Comments on: I Can Only Fly Level and Steady http://www.dphowell.com/2009/04/22/i-can-only-fly-level-and-steady/ a Daniel Howell blog Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:40:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Taloridium http://www.dphowell.com/2009/04/22/i-can-only-fly-level-and-steady/comment-page-1/#comment-523 Taloridium Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:30:15 +0000 http://www.dphowell.com/?p=111#comment-523 Great fun! I currently fly helicopters with the feds and love it like nothing else. Take a shot at some private pilot lessons now that you have some time awya from WoW and see if you can get past that airsickness. Most do given a bit of time and 5 or 6 lessons in a small Cessna would do the trick. Be sure to let the instructor know beforehand what you're trying to accomplish and she/he should gentle you into it. If nothing else, it'll make another great project for Brain. ;P Great stories, great writing. Great fun! I currently fly helicopters with the feds and love it like nothing else. Take a shot at some private pilot lessons now that you have some time awya from WoW and see if you can get past that airsickness. Most do given a bit of time and 5 or 6 lessons in a small Cessna would do the trick. Be sure to let the instructor know beforehand what you’re trying to accomplish and she/he should gentle you into it. If nothing else, it’ll make another great project for Brain. ;P Great stories, great writing.

]]> By: scaresome http://www.dphowell.com/2009/04/22/i-can-only-fly-level-and-steady/comment-page-1/#comment-511 scaresome Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:51:36 +0000 http://www.dphowell.com/?p=111#comment-511 A "descent" into the mind of an airman, very fun! Sadly, I rode in a gentle hang glider one time .... technicolor yawn! A “descent” into the mind of an airman, very fun!

Sadly, I rode in a gentle hang glider one time …. technicolor yawn!

]]> By: Pablo http://www.dphowell.com/2009/04/22/i-can-only-fly-level-and-steady/comment-page-1/#comment-509 Pablo Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:04:42 +0000 http://www.dphowell.com/?p=111#comment-509 @ Iain: It's most likely a medical thing. I'm guessing there was some spinal compression or something like that. Back injuries are fairly common after ejections. As good as the modern seats are, being rocketed out of a crashing jet is a violent process. @Teej: Thanks for that! I still think it's massively unfair though! @ Iain: It’s most likely a medical thing. I’m guessing there was some spinal compression or something like that. Back injuries are fairly common after ejections. As good as the modern seats are, being rocketed out of a crashing jet is a violent process.

@Teej: Thanks for that! I still think it’s massively unfair though!

]]> By: Iain http://www.dphowell.com/2009/04/22/i-can-only-fly-level-and-steady/comment-page-1/#comment-508 Iain Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:25:11 +0000 http://www.dphowell.com/?p=111#comment-508 What I don't understand is the bit about the Lieutenant being grounded because he ejected too many times. So do you have a limit? Do OMG-I'm-hit-I'm-hit-emergencies count towards this? Or is it a limit for times when you ejected and it wasn't necessary? And can you pay off ejections with good behaviour? What I don’t understand is the bit about the Lieutenant being grounded because he ejected too many times.

So do you have a limit? Do OMG-I’m-hit-I’m-hit-emergencies count towards this? Or is it a limit for times when you ejected and it wasn’t necessary?

And can you pay off ejections with good behaviour?

]]> By: Teej http://www.dphowell.com/2009/04/22/i-can-only-fly-level-and-steady/comment-page-1/#comment-505 Teej Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:57:14 +0000 http://www.dphowell.com/?p=111#comment-505 @Pablo: methinks you'll looooove this video :D <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJquTg-PRFE" rel="nofollow">Reporter in F-18 Passes Out -- Three Times!</a> @Pablo: methinks you’ll looooove this video :D
Reporter in F-18 Passes Out — Three Times!

]]> By: Michael Luton http://www.dphowell.com/2009/04/22/i-can-only-fly-level-and-steady/comment-page-1/#comment-504 Michael Luton Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:21:04 +0000 http://www.dphowell.com/?p=111#comment-504 Interesting story considering I used to live in the same area. Hmm. I'm wondering if my high school or house was ever targeted for a dry-fire. Also, I think Crestview barely qualifies as a "city". :) Interesting story considering I used to live in the same area. Hmm. I’m wondering if my high school or house was ever targeted for a dry-fire.

Also, I think Crestview barely qualifies as a “city”. :)

]]> By: Pablo http://www.dphowell.com/2009/04/22/i-can-only-fly-level-and-steady/comment-page-1/#comment-502 Pablo Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:14:25 +0000 http://www.dphowell.com/?p=111#comment-502 One of my huge pet peeves is the reporters that get to go on media flights when the Thunderbirds or Blue Angels come to town. It'd be okay if they could even tell the difference between a bomb and a fuel tank, or even what type of airplane they were in, but they're often the definition of clueless. I'd much rather see a story about a local serviceman getting the ride, or a make-a-wish kid, or maybe a 39 yo Radiology tech who's always wanted to fly in one ;-) One of my huge pet peeves is the reporters that get to go on media flights when the Thunderbirds or Blue Angels come to town. It’d be okay if they could even tell the difference between a bomb and a fuel tank, or even what type of airplane they were in, but they’re often the definition of clueless. I’d much rather see a story about a local serviceman getting the ride, or a make-a-wish kid, or maybe a 39 yo Radiology tech who’s always wanted to fly in one ;-)

]]> By: Matt http://www.dphowell.com/2009/04/22/i-can-only-fly-level-and-steady/comment-page-1/#comment-500 Matt Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:46:14 +0000 http://www.dphowell.com/?p=111#comment-500 Oh man, I would LOVE to fly on a jet or something like that. That's very cool. Great story. I enjoyed reading it. Oh man, I would LOVE to fly on a jet or something like that.
That’s very cool. Great story. I enjoyed reading it.

]]> By: Jaq http://www.dphowell.com/2009/04/22/i-can-only-fly-level-and-steady/comment-page-1/#comment-498 Jaq Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:35:09 +0000 http://www.dphowell.com/?p=111#comment-498 Haha. Great Story Daniel, loved reading it again, after reading it over at Bigredkitty.net keep it up! Haha. Great Story Daniel, loved reading it again, after reading it over at Bigredkitty.net keep it up!

]]> By: John Oliver http://www.dphowell.com/2009/04/22/i-can-only-fly-level-and-steady/comment-page-1/#comment-497 John Oliver Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:34:50 +0000 http://www.dphowell.com/?p=111#comment-497 Your writing style was just fine, even back in the day. Asa side note, I wonder if the end-of-runway ritual was related to the fact that the "facility" on a 130 was a funnel located just aft of the port paratrooper door? When I was riding these wonderful birds to the South Pole the women aboard learned a whole new meaning to "pee in a cup". Your writing style was just fine, even back in the day. Asa side note, I wonder if the end-of-runway ritual was related to the fact that the “facility” on a 130 was a funnel located just aft of the port paratrooper door? When I was riding these wonderful birds to the South Pole the women aboard learned a whole new meaning to “pee in a cup”.

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