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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: N. Phoenix AZ USA
Posts: 28,977
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Well, two of these REAL MEN who were my friends died when their antique planes came apart in flight. We have a third friend who is still doing aerobatics in one of them and we are just waiting for the news that a wing has folded or tail section collapsed and he was not able to parachute out. He thinks that he is bulletproof and that "nothing will happen to him"...
Would rather be alive and a bit less of a real man I guess. Course I did not feel that way when I put on a parachute then strapped into the jet when I was in my 20's.
Old age does that to you... makes you appreciate life a bit more. You are more than welcome to push the limits if you wish. I have done it far too much in the past and do not feel the need to prove anything to myself or anyone else any more.
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2021 Subaru Legacy, 2002 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins (the workhorse), 1992 Jaguar XJ S-3 V-12 VDP (one of only 100 examples made), 1969 Jaguar XJ (been in the family since new), 1985 911 Targa backdated to 1973 RS specs with a 3.6 shoehorned in the back, 1959 Austin Healey Sprite (former SCCA H-Prod), 1995 BMW R1100RSL, 1971 & '72 BMW R75/5 "Toaster," Ural Tourist w/sidecar, 1949 Aeronca Sedan / QB
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