Fun fly turns ugly

Rick,

Not even believable. Don't give up your day job for free-lance writing of any sort.

>Rick,
>
>Not even believable. Don't give up your day job for
>free-lance writing of any sort.
>
>Dan Rutherford

I am with Dan on this one. Unregistered user who owns the land he is flying on. Tresspasser drives his truck onto said land and has a collision with plane. He wants to know your name and you don't want to know his? You will hit a man in the face and possible even kill him because you don't want to tell him your name (as owner of the land upon which he is tresspassing) and then you post this on the internet as a "true confession."

Hmm. Fish tale. Maybe we should move this to the humor section.

>>Rick,
>>
>>Not even believable. Don't give up your day job for
>>free-lance writing of any sort.
>>
>>Dan Rutherford
>
>I am with Dan on this one. Unregistered user who owns the
>land he is flying on. Tresspasser drives his truck onto
>said land and has a collision with plane. He wants to know
>your name and you don't want to know his? You will hit a
>man in the face and possible even kill him because you don't
>want to tell him your name (as owner of the land upon which
>he is tresspassing) and then you post this on the internet
>as a "true confession."
>
>Hmm. Fish tale. Maybe we should move this to the humor
>section.

I found this entire thread VASTLY funny!
Trespass laws vary from State to State, but here in Texas (they have been toughened recently) if you are on your own property, and some clown were to really drive onto your land (without your written permission) and pull a stunt like this, his next-of kin would have a selected funeral home picking him up from the morgue within hours.

John

>Rick,
>
>Not even believable. Don't give up your day job for
>free-lance writing of any sort.
>
>Dan Rutherford

Si non é vero é bene trovatto...

In Christ,

Sounded good till the whole pencil in the leg and side dealing! Of course if this was true and the dude did die Rick would be in big trouble even though it was self defense!

YOU GOTS TO BE KIDDING, RIGHT....? Holy cow you left that poor bastard for dead,You Da Man.Great Story,NOT!
Steve C.

That must have been one heck of a pencil........

How bad did you tear up your plane?

Yuk, a Dodge!!!! I would have hit him face with a wrench just for driving a Dodge. FORD RULES!!!!

Hey, now, it wuzznt the Dodge that maked him crazy! I drives a Dodge, and I be sane...I think....

LAST EDITED ON Aug-23-03 AT 02:24 AM (CDT)
 
>How bad did you tear up your plane?

" I WONDER"

Did Rick go back and get his plane?
Did he grab the guy's wallet and take his money?
Did Rick tell a lie to his mother when she questioned him about
his aloof behavior and bruises on his neck? And he replied "No ma nothing's wrong!"

"Bad Boys, Bad Boys what ya gonna do?

>That must have been one heck of a pencil........

...and one really wimpy 12 inch crecent application. I've known many bikers over the years that carried 12" crecent wrenches because they fit the rear axle nut on a Harley. In fact I have one in my tool bag. Some of the guys I know carry 'em in little velcro holsters on their belts, "in case the axle nut comes loose all sudden like & I need to get to a wrench fast". If anybody asks. Unless this guys wrists are as weak as his writing- Nobody needs more than one vigorous 12" crecent-cranial application to lose interest in whatever they're doing. Not even a maniac Dodge driver. Trust me on this one folks.

I'm throwin' in with the rest of you guys, what a crock!

/|/|/

>>That must have been one heck of a pencil........
>
>...and one really wimpy 12 inch crecent application. I've
>known many bikers over the years that carried 12" crecent
>wrenches because they fit the rear axle nut on a Harley. In
>fact I have one in my tool bag. Some of the guys I know
>carry 'em in little velcro holsters on their belts, "in case
>the axle nut comes loose all sudden like & I need to get to
>a wrench fast". If anybody asks. Unless this guys wrists are
>as weak as his writing- Nobody needs more than one vigorous
>12" crecent-cranial application to lose interest in whatever
>they're doing. Not even a maniac Dodge driver. Trust me on
>this one folks.
>
>I'm throwin' in with the rest of you guys, what a crock!
>
>/|/|/

Them HDs DO vibrate a tad. One of the electricians (biker) I know on a job site I am working said back a few months ago he and some of his bros were heading back to Houston after a charity ride to Galveston. They had to stop for gas about 20 miles out from town, and when he tried to put his sidestand down- it wasn't there anymore. It came loose and dropped off somewhere in the 40 miles back. He said "I knew I was BLEEPED up at the time, but at least I knew where my kickstand was (usually)!"- he had to lean the bike against the pump to put gas in the fatbob tanks.
You get belted in the skull or across the teeth with a 12" crescent wrench or a motorcycle helmet (trust me, these HURT too) you're not going anywhere but on the ground.

