Never ridden in a helo - would love to give it a whirl, though.

Flown in big jets (747's, Airbuses). Boring. Like sitting in a can of sardines. I found I have a tendency for migraines in those things.

Now a twin turboprop Beechcraft - that was a blast. Especially with turbulence and a clear view out the cockpit windows (pilot and co-pilot forgot to close the cockpit door).

The smaller the plane, the more I love it.

Treydog - glad to hear your shoulder is improving somewhat, hope tests go well.

mALX - Congrats to you and your son on his graduating.

I'd like to have a brief ride in a helo but I think the noise would get to me.

I just finished this year of uni, only one more to go. And I have a month off before I start a summer job, all I need now is summer weather...

Congrats on your sons graduation, but to finish my course, I've decided to move down to England. Yes, I did just move not long ago, but we decided it would be much better down there (Weather, job opertunities, home).

We've decided to move into Cambridge, but I doubt I'm getting in there(Yet... )!

Treydog, I hope your shoulder is better by now! Jeez...I care about you you know!

And yay...I've started writing, but it will take a few days to get an installment ready....you know lack of practise!

haute ecole rider: I don't know about that, they don't like each other that much even though they call to each other if they aren't in the same room. They won't even sleep on the same stick. I think it might have something to do with him thinking he's a human We tried giving them a bird house once but it only ended with Toddy guarding it and not letting anyone, including her, get close to it.

Good that the cat weren't hurt, or you. I must say I really prefer indoor cats. We've never had any since my dad's allergic, and even if he weren't we've got loads of birds.

All: Thank you, I'm sure she'd be very happy if she could understand

At the moment I feel as if though a huge mountain has been lifted of my shoulders. I've finished all my assessments and stuff, and the competing season is about to end! School doesn't end properly until the 9:nth June though.

Flying *shivers*. I'm freaked out at the simple thought, and we're going to Florida on Christmas day! More than a 24 hour ride and I've got no idea of how I'm supposed to get any sleep. But I suppose it'll work out, it usually does. Still, if humans were supposed to fly, wouldn't we have wings then? I can understand that someone who likes flying would want to go in a helicopter though.

Haute Ecole Rider My 11 year old is right there with you on the plane idea. She has been flying with her Uncle since she was 8 in an old military 4 seater. She has learned all she can about the plane and how to operate it. Now all her Uncle does is take off and land and she does the rest. We went to an air show a couple of weeks ago and one of the planes did a stall, Shelby was watching closely so a friend of mine asked her what the plane was doing, trying to stump her I guess. She said "It's a stall, the plane sort of chokes itself out if it get too vertical" Friend says "how do you get it started again" Daughter says "Aim for earth and pray"

Saqin-I'm right there with you, if we were meant to fly we would have wings!

Ain't it the truth!

Stalling an aircraft is a combination of speed and what is known as angle of attack. What happens is when the wing's angle of attack (the angle at which it is biting into the air) gets too high, the airflow going over the top of the wing gets rough and begins to compromise the low air pressure needed to keep the plane in the air. At a certain point (this is called the critical angle of attack) the wing is going to stop producing lift REGARDLESS of speed. There is a stall speed for every aircraft where you are simply flying too slow for the wings to keep you in the air, but when it comes to critical angle of attack, the plane will not care if you are flying at 100 Knots or 500. If you exceed the critical angle of attack, you're gone. So why does speed play a part in stalling the plane? Here's why:

The most common form of stall is a combination of the two, where the slow speed of the aircraft causes the pilot to exceed the critical angle of attack, fairly common for novice pilots trying to land their planes. The gut reaction a pilot should have to a stall situation is to IMMEDIATELY apply full downward elevator and full throttle if he hears that stall horn. Get the speed up and the angle of attack down as soon as possible, and you had better hope you weren't close to the ground when it happened, or you might have a rather rough landing.

Small aircraft will noticeably buffet as you get close to a stall due to the rough airflow over the wings. Large jetliners, however, generally don't and so they are equipped with a stick shaker to warn the pilots when they are about to stall, and many planes are now shipping with anti-stall logic that prevents the pilots from stalling the plane (Airbus, for instance).

This post has been edited by Thomas Kaira: May 25 2011, 09:02 PM

It seems that Chris Hemsworth may have had a positive influence in the beard style of certain blond men. I’m pretty sure Thor just came and fixed my alarm system. Cancel my plans for any critical thinking until, hmmm, this afternoon.

