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On Thursday 23 June 2011 09:09:17 Indi did opine thusly: |
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> On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 08:06:09AM -0400, Todd Goodman wrote: |
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> > * Indi <thebeelzebubtrigger@×××××.com> [110622 18:59]: |
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> > > On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 04:30:01PM -0500, Dale wrote: |
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> > > > Then again, I don't fly either. I have told people that |
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> > > > if they see me on a plane, close the lid on my coffin. |
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> > > > That's the only way I would get on a plane. |
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> > > |
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> > > You haven't lived until you've been up in a small, |
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> > > underpowered |
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> > > ultralight or single engine plane. :) |
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> > |
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> > Or flying a small single-engine helicopter solo... |
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> The "Scorpion 2" helicopter kit ads in my dad's Popular Mechanics |
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> mags way back in the day made a big impression on me. Way more |
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> risky than a simple fixed wing or autogyro, and not terribly fuel |
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> efficient either... |
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> They sure do look like a lot of fun though. |
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When I stand on the balcony at work having a smoke, I look straight at |
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the only helipad within 30 miles (there is one more in the CBD, but |
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it's strictly medical airlift only). Below my feet is the entrance to |
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the parking garage. |
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My house has a flat roof, wouldn't take a lot of effort to erect a |
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platform over it. |
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See where I'm going with this? |
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I was seriously considering importing a single seater heli kit, they |
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are classed as ultralights and do not need a pilot's license. But |
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there's an obscure clause in the rules that states ultralights cannot |
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be flown within 50m of a dwelling. |
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So now I have to be content with only going to work on the V-twin bike |
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alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com |
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