Why do we want to fly?

[gaztop]

Is there any rational explanation? Why would we want to leave terra furma?
I don't just mean to go from A to B

Just thought I would ask


gaztop

[ozzy72]

'Cos its fun

[Smoke2much]

Because it isn't there...

[flyboy 28]

Oh, man, I just love the feeling of takeoff... Soaring up right next to a big cumulus cloud... And the turbulence... Turbulence is fun.

[Tequila Sunrise]

because driving takes longer and aint much fun at .5 mph crawling along the M8  ;D

[ozzy72]

You think the M8 is bad, try the M25 on a Monday morning, its the biggest parking-lot in the EU

[Fozzer]

...'cos we look up at all the dicky birds having fun in the sky...
...and wonder why we are stuck down here... ...!

Cheers all...!

Paul. ...covered my arms with waxed feathers, standing on the roof, ready for take-off... ...!
...keeping well clear of the Sun... ...!

[ozzy72]

Paul how many times do we have to tell you? CHICKENS CAN'T FLY!!!!!!!!

[Fozzer]

....Paul. ...covered my arms with waxed feathers, standing on the roof, ready for take-off... 8)...!
...keeping well clear of the Sun... ;)...!

...this was me after my third attempt....>>>




LOL...LOL...LOL... ...!

Paul.

...sorry Dave. I pinched your avatar.... ...!

[The Ruptured Duck]

so i can spit on all those hillbillys!

[Lux13]

Have you ever tried to land with 25 knots gusting 35?!!
......A lot of fun!!!!!  ;D

[BFMF]

With me, I was born with it in my blood. I've been fascinated with aviation all my life, even before I can remember.

I read an article on the 'Passion for Flying' recently. I thought it was quite interesting. It even had a small 6 questionaire. The results? Seems i'm completely obsessed with flying

[FLYING_TRUCKER]

I think that is a very good question gaztop.

After many many years of doing it...I still don't have the answer.

Perhaps you may want to look up Pilot Officer JG MAGEE JR. ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE and read his poem High Flight.

Actually I will post it for you

High Flight

Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth
And danced the skies on laughter silvered wings;
Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
Of sun-split clouds-and done an hundred things
You have not dreamed of-wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence.  Hovering there
I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless halls of air.
Up, up the long, delirious burning blue
I've topped the wind swept heights with easy grace
Where never lark or even eagle flew-
And, while with silent lifting mind I've trod
The high untrespassed sanctity of space.
Put out my hand and touched the face of God.

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

[Stormtropper]

cuz we ain't got noting better to do. us are sane, well we is sane if we take our medicine

Cheers
Jeff

P.S. Ozzy count the number of mistakes in my post, and tell me if that was for a grade what whould you, as an English teacher, have given me

[J41]

If you ask me you just cant beat the view from my office.