Flying

[azoomm]

What is that I just read?? Some of you have only taken one flight in your LIFETIME? How is that possible... how does that even happen... you drive everywhere? Or, do you just not ever go anywhere far away?

[t-homo]

normally drive.

[marko138]

Yes.

[Rider]

I don't get it. Flying is pretty damn safe.

[t-homo]

I don't get it. Flying is pretty damn safe.

I've just never really had a reason to.

[Rider]

I've just never really had a reason to.

You sheltered child. Buy a ticket to Amsterdam and enjoy yourself.

[shmike]

I've just never really had a reason to.

Here is a reason:

You live in Springfield , MO.

[Particle Man]

:lol: I spend so much time in airports and on planes it makes me sick to think about it

[t-homo]

You sheltered child. Buy a ticket to Amsterdam and enjoy yourself.

You have no idea how much I would enjoy that.

Here is a reason:

You live in Springfield , MO.

True story. This place fuckin blows. 180,000 people and the third biggest city in the state.

:lol: I spend so much time in airports and on planes it makes me sick to think about it

One of my friends is the same. He works for a bank software security company and is around the country for 5 days every other week.

[Rider]

One of my friends is the same. He works for a bank software security company and is around the country for 5 days every other week.

Initech?

[t-homo]

Jack Henry.

[Rider]

Jack Henry.

It was a joke... You ever seen Office Space?

[t-homo]

duh.

Has anyone ever told you that you are having a case of the Mondays?

I believe is someone said something like that, they'd get their ass kicked.

[wildchild]

now days i drive everywhere. promised myself i would never fly again after getting out of the Army.

not scared of it I just don't enjoy it. it's nice to get somewhere fast but i hate sitting next to the sweaty fat chick, or the idiot with the cold, or the family with 18 kids.

[CrazyKell]

now days i drive everywhere. promised myself i would never fly again after getting out of the Army.

not scared of it I just don't enjoy it. it's nice to get somewhere fast but i hate sitting next to the sweaty fat chick, or the idiot with the cold, or the family with 18 kids.

You driving to other continents? :skep:

[t-homo]

You driving to other continents? :skep:

smartass.

[lauralynne]

now days i drive everywhere. promised myself i would never fly again after getting out of the Army.

not scared of it I just don't enjoy it. it's nice to get somewhere fast but i hate sitting next to the sweaty fat chick, or the idiot with the cold, or the family with 18 kids.

flying = greyhoud for rich folks...



(I'll walk before I take Greyhound EVER again...)

[Cass]

Jack Henry.

Jack Henry is the devil.

Springfield's not *too* bad... could be worse. I lived there for 12 years, including high school and college. Then I got the fuck out. Haven't looked back. :) Have a couple people that I like to see there, so I go once or twice a year, but I'm rarely away from the lake.

Flying.... I've come to decide that I enjoy flying. I haven't done any out of country flights, so that may be a different ballgame.

[Trip]

I dislike flying a lot.

In a car, I tend to get pissed off quickly and have that to entertain me.

On a motorcycle, I am enjoying the ride and don't think too much and just fuck off.

In a plane, I am stuck in a tiny seat next to people I don't like and my brain wanders and starts thinking of every failure mechanism I know and it freaks me the fuck out.

I will fly when I need to though, not freaked out enough to make it stop from going somewhere I really want to go. If it's not something I really want to do, then I will not get on a plane.

[G-Rex]

I enjoy flying. I mainly like to people watch, and the airports are good for that.

I'll tell you what is rockstar though. First class! I flew first class from Dallas to Honolulu, and from here on out, when I fly where the flight is longer than a couple of hours, it will have to be first class. SO worth the money. LOL

[Rider]

Pansy ass fuckers. Fly already. It's good for the economy.

[Trip]

Pansy ass fuckers. Fly already. It's good for the economy.

You're an engineer, do you do a lot of failure analysis? That's my main job at the plant. Instinct for me is to start doing that shit when I get bored. I need to get another job.

