Groups | Search | Server Info | Login | Register

Groups > comp.os.linux.misc > #75264

Re: Floppies

From lar3ryca <larry@invalid.ca>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc, alt.usage.english, alt.english.usage
Subject Re: Floppies
Date 2025-09-25 23:10 -0600
Organization Sedimentary
Message-ID <10b577b$p1s5$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
References (11 earlier) <orf4dk9963iig3v2oejuqgvug4rc138svp@4ax.com> <10av7vu$39al7$3@dont-email.me> <her6dkh84f9nft45pi3vpp5as3m4in5u8q@4ax.com> <10b2h5m$37ee$3@dont-email.me> <mjk4doF2h6nU3@mid.individual.net>

Cross-posted to 3 groups.

Show all headers | View raw

On 2025-09-25 00:05, rbowman wrote:
> On Wed, 24 Sep 2025 22:41:26 -0600, lar3ryca wrote:
> 
>> I could just go to the airport, fire up the plane, tell the tower I was
>> ready to go. They would give me clearance to taxi to a runway, where I
>> would tell them I was ready for takeoff, and when safe, they'd clear me.
>> I would definitely not take off if my plane's CofA had expired, as it
>> would very be bad to get caught.
> 
> I mostly flew out of uncontrolled airports and I'm not sure everything I
> flew was airworthy. There was one Lark, sort of a C-180 type from
> Rockwell, that added a step to the final approach sequence -- pumping up
> the brakes. I also flew a Tomahawk that some times needed a jump start and
> once the latch on the gull wing door broke. It gets sort of noisy and
> breezy.

Same here. What I mentioned above was when I flew from controlled airports.
I flew rented 172s for a while, got a tail-dragger certification, and 
started flying a cub, owned by the RAA out of Delta Air Park. Eventually 
I bought a Cessna 170 and flew that until I finally sold it and moved to 
Sakkatchewan.

Went in and out of some pretty interesting (read that as a bit scary) 
places. SWMBO and I flew into a BC Hydro right-of way up around 
Desolation Sound one time, camped there and fished for a couple of days, 
then flew out the way we came in, Another time it was Pender Island, one 
way in, same way back out. Coming in the grass runway was flat for a 
little bit, then up a fairly steep hill, needing power to get to the 
flat part at the top. Taking off downhill made for a very short takeoff run.

I really miss flying.

-- 
When a mime dies, do his friends observe a moment of talking?

Back to comp.os.linux.misc | Previous | Next — Previous in thread | Next in thread | Find similar

