Posted on 03/03/2005 7:30:50 AM PST by gopwinsin04
WOOOO HOOOOO! (I love your tagline)
"I always knew I was going to make it, even with the navigational fault in the GPS but the main worry was the fuel loss."
I can't wait to find out how much gas he had left in the tanks.
The short answer is: weight. The longer answer is that the aircraft did not require that much control surface area in order to generate adequate control authority.
Internet Feed just ended for me
He's off to bathe and eat a good meal
Bump to reset my tagline
He must've had a darned good alarm clock! It would've taken a Klaxon horn to wake me up.
"Lucky Lindy"
Apparently I can't tell the difference between the living of life and the superficial observation of it?
I would say that is kind of an odd statement to make about someone whom you have never met, based on a couple of lines of text.
bert, why would you make a statement like that? Is it because I referenced Ayn Rand (which does tend to bring out some polarized responses in people) or was it because I think "People" magazine and ET are amongst the most banal shredders of valuable time one could ever encounter? Or, was it because I made a statement that reflects my difficulty understanding the mass hysteria surrounding the demise of the unfortunate Princess?
I am 47 years old, and if I died tomorrow, I could not have one complaint that I have missed much in life. I've been that lucky. I enjoy both the living of and superficial observation of life.
What I lack is the ability to superficially observe superficial things and people, which is what all those things I referenced are about. Life is too short.
So I really am curious. Can you explain? Or have I perhaps read more into your response than it really rated?
Lucky, that was it! Much nicer than 'crazy,' lol.
I regret any inconvenience I may have caused.
I read your statement to mean you preferred reading the meaningless publications to such a great adventure. I reread your statement and understand just the opposite.
My statement was unwarrented.
Ahh. I've done THAT before! No offense taken anyway!
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