Oh yeah I have seen that! Spring for lead if you can next time around. A bucket of lead and some more concrete should work better.

My spring projects are to work on the SDL some more, redo my room. I'm going to do a bit of traveling as well. Should be fun.

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2016 Corvette Stingray 2LT
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

I'll be there! I never heard about that tradition. I look forward to meeting you, John, you and Mrs WVOtoGO.

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

Many a pilot school wall have been covered with the torn, signed and dated remains of the students shirt after solo. Was really big in the 70s for sure. Many instructional facilities still do it. We do, without getting too carried away. (We often tell them to just bring an old t-shirt that day.)

Most folks we do any training with already have a license. We do some add ons. (Glider, Turbine, Some war bird signoffs. DJ does aerobatic training as well.)

The pond/fountain thing is a military tradition from way back.

Just some fun to mark the occasion. If you’re a pilot, you remember the day of your first solo I’m sure. For many that’s quite a big deal.

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1980 300D - Veggie Burner !

Well, I better get those implants installed I don't want anyone disappointed!

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"It's normal for these things to empty your wallet and break your heart in the process."
2012 SLK 350
1987 420 SEL

Whatever -
Just don’t get anything that might interfere with the travel limits of the control yoke.

I took a gal up in the Aerobat one time who was so “endowed” that she could only work the elevator and ailerons. If we moved the seat up to where she could reach the rudder pedals, the yoke only gave us about 25% up elevator. (And it wasnt because she was short.)
Not a good thing.

She had a good sense of humor. And we do have some pictures around here somewhere. I’ll try to dig them out. Pretty funny, really. But she’d have to fly a stick if she wanted to become a pilot.
Even then......

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1980 300D - Veggie Burner !

Crop dusting?

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"It's normal for these things to empty your wallet and break your heart in the process."
2012 SLK 350
1987 420 SEL

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1980 300D - Veggie Burner !