Thread

Re: Floppies Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> - 2025-09-21 21:10 +0100
  Re: Floppies "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-21 22:33 +0200
    Re: Floppies Tony Cooper <tonycooper214@gmail.com> - 2025-09-21 20:17 -0400
      lodgings "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-22 12:10 +0200
        Re: lodgings rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-22 18:53 +0000
          Re: lodgings "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-22 21:24 +0200
            Re: lodgings rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-23 03:38 +0000
              Re: lodgings "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-23 20:54 +0200
                Re: lodgings rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-24 03:24 +0000
                Re: lodgings Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-09-24 05:05 +0000
                Re: lodgings rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-24 16:18 +0000
                Re: lodgings Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-09-24 16:52 +0000
                Re: lodgings rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-24 23:42 +0000
          Re: lodgings Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-09-22 15:24 -0700
            Re: lodgings rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-23 03:52 +0000
    Re: Floppies Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> - 2025-09-22 20:48 +0100
      Re: Floppies Aidan Kehoe <kehoea@parhasard.net> - 2025-09-22 21:17 +0100
        Re: Floppies rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-23 04:06 +0000
          Re: Floppies Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org> - 2025-09-23 21:08 +1000
            Re: Floppies Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-23 15:04 +0100
            Travel "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-23 22:25 +0200
              Re: Travel Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-09-23 14:10 -0700
                Re: Travel "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-24 01:02 +0200
                Re: Travel Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-09-23 17:54 -0700
              Re: Travel Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org> - 2025-09-24 08:44 +1000
                Re: Travel rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-24 02:20 +0000
                Jules Verne and SciFi "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-24 22:57 +0200
                Re: Jules Verne and SciFi John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2025-09-24 14:30 -0700
                Re: Jules Verne and SciFi rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-25 00:01 +0000
                Re: Jules Verne and SciFi "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-25 14:17 +0200
                Re: Jules Verne and SciFi c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-09-24 20:33 -0400
                Re: Jules Verne and SciFi "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-25 14:15 +0200
                Re: Jules Verne and SciFi rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-24 23:58 +0000
                Re: Jules Verne and SciFi "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-25 14:20 +0200
                Re: Jules Verne and SciFi The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-25 14:10 +0100
                Re: Jules Verne and SciFi "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-25 22:13 +0200
                Re: Jules Verne and SciFi The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-26 10:31 +0100
                Re: Jules Verne and SciFi The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-25 10:14 +0100
                Re: Jules Verne and SciFi "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-25 14:27 +0200
                Re: Jules Verne and SciFi ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) - 2025-09-25 11:14 +0000
                Re: Jules Verne and SciFi The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-25 12:50 +0100
                Re: Jules Verne and SciFi "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-25 14:29 +0200
          Re: Floppies Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> - 2025-09-23 21:00 +0100
            Re: Floppies lar3ryca <larry@invalid.ca> - 2025-09-23 16:34 -0600
              Re: Floppies "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-24 01:08 +0200
                Re: Floppies lar3ryca <larry@invalid.ca> - 2025-09-23 21:54 -0600
                Re: Floppies "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-24 23:23 +0200
                Re: Floppies lar3ryca <larry@invalid.ca> - 2025-09-24 22:26 -0600
                Re: Floppies lar3ryca <larry@invalid.ca> - 2025-09-24 22:28 -0600
                Re: Floppies "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-25 14:33 +0200
                Re: Floppies Bertel Lund Hansen <rundtosset@lundhansen.dk> - 2025-09-25 15:15 +0200
                Re: Floppies "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-25 22:06 +0200
                Re: Floppies rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-25 19:14 +0000
                Re: Floppies lar3ryca <larry@invalid.ca> - 2025-09-25 22:02 -0600
              Re: Floppies Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-09-24 05:06 +0000
                Re: Floppies c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-09-24 01:27 -0400
                Re: Floppies lar3ryca <larry@invalid.ca> - 2025-09-24 15:06 -0600
                Re: Floppies vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2025-09-25 06:03 +0000
                Re: Floppies lar3ryca <larry@invalid.ca> - 2025-09-24 15:02 -0600
                Re: Floppies Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org> - 2025-09-25 10:02 +1000
                Re: Floppies Rich Ulrich <rich.ulrich@comcast.net> - 2025-09-24 22:25 -0400
                Re: Floppies rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-25 05:54 +0000
                Re: Floppies "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2025-09-25 09:15 +0100
                Re: Floppies rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-25 05:47 +0000
                Morse code "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-25 14:35 +0200
                Re: Morse code Bertel Lund Hansen <rundtosset@lundhansen.dk> - 2025-09-25 15:15 +0200
            Re: Floppies rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-24 04:00 +0000
      Re: Floppies lar3ryca <larry@invalid.ca> - 2025-09-22 14:38 -0600
        Re: Floppies Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-09-23 00:07 +0000
          Re: Floppies rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-23 04:08 +0000
          Re: Floppies Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> - 2025-09-23 21:10 +0100
        Re: Floppies Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2025-09-23 08:35 +0200
          Re: Floppies Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-09-23 07:30 +0000
          Re: Floppies lar3ryca <larry@invalid.ca> - 2025-09-23 16:46 -0600
            Re: Floppies Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2025-09-24 06:06 +0200
              Re: Floppies lar3ryca <larry@invalid.ca> - 2025-09-24 22:41 -0600
                Re: Floppies rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-25 06:05 +0000
                Re: Floppies Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-09-25 19:31 +0000
                Re: Floppies lar3ryca <larry@invalid.ca> - 2025-09-25 23:10 -0600
                Re: Floppies Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-09-26 05:22 +0000
                Re: Floppies lar3ryca <larry@invalid.ca> - 2025-09-26 14:58 -0600
                Re: Floppies lar3ryca <larry@invalid.ca> - 2025-09-27 00:23 -0600
                Re: Floppies Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-09-26 23:25 +0000
                Re: Floppies rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-26 07:08 +0000
                Re: Floppies The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-25 10:30 +0100
                Re: Floppies Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org> - 2025-09-25 20:51 +1000
                Re: Floppies Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-26 00:06 +0100
                Re: Floppies Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org> - 2025-09-26 09:59 +1000
                Re: Floppies Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-09-26 05:12 +0000
                Re: Floppies The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-26 10:54 +0100
                Re: Floppies Rich Ulrich <rich.ulrich@comcast.net> - 2025-09-25 09:09 -0400
                Re: Floppies rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-25 19:38 +0000
                Re: Floppies lar3ryca <larry@invalid.ca> - 2025-09-25 23:16 -0600
                Re: Floppies The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-26 10:57 +0100
                Re: Floppies Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-09-25 19:31 +0000
            Re: Floppies Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> - 2025-09-24 21:19 +0100
              Re: Floppies Bertel Lund Hansen <rundtosset@lundhansen.dk> - 2025-09-24 22:44 +0200
                Re: Floppies charles <charles@candehope.me.uk> - 2025-09-24 21:30 +0000
                Re: Floppies Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> - 2025-09-24 23:50 +0100
                Re: Floppies The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-25 10:13 +0100
                Re: Floppies rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-25 19:07 +0000
            Re: Floppies Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org> - 2025-09-25 10:06 +1000
              Re: Floppies Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2025-09-25 05:38 +0200
                Re: Floppies Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-09-25 19:31 +0000
              Re: Floppies rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-25 06:14 +0000
                Re: Floppies lar3ryca <larry@invalid.ca> - 2025-09-25 23:25 -0600
      Re: Floppies Jeff Barnett <jbb@notatt.com> - 2025-09-22 17:58 -0600
        Re: Floppies Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-09-22 19:11 -0700
        Re: Floppies Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> - 2025-09-23 21:15 +0100
          Re: Floppies "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-23 22:38 +0200
      Re: Floppies Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-09-23 00:07 +0000
        Re: Floppies Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-09-22 19:11 -0700
      Re: Floppies rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-23 04:04 +0000
        Re: Floppies Ross Clark <benlizro@ihug.co.nz> - 2025-09-23 19:05 +1200
      Dream university Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2025-09-23 08:33 +0200
        Re: Dream university The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-23 11:21 +0100
          Re: Dream university rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-23 19:06 +0000
            Re: Dream university Rich Ulrich <rich.ulrich@comcast.net> - 2025-09-23 19:30 -0400
              Re: Dream university rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-24 04:22 +0000
                Re: Dream university The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-24 11:38 +0100
        Re: Dream university rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-23 19:00 +0000
      Relocating "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-23 11:03 +0200
        Re: Relocating Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-23 11:13 +0100
          Re: Relocating "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-23 13:37 +0200
        Re: Relocating rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-23 17:50 +0000
          Re: Relocating "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-24 01:18 +0200

csiph-web