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    Inverted Flat Spins

    I never understood that phrase. Aren't we usually "head over heels?" Wouldn't "Heels over head" be more appropriate?
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    Bad Landing, SpaceX Style

    Looks like an "Unscheduled Disassembly" to me.
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    Lets make Friday 'Joke Day'!

    Her: Do you drink beer? Him: Yes Her: How many per day? Him: 3 Her: How much do you pay? Him: $5 each including tip Her: How long have you been drinking? Him: 20 years Her: So, 3 beers a day at $5 per beer for a month is around $450 for 20 years is $108,000. Do you realize that with interest...
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    First time in the clouds and I gave up

    After getting my IR (many moons ago) I flew two radically different IMC flights. One was in the clouds for ~2 hours, hand flying on steam gauges and VORs. Broke out on final, a few hundred above minimums. I was sweating, but very pleased with myself that I did it and the runway was straight in...
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    Lets make Friday 'Joke Day'!

    Luckily it missed the Interstate, too!
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    Lets make Friday 'Joke Day'!

    Rioting in major cities across the U.S. has spread to Naples, a wealthy and artsy Florida retirement community. Protesters marching in Florida’s ritzy Naples led to widespread rioting and looting. Items taken were limited to laxatives, vitamins, hearing aid batteries, reading glasses, energy...
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    Incredibly useful memory aids

    Emg transponder codes - "Hi, Jack" "I can't talk right now." "I'm on fire."
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    Lets make Friday 'Joke Day'!

    And just how many cameras are pointed at him??
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    Lets make Friday 'Joke Day'!

    Jim would beam as much Jim Beam as Jim could if Jim could beam Jim Beam.
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    No Exercise Weight Loss

    Since it's all about calories, how about a frozen food diet? The calories used to get the food up to body temperature offset the calories in the food. A frozen Snickers bar would net out to 0. Frozen peas would be negative. Easy-peasy! NOTE: Just joking. I know they're different "calories."
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    Weird pizza toppings

    Great white pizza: Three cheese (mozzarella, parmesan, ricotta), broccoli and ham (thinly sliced). Sprinkle a little garlic powder on it and bake.
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    Lets make Friday 'Joke Day'!

    Fred and Emma were both patients in a mental hospital. One day while they were walking past the hospital swimming pool, Fred suddenly jumped into the deep end. He sank to the bottom of the pool and stayed there. Emma promptly jumped in to save him. She swam to the bottom and pulled him out...
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    Lets make Friday 'Joke Day'!

    Old Doc Geezer An old physician, Doctor Gordon Geezer, became very bored in retirement and decided to re-open a medical clinic. He put a sign up outside that said: "Dr. Geezer's Clinic. Get your treatment for $500 - if not cured, get back $1,000." Doctor Digger Young, who was positive that...
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    You’re “oops” moment aviation?

    Along the same line: I pointed out the airport to my wife and said, "There it is. We're going down." Should have said "We're beginning our descent." Boy, she has a long memory!
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