[net.cycle] More fun than almost anything else?

dmmartindale (03/09/83)

I'd like to ask a question of you motorcyclists who think that riding
is "more fun than just about anything".  Have you ever tried flying,
particularly in an ultralight?  How did it compare?
(I fly conventional lightplanes not ultralights, but I also own a car
rather than a motorcycle.)

	Dave Martindale

dfz (03/11/83)

I went flying in a normal, 4-passenger light plane once during lunch hour.
I was glad I didn't have lunch first; the buffeting of the wind was almost
enough to make me lose my cookies.  I realize that this is a fault of my
own nervous system rather than of light planes in general, but I'll take
my two wheeler any day!
		"more fun than almost anything" Dave Ziffer

nyles (03/16/83)

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zinfandel!nyles    Mar 11 08:57:00 1983

I took an ultralight lesson, and taking the fact that I was totally
uncoordinated, and carrying that damn kite up a hill forty times was
a drag, I had a great time.  I even wound up upside-down once.  Sort
of felt like being a piece of paper thrown around in the wind.  When
I really WAS flying (at least 10 mS), it was a real rush, comparable
to winding down a twisty road on my bike.....

				Lord Morgon
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