[Homeslice]

Here is a reason:

You live in Springfield , MO.

:lol: sounds like something I would say

[azoomm]

You're an engineer, do you do a lot of failure analysis? That's my main job at the plant. Instinct for me is to start doing that shit when I get bored. I need to get another job.

We agree... You DO need another job :lol:

I love flying. Well, most of the time I can make a game of it. But then, I absolutely love people watching - and I'm not afraid to offend someone, like when they tried to have the 800lb man sit next to me... tried. :wink:

[t-homo]

:lol: sounds like something I would say

Seriously, this place blows. People who drive through stop at bass-pro as a tourist location.

[anthonyk]

Yeah first or business class is the way to go for sure. Coach seats are just totally inappropriate for long distances, especially for those people with scoliosis or 'roids, and need custom seat orthotics. I can't believe they try to force those seats on people. :lol

I only got weirded out when I was riding in a rear-facing seat once. Otherwise, I'm a big fan of flying.

Flying with our 2-year-old, on the other hand, sucks donkey balls.

[anthonyk]

Seriously, this place blows. People who drive through stop at bass-pro as a tourist location.

Haha, no shit. I've been in there a couple of times.

[Homeslice]

Seriously, this place blows. People who drive through stop at bass-pro as a tourist location.

http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/bassmaster/columns/story?page=b_col_bt_inside_tour_0411

[Trip]

We agree... You DO need another job :lol:

:lol: I work with nuclear qualified equipment that goes through a much much more rigorous QA process than pretty much anything else on the market and I see the fuck ups of the craft and quality of parts. When I start applying this reasoning to normal everyday shit that doesn't have near that quality, that freaks me the fuck out. It's amazing I even ride a motorcycle.

[azoomm]

Yeah first or business class is the way to go for sure. Coach seats are just totally inappropriate for long distances, especially for those people with scoliosis or 'roids, and need custom seat orthotics. I can't believe they try to force those seats on people. :lol

I only got weirded out when I was riding in a rear-facing seat once. Otherwise, I'm a big fan of flying.

Flying with our 2-year-old, on the other hand, sucks donkey balls.

OMG :lol:

For the kid - talk to the doc about something to knock them out... srsly. The rest of us thank you. :dthumb:

[t-homo]

Haha, no shit. I've been in there a couple of times.

My parents always go when they come down here to visit me.

[Captain Morgan]

My 4 year old daughter has been on more flights than she is years old. Can't even begin to count the number of flights I've been on.

[Rider]

You're an engineer, do you do a lot of failure analysis? That's my main job at the plant. Instinct for me is to start doing that shit when I get bored. I need to get another job.

Not in my current role but I have in the past created FMEA (Failure Mode Effects Analysis) documents before...on airplanes, so I know how many things have to go wrong(not including outside influences like weather or terrorist activities) before a plane will go down. You do know every flight critical system on the plane has a least a dual and sometimes triple redundancy for backup.

Maybe if you were an engineer in the aerospace field you might have a little more understanding of how safe flying really is. The only problem is, when shit goes bad, it's big. Sure I hate sitting next to a smelly 400lb man sweating his balls off but that doesn't happen most of the time nor do the screaming out of control kids. That's the stereotype mentality that gives the airlines a bad name. Well, flight delays do that too but in general I find flying a pleasant experience. I plug in my I-pod and I fall asleep.

[karl_1052]

I have been in two planes ever. One was a 4 seater cessna in the 70s, and I cried for the whole 2 hour flight each way(I was 4 or 5). The last time was in a Pitts S2b stunt plane, and I asked the pilot to land as soon as it go up to about 1000ft. That was enough for me.

I can't wait until the 18th when I go to Cuba. It will be interesting.

[Trip]

Not in my current role but I have in the past created FMEA (Failure Mode Effects Analysis) documents before...on airplanes, so I know how many things have to go wrong(not including outside influences like weather or terrorist activities) before a plane will go down. You do know every flight critical system on the plane has a least a dual and sometimes triple redundancy for backup.

