F-104 dual in Florida

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Slick Goodlin
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Colonel wrote:
Sun Jul 11, 2021 1:25 am
Soon. You in?
Unfortunately I need to be employed in a left seat to make that a reality. Don’t worry, it’s not like I won’t enjoy myself in the meantime.


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Colonel
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There are two leisure classes: at the very top and the very bottom of society.

One of them is a whole lot less work, than the other. Remember what Dickens said.
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TwinOtterFan
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Colonel wrote:
Sun Jul 11, 2021 2:45 pm
There are two leisure classes: at the very top and the very bottom of society.

One of them is a whole lot less work, than the other. Remember what Dickens said.
This is so true and I have always found it frustrating.... I have a brother, unemployed 85% of the time, smokes a shit ton of weed, doesn't do a dam thing and honestly struggles way less in life than I do. I feel like I'm always working or training or parenting or something. He's just chilling and living life....

Sometimes I wonder if I'm doing it right lol.
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Colonel
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I remember Mike Judge - who bears an unnerving resemblance to Mark Knopfler
(I have a theory they are actually the same person) - was asked,

"When you were filming Idiocracy, were you aware that you were creating a future
documentary as well as a comedy?"



You must admit that yesterday's satire is today's headlines. Really. Often I can't
tell the difference between The Onion videos from 10 years ago, and what appears
today on the CBC and CNN. Again, the similarity is unnerving.

Anyways. Back to the F-104:

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Squaretail
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Do you got a link to this? If I can ever escape from work I might consider it, or try to combine it with work. Wonder if the boss would notice the charge on the company card....
The details of my life are quite inconsequential...
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https://flyastarfighter.com

Put it under "Misc" on your expense report. Accounting will never notice it (ahem).
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Squaretail
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When I read size requirements, I was worried, but amazingly I fit within those. Except maybe chest? I think the last time I was fitted for a jacket it was 54? Now I got to go measure myself.
The details of my life are quite inconsequential...
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Colonel
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last time I was fitted for a jacket it was 54?
Holy shit! Who are you, my distant cousin Lewis B Puller?!
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David MacRay
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Huh, 54? Impressive.

My daughter just measured and my chest is 49”. I’m wearing jeans that are labeled 40”. So I should be good if I only drink water until I come down to the weight limit.

Except I need 1000 hours right?
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Colonel
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Except I need 1000 hours right?
Not unless you think you're going to get a -104 type rating after one flight.

Their LODA requires customers to be licensed pilots with medicals, and
am sure they will sign the flight in your logbook.
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