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Old 02-06-13, 10:19 AM   #1711
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Welcome abroad and great intro post.
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Old 02-06-13, 04:13 PM   #1712
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Old 02-06-13, 04:51 PM   #1713
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I'm a 41ish male with too much gut and too little hair on top, 2 kids, a dog and a wife.
I'll gladly admit to the latter but not the former
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Old 02-11-13, 05:09 PM   #1714
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Just confirming I'm still alive, and the proud owner of a Doctor Who scarf
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Old 03-06-13, 02:31 AM   #1715
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Just confirming I'm still alive, and the proud owner of a Doctor Who scarf
FANTASTIC!!!

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I look rather smug in that pic, don't I?
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Old 03-06-13, 08:45 AM   #1716
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(Sigh) The sort of face only a mother could love




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Old 03-06-13, 09:25 AM   #1717
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I look rather smug in that pic, don't I?
Nah, just goofy.

Not that I have anything to brag about.

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Old 03-06-13, 06:13 PM   #1718
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Check out that stare from the Spartan....

He's a badass and he knows it.
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Old 03-06-13, 06:57 PM   #1719
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Check out that stare from the Spartan....

He's a badass and he knows it.
So, do we have a picture from you?
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So, do we have a picture from you?
I don't take any pictures really. There aren't many that exist outside family albums. There's only two that I know of that are posted online. I'd have to do some digging to find a good picture of me.

I'll post one of my favorites of me though.

This was from one of my favorite days of all time...The September Cape Girardeau Airport Open House...

That's me in the back. I loved that thing. A Gyrocopter company came out and gave rides. Once we got off the ground, the pilot asked me if I wanted a go. So, I flew that thing for about 30 minutes.

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Old 03-06-13, 07:27 PM   #1721
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Cool enough. I just thought that if one is going to comment on someone's picture one should give an equal chance. Cell phones work.

Still, that is a cool shot and I envy you a little. I've taken lots of rides in lots of vehicles, but never a gyrocopter.
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Check out that stare from the Spartan....

He's a badass and he knows it.
Actually, he's so pathetic that his hand snapped off when I tried to put a weapon in it
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This was from one of my favorite days of all time...The September Cape Girardeau Airport Open House...

That's me in the back. I loved that thing. A Gyrocopter company came out and gave rides. Once we got off the ground, the pilot asked me if I wanted a go. So, I flew that thing for about 30 minutes.
Cool. I've only ever been in the air once, in a helicopter. Having a C-130 passing over the helo mid-flight was pretty cool too.
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Cool enough. I just thought that if one is going to comment on someone's picture one should give an equal chance. Cell phones work.

Still, that is a cool shot and I envy you a little. I've taken lots of rides in lots of vehicles, but never a gyrocopter.
Well...let me tell you what you've missed....

You missed the "Motorcycle of the Air"....the Gyrocopter....

If you ever get a chance to go up in one...take it... As you can see, I'm a tall guy. I was slouching in that picture. I had to duck down to get behind that little windscreen. It was probably one of the top 3 things I've ever done. I loved it. I didn't have any instruments in the back seat but there was the stick and the throttle. I had fun. At one point, over the Mississippi River, I peeked over the pilot into the front seat to see the instruments. We were some 1500 feet over the river. It was AWESOME!!! I'd do it again in a heartbeat.

Hell...If you gave me a choice between the girl I like and flight...I'd go running to the aircraft smiling like a little kid in a candy store.... (After maybe sneaking a solution to the other choice when you aren't looking.... )

The Air Show is coming back to that airport this summer...I can't wait. Last time they had the Air Show here I got all the Blue Angels Autographs, but, I missed the A-10 Warthog flights they had going on. I got the A-10 Pilot's autograph though. This summer, there is supposedly going to be a B-25, TBM Avenger, and L-3 coming along with all the usual awesome flight stuff.

I actually was looking into Flight School earlier today. (EXPENSIVE!!!! And you thought car gas was bad...the cheapest fuel at my local airport is $5.34 a gallon. Plus the cost of training, insurance, the plane, space at the airport, etc...)There's a local college with a great Aviation program and I'm thinking that if the Air Force doesn't work for me I'll go to college and be a pilot. That, or the Army...

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Actually, he's so pathetic that his hand snapped off when I tried to put a weapon in it
That why he's standing with his hands on his hips?

I always liked Spartan Armor. My favorite was the E.V.A Armor from Halo 3 and Halo Reach.
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You missed the "Motorcycle of the Air"....the Gyrocopter....
While I can't say nay to that, I have to defer to Neil Armstrong, who once said the next best thing to flying a jet fighter was riding a good motorcycle. While I haven't flown a jet either, I've ridden some pretty good bikes in my time. Unless you've done that as well your comparison might be stretching things a bit. I've driven some fairly fast cars too, and 150 mph on the ground is a fair bit of excitement.

I don't question your enthusiasm, especially since it does look like a lot of fun. Just the comparison.

I have been up in an ultralight, and I have flown a hang glider. Also fun.
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