over the hill?

[Bud Greene]

Greetings all! I turn 40 today and am neither thrilled nor upset by it, however I dislike the term "over the hill". Methinks I will refer to this as "reaching cruising altitude".

[SG-19]

I've been at cruising alt for 8 years now, and have no intention of starting my decent for finals for a while yet. I might just wait for bingo fuel, rapidly drop to decision hight and go around again.

[Fozzer]

Greetings all! I turn 40 today and am neither thrilled nor upset by it, however I dislike the term "over the hill". Methinks I will refer to this as "reaching cruising altitude".

Over our side of the pond, Bud, we have a saying;.....

..."Life BEGINS at 40"...

Paul ...!

P.S...Happy Birthday, Bud!..... ...!

[Hawkeye07]

Nothing like hitting 40 to give you a whole new perspective of 60. Happy Birthday and I hope you have many more.

[Hagar]

Greetings all! I turn 40 today and am neither thrilled nor upset by it, however I dislike the term "over the hill". Methinks I will refer to this as "reaching cruising altitude".

Over our side of the pond, Bud, we have a saying;.....

..."Life BEGINS at 40"...

Paul ...!

P.S...Happy Birthday, Bud!..... ...!

Over the hill at 40? I turned 70 this year & don't consider myself over the hill yet. They tell me that 70 is the new 40.

[Fozzer]

Over the hill at 40? I turned 70 this year & don't consider myself over the hill yet. They tell me that 70 is the new 40.

If my 70th Birthday present was to repeat itself again (10 years ago), I would now be up in the wide blue yonder, on a beautiful sunny day, amongst a gaggle of fluffy clouds, piloting* a pretty little Cessna 152, with an enormous grin on my face, stretching from ear to ear!

The best Birthday present anyone could ever have....never to be forgotten...
...trust me!.... ...!

Paul...Still with my love of Cessna 150/152's.... ...!

* With a CFI by my side... ..!

[Apex]

Ah, to be 40 again. Sigh. Happy B-Day, Bud, and best wishes. Think nothing of it, the best is yet to come. Right, guys?

[Bud Greene]

Thanks to each of ya"ll for the b-day well-wishes! The only difference between 30yo me and 40yo me...I am wiser, more cynical, and definitely more of a smartass.
Oh, and I am a better pilot (of course!).

[H]

Thanks to each of ya"ll for the b-day well-wishes! The only difference between 30yo me and 40yo me...I am wiser, more cynical, and definitely more of a smartass.

So... you're not taking SG-19's entry as a typo and fully intend to rise in an indecent progression rather than descend?

(I've been at cruising alt for 8 years now, and have no intention of starting my decent for finals for a while yet. I might just wait for bingo fuel, rapidly drop to decision height and go around again.)

[Bud Greene]

Thanks to each of ya"ll for the b-day well-wishes! The only difference between 30yo me and 40yo me...I am wiser, more cynical, and definitely more of a smartass.

So... you're not taking SG-19's entry as a typo and fully intend to rise in an indecent progression rather than descend?

(I've been at cruising alt for 8 years now, and have no intention of starting my decent for finals for a while yet. I might just wait for bingo fuel, rapidly drop to decision height and go around again.)

8)

Absolutely right!

[MASABI TROOPER]

Just to be honest,...............life begins with 60..............i am going to be born in 3 jears................hehe. what a feeling

Happy birthday Bud.............

Trooper