[Joekerr]

Originally Posted by dinonz

Sorry for the long post.

Not at all, I appreciate it - some good info there for me to learn from!

[vreihen16]

Originally Posted by dinonz

Sadly, I think rather than becoming a glider it becomes a sinker. Proper gliders have a glide ratio of 50:1 - so they can travel 50 feet for every foot they drop. So if you're at 5000 feet when you decide you need to land because you ran out of vodka in your water bottle, you have a range of 250,000 feet (or about 48 miles) to find somewhere to land. Single engine aircraft have a glide ratio of 7.5:1 - so at 5000 feet you have 37,500 feet (or about 7.1 miles) to find somewhere to land. I've struggled to find any data on tiwns (it's as if they don't even glide) but if the point of having a twin is the safety of the second engine, why turn it off?

The "Gimli Glider" apparently managed 12:1 with both jet engines out and an experienced glider pilot at the yoke.....

[Sara]

Guys, I didn't mean to start an airplane debate.

You could argue that getting on the back of a 1,000 lb animal with a mind of its own isn't safe either, and you'd be absolutely correct, but I do it every weekend without a second thought.


dinonz , ever fly to Nola?

[Sara]

Originally Posted by rebekahb

Kinda weird he's been gone. I know he took a few days off to help the girlfriend but a car & mentioned he would be behind on work. Maybe he's in work hell

Sara is this the surgeon guy?

No, so the very short summary for this guy is:

Connected in summer 2019. Never met but stayed in touch via instagram.

November 2020 rolls around. Finally meet up with him for a date (16 months later). Expecting nothing out of it. BEST DATE EVER. Meet up for second date while I'm still in town, simply amazing.

December 2020 - January 2021: I'm back in Louisiana. We meet up again, more dates. We fly to FL for New Years, have our first vacation together.

January - February 2021: I move to Louisiana. We have more dates. I start to get nervous and realize it's never going to work as he lives in a town of only 4,000 people. Where would I work? How would I socialize? I regretfully break it off.

April 2021: Reconnected.






I cancelled a third meet up with the surgeon for this Mississippi guy. The heart wants what the heart wants. Stupid brain got in the way. I'm trying not to think about the long term right now and just enjoying short term. It's only been 5 months, why start thinking such long term? Just enjoying the moment.

[dinonz]

Originally Posted by Sara

Guys, I didn't mean to start an airplane debate.

You could argue that getting on the back of a 1,000 lb animal with a mind of its own isn't safe either, and you'd be absolutely correct, but I do it every weekend without a second thought.


dinonz , ever fly to Nola?

Sara I haven't flown to NOLA, in fact I haven't flown anywhere in the US. With my NZ license, I can apply for a US license which they will issue with one restriction - that I carry my NZ license too. But I've not done so yet because Texas. Would take about 3 hours to fly to NOLA in a aircraft like you're flying in, 1.5 of that just to get out of Texas.

I think if I lived somewhere with more lakes and hills and places to visit I would have my license by now.

[premier3is]

I'm late to this convo as I haven't kept up, too much to read. But does someone here have a PPL?

I've actually been contemplating for some time to get mines, it's something I've wanted for many years now.

If anyone has feedback, I'd appreciate to hear any of it and what to expect during the training.

[dinonz]

Originally Posted by premier3is

I'm late to this convo as I haven't kept up, too much to read. But does someone here have a PPL?

I've actually been contemplating for some time to get mines, it's something I've wanted for many years now.

If anyone has feedback, I'd appreciate to hear any of it and what to expect during the training.

I have a PPL but mine is from NZ which has quite a different training system. Feel free to DM me if you have questions but I can only speak in general terms as I have never gone through the US training system.

[premier3is]

Originally Posted by dinonz

I have a PPL but mine is from NZ which has quite a different training system. Feel free to DM me if you have questions but I can only speak in general terms as I have never gone through the US training system.

Thank I will do so!

[Tommy-G]

It's been my bucket list to fly private charter to Vegas but my wife wont get on a small plane. After listening to you guys, I'm thinking I wouldn't either.

Can we talk about happy things like all the people who aren't getting laid or maybe back to the ones that are getting catfished

[ryan stewart]

Originally Posted by Sara

Guys, I didn't mean to start an airplane debate.

You could argue that getting on the back of a 1,000 lb animal with a mind of its own isn't safe either, and you'd be absolutely correct, but I do it every weekend without a second thought.


dinonz , ever fly to Nola?

Hell, I drag my knees on the ground with a motor under me and 3 gallons of gasoline between my legs. But at least I know who torqued the bolts and attached the safety wire so I fell better.

