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|    Mike Hunt to Mxsmanic    |
|    Re: Are Planes taking off in Thunderstor    |
|    06 May 07 09:51:53    |
      XPost: rec.aviation.piloting, rec.travel.air       From: postmaster@localhost              Mxsmanic wrote:       > Matt Whiting writes:       >       >       >>I also like the one about the young student flying with the old crusty       >>WW II veteran instructor. It was the students first flight into a busy       >>field and the pattern was packed with airplanes. The student was       >>getting pretty nervous and agitated and asked the instructor if this       >>wasn't dangerous with all these airplanes so close by. The instructor       >>looked all around, up and down and slowly said, "Don't worry, son, they       >>aren't shooting at us."       >>       >>I guess stress is all relative.       >       >       > I've read that nighttime carrier landings are actually more stressful than       > being shot at.       >              Especially if you are a lawyer as well as an aviator and you have night       vision problems.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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