Maybe if you were an engineer in the aerospace field you might have a little more understanding of how safe flying really is. The only problem is, when shit goes bad, it's big. Sure I hate sitting next to a smelly 400lb man sweating his balls off but that doesn't happen most of the time nor do the screaming out of control kids. That's the stereotype mentality that gives the airlines a bad name. Well, flight delays do that too but in general I find flying a pleasant experience. I plug in my I-pod and I fall asleep.

yeah I understand the redundancy, you wouldn't want a nuke plant relying on single systems would ya?

Yeah I suppose more knowledge in that area would help me, but it could make it worse. There is some places in the plant I really don't like to go.

[Trip]

I need to clarify mine some. I hate commercial flying. I love private flying. Me and my dad use to fly his Cessna all the time. That shit is fun, but my mind is occupied because I actually get to do stuff and am entertained.

[CrazyKell]

I plug in my I-pod and I fall asleep.

Me too. Been on more flights than I can count and I've slept on almost every one of 'em.

[Rider]

yeah I understand the redundancy, you wouldn't want a nuke plant relying on single systems would ya?

Yeah I suppose more knowledge in that area would help me, but it could make it worse. There is some places in the plant I really don't like to go.

Yeah you don't ever want to work the flight line and see troubleshooting methods of some of the line techs. That would scare the shit out of me. :lol

[anthonyk]

OMG :lol:

For the kid - talk to the doc about something to knock them out... srsly. The rest of us thank you. :dthumb:

Nah, he's an old pro now. Just over two and I think next month will be his 8th flight or so. He stays pretty quiet, but it just takes so damned much effort from us to keep him that way.

If they ever followed through on that rule where they told me I had to put my laptop (with some Pixar movie playing) away for the last hour of the flight, I think I'd probably lose my shit.

[azoomm]

Nah, he's an old pro now. Just over two and I think next month will be his 8th flight or so. He stays pretty quiet, but it just takes so damned much effort from us to keep him that way.

If they ever followed through on that rule where they told me I had to put my laptop (with some Pixar movie playing) away for the last hour of the flight, I think I'd probably lose my shit.

Yeah, knowing you... I couldn't imagine him being out of control. That is, unlike my ex-husband's child that would be better off raised by wolves...

[Kaneman]

I've taken off in two planes, and landed in one. I don't mind the flying, except for the sitting next to strangers part. Travel is expensive though.

[psychochild28]

8 hours or less I'm usually driving if it's me visiting somewhere. Over 8 i'm flying Bu most of the time I'm on a bus. I'm flying Wed for vacation for about 10 days. But really dislike driving would much rather be on my bus. Flying sucks to I have bad luck. They either cancel my flights or I get delayed so long I have to have a friend come get me.

[Quick281]

I always go window seat on short flights and isle on the longer flights so I can get up and wonder if I am bored.

I like early morning flights if its a long flight. Stay up all night and party it away then sleep like a baby through the flight.

I love flying, I just hate being stuck in a seat with some random person next to me. Rarely can they be fun to talk to so I just make sure I am tired enough to wake up at my destination.

[Dave]

ive spent a lot of time in planes. Lot of time at the controls as well

[t-homo]

It'd be fun to learn to fly. Isn't it expensive as shit to get your license though?

[Trip]

It'd be fun to learn to fly. Isn't it expensive as shit to get your license though?

the cost of the plane time is most of the cost. If you can find a plane to practice in that you only have to pay fuel, it's much cheaper.

[was92v]

What little I've flown, I've mostly enjoyed, at least as long as its daylight and I have a window. Flying at night in a liner is not fun for me, its just like riding in a super sized old gray dog.

I've flown in small pvt planes 3 or 4 times and really enjoyed that. Although I did catch myself banging my knee against the door when we banked over into a turn, habit.

Even a flight in an old KC119 flight was fun and you didn't have to worry or wonder about odd noises since you couldn't distinguish anything in particular. Sort of like being inside an empty paint can with nuts, bolts and screws, then turn on the paint shaker.

