Re: Floppies

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From	Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid>
Subject	Re: Floppies
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Date	2025-09-26 23:25 +0000

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On 2025-09-26, lar3ryca <larry@invalid.ca> wrote:

> On 2025-09-25 23:22, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
>
>> :-(  If you're ever out this way again, look me up.
>> My wife recently got her licence too; we fly a 172
>> (a vintage B model, Continental engine and manual
>> flaps) out of Pitt Meadows.
>
> I definitely will. No plans to come out that way yet, though.
>
> A few years ago We went to Mesa, Arizona for a winter holiday.
> I saw an ad for something that intrigued me. A fellow was offering a 
> 'flying lesson' in a Stearman. When I explained that I was a pilot, but 
> hadn't flown for about 10 years, he allowed me to do the flying. I did a 
> 'lazy 8' at his request, and promting me.
>
> He also asked me to do several things under his direction, like "turn to 
> a heading, climb to an altitude, and best of all, make the approach to 
> the airport on the way back. He handled the radio, and I did the 
> approach up until about 500 feet on final, when he took over. I then 
> taxied for a bit. I was pleased when he said that I had done very well.

Cool.  I've heard of some funky airplanes you can get some rides
in down there.  Some friends have been up in some pretty neat -
if expensive - machines, e.g. Mustang.

-- 
/~\  Charlie Gibbs                  |  Growth for the sake of
\ /  <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid>      |  growth is the ideology
 X   I'm really at ac.dekanfrus     |  of the cancer cell.
/ \  if you read it the right way.  |    -- Edward Abbey

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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
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            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
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                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

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