(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.
Are you ready for the fire? We are firemen. WE ARE FIREMEN! The heat doesn’t bother us. We live in the heat. We train in the heat. It tells us that we’re ready, we’re at home, we’re where we’re supposed to be. Flames don’t intimidate us. What do we do? We control the flame. We control them. We move the flames where we want to. And then we extinguish them.
Impersonation is treason.