[skiergirl]

For 6 years of my life I flew every Monday to work and every Friday home. Anything over 3-4 hours is too long to drive for me. Why drive and deal with hassles when you can be sitting in a seat with a drink in your hand getting there with no responsibility.

[TYEster]

What is that I just read?? Some of you have only taken one flight in your LIFETIME? How is that possible... how does that even happen... you drive everywhere? Or, do you just not ever go anywhere far away?

I have never flown until Lori and I took a trip to Florida in 08 right before xmas.

For 26.5years I never even left the state. Except 1 quick trip to the dumphole I call the lousiana border.

Never had a reason to, but always wanted to. Lori has pushed me into doing new things. ;)

[defector]

I enjoy flying. I mainly like to people watch, and the airports are good for that.

I'll tell you what is rockstar though. First class! I flew first class from Dallas to Honolulu, and from here on out, when I fly where the flight is longer than a couple of hours, it will have to be first class. SO worth the money. LOL

Private planes are one step above that. One of my vendors took us out to Illinois for a full tour of their plant and we were still back in under 12hrs.

I asked my boss what we rent our company plane out for and he says it is something like 10K an HOUR. Damn.

[t-homo]

Private planes are one step above that. One of my vendors took us out to Illinois for a full tour of their plant and we were still back in under 12hrs.

I asked my boss what we rent our company plane out for and he says it is something like 10K an HOUR. Damn.

That is some crazy shit.

[ericr]

I've flown a few times commercially but if I have the time, I like to drive and enjoy the scenery along the way. I've made more military flights than civilian though. I'd rather fly military any day, went to Germany in '00 on a KC-135, jump seats along the fuselage but I could get up and walk around, lay down and stretch out on the deck, poke my head in the cockpit and chat with the pilots or strech out in the tailboom operators nice cushy "bed". Now going to Kuwait in '02 pretty much sucked, the "rotator" flight (civilian charter) while only half full on the flight over was 27 hrs total time leaving from ATL, stop in Baltimore, The Azores, Aviano Italy, then finally Kuwait City 27 hrs later. Coming back was really bad because there wasn't an empty seat on the plane and I was ready to be home!!

I love flying on regular military flights though, I've sat on the open loading ramp of a C-130 at 5K feet, talk about a view!! :D Helicopters are a blast too, got to take a couple rides in UH-1D's, that was awesome!

[the chi]

I've flown several times, overall I enjoy it, altho sometimes I get a little claustrophobic from all the people, both in the airport and the plane.

About the only thing that really bothers me when I fly is my seatmates instant desire to talk to me the very moment I open my book. Then shut up when I put it down. And repeat. I have a hard time being rude and cant tell them shut the eff up so I can read in peace.

[derf]

I love flying on regular military flights though, I've sat on the open loading ramp of a C-130 at 5K feet, talk about a view!! :D Helicopters are a blast too, got to take a couple rides in UH-1D's, that was awesome!

Totally fun. I've learned to pack a hammock on mil flights, I walk back to the ramp, tie up to the supports, throw on a set of ear muffs plop in my ear buds and lay down. Overall though, the best mil flight I ever took i was sitting in the cockpit of a C130 while the pilot flew map of the earth over the normandy coastline.

As far as commercial flights, I've been on 4 trips this year, maybe 12 individual flights total, in 2009 I did over 30 trips, probably 80 or 90 individual flights.

[Porkchop]

I love flying, I just hate being stuck in a seat with some random person next to me. Rarely can they be fun to talk to so I just make sure I am tired enough to wake up at my destination.

Or sitting next to that "Business Suit" dick that reads his NY Times across your lap for 3 hours, and when you try to talk to him for once, he acts like he is too important for you.

It'd be fun to learn to fly. Isn't it expensive as shit to get your license though?

Yes the flight lessions are expensive, but the real kicker is renting a plane. The fuel is re-fucking-diculous. That why you befriend a rich person with a personal plane and get them to let you fly it every so often. :rockwoot:

[t-homo]

I call them single serving friends.

