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Well,I lost a little super pilot street cred with my 6yo daughter today.My wife and i decided to take the little one out to the carnival and let her have a big time.She had a great time riding the little t-cups,merry-go-round,and all the little kiddy rides that little kids love to ride.I was enjoying the beautiful day with the family.Man,i love a corn dog and all that other good stuff. Well,it was getting close to time to go so my wife counts up all the remaining tickets and has just enough for a "family"ride.OH CRAP.Now the little one thinks i am Super man cause i fly planes and dip and dive over the fields in "JAY JAY" But,I havent done any real hard core ag work in three years. We get on that thing and get going.I,m thinking this isnt going to be too bad when we get slung around then again and again and again,You get the picture.My wife and little girl were really enjoying either (A)Riding the "family ride and just lovivg being together or(B)looking at me ,making facial expressions i didnt know i could make,bout to lose my lunch,and wanting to scream,but couldnt. I felt like a wuss!Dont really have a point to all this,just felt the need to share.She still loves me though cause she told me:) FLY SAFE T.C.
 
Sounds like our 4 year old when he spins a few too many times in Daddy's office chair :D

He gets off the chair, his face a bit green, and starting to cry cause his tummy hurts, and the 2 year old is still jumping in the chair wondering why big brother doesn't want to play anymore......
 
What is it about carny rides that will mess with even the strongest stomach?

I have a super strong stomach when it comes to flying. I can do a solid hour of aerobatics, plow through turbulence on a 90 degree day for hours at at time, etc. and hardly feel a thing.

But put me in a really hardcore carnival ride and I'll start feeling it. It's like it's a completely different stimulant from flying.

Maybe it's the greasy food we always eat at the county fair? You shouldn't have had that corn dog with all the other good stuff ;)
 
I think it's the fact that you don't know how many bolts are missing after it has been put together for the umpteenth time. That can cause a little upset in any thinking mans stomach.
 
tprops4me said:
I think it's the fact that you don't know how many bolts are missing after it has been put together for the umpteenth time. That can cause a little upset in any thinking mans stomach.
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Amen! And, its hard to get off on amusement parks when you're used to getting your "speed giggles" in a jet airplane.
 
Last summer the place where I work part-time (a corporate flight department, none the less) had a company party at the country fair. A couple of the pilots, my girlfriend, and myself were walking around. There was a ride that looked fun, but no one was riding it and there was no line. That should've been our first clue. We decided to just give it a shot. You can imagine the rest of the story, but lets just say that we didn't realize that it "went upside down" until way too late. My rule of thumb is to never go on a carnie ride that goes upside down. We all got a little queezy.
 
turbojet28 said:
You can imagine the rest of the story, but lets just say that we didn't realize that it "went upside down" until way too late. My rule of thumb is to never go on a carnie ride that goes upside down. We all got a little queezy.
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Hahaha...some of those rides are pretty wicked.

I went to a county fair last year that had some ride where you'd get locked in a little cage and flung around in circles. It looked pretty tame from the outside, but oh my gosh, that thing was powerful. Sort of a ferris wheel from Satan. I swear it was pulling +/- 3 Gs at a few points. The positive Gs alone were no big deal, but getting slammed from positive to negative and back to positive again was pretty intense.
 
tprops4me said:
I think it's the fact that you don't know how many bolts are missing after it has been put together for the umpteenth time. That can cause a little upset in any thinking mans stomach.
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Or how many teeth were missing from the guy who assembled it...
 
jrh said:
Or how many teeth were missing from the guy who assembled it...
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I taught my kids from when they were very young that we don't EVER ride on anything that was put together in 2 hours by people who probably just got released from the state pen. My kids love amusement park rides (some which I wouldn't go on if I were offered a million dollars), but are VERY wary of carnivals that appear and disappear in a matter of days.
 
Yeah Carny rides make me wary, but at a real amusement park, I'll get on any ride! The bigger and faster it goes, all the better. My boys think I'm crazy because they can hear me laughing when I'm on the craziest rides. Gee, I must have a loud laugh.
 
Why am I NOT surprised at that? LOL.
I love rides that spin, twist and turn, but the minute heights are involved, all bets are off.
 
LOL trust kids to spot the weak spots in their parents :) :)

Seriously thought, i wont get on any of those carnival rides either....for me I think its a control thing...i'm not ready to give it up to three fingered Earl driving the ride :)

Funny thing is, take me to a water park and there is not a ride there that I wont get on :)
 
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