Wow! Wow, wow, wow....

These are just beautiful! Here I should be studying, and you have me dreaming...

Thanks for sharing with us... these are stunning glimpses of a world many of us don't even know.

Lovely!

A good old hand we know was killed when he was under a 747 (I believe), parting it out down in Arizona in the Marana boneyard. He was in the gear, or right next to it. He'd been in aviation for a gazillion years -- but that's what finally got him. So -- the dangers are real, and I wouldn't go near ...

rigpiggy wrote: The pilot, Paul Cox, said he did not see the Ferris wheel before his plane hit it.

I know a couple guys like this... and somehow they're still around...

It is so sad to read this news, and I have been trying to figure out what to say since it happened. I'm no closer to knowing what the right words are, so, will just say how very sorry I am for the families, friends and coworkers of those killed. It is a heartbreak that doesn't go away, but you have...

Boy, you guys sure are polite!

This question came up in another aviation forum, and one of the fire guys shared his FAVORITE choice of watches with us.... so, here ya go...

It's the pilot -- not the age. I worked with one guy who was just awesome at 78 -- they finally wouldn't insure him so he "retired" and had to drink his scotch and smoke his cigars at home on his tractor, instead of out behind the tanker base. And another, I get to see again tomorrow as we go back ...

Happy Birthday hombre!!

Ha ha, trust me -- you're ALL young!

Aw, it's all relative anyway, right?!?

All good points, here. Trey is right -- in sum, if you continually strive to be as good as the best pilots you know, you will at least be on the right road. After all, none of us will be around long enough to make ALL the mistakes. And who wants to? There is a wealth of information already out ther...

Wow..
you mean you guys have to have medicals??

Clean your glasses, mate.

Sincere condolences to the friends and families of these men.

Very sad news.

Sheesh!!

It figures!! I missed it.

(JUST JOKING... don't anyone get riled up now)....

It is absolutely worth it, unless all the students now flying suddenly are wealthy, and the cost of instruction doesn't factor any more. It allows the "observer" student to see the maneuvers without the stress of being the one IN the seat, trying to soak it all up at once, at $$Umpteen dollars/hour...

Thank you, thank you so much.