07-13-2006, 01:27 PM
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| Fencers/Pilots
I've noticed now and then a few on here speak of flying an airplane and it just got me thinking...
How many (if any, I dunno) of you out there are either pilots, or prospective pilots? Myself, I'm a prospective pilot... I've flown before, and have tons of simulator time, but racking up real-world time for your license is pricey! Anyway, I was just curious if there are any pilots/fencers out there. Any stories or other fun stuff? 
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07-13-2006, 04:47 PM
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#2 | | Épéeist Hive Queen
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| I'm definitely not, but I know four pilots (JAS 39 'Gripen' and Hercules) who are fencers.
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07-13-2006, 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by I_luv_saber I've noticed now and then a few on here speak of flying an airplane and it just got me thinking...
How many (if any, I dunno) of you out there are either pilots, or prospective pilots? Myself, I'm a prospective pilot... I've flown before, and have tons of simulator time, but racking up real-world time for your license is pricey! Anyway, I was just curious if there are any pilots/fencers out there. Any stories or other fun stuff? | Join the Navy ROTC and go to college with plans to enter flight school on graduation. Military flying is the best way to get your hours. Complete your service period (or stay on as long as you like) then you can go to commercial work while you are still young. | |
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07-13-2006, 06:52 PM
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| I fly now and again, but I don't have as many hours as I'd like. Planning on joining the navy as soon as I'm out of school.
If you are interested in aviation, go to an airshow. Quite a lot of fun. If you're young enough, there's this this thing they sometimes do called young eagles, where a local pilot takes you up for a little bit. | |
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07-13-2006, 07:25 PM
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| I go up with my uncle a lot, and fly under his supervision sometimes. As far as flying goes, I'm not too bad. I flew for hours on the sim before I went up, so I had a pretty good idea of where everything was at and how to monitor the instruments when I went up. And, yes, I had considered getting my airliners certificate... possibly my European Airline certificate... but it's an awful lot of travelling around all the time. I think I'd just like to get my private pilot license. I think I'd rather not "yvan eht nioj" (obscure reference # 3,261)... they really screwed over my cousin, and I don't think the military is where I belong. Helicopter flight looked interesting, but that's something you can't really even get a feel for off of a sim. Ah, well... I was just curious as to how many pilots were on here, and if there were any interesting stories to offer...
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07-13-2006, 10:49 PM
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Originally Posted by I_luv_saber I think I'd rather not "yvan eht nioj" (obscure reference # 3,261)... | *sings* yvan eht nioj... yvan eht nioj.... Great, now you've got that stuck in my head! 
On-topic though, I have a friend who started flying and then took up fencing when he went to college. He made me so proud when he told me, because I had been telling him for years that he should fence. | |
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07-13-2006, 11:07 PM
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| Put me on the flying fencers list.
Although it was exactly 50 years ago.
In support of that, I rented the airplane for $4.50 an hour and the instructor cost $3 more.
I have about 25 minutes of flying stories if you catch me in a bar and buy me a beer.
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07-14-2006, 02:51 PM
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*sings* yvan eht nioj... yvan eht nioj.... Great, now you've got that stuck in my head!
| I was wondering if anyone would pick up on that reference! And sorry for getting it stuck in your head Quote:
In support of that, I rented the airplane for $4.50 an hour and the instructor cost $3 more.
I have about 25 minutes of flying stories if you catch me in a bar and buy me a beer.
| Wow! Cheap cheap cheap! Hell, even for 50 years ago I think that's probably cheaper than now. And I doubt I'll ever catch you in a bar... but if I do, you can expect a beer coming your way  !
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07-14-2006, 07:12 PM
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In support of that, I rented the airplane for $4.50 an hour and the instructor cost $3 more.
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What the heck did you fly?! I wish it was still that cheap. I'm giving you a mental beer right now. | |
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07-14-2006, 08:22 PM
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| I've never flown a plane (actually the first time I flew IN a plane by myself was to go to a NAC...), but my coach is a pilot. The upshot is that I get a lot of tactical stuff explained to me by way of flying-related metaphors | |
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07-14-2006, 08:43 PM
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| My brother has an aviation degree, and is sitting his flight instructor test on tuesday, if that counts.
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07-14-2006, 10:42 PM
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| [quote=ParryRiposte][quote=fencerbill]
In support of that, I rented the airplane for $4.50 an hour and the instructor cost $3 more. Quote:
What the heck did you fly?! I wish it was still that cheap. I'm giving you a mental beer right now. | It was a Piper Cub J-3. Tail Wheel, 55 horsepower, 65 miles an hour, horizontally divided door, fabric covered fuselage and wings.
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07-14-2006, 10:45 PM
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| CFI, Instrument airplane, glider; Commercial multi-single engine land, single engine land and sea, glider. BS Aerospace Engineering, Univ. Michigan 1983; Asst. Adjunct Professor, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
But my flying stories are much more entertaining than my fencing stories.
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07-14-2006, 11:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Dee EffEll Asst. Adjunct Professor, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. | The friend I mentioned goes to Embry-Riddle. | |
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07-15-2006, 05:58 PM
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#15 | | Curmudgeon-in-Chief
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| Well, I was offered lessons from Daedalus once. I declined.
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07-15-2006, 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Inquartata Well, I was offered lessons from Daedalus once. I declined. | He and his son had a falling out, you know. It was just a difference of a pinion. | |
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07-17-2006, 06:41 AM
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| This exchange could wax heated.
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07-17-2006, 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by fencerbill In support of that, I rented the airplane for $4.50 an hour and the instructor cost $3 more.
It was a Piper Cub J-3. Tail Wheel, 55 horsepower, 65 miles an hour, horizontally divided door, fabric covered fuselage and wings. | Aaawww, I'm drooling. Such a fun little airplane, I wish I could fly one sooo badly.
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07-17-2006, 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Inquartata This exchange could wax heated. | dripping with sarcasm?
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07-18-2006, 05:02 AM
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| And flights of fancy, yes.
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