Farmer's markets of the world... beware!

At least he is not oriental

Curse you Red Baron!

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PILOT LICENSES DON'T EXPIRE! There is no expiration date. Medical certificates do expire, and must be renewed every three years (third class) or every six months (first class). And you have to get a check ride with an instructor every two years. So all he really needed was the physical and to pass a check ride. Stupid media.

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I had to read the article to make sure the Red Baron thing was a joke. I feel dumb.

Well the Red Baron could have killed his father since he was born in 1918. It could also have been the Spanish Flu or bloodthirsty Turks.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manfred_von_Richthofen

(2 May 1892 - 21 April 1918)

Way to go old man! I hope I am as active as him when I'm 91.

/probably keeps him young

so if i see a pane going across the sky with the turn signal on for miles i'll assume it's him.

the red baron had 6 fingers on his left hand ?

Premier Dan: so if i see a plane going across the sky with the turn signal on for miles i'll assume it's him.

and if the plane lands in the local farmer's market?

One of the greatest novelty LP's of the 1970's. And of course it starts with the relevant classic at hand (new window).

SEATTLE -- Maury Marler is 90-years-old is getting his wings as a student pilot.

"I don't feel like I'm 91, either," said Marler.

hmm...

i lol'ed subby

turtleking: the red baron had 6 fingers on his left hand ?

I heard he had 30 god damn dicks.

litespeed74: Way to go old man! I hope I am as active as him when I'm 91.

/probably keeps him young

A lot of money, but good luck with that!

mark12A: PILOT LICENSES DON'T EXPIRE! There is no expiration date. Medical certificates do expire, and must be renewed every three years (third class) or every six months (first class). And you have to get a check ride with an instructor every two years. So all he really needed was the physical and to pass a check ride. Stupid media.

The 2 year check ride wasn't required, either, until recently. Before that, you were on your own.

I like the new plastic ones, tho. Most people look at the pics of the Wright Brothers and say it's not a good picture of me.

turtleking: the red baron had 6 fingers on his left hand ?

Antonio Alfonseca gives him a high 6.

No airplane thread is complete without one of these:

TeddyRooseveltsMustache: No airplane thread is complete without one of these

What if the thread is about jets?

orville...you ARE the father

KidneyStone: TeddyRooseveltsMustache: No airplane thread is complete without one of these

What if the thread is about jets?



How's that?

KidneyStone: TeddyRooseveltsMustache: No airplane thread is complete without one of these

What if the thread is about jets?

Then you have pictures of Westside Story.

He flies with an iPod, rocking to "Going Down". Jeff Beck Group...

turtleking: the red baron had 6 fingers on his left hand ?


prepare to die

Was it this guy?

The Red Baron was killed by a Canadian guy, so lay off Canada once in a while.

Back around '91 I installed the carpet at Galvin where this guy learned to fly in Seattle. Yes, that means I had a part in his achievement.

TFA: Maury Marler is 90-years-old is and is getting his wings as a student pilot.

Grammar Fail.
On the first line, no less.

TFA: 90-year-old getting his pilot's license
...
"I don't feel like I'm 91, either," said Marler.

Umm...

Young Rory Calhoun: I had to read the article to make sure the Red Baron thing was a joke. I feel dumb.

ditto

genki831: Young Rory Calhoun: I had to read the article to make sure the Red Baron thing was a joke. I feel dumb.

ditto

Although when I imagined an old geezer in a old timey biplane flying around Europe yelling "Damn you Red Baron!" and pumping his fist it was worth the moment of stupidity.

mark12A: PILOT LICENSES DON'T EXPIRE!

True, but I want to say certificates issued prior to 1946 aren't valid at all anymore. I don't have a FAR/AIM handy at work... does this ring a bell to anyone else?

Found it: Section 61.11 of the FAR

(b) The following pilot certificates and ratings have expired and will not be reissued:

(1) An airline transport pilot certificate issued before May 1, 1949, or an airline transport pilot certificate that contains a horsepower limitation;

(2) A private or commercial pilot certificate issued before July 1, 1945;

Order you off their lawn.

Um, what's that movie with a doll (????) of the Red Baron flying around in a small plane shooting people? God it was terrible. I must see it again!

FTFA: "Marler says he will only fly if he can do it safely."

This will limit itself, no?

rbuzby: The Red Baron was killed by a Canadian guy, so lay off Canada once in a while.

Now they are saying it was an Australian guy.

MasterPython: rbuzby: The Red Baron was killed by a Canadian guy, so lay off Canada once in a while.

Now they are saying it was an Australian guy.

It's a student license. He's still working on a real one. Or not. As usual, the article doesn't give much info.

SamFlagg:
***pic of Snoopy on doghouse monument***
Curse you Red Baron!

That..is..AWESOME!

As tacky as licensed headstones are, I SO would have had that for my little sister's if she wasn't already sharing one with our mom! Ah, well.

/Even tackier is when monument companies have a teeny tiny placard of their company name glued somewhere on the headstone.

Third class medicals are now good for 5 years

MasterPython: rbuzby: The Red Baron was killed by a Canadian guy, so lay off Canada once in a while.

Now they are saying it was an Australian guy.

It was either the Canadian Pilot, or the Australian AA gunner.

/I reckon it was the latter
//not that I'm biased...

YouTube - Royal Guardsmen - Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron
(^)

Ought to have had the "SPIFFY" or "COOL" tag...

genki831: genki831: Young Rory Calhoun: I had to read the article to make sure the Red Baron thing was a joke. I feel dumb.

ditto

Although when I imagined an old geezer in a old timey biplane flying around Europe yelling "Damn you Red Baron!" and pumping his fist it was worth the moment of stupidity.

It'd be kinda like Don Quixote, but with planes! and different!

Came here for the nod to Inigo Montoya...leaving happy. :)

TeddyRooseveltsMustache: turtleking: the red baron had 6 fingers on his left hand ?

I heard he had 30 god damn dicks.

You just made me laugh so hard I actually, physically cried.

/owes me a new sense of pride.

I_Can't_Believe_It's_Not_Smegma 2009-03-29 03:43:25 PM
At least he is not oriental

My instructor is Japanese and he is a great pilot.

/female pilots on the other hand...