It's interesting how many of us are not fond of heights.

I don't mind heights in particular.
But at a certain height when I'm not inside anything, with no floor at my feet I'm just not used to that.

I'm also worried about these auto belays but I haven't really heard anything bad about them except people forgetting to clip in.

At my gym someone forgot to clip in and climbed to the top of a high wall and slowly tried to climb back down but they fell and broke their spine.

I've seen them using these auto belays constantly for speed climbing over and over.

(April 19, 2022 at 10:53 am)arewethereyet Wrote: It's interesting how many of us are not fond of heights.

I got my private pilot's license 30 years ago, flying a Cessna 152. Had the door pop open at 2,000 feet on a few occasions; remember taking a peek at the highway traffic below one time while closing it. One flight was over the Mississippi River; after hitting an air bump while crossing the River, I looked down to notice that I had forgotten to put my seat belt harness on. I grabbed the yoke with the "wrong" (right) hand while trying to keep the plane level as I slipped the harness on, hoping that the door did not come open. A moment of pure horror.

Flew a Cessna 172 near the end of my training; only one door (on the passenger side) with dual locks. Pure joy in that aircraft; lots of power with full instrumentation.

I have climbed mountains and done a few parachute jumps, but I'm not happy on top of a ladder!

(April 19, 2022 at 2:31 pm)Jehanne Wrote:

(April 19, 2022 at 10:53 am)arewethereyet Wrote: It's interesting how many of us are not fond of heights.

I got my private pilot's license 30 years ago, flying a Cessna 152. Had the door pop open at 2,000 feet on a few occasions; remember taking a peek at the highway traffic below one time while closing it. One flight was over the Mississippi River; after hitting an air bump while crossing the River, I looked down to notice that I had forgotten to put my seat belt harness on. I grabbed the yoke with the "wrong" (right) hand while trying to keep the plane level as I slipped the harness on, hoping that the door did not come open. A moment of pure horror.

Flew a Cessna 172 near the end of my training; only one door (on the passenger side) with dual locks. Pure joy in that aircraft; lots of power with full instrumentation.

You sound like Indiana Jones. I didn't realise the level of adventures people have had on here.

(April 19, 2022 at 4:08 pm)paulpablo Wrote:

(April 19, 2022 at 2:31 pm)Jehanne Wrote: I got my private pilot's license 30 years ago, flying a Cessna 152. Had the door pop open at 2,000 feet on a few occasions; remember taking a peek at the highway traffic below one time while closing it. One flight was over the Mississippi River; after hitting an air bump while crossing the River, I looked down to notice that I had forgotten to put my seat belt harness on. I grabbed the yoke with the "wrong" (right) hand while trying to keep the plane level as I slipped the harness on, hoping that the door did not come open. A moment of pure horror.

Flew a Cessna 172 near the end of my training; only one door (on the passenger side) with dual locks. Pure joy in that aircraft; lots of power with full instrumentation.

You sound like Indiana Jones. I didn't realise the level of adventures people have had on here.

The seat belt was due to my carelessness; I also took off one time, having forgot to put gas in the plane. Air Traffic control (quietly) were laughing at me when I requested to return to the Cedar Rapids airport.

(April 19, 2022 at 10:53 am)arewethereyet Wrote: It's interesting how many of us are not fond of heights.

I used to be fond of heights, but now I am not.  It's called growing in wisdom!

(November 5, 2022 at 7:09 pm)LinuxGal Wrote:

(April 19, 2022 at 10:53 am)arewethereyet Wrote: It's interesting how many of us are not fond of heights.

I used to be fond of heights, but now I am not.  It's called growing in wisdom!

As a kid I was climbing trees and swingsets and monkey bars.  Now I get queasy on anything over a very short stepstool.

I have always liked flying and would still one day like to fly in a helicopter but try to send me up a ladder and all bets are off.