John

WOW same thing happened to me except it was a 18 wheeler.I was flying at the Tampa Bay Line Flyers site and this 18 wheeler comes rolling in and it ticked me off so I hit the truck and it blew up!Well it was the trucker's parking place during the week so what did I care on a week end. The real story is I did wingovers for a couple of minutes and the guys from the club got him to back up untill I ran out of fuel.He was a nice guy who waited till we showed him where to park on the weekends. He didn't even hear the plane or see it and wondered why I was standering there turning round and round.
Ed

I think if I was being choked to death, I'd tell him my name! This hobby isn't worth being strangled over. Even if I had a pen!

LAST EDITED ON Aug-20-03 AT 09:42 PM (CDT)
 
Nevermind on the first portion.

There are some just plain mean, and/or dumb people out there.

Still, the above report of this happening at a flyig field, private property to boot, does sound a bit far fetched, so we can't help but be a bit wary of the tale.

I'm wondering why everything is spinning around?

The part that bothered me, oddly enough, was the 12" crescent wrench.

You really don't need that big a wrench for CL use.

But that made a convenient weapon for the story.

Currell,

To make certain that my props don't come off easily, I always use a 12" wrench to put that last bit of torque on the prop nut. The only real problem I have using that wrench is fitting it into the flight box.

>Currell,
>
>To make certain that my props don't come off easily, I
>always use a 12" wrench to put that last bit of
>torque on the prop nut. The only real problem I have using
>that wrench is fitting it into the flight box.

Yeah...no wonder you are cracking all of your props at the hub.

And you need the wrench for the odd polar bear that's into Super Chipmunks, presumably....Currell

>>Currell,
>>
>>To make certain that my props don't come off easily, I
>>always use a 12" wrench to put that last bit of
>>torque on the prop nut. The only real problem I have using
>>that wrench is fitting it into the flight box.
>

OK, I concede your point, but it was created to make a decent weapon.

Of course, one could simply squirt fuel in the guy's face. Or use the APC's as weapons. The airlines certainly could view them that way. And, every time we finger prop them, they are weapons we use vs. ourselves.

Yeah, the guy is sitting back and enjoying all of the comments. What we essentially did was reinforce and otherwise reward his behavior.

We may see more.

Oh heck, I just use an impact wrench for all of my CL applications. Works great for attaching balsa cowls.

That might be a viable alternative for me, too. Would it fit into my flight box any more easily?

>Currell,
>
>To make certain that my props don't come off easily, I
>always use a 12" wrench to put that last bit of
>torque on the prop nut. The only real problem I have using
>that wrench is fitting it into the flight box.
>
>

Me too...

In Christ,

Hmmm.. How big would a wrench have to be to turn 12" nuts?

LAST EDITED ON Aug-20-03 AT 10:01 PM (CDT)
 
Maybe it was the nut holding the wrench....

Interesting that Mr. Martin hasn't jumped back in here to validate his story...Think maybe he's enjoying US about now.

>Hmmm.. How big would a wrench have to be to turn 12" nuts?

Don't know....but I sure wouldn't walk up to the person using it and start yelling at him!!

LAST EDITED ON Aug-21-03 AT 00:37 AM (CDT)
 
I guess I'm in deep doodoo. The "crescent" wrench in my flight box is only 4 inches. My typical tool size. I do keep a pen in my back pocket. It leaks ink and that tells me which trousers to wear for flying so I don't get castor in my good clothes. If I owned any property, it would be fenced off and posted. Also, if I told some nut my name, I would then ask him to repeat it and then spell it. That would cause untold confusion and I'd run like hell. Ricky Martin, how are yah, my name is Jose Jimeneze.

>I guess I'm in deep doodoo. The "crescent" wrench in my
>flight box is only 4 inches. My typical tool size. I do keep
>a pen in my back pocket. It leaks ink and that tells me
>which trousers to wear for flying so I don't get castor in
>my good clothes. If I owned any property, it would be
>fenced off and posted. Also, if I told some nut my name, I
>would then ask him to repeat it and then spell it. That
>would cause untold confusion and I'd run like hell. Ricky
>Martin, how are yah, my name is Jose Jimeneze.

I'm with you, Ty; and Ricky Martin is the singer, right?

You give your age away (as do I) with your Jose allusion. I do miss Don Knotts, Mr Poston, Mr Nye, Jose, and the rest of Steve Allen's merry Sunday night bunch.