[Trip]

I call them single serving friends.

You aren't a special butterfly, You aren't your fucking khakis, and you definitely aren't Tyler Fucking Durden.

[t-homo]

You are the all singing, all dancing, crap of the world.

[fasternyou929]

A number of posts I've read on this board have made me wonder how many members get out of their little bubbles and see the world first-hand. Maybe that'd be an interesting spin-off from here, a "where have you traveled" type thread.

[Tsunami]

I like flying, I have been flying since I was a young kid to visit family oversees. I usually sit next to decent people and chat my whole way there and back.

What is the price difference on first class vs economy when you fly domestic? I have to fly back to NYC in March and if the price difference isn't horrific, it may be the better option.

[the chi]

A number of posts I've read on this board have made me wonder how many members get out of their little bubbles and see the world for first-hand. Maybe that'd be an interesting spin-off from here, a "where have you traveled" type thread.

Troof, get on it man!

[Phenix_Rider]

I've flown plenty. The worst was to germany to LA and back. Wasn't as bad as it could have been because I had family arond and not strangers. Fucking stewardesses need to learn to drive the damn carts. Several trips from PA to NC which bounced from minor airpors through hubs. The smaller prop planes were more fun than the big jets. Had one or two joy rides in a small private prop- very cool. Still kind of cramped, but you can actually see! Like moving from a blacked out minivan to a motorcycle.

I've flown several times, overall I enjoy it, altho sometimes I get a little claustrophobic from all the people, both in the airport and the plane.

About the only thing that really bothers me when I fly is my seatmates instant desire to talk to me the very moment I open my book. Then shut up when I put it down. And repeat. I have a hard time being rude and cant tell them shut the eff up so I can read in peace.
I got that just the other week. All I did was tell them exactly what I was reading. For some reason, Tom Clancy style near future military fiction causes obnoxious people to lose all interest. :lol:

Totally fun. I've learned to pack a hammock on mil flights, I walk back to the ramp, tie up to the supports, throw on a set of ear muffs plop in my ear buds and lay down. Overall though, the best mil flight I ever took i was sitting in the cockpit of a C130 while the pilot flew map of the earth over the normandy coastline.
No Shit?! My pops did the very same thing for years. Sounds like a blast- the best way I've ever heard of to travel. Well, short of flying yourself.

Yes the flight lessons are expensive, but the real kicker is renting a plane. The fuel is re-fucking-diculous. That why you befriend a rich person with a personal plane and get them to let you fly it every so often. :rockwoot:
I've heard $200/hr.

[Rangerscott]

I'd get a boner if I could fly in a military jet. Would love to be in the F-14 but I'll also take the F/A-18, F-16, F-15, so on and so on.

[t-homo]

A number of posts I've read on this board have made me wonder how many members get out of their little bubbles and see the world for first-hand. Maybe that'd be an interesting spin-off from here, a "where have you traveled" type thread.

I've been a couple places, but they were all when I was younger. Hoping to go visit Germany in the next few years. Hopefully I have a layover in Amsterdam.

[Rangerscott]

A number of posts I've read on this board have made me wonder how many members get out of their little bubbles and see the world for first-hand. Maybe that'd be an interesting spin-off from here, a "where have you traveled" type thread.

Yup. Let me just go walk onto a military base and hop into a jet or hell, I'll just mosey on over to Nasa and hop into a space shuttle.

[Trip]

I've been a couple places, but they were all when I was younger. Hoping to go visit Germany in the next few years. Hopefully I have a layover in Amsterdam.

How's bansville?

[anthonyk]

What is the price difference on first class vs economy when you fly domestic? I have to fly back to NYC in March and if the price difference isn't horrific, it may be the better option.

I think it's fairly horrific, and domestic first class isn't really worth it in my opinion. I use frequent flier upgrades to get domestic first class, but I'd really only pay for it if I was going overseas.

