Re: Floppies

From	rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.misc, alt.usage.english, alt.english.usage
Subject	Re: Floppies
Date	2025-09-26 07:08 +0000
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On Thu, 25 Sep 2025 23:10:03 -0600, lar3ryca wrote:

> 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 was only a passenger but I flew into a US Forest Service grass strip in 
the middle of a wilderness area in Idaho. The plane was a Maule so short 
strips were its bread and butter although this strip was long enough for 
172s. There was a nearby river and I was amazed by the number of people 
that flew in to party for the weekend. 

It was almost enough to get me back into flying. Back in the '80s I was 
doing contract work and thought a plane would be ideal. I quickly realized 
that a light plane isn't exactly dependable transportation. 

When the US came out with the sport pilot license it sounded good. 
Unfortunately the weight limit excluded almost everything but old tail 
draggers and very expensive new planes. The guy who taught me as an ag 
pilot and unshakeable but he told me to find someone else if I wanted to 
learn to fly tail draggers. He flew an old Snow for crop dusting but 
wasn't interested in teaching.

At the same time I was trying to deal with fixed wing he was trying to 
figure out helos since there was a market for precision spraying in the 
orchards.

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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

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