The idle musings of a former military man, former computer geek, medically retired pastor and now full-time writer. Contents guaranteed to offend the politically correct and anal-retentive from time to time. My approach to life is that it should be taken with a large helping of laughter, and sufficient firepower to keep it tamed!
Sunday, March 15, 2015
"Boys and their toys" indeed!
Ever wanted to fly a snowmobile?
What was that about some people having way too much time on their hands?
I was surprised the chute held the weight. It didn't look oversized, so I expected a *rapid* descent. I'd have never been the test-pilot, though. No way!
I wonder if the riser spread that they ended up with was a factor. That may have given it an effectively wider canopy. What I didn't see was any obvious way to jettison the 'chute, if a major problem occurred. Rider had a backpack style 'chute for emergency, but that overhead obstruction would have been a real complication with so little distance AGL.
As a guy who's flown some unlikely junk over the years, I think I can say, well, um, , , I, ah, oh. . . . Wow, that's just beyond anything I could ever imagine.
Not only no, but HELL NO! ;-)
ReplyDeleteDefinitely NOT as waste of time!
ReplyDeleteThis - without a doubt - is cutting edge advanced avionic research.
We will need transportation like this if Global Warming continues it's present trend and the world turns into a gigantic ice sheet.
Besides, it looks like one hell of a lot of fun.
LOL
I was surprised the chute held the weight. It didn't look oversized, so I expected a *rapid* descent. I'd have never been the test-pilot, though. No way!
ReplyDeleteLarry:
ReplyDeleteI wonder if the riser spread that they ended up with was a factor. That may have given it an effectively wider canopy.
What I didn't see was any obvious way to jettison the 'chute, if a major problem occurred. Rider had a backpack style 'chute for emergency, but that overhead obstruction would have been a real complication with so little distance AGL.
As a guy who's flown some unlikely junk over the years, I think I can say, well, um, , , I, ah, oh. . . . Wow, that's just beyond anything I could ever imagine.
ReplyDeleteI must be getting really, really old.
FormerFlyer