Much better than Ed Sullivan. Currell

"Much better than Ed Sullivan. Currell "

I'm not so sure about that. I always liked the way Ed would saw, "Welcome to R shew"

Actually, both were excellent.

Steve Allen and Ed Sullivan were great, but Uh one, Uh two , Uh three, break out the bubble machine and those sacharrine sweet phoney Lennon sisters, now that show I hated, but my parents loved it. Lawrence Welka, one a, two a.

I really enjoyed the "spoof" song they made about the Lawerence Welk Show back in the 50's...Turn off uh thuh bubbles..halp, uh halp"

Ty,

You can get your nostalgia Welk fix on PBS (at least here) Saturday nights. Some of those folks are still performing and look quite good.

They look good?? Just how old are the rerun-reruns in Alaska?? Geritol & Gin= Phillips Screwdriver.

I think I'll start carrying a pencil in my shirt pocket when I fly.

>I think I'll start carrying a pencil in my shirt pocket when
>I fly.

Just make sure to lean over everyone else's planes to get a good look. Don't bother clipping the pencil to your shirt pocket - just try to see if you can get it to go through one of the wing bays cleanly.

"Write softly and carry a sharp pencil."
George

Wasn't that Theother Roosevelt?

Yes..."Speak softly and carry a big stick."

Rick,

At some of the sites we use, we need to discourage large critters (only some of which are humans), so I pack the tricked-up 1911, activated by Speer 185gr HP's. You'd be welcome to fly with me. You'd have brought a pencil to our gun fight!

For Alaskan critters, I'd be bringing along an M-14 at the very least!

"He's coming right at us!"

"Whew, that was one man Antelope. Next week the Mexican Staring Frog!"

Steve,

NO-KDDING!!!! While in Alaska doing some sighting target shoting
with my Winchester .338 I turned around and there was a wolverine
sneaking up behind me. I sighted him with the .338 and he just
casually walked back to a culvert that he had come out of!!!

If this is a true story I hope you reported the incident to the police. If so then what you did could be considered self defense but if you left that guy and just drove away - you'd better be talkin' to your lawyer. You may also want to speak with AMA (assuming you ARE a member).

Situations like this is why I always carry my cell phone. Something starts to get ugly and I say, "Let's let the cops settle this."

LAST EDITED ON Aug-20-03 AT 11:22 PM (CDT)
 
What really ticks me off was I thought we were supposed to be registered to post on this here board. Did that not go through?

What a maroon. Now the airlines are going to have to make sure nobody has a writing utensil on them OR a 12 inch crescent WHICH along with Kiwi I use on my airplanes. 8 inchers don't fit the Higley nut.

Then again, this poster is Rickey Martin.

Livin la vida loca

>What really ticks me off was I thought we were supposed to
>be registered to post on this here board. Did that not go
>through? (snip)
>
>From somewhere near Parkville, Mo.
>William Crane
>AMA 6733

I left this up so people could get a bit of a chuckle out of stupidity, but will shortly take it down and throw it in the trash bin.

As to your question, Bill, I have been waiting for a promised update on the new software that is sitting on this server ready to go into action, and the update (promised several months ago) keeps being updated. I had intended to go to requiring registration with the introduction of the new software. I wrote the author again, saying, "Let's go", but, in the meantime, I think next week would be a good time to start. And I guess we will start with this board.

OK, everyone? Get thee registered. Next week we go.

>OK, everyone? Get thee registered. Next week we go.

Can't wait!!

According to his IP, this fella is from Atlanta area. Has anyone in Atlanta heard of this guy?

Why would a control-line flier have a pencil in his shirt pocket? I can't imagine a quicker way to puncture lightening holes in my wings.
-- Iain

Probably a nerd CL flier, got the whole pocket protector thing goin there. He didn't use the slide rule because he had it set for figuring out lap times/line length.

Steven King could have done wonders with this storyline!

Naaa, you use your tie and tie-clip as a safety thong on the pocket protector to prevent the protector from hitting the plane!

Man...break out the shovels!

I think you ought to make a made-for-TV movie of this incident. It sounds like something I see on the crime shows. Good story.

But back in the '50s, when "everyone" smoked, you would see the occasional CLer stick his Zippo lighter in his shirt pocket, and as he is cranking the engine over his newly silkspanned creation...

I bet you'd occasionally see said pilot stomping around in a circle saying something like, "I can't believe I did that!!!!"

Seems like I saw just this event in an old Dirty Harry or Arnold Schwarzenegger movie. If not, it should have been.