[ryan stewart]

Originally Posted by TommyG-inFlaNow

It's been my bucket list to fly private charter to Vegas but my wife wont get on a small plane. After listening to you guys, I'm thinking I wouldn't either.

Can we talk about happy things like all the people who aren't getting laid or maybe back to the ones that are getting catfished

I just signed up for bumble and hinge so I can probably contribute soon.

[King Rudi]

Originally Posted by rebekahb

I agree on the kids part so have a few further questions.

How old are the kids and what gender? How often do they visit their father? Do they have an amicable relationship to co-parent? Do the kids have a good relationship with their father? Do the kids like you?

The youngest child is 9 (male), the middle child is 13 (daughter) and the oldest is 15 (male). Their current arrangement is alternating weeks. The kids do not have a good relationship with their father. The daughter asked for a voodoo doll for Christmas that she named after her father. (Back story time: The girlfriend and her ex-husband were together for 20+ years. He got to where he was accusing her of cheating and whatnot. A year later, they are divorced. Three months later he was living with another woman and was married shortly after. The step-mother has 4 kids of her own, and now the gilrfriends kids father, spends more time with those kids than his own. The kids never really forgave him for this.)

The youngest child always give me a hug when he sees me. Tells me he loves me when he goes to bed, it's pretty sweet. The daughter is starting to like me. She's an empath and very sensitive. I can relate as too am an empath, and understand what it's like to be different and considered an outcast, so she is starting to realize who I am to a degree. Aside from that, the daughter likes no one and can be a complete ass at times. The eldest child is incredibly intelligent and is constantly tinkering/building things out of....well, everything. He made a smoker last week and cooked dinner for everyone in it. Really damn smart kid.

It seems as if they switch roles, as kids do, in which one wants act like an ass today. Her kids are overall good kids. It's just the younger two like to revolve around which one needs the most attention that day.

Originally Posted by Sara

BTW, where is King Rudi? He summons me and then disappears...

Originally Posted by rebekahb

Kinda weird he's been gone. I know he took a few days off to help the girlfriend but a car & mentioned he would be behind on work. Maybe he's in work hell

Sara is this the surgeon guy?

Awwww....you guys missed me.

Super busy with work. Crunch time, dead lines, projects way past schedule, etc. I've managed to piss off a "contractor" (I'm using this word loosely in this instance) and he has decided to get into a pissing contest with me. He hasn't seen my "Muther Fuckest" trophy yet. Yes, an actual trophy that reads "Mother Fuckest" of all the mother fuckers on the planet, I'm the mother fuckest.

Anyhoo, I'm back. Most likely intermittently for a few more days.

Sara, glad your trip went well. I noticed no one mentioned the love of the dogs. It's a great sign when the pets love you and remember you. This is huge to me. Well done.

[Sara]

So,.... I just fucked up...

[JP10]

Tell me you texted the wrong guy thinking it was the other guy

[King Rudi]

Originally Posted by Sara

So,.... I just fucked up...

Admitting it is the first step.

Spill it. What have you done?

I'll save someone else from posting it.

[Joekerr]

Originally Posted by Sara

So,.... I just fucked up...

We'll be the judge of that thank you very much.

[Tambohamilton]

Also

[FuzzyPeaches]

Its been an hour since your post. It must be a bad fuck up...

[Tommy-G]

Maybe Sara just swiped on Ryan Stewart

[ryan stewart]

Originally Posted by TommyG-inFlaNow

Maybe Sara just swiped on Ryan Stewart

No bodies in my backyard....

[Sara]

Originally Posted by JP10

Tell me you texted the wrong guy thinking it was the other guy

No, but I have an even funnier story regarding a situation like that from years ago.

[Sara]

Well, nothing too terrible. The devil is just trying to throw a wrench in my mended Mississippi situation.

Anyway, long story short, this Dr. follows me on instagram. I don't follow him back. I can see a little bit of what he looks like in his tiny profile picture, but I can't see the rest of the photos as his page is private. He always replies to my stories and whatnot with hearts and/or other emojis, just a regular follower to me. Well..... he's been asking to meet up so I figured, I haven't been grocery shopping in a minute, fine, I'll let him take me to lunch (as friends) at the restaurant/bar directly across the street. What have I got to lose? Worst comes to worst it's free lunch and at least he'll stop bugging me......

Prince freaking charming was waiting at the hostess stand for me. Drop dead gorgeous, TALL, muscles, granted he was wearing scrubs, but holy shit. I kinda wish I would have brushed my hair this morning. AND!!!!! He has horses.......

WHY UNIVERSE WHY

I gave him my number. I'm not going to text him. I can't. If I see him again, it's going to be like the scene from Wolf of Wall Street where Margo says "We're not going to be friends." I'm happy with the Mississippi guy. I'm not going to fuck it up.








But he has horses........