I hope he did a THORough job on your alarm system. When he was working on your alarm, did he look like this?


http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2YLRZJ-4jLU/TZVb..._thor_87702.jpg


Or like this?


http://livingnotsurviving.com/wp-content/u...or_workout3.jpg


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This post has been edited by mALX: May 26 2011, 03:15 PM

He looked both of the above, and several other ways. But I’m sure I just imagined all of them.

By the way, now I know it’s just the immune system talking, but he smelled GREAT!

Oooh, testosterone and sweat, huh? (also known as Ralph Lauren's Polo, Drakkar, or the original English Leather?) ROFL !!!

This post has been edited by mALX: May 26 2011, 04:05 PM

Looks like SOMEONE got hit upside the head with the hammer today. We need a hammer specialist to make the official diagnosis, though so...

*yells offscreen* Hey! Cap'n Hammer! Your expertise is needed!

WHAT?!?! I Was Busy!! I'm in South Florida right now and for some reason (I'm told it pertains to some odd organization called the 'N.B.A.') the bars were full of people, a lot of whom were talking about 'King James' and his resurgence.

Which I find odd, considering that after the 'Glorious Revolution,' the Brits went through a lot of trouble to prevent a Jacobite from re-claiming the land, and I don't think the Windsor line has been deposed recently.

Oh, wait, what was needed?

Here, Grits, stare into the light and follow it with your eyes...

She's fine. The over-exposure was mostly metaphorical, though I do suggest she try easing herself in to continuous exposure to high levels of Awesome Manliness and Manly Awesomeness. Too much Yang exposure to a mostly Yin-based lifestyle has been known to cause problems in the past.

Though if future contact with a "Hammer-of-Manliness" becomes necessary, I do suggest some form of cushioned protection.

And now I have a great new euphemism: Hammer of Dibella. A gift, when wielded by a master, that continue to giveth to all the ladies for as long as the wielder avail himself.

Of course, now I need to make sure such fame is not used unwisely, not with two roving Nords (Jerric and Wrothken) about while a certain Breton is still days from a decent tavern. With the requisite tavern wenches. Ah, how their fine hospitality makes travel so much less taxing. If only one certain Breton didn't have a Very Important Imperial with him (made worse by the fact that said Imperial is a genuinely nice guy) that couldn't be spotted in public.

Oh well. Nothing to do about that. Things fall where they may, and all the while Alduin stirs from His slumber.

So yesterday after the god of thunder left my house, I called Mr. Grits to gloat about how I was right about certain things and to indulge in a quick Told You So. I also remarked that I was surprised to find Thor working for an alarm company. I might have mentioned that he looked just as healthy in person as he did in his movie.

“Ha ha,” he said. “He probably thought you looked like his mom.” Mr. Grits is not a flatterer. “Did he fix it with his hammer?” Then about two seconds later, “Hey, I think I have enough time to come home for lunch.”

Now if the system acts up again, I will suspect sabotage.

We did get through last night without any random alarm events, but I still drove around all morning squinting with my sunglasses on my head. Time to get out the red coffee cup.

OH NOES! People in the greater Grits vicinity begin running for shelter. "This is the Caffeine Alert System. Conditions in your area indicate that a Red Coffee Cup event is probable. Do not attempt to reason with the individual. Keep small children in a safe location. Remove all sharp objects from view. Hiding under the bed is NOT an overreaction. This is not a test. You are on your own. Good luck and godspeed."

LOL. A friend of the family we know is a big-time coffee addict. If there was a CA (Coffee-holics Anonymous) group, she would certainly qualify.

As for me, I drink my coffee out of a big black and red mug with a kitty on it that says: "Catfeinnated" and "Decatf" on the sides...lol. I'll never use a small, cat-less cup again... :meow:

I just want to say, I love this forum and the people on it! You are all so kind and polite, and you are forgiving of people's mistakes. I was reminded today why it is that I stopped going to the Skyrim section of the BGSF... Anyway, thank you all for being so gracious!

I'm right there with you. I can't stand the people that post in there (well not all...). The community here is so much better.

On the subject of coffee mugs... I have a huge one that says "Bah Humbug!" on the side. I am genuinely unhappy if it isn't available when I want coffee.

lol. Who would have thought that Scrooge's grouchy words would be the words to make someone feel happy every morning!

I hate mornings, so I do understand how it's nice to have a special mug to drink your coffee out of every morning--it makes getting out of bed so much easier to have coffee and a special mug.

Anyone else have a favorite mug?