Peter Garrison Gear Up

[ahw01]

For those who track his blog...

Looks like journeys end unless gofundme etc

http://www.aerologic.com/M2website/texts/Progress.htm

 

[Plata]

Well, that’s a bummer. Did he write a column for a while - perhaps in AOPA Pilot? Or am I getting him confused with another builder?

 

[ahw01]

No he was in Flying Magazine for decades

 

[Wardogg]

I’m sorry but, this is a terrible analogy.

“Now I know a little of how a father feels who, while cleaning his gun, accidently shoots his child.”

 

[Fixtur]

It's pretty good. You spend years of frustration and love, and then you do something careless and wreck it.

Then again I don't have any children or airplanes of my own.

 

[ahw01]

It's pretty good. You spend years of frustration and love, and then you do something careless and wreck it.

Then again I don't have any children or airplanes of my own.

I love it. Im going to use it

 

[statusseeker1]

I’m sorry but, this is a terrible analogy.

“Now I know a little of how a father feels who, while cleaning his gun, accidently shoots his child.”

It is, quite possibly, one of the most tone deaf and idiotic statements I’ve ever read. He slightly damaged a vehicle. Shooting a child with a gun accidentally isn’t even in the same universe of comparison. Jackass.

 

[NovemberEcho]

It is, quite possibly, one of the most tone deaf and idiotic statements I’ve ever read. He slightly damaged a vehicle. Shooting a child with a gun accidentally isn’t even in the same universe of comparison. Jackass.

Yes this is generally known as “hyperbole”

 

[statusseeker1]

Dude in this world we live in I’ve realized the bell curve is being quite generous. There are more stupid people than I thought. Even if it was an attempt at humor, it’s too dark for the slightest hint of humor.

 

[WacoFan]

I love it. Im going to use it

Don't. It would be deeply offensive if the person you were talking to had actually lost a child.

 

[ahw01]

Don't. It would be deeply offensive if the person you were talking to had actually lost a child.

So should we get back to experimental aircraft, octogenerian owners and repair costs

 

[Murdoughnut]

Don't. It would be deeply offensive if the person you were talking to had actually lost a child.

Reminds me of when my friend lost her son and a mutual acquaintance tried to empathize by mentioning that her dog had died.

 

[Boris Badenov]

So should we get back to experimental aircraft, octogenerian owners and repair costs

I loved his articles back in the day. Got reasonably in-depth on genuinely technical aspects but kept it understandable to the lay-kid.

That said, if you're 83 and you forget to put the gear down, maybe it's time?

 

[Wardogg]

I loved his articles back in the day. Got reasonably in-depth on genuinely technical aspects but kept it understandable to the lay-kid.

That said, if you're 83 and you forget to put the gear down, maybe it's time?

I knew an octogenarian urologist that did it 3 times before he put the airplane up for sale.

Yak-52TW

 

[mwflyer]

I knew an octogenarian urologist that did it 3 times before he put the airplane up for sale.

Yak-52TW

I think the second one would have done it for me!

 

[Roger Roger]

I loved his articles back in the day. Got reasonably in-depth on genuinely technical aspects but kept it understandable to the lay-kid.

That said, if you're 83 and you forget to put the gear down, maybe it's time?

Guess the lidar gear warning system he was posting about didn’t work out.

 

[Wardogg]

I think the second one would have done it for me!

Well his insurance thought so too and quit after the second.

 

[DropTank]

I loved his articles back in the day. Got reasonably in-depth on genuinely technical aspects but kept it understandable to the lay-kid.

That said, if you're 83 and you forget to put the gear down, maybe it's time?

After 70, you really REALLY need to think about hanging it up.
Safety drops significantly after that.

 

[Plata]

After 70, you really REALLY need to think about hanging it up.
Safety drops significantly after that.

I’ve always wondered about that. Are you quoting statistics from studies, or is that your personal observation?