer. Damned but I hate to agree. Athough I think much of the computer craze is now a cause. They are very attractive and everyone has one and they are right there. Couple that with "don't go out until I get home from work", "No friends over until I get home from work", etc. and you have the perfect set up for computer kids. A friend who is a professor of mechanical engineering summed it up quite well, she said, "computers have been a leveler, it used to be girls couldn't DO anything, now no one can DO anything". Refering of course to those basic skills our kids no longer have (cutting, sawing, soldering, attaching, etc.). I always had a model club at school and lots of people thought I was nuts letting kids (7th and 8th graders) near exacto knives, etc. I didn't have on injury (but I did lay the law down pretty thick). Margy |
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150's and 172's about the only planes flying!!
Morgans wrote:
"Ron Natalie" wrote I used to be based at Dulles (and Margy actually learned to fly there), but it's much busier now both for the airlines and all the bizjet traffic that was effectively kicked out of National. Do you think they will ever open National back up to the smaller guy again? I personally doubt it. Government rarely cedes control that it has taken. Although it does happen occasionally. I was amazed when PA repealed its helmet law a few years ago*. I still can't believe that happened, but it does show that if enough people lobby long enough they can occasionally make a difference. Maybe the same cam be true with National. I'm just glad I made one flight in prior to 9/11. I had to fly in at night as I couldn't get an IFR reservation until after 7 PM in the winter, but it was a neat flight. I got to hold over the city for a few minutes waiting for a break in the airline conga line. I could see several of the monuments and buildings and it was very cool. * Just for the record, I'm a big believer in wearing a helmet while motorcycling and bicycling and never ride without one, but I'm not a fan of helmet laws for adults. I think adults should make that decision for themselves. I am in favor of insurance companies charging higher premiums for people who ride without a helmet, or smoke, etc., but I much prefer to let the market deal with such things rather than government. If someone is willing to pay the cost of taking a higher level of risk, I say more power to them. Matt |
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