[Tsunami]

I think it's fairly horrific, and domestic first class isn't really worth it in my opinion. I use frequent flier upgrades to get domestic first class, but I'd really only pay for it if I was going overseas.

Economy is pretty uncomfortable for me and I am tiny, I don't know how the rest of the world does it.

I can't afford 1st class to fly oversees. The couple of times I have flown first class was oversees but it was paid for.

[CrazyKell]

The price difference is ridiculous (can be thousands of dollars on some flights).

I've only ever flown coach and I've never had a problem. Unless you're super tall, I really don't get the bitching about it. :shrug:

[Captain Morgan]

I've been lucky enough to get first class upgrades a couple of times for free. I think one time was because the gay guy working the gate thought I was cute so he put me in first class when I asked if there was anything closer to the front of the plane. The other time, I think the woman felt sorry for me because they fucked up my flight reservation.

[fasternyou929]

Yup. Let me just go walk onto a military base and hop into a jet or hell, I'll just mosey on over to Nasa and hop into a space shuttle.

Only 2 possibilities here:

1. You have no idea what I said, since your reply has nothing to do with my post you quoted.
2. You don't get out much and you took my post personally, which is a bit overboard on the drama-meter.

Or both.

[Smittie61984]

What is that I just read?? Some of you have only taken one flight in your LIFETIME? How is that possible... how does that even happen... you drive everywhere? Or, do you just not ever go anywhere far away?

My dad was military so we didn't have the money to travel anywhere nor did we have the time. My dad was usually gone on TDY so my vacations where to my grandparents in Rural Georgia and Rural Missouri (and we drove due to cost). First time to the beach I was 11 and not again until I was 20 despite I lived in D.C. and Georgia most of my life.

When I got older I didn't have the money to travel anywhere nor the time. If I wanted the beach I went to the Georgia coast. If I wanted mountains I went to the Georgia mountains. If I wanted a big city experience I went to Atlanta.

I flew down in 1996 to Atlanta (1 way) because we were fixing to move down to Georgia. It sucked because I couldn't see shit on the way down because of clowd cover. I then took my first flight of my adult life after Christmas to Chicago to visit my GF's family. Again clowdy and I couldnt see shit. FML

This year will be far different. My GF got a job that requires a lot of travel and staying for a few weeks in various states. Every Friday I can fly up to wherever she is at and back home at her company's expence.

I loved the flying aspect of flying.

[derf]

I'll just mosey on over to Nasa and hop into a space shuttle.

I did the mosey on over to nasa thing when I went to daytona bike week a few years ago. I flipped my mil ID and got a private escorted tour of the grounds, put me within 50 feet of the shuttle while it was moving to its launch pad, went inside that really tall building and saw a bunch of other stuff being prepared for flight, it was pretty damn cool.

[derf]

Economy is pretty uncomfortable for me and I am tiny, I don't know how the rest of the world does it.

I can't afford 1st class to fly oversees. The couple of times I have flown first class was oversees but it was paid for.


Frequent flier miles, I get bumped up regualarly, plus if it is a long flight I'll plop down the $50 extra to sit first class at the check in kiosk

[fasternyou929]

Frequent flier miles, I get bumped up regualarly, plus if it is a long flight I'll plop down the $50 extra to sit first class at the check in kiosk

What airline do you fly that $50 gets you bumped to first class? All my international flights are on United, where $50 might buy you the right to walk slow through business class on the way to coach.

[derf]

No Shit?! My pops did the very same thing for years. Sounds like a blast- the best way I've ever heard of to travel. Well, short of flying yourself.



Yeh it's not always fun... this photo was taken at an altitude of 600 feet, notice the big box on the ramp

http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs106.snc3/15362_194545797395_652142395_3528605_5821483_n.jpg

Now notice that box is missing, and so are some of the people are missing too?

http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs106.snc3/15362_194545802395_652142395_3528606_3012101_n.jpg

It took me a little while before i ever actually landed in a mil plane, though I have taken off quite a bit

http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs106.snc3/15362_194546207395_652142395_3528633_651172_n.jpg

and just for shits and giggles, recieving my british jump wings

http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs086.snc3/15362_194545812395_652142395_3528608_2101098_n.jpg

and the french ones

http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs086.snc3/15362_194545927395_652142395_3528629_3992576_n.jpg

[derf]

What airline do you fly that $50 gets you bumped to first class? All my international flights are on United, where $50 might buy you the right to walk slow through business class on the way to coach.

