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Well retired in February this year and thought great I now have plenty of time to at last do what I want to do. However this month I sold my beloved aeroplane (Piper Archer) and cannot bring myself to fly a flying club Cessna. The cost of keeping my licence current will also be prohibitive in the UK so I have decided to hang my headset up and take up something a little less expensive. Tried fly fishing last weekend with a mate and i could grow to like it ....with a lot of practice !!!

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Cliff

I feel your pain, Cliff. I cannot remember a time that my father didn't own a small plane of some kind. Up until my mid-twenties, Beaufort's airport was uncontrolled and light aircraft ownership was something that was affordable by normal, middle-class people. Flying was fun and not terribly expensive. I can't count the times that I’ve gotten into Dad’s 150 and "dragged the beach" up to Ocracoke and back....chasing wild ponies and looking for nekked sunbathers.

I think I must have been among the last Americans to see that golden era of general aviation. By the time I was out of school, even a used Cessna 150 was financially out of my grasp, and there was no such thing as an uncontrolled flight...at least not anywhere near MCAS Cherry Point or New River. Lord, today, if someone tried to fly a hundred feet above the beach from Beaufort to Ocracoke, the FAA, the DEA, the Park Service, the Marine Corps and Homeland Security would all be drawing straws to see who would have the honor of blowing the poor idiot out of the sky.

So now I play guitar and fly fish.

Geoff

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Well retired in February this year and thought great I now have plenty of time to at last do what I want to do. However this month I sold my beloved aeroplane (Piper Archer) and cannot bring myself to fly a flying club Cessna. The cost of keeping my licence current will also be prohibitive in the UK so I have decided to hang my headset up and take up something a little less expensive. Tried fly fishing last weekend with a mate and i could grow to like it ....with a lot of practice !!!

cheers

Cliff

I feel your pain, Cliff. I cannot remember a time that my father didn't own a small plane of some kind. Up until my mid-twenties, Beaufort's airport was uncontrolled and light aircraft ownership was something that was affordable by normal, middle-class people. Flying was fun and not terribly expensive. I can't count the times that I’ve gotten into Dad’s 150 and "dragged the beach" up to Ocracoke and back....chasing wild ponies and looking for nekked sunbathers.

I think I must have been among the last Americans to see that golden era of general aviation. By the time I was out of school, even a used Cessna 150 was financially out of my grasp, and there was no such thing as an uncontrolled flight...at least not anywhere near MCAS Cherry Point or New River. Lord, today, if someone tried to fly a hundred feet above the beach from Beaufort to Ocracoke, the FAA, the DEA, the Park Service, the Marine Corps and Homeland Security would all be drawing straws to see who would have the honor of blowing the poor idiot out of the sky.

So now I play guitar and fly fish.

Geoff

Remind me again why I want more government... :?


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http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/loca...dair-Collision-Helicopter-Plane-53162997.html

 

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"Senator Proposes A Bill To Ban 'Gadgets' In The Cockpit

Wed, 04 Nov '09
Dorgan Bill A Response To Northwest Flight 188

The chair of the Senate Transportation Aviation Subcommittee says he is working on a bill that would ban all personal electronic devices in airliner cockpits. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) says the bill is intended to prevent another incident like the one that occurred on Northwest Flight 188, which traveled about 150 miles beyond its intended destination. The pilots told the NTSB that they did not respond to repeated attempts at contact because they were distracted by using their laptops and a discussion of company policy.

Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND)

Dorgan said he intends to introduce the bill in about a week. In an interview with the Associated Press, he said he was surprised to learn that the FAA does not specifically ban the use of laptops, MP3 and DVD players, and other personal electronic devices by airline pilots. "We now understand from this flight at least that this can happen and there ought to be a more clear understanding by everyone in the cockpit that there is a national standard that would prohibit this and that they need to take it seriously," said Dorgan.

Dorgan said his bill would include and exception for "electronic flight bags."

Dorgan says he expects his bill to be folded into a larger aviation bill already pending before the senate later in the session. He said he expects no opposition to the measure. A similar measure is being crafted by Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), and other Senators have expressed support for the bill."

Wow!...another government attempt to legislate common sense....and what group would be more qualified :lol: .........oops, instant weather is now available on laptops and personal electronic devices along with other critical flight safety info ......daaa...didn't think about that, ahh, the law of unintended consequences...... but we know whats best for you......feelin' safer already......... :roll: ...wonder if this bill is under a trillion $$$ :lol:

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