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Topic: High Flight, with FAA Supplement
Posted By: jonoMT
Subject: High Flight, with FAA Supplement
Date Posted: September/16/2009 at 00:02

Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth(1),
  And danced(2) the skies on laughter silvered wings;
Sunward I've climbed(3) and joined the tumbling mirth(4)
  Of sun-split clouds(5) and done a hundred things(6)
You have not dreamed of — Wheeled and soared and swung(7)
  High in the sunlit silence(8). Hov'ring there(9)
I've chased the shouting wind(10) along and flung(11)
  My eager craft through footless halls of air.
Up, up the long delirious(12), burning blue
  I've topped the wind-swept heights(13) with easy grace,
Where never lark, or even eagle(14) flew;
  And, while with silent, lifting mind I've trod
The high untrespassed sanctity of space(15),
  Put out my hand(16), and touched the face of God.

NOTE:

1. Pilots must insure that all surly bonds have been slipped entirely before aircraft taxi or flight is attempted.
2. During periods of severe sky dancing, crew and passengers must keep seatbelts fastened. Crew should wear shoulderbelts as provided.
3. Sunward climbs must not exceed the maximum permitted aircraft ceiling.
4. Passenger aircraft are prohibited from joining the tumbling mirth.
5. Pilots flying through sun-split clouds under VFR conditions must comply with all applicable minimum clearances.
6. Do not perform these hundred things in front of Federal Aviation Administration inspectors.
7. Wheeling, soaring, and swinging will not be attempted except in aircraft rated for such activities and within utility class weight limits.
8. Be advised that sunlit silence will occur only when a major engine malfunction has occurred.
9. "Hov'ring there" will constitute a highly reliable signal that a flight emergency is imminent.
10. Forecasts of shouting winds are available from the local FSS. Encounters with unexpected shouting winds should be reported by pilots.
11. Pilots flinging eager craft through footless halls of air are reminded that they alone are responsible for maintaining separation from other eager craft.
12. Should any crewmember or passenger experience delirium while in the burning blue, submit an irregularity report upon flight termination.
13. Windswept heights will be topped by a minimum of 1,000 feet to maintain VFR minimum separations.
14. Aircraft engine ingestion of, or impact with, larks or eagles should be reported to the FAA and the appropriate aircraft maintenance facility.
15. Aircraft operating in the high untresspassed sanctity of space must remain in IFR flight regardless of meteorological conditions and visibility.
16. Pilots and passengers are reminded that opening doors or windows in order to touch the face of God may result in loss of cabin pressure.



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Posted By: 8shots
Date Posted: September/16/2009 at 05:15
That sounds about right for todays world!


Posted By: Ed Connelly
Date Posted: September/16/2009 at 06:12
How many remember when the TV channels used to CLOSE DOWN for the night and RE-OPEN in the morning??   This was what it was like in the 1950s. 
 
 
Then we went to school and the teacher said " okay everyone--settle down and get in your seats.." [ and instantly we all flew into our seats..] and she or he said " Okay...who's not here today...? "  and then the teacher looked at someone at random and said " Harold, you want to read the Bible this morning? "  and the kid would get up, grab the Bible off the bookshelf and open it up and read an entire chapter from Psalms or Proverbs.
 
 
That was back in the days when the teacher's cars probably had a 30-06 rifle laying in the front seat because the teacher might see a varmint on the way home.  We used to go out at lunchtime and peek into the unlocked automobiles and say: " Oh, Mr. DeWolfe brought his woodchuck rifle today.." 
 


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Posted By: 8shots
Date Posted: September/16/2009 at 06:27
Ed, I think that is you standing in the back row second from left??



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