tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post4429585253435583729..comments2024-03-22T07:12:47.560-07:00Comments on Pitchpull: Weather and WiresGreybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11919862790973521778noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-13925362308382656822010-08-19T23:35:52.886-07:002010-08-19T23:35:52.886-07:00Sobering. That advice doesn't just apply to h...Sobering. That advice doesn't just apply to helicopters and fixed wings.<br /><br />Sorry for the loss of friends and comrades.<br /><br />Godspeed.Timothy Frazierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07233747022474584914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-48302541150768098342010-08-19T21:39:16.420-07:002010-08-19T21:39:16.420-07:00Greybeard, you're gonna make me blush. I'm...Greybeard, you're gonna make me blush. I'm just putting my plane together - like any girl oughta be able to do. It's not ambitious until I fly her down from Alaska to Tennessee later this year.<br /><br />Yeah, it tears a hole in my heart - lost folks every week in the last three weeks, and while cause is unknown for one (What in bleeping expletive makes a C-17 with no load and light fuel fall out of the sky?) and mechanical for another, the others were clearly CFIT.On a Wing and a Whimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00754595334684845895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-90900730231559819932010-08-19T16:09:01.827-07:002010-08-19T16:09:01.827-07:00Amen, bro. I intend to harass you for years and i...Amen, bro. I intend to harass you for years and if you fly stupid I won't get the chance. Call me if the MG deal gives a window.The Old Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09854776544931267722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-60833189001120888252010-08-19T02:24:10.076-07:002010-08-19T02:24:10.076-07:00Leaves a hole in your heart, doesn't it Wing/W...Leaves a hole in your heart, doesn't it Wing/Whim?<br />Thank you for reinforcing my point.<br /><br />And for those of you that don't click on the comments of others to see what's goin' on in their world, you're missing one of the best parts of blogging. Wing and Whim is doing something you and I have only dreamed of...<br />She's rebuilding an old classic airplane with <a href="http://wingandawhim.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">her own hands!</a><br />You really should go check her out and read of her irritations and successes.Greybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11919862790973521778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-17201661930733427682010-08-19T00:09:28.483-07:002010-08-19T00:09:28.483-07:00John Graybill, who was an amazingly good pilot, on...John Graybill, who was an amazingly good pilot, once said to my IA, "You know, I've only ever gotten in trouble when I've gotten close to the ground."<br /><br />He died last week after decades of flight, by continuing into worsening weather (300-500ft visibility in a supercub). <br /><br />I'm not that good a pilot; I'll heed his advice, and yours, instead of his actions.On a Wing and a Whimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00754595334684845895noreply@blogger.com