Alright, I'm sorry, I thought the ":D", ";D", and ";)" smilies would tell you I was being sarcastic. I did actually take all these shots blind (a quick glance to see if the camera was straight and level maybe), but I just didn't post the bad ones.
I realize that by mentioning things like being thankful I haven't crashed yet, or saying that I wasn't watching for traffic probably don't do much to improve the general public's perception of GA, but on the flip side, if people who are afraid of GA and flying are looking for information about flying, they probably aren't coming to my little thread here to find what they were looking for. I figured you guys would appreciate a little joke here and there, and I don't think all talking about aviation should be doom and gloom, monotone, "by-the-book" conversations, you have to have a little fun here and there. I'm the kind of person who would rather see someone make a perfect, "by-the-book" landing, then get out of their airplane joking about nearly biting it, instead of having them come over, salute, and ask me if I saw their perfect landing, and if I learned anything from it. I'm not saying anyone here is like that, not by any means, but I have definitely met people like that, and it seems they took all the fun out of flying, so I do what I can to avoid being like that.
Don't get me wrong though safety is the most important thing in flying, that's what makes flying the second safest mode of transportation (right behind escalators and elevators), and it is the resposibility of the pilot, from hang gliders, to astronauts to maintain that safety record. I think everyone who wants to fly should remember the saying, "There are old pilots, and there are bold pilots", because it is the truth, if you screw around, it will eventually catch up with you, and if you mess up, there's a good chance you won't be going home at the end of the day, and I've still got a lot to do, so I'm not ready for it to be over yet.
So, here are a couple more pictures for the heck of it (thumb-nailed to avoid the 500Kb limit):
See, I really can fly straight and level...
A blind one out the front, but I missed
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A blind one out the right side, and this time I got it...
@Rotty: It's always worth the hassle on days like yesterday. And good luck flying tomorrow if you go, it's supposed to be even colder. I'm always afraid I'm going to get stuck to the stall horn when I suck on it, so be careful.