99% of my flying is domestic.

Air Tran has some great deals with their sky miles program, I think i earned 75k miles with them last year flying with them and other special offers like credit cards and shit like that.

US air isnt as good with the bennies, but their programs are much easier to earn sky miles, hel I was earning 1000 miles for every dollar spent online with their credit card at the begining of last year, I only needed 15,000 miles to be upgraded to 1st class for a flight so I bought some crap for $15 right before making my reservations and was bumped up with no problem, basically it cost me $15 to get wasted on a flight, watch a movie, and have some extra foot space.

The real problem with airmiles programs is that every airline is different, and the offers are changing constantly, plus they change your membership status on a regular basis without telling you. US air bumped me from elite to elite plus last august and the only way I found out was because i showed up at the gate and it was printed on my ticket. I then lost that status because I didnt fly anywhere between september, october and teh begining of november. Basically what it comes down to is that they take care of people that fly alot.

[Bryan]

I love flying!
Matter of fact, in the morning I'm loading the wife and kids up and flying out of town for the weekend.
If it's more than a couple hours drive we usually fly, so much easier and less stressful than driving. My son is 11 and never has been on a road trip longer than 3.5 hours because he has "grown up" riding in our plane. His only experiences of our yearly Florida vacations from northern Indiana involve a 7 hour flight with one gas stop near Atlanta. Not the 18-20 hour car ride of hell that I grew up with.

Now commercial flying...fuck that. Too many freaks and weirdos.

[Cutty72]

I have done more flying in the last 6 months than the rest of my life. Gf has never been on a plane. I don't mind the actual flying, but I hate the security and everything. Easier to just drive

[Cutty72]

Love flying on regular military flights though, I've sat on the open loading ramp of a C-130 at 5K feet, talk about a view!! :D Helicopters are a blast too, got to take a couple rides in UH-1D's, that was awesome!

Yeah C-130 flights get old after a couple 14 hour flights with max payload so you can't wander around or lay down somewhere. Ugh!
Just got off a commercial flight from Germany to Chicago. My ass hurts. Military flys you economy.

[marko138]

I'd get a boner if I could fly in a military jet. Would love to be in the F-14 but I'll also take the F/A-18, F-16, F-15, so on and so on.
I'd get in a fighter jet.

[ericr]

Yeh it's not always fun... this photo was taken at an altitude of 600 feet, notice the big box on the ramp



Now notice that box is missing, and so are some of the people are missing too?


It took me a little while before i ever actually landed in a mil plane, though I have taken off quite a bit

http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs106.snc3/15362_194546207395_652142395_3528633_651172_n.jpg

and just for shits and giggles, recieving my british jump wings



and the french ones




Grunts...jumping out of a perfectly good airplane...on purpose :wtfru: :lol: Actually I'd love to do it...one of these days I'll have to do a civi jump somewhere.

[ericr]

Yeah C-130 flights get old after a couple 14 hour flights with max payload so you can't wander around or lay down somewhere. Ugh!
Just got off a commercial flight from Germany to Chicago. My ass hurts. Military flys you economy.

Yeah, 14 hrs loaded I wouldn't enjoy either. I was lucky, my 130 flights were short and empty of equipment. I guess my KC-135 flight from Dobbins ARB to Ramstein Germany was the longest at about 9 hrs but not bad with the crews we had.

[karl_1052]

I'd get in a fighter jet pilot.

FTFY
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[LeeNetworX]

If I had to guess, I've logged probably around 300,000 miles travelling by air. Even after all of those hours in planes, I'm still not a big fan of flying.