X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 07 May 2010 20:47:46 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail-qy0-f177.google.com ([209.85.221.177] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.6) with ESMTP id 4251145 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 07 May 2010 10:10:24 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.221.177; envelope-from=mwsletten@gmail.com Received: by qyk7 with SMTP id 7so97292qyk.7 for ; Fri, 07 May 2010 07:09:47 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=from:to:cc:references:in-reply-to:subject:date:message-id :mime-version:content-type:x-mailer:thread-index:content-language; b=OwCLfYN8Fl2/+IXBo0vIQmfSClqrNFkR54i4E4ufpLeZyPdpTZzx+OSEc38AdX7SKz 9HV+E5O745MvjiSFHWK1XZT3Brkmr4nrZQDV/y5GJr5hIH6Al1hRdbis7Emz57cj7lNe MgkJaiUlGtl2OkZ6zaB6fgPum+5/WuIVuBhkE= Received: by 10.229.212.133 with SMTP id gs5mr6501293qcb.89.1273241385246; Fri, 07 May 2010 07:09:45 -0700 (PDT) X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from MarkDesktop ([208.65.125.151]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id f5sm1175304qcg.14.2010.05.07.07.09.23 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Fri, 07 May 2010 07:09:25 -0700 (PDT) From: "Mark Sletten" X-Original-To: X-Original-Cc: "'John Hafen'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: Staying awake... X-Original-Date: Fri, 7 May 2010 09:09:25 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <003f01caedee$e8e372e0$baaa58a0$@com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0040_01CAEDC5.000D6AE0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Thread-Index: AcrtYMO7RybpNz2uQ5mXUVk1wm/CngAjAD1g Content-Language: en-us This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0040_01CAEDC5.000D6AE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I read an article in Outdoor magazine a few years back about a river rafting trip in Alaska. The trip stretched over several hundred miles starting near the river's headwaters. Getting there meant 20 or so hours by auto, or a few hours in a C-172. The reporter who wrote the story was terrified of small planes, but lacked the time for the 20-hour auto trip. Before leaving the lower 48, he contacted the company guiding the rafting trip and asked them to recommend "the most experienced bush pilot" available to fly him to the top of the river. When he arrived at the designated airport, he was greeted by his pilot - a 72-year-old man who had been flying the Alaska bush for most of his adult life. Although taken aback by the man's age, a short discussion of his pilot's experience allowed the reporter to set aside his fear and board the plane. Take off was smooth, the weather was great, and the reporter slowly calmed as the flight progressed. About 45 minutes after departure the reporter noted the pilot's right hand had not moved from atop the glare shield where he'd placed it shortly after leveling off. His curiosity getting the better of him, he asked the pilot why he flew with one hand on the 'dash.' The pilot replied he often fell asleep; his hand falling off the glare shield and striking his thigh "usually woke him up." The reporter had no trouble staying awake for the entire flight. Mark Sletten From: John Hafen [mailto:j.hafen@comcast.net] Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 4:12 PM To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Cabin Door Window-IV-P Are you sure the noise wasn't from dosing off and nodding forward, hitting the top of your headset on the ceiling -- and hearing a "thump" in your headset before waking up again? Happens to me all the time. Found out there's nothing wrong with the plane. John Hafen ------=_NextPart_000_0040_01CAEDC5.000D6AE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I read an article in Outdoor magazine a few years back about a river = rafting trip in Alaska. The trip stretched over several hundred miles starting near = the river’s headwaters. Getting there meant 20 or so hours by auto, or a few hours = in a C-172.

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The reporter who wrote the story was terrified of small planes, but lacked = the time for the 20-hour auto trip. Before leaving the lower 48, he contacted the company guiding the rafting trip and asked them to recommend “the = most experienced bush pilot” available to fly him to the top of the = river.

 =

When he arrived at the designated airport, he was greeted by his pilot = – a 72-year-old man who had been flying the Alaska bush for most of his adult life. = Although taken aback by the man’s age, a short discussion of his pilot’s = experience allowed the reporter to set aside his fear and board the = plane.

 =

Take off was smooth, the weather was great, and the reporter slowly calmed as = the flight progressed. About 45 minutes after departure the reporter noted = the pilot’s right hand had not moved from atop the glare shield where = he’d placed it shortly after leveling off. His curiosity getting the better = of him, he asked the pilot why he flew with one hand on the = ‘dash.’

 =

The pilot replied he often fell asleep; his hand falling off the glare = shield and striking his thigh “usually woke him up.”

 =

The reporter had no trouble staying awake for the entire = flight…

 =

Mark Sletten

 

 =

From:= John Hafen = [mailto:j.hafen@comcast.net]
Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 4:12 PM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Cabin Door = Window-IV-P

 

Are you sure the noise wasn't from dosing off and = nodding forward, hitting the top of your headset on the ceiling -- and hearing a "thump" in your headset before waking up again?

 

Happens to me all the time.  Found out there's = nothing wrong with the plane.

 

John Hafen

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