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From: Bob Myers on 3 Aug 2010 19:08 S'mee wrote: > I never have...been a time or two I was running a 102f fever and > shouldna' rid but needed to get home but that's it. Pretty sure you're already aware of this, but Gethomeitis is definitely a major killer. Bob M.
From: Ben Kaufman on 3 Aug 2010 20:41 On Tue, 3 Aug 2010 00:33:23 -0700 (PDT), Twibil <nowayjose6(a)gmail.com> wrote: >On Aug 2, 9:25�pm, Ben Kaufman <spaXm-mXe-anXd-paXy-5000- >doll...(a)pobox.com> wrote: >> >> >> What's hot by you? � A few weeks ago was the hottest I ever rode in, �104F. � > >I've seen 114 on the VFR's thermometer while riding through the low >California desert. > >At those sorts of temperatures I carry water bottles in my tank-bag, >and empty one over my head and tee-shirt every 1/2 hour or so; then >let the wind-blast cool me through evaporation. > >~Pete I brought a half gallon of water with me. Drank it all and had room for a 20 Oz. Gatorade during the course of a 5Hr ride, with two short of breaks. Ben
From: Datesfat Chicks on 3 Aug 2010 22:11 "saddlebag" <saddlebag(a)aol.com> wrote in message news:09c3e339-10ef-40d1-9aa3-5bd087091b43(a)v15g2000yqe.googlegroups.com... >> >> Besides, all of the drinking airline pilots that have been prosecuted >> over >> the years are a testament to the fact that you can be drunk and operate >> an >> airliner. Not that it is especially safe, but it can be done. > >Safety is relative. I'd take the guy who landed his plane in the >river drunk over the freaked out chick who crashed her plane sober any >day of the week. Unfortunately, the courts are not able for practical reasons to go down that path. It isn't possible to measure skill in an objective way and say that Jane drunk is safer than Jim sober. Hence none of us can drink. We should be grateful that we have the relative objectivity of the breathalyzer. You may have difficulty finding the example of the freaked-out chick who crashes a plane. It doesn't happen often. The training is actually very good at all levels of aviation. Still, of course, it is all dependent on previous experience. I have a female flight instructor friend who was really impressed with one of her male students. On a takeoff roll, there was a mechanical problem with the throttle, and the student (who was flying) realized that he wouldn't be able to close the throttle. It didn't take him but a second or two to decide to abort the takeoff and reach for the mixture to kill the engine. She was impressed. I was kind of impressed too, as he was a flight student early in his training. It wouldn't be obvious to everyone that it is very advisable to stay on the ground and to find a second way to disable the engine, and to do it quickly. Then I asked her what he did for a living. She said "diesel mechanic". Then it all made sense. He had a very good idea of what was making the propeller go and a very good idea of what he could do to make the propeller stop going. It was more a matter of background outside of aviation than of gender. DF.
From: Twibil on 3 Aug 2010 22:29 On Aug 3, 4:08 pm, "Bob Myers" <nospample...(a)address.invalid> wrote: > > > Pretty sure you're already aware of this, but Gethomeitis is > definitely a major killer. 'Sokay, Bob. S'mee was an NCO.
From: S'mee on 4 Aug 2010 04:04
On Aug 3, 5:08 pm, "Bob Myers" <nospample...(a)address.invalid> wrote: > S'mee wrote: > > I never have...been a time or two I was running a 102f fever and > > shouldna' rid but needed to get home but that's it. > > Pretty sure you're already aware of this, but Gethomeitis is > definitely a major killer. > > Bob M. ayup...that's why I ride as fast as I can make the motorcycle go so I get home quicker and thus avoid the accidents. It's why I also move at least 26 miles every 5 years because most accidents happen within 25 miles of where you live. Then again I don't live near you so I guess I can stop looking for a new house. |