its a bird! no, its a plane! /me want

Post #276,982 by boxley 12/30/06 11:59:32 AM Reply	its a bird! no, its a plane! /me want [link\|http://www.jet-man.com/actuel.html\|http://www.jet-man.com/actuel.html] click on the video if yuou cant read french thanx, bill Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 51 years. meep reach me at [link\|mailto:bill.oxley@cox.net\|mailto:bill.oxley@cox.net]
Post #276,986 by tuberculosis 12/30/06 12:09:23 PM Reply	I give him 5 more years before we hear of his death. Because I've met a lot of his kind before. And they are all dead now. [link\|http://www.blackbagops.net\|Black Bag Operations Log] [link\|http://www.objectiveclips.com\|Artificial Intelligence] [link\|http://www.badpage.info/seaside/html\|Scrutinizer]
Post #276,992 by drewk 12/30/06 1:26:13 PM Reply	OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG !!!!1111one1eleven That is only the coolest thing in the history of EVER! I so want one. And I don't care what Todd says, I've never seen anyone do that before. Yes, lots of people tried, but this one actually works. Lots of people died trying to do things we now consider routine. === Kip Hawley is still an idiot. === Purveyor of Doc Hope's [link\|http://DocHope.com\|fresh-baked dog biscuits and pet treats]. [link\|http://DocHope.com\|http://DocHope.com]
Post #277,003 by tuberculosis 12/30/06 4:18:49 PM Reply	Dude People who are dead include 1) The guy who invented [link\|http://www.bpa.org.uk/skydive/pages/people/gayardon.htm\|sky surfing] 2) The guy who popularized winged suits 3) The first guy who tried flying with 'bat wings' (which are banned from reputable skydiving centers now) 4) The last 10 guys that tried to break Kittenger's freefall [link\|http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=397\|record]. 5) The guy who did the fancy [link\|http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/harris.htm\|skysurfing] in the soda commercials. 6) The [link\|http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/10/06/1065292525849.html?from=storyrhs\|guy] who tried to freefall into Royal Gorge. They were in the freefall mags every couple months - until they bounced. BTW, there is a cable show called Stunt Junkies - lots of lower and lower base jumps. Some involving jumping motorcycles off ramps into ravines. The problem with pursuing lower and lower jumps is that the logical conclusion is death. The rocket wing looks pretty cool, but I still expect to see this guy die pretty soon. [link\|http://www.blackbagops.net\|Black Bag Operations Log] [link\|http://www.objectiveclips.com\|Artificial Intelligence] [link\|http://www.badpage.info/seaside/html\|Scrutinizer]
Post #277,019 by drewk 12/30/06 8:39:13 PM 12/30/06 8:39:36 PM Reply	He may be an adrenaline junkie Which is why he's the only one brave/stupid enough to fly the prototypes. But eventually that thing is going to be relatively safe. And when it is, I want to fly it. === Kip Hawley is still an idiot. === Purveyor of Doc Hope's [link\|http://DocHope.com\|fresh-baked dog biscuits and pet treats]. [link\|http://DocHope.com\|http://DocHope.com] Edited by drewk Dec. 30, 2006, 08:39:36 PM EST Expand All History
Post #277,022 by tuberculosis 12/30/06 8:56:18 PM Reply	Nothing that flies has ever yet become safe for the casual (untrained - average if you like) user. Not ultralights, not balloons, not airplanes, not parachutes, and definitely not rocket powered folding wings. [link\|http://www.blackbagops.net\|Black Bag Operations Log] [link\|http://www.objectiveclips.com\|Artificial Intelligence] [link\|http://www.badpage.info/seaside/html\|Scrutinizer]
Post #277,023 by drewk 12/30/06 9:17:15 PM Reply	Never said I wouldn't train for it Besides, there is something untrained users get to fly. My father won a flight in one of [link\|http://www.ultralighthomepage.com/PICS/buckeye.gif\|these] in a contest. I'm not saying the risk or the skill required is anywhere near that wing, but it's really not true that there's never been anything untrained users could fly. Whether it's actually safe or not is, of course, open to debate. === Kip Hawley is still an idiot. === Purveyor of Doc Hope's [link\|http://DocHope.com\|fresh-baked dog biscuits and pet treats]. [link\|http://DocHope.com\|http://DocHope.com]

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