HAMAD seen from space

[Jakashh]

in 9th grade, a couple fools i knew drew a bunch of penis' all over the biology room.

Wow, what a coincedence. In sophomore year, some kids in my class also took some chalk and drew a big dick on the black table. Then the bell range, they left to the next class, and some of us stood around looking at her. She laughed and was like... "What?". Then when she found it she was like "Oh my god, you guys are so lame!". So she started rubbing it off... the desk... with a rag and yelled "OMG it's not coming off!".

Most hilarious shit ever. Immature, but I didn't do it, I just watched

And once when I visited Austin, I saw a tourist pamphlet that had something to do with skydiving in Austin... In the background of the picture of some dude skydiving, you could clearly see on the ground (from the air) where someone cut their crops to spell something along the likes of how OU is better than UT. I thought it was awesome.

 

[Clockwork]

If an American had done that it most likely would have been pornographic, like a giant penis drawn into the sand.....

It's funny you should mention that - because that would be exactly what I would do with California. Bail the state out with my limitless billions and turn it into a giant space-penis.

 

[jtriron]

I am going on my roof now with a sharpie and print my screen name on a clean shingle, look for it on Google earth, in the poor end of the Heights.

 

[M. Sage]

And once when I visited Austin, I saw a tourist pamphlet that had something to do with skydiving in Austin... In the background of the picture of some dude skydiving, you could clearly see on the ground (from the air) where someone cut their crops to spell something along the likes of how OU is better than UT. I thought it was awesome.

That's gotta be the place in San Marcos. I did a jump there, it was awesome. If I had the money, I'd love to get into skydiving as a hobby.

If you haven't done it, it's fun. Save up about $200 and you're there.

 

[itchin]

Sounds like a good deal. Sky diving is interesting, although I would never do it. I get scared just flying in jets. I was shooting one Saturday afternoon in New Mexico. We looked up, and there were about 10 parachutes coming down. Later on we seen 2 guys flying in wing suits. They had smoke bombs on their feet. It was really cool to watch. There are some videos on You tube of wing suits flying through canyons and shit. It is insane. There is a guy who is planning on jumping with a wing suit, and no parachute. He wants to land it on a sloped runway. ‪The Quest for Wingsuit Landing‬‏ - YouTube

 

[M. Sage]

Sounds like a good deal. Sky diving is interesting, although I would never do it. I get scared just flying in jets. I was shooting one Saturday afternoon in New Mexico. We looked up, and there were about 10 parachutes coming down. Later on we seen 2 guys flying in wing suits. They had smoke bombs on their feet. It was really cool to watch. There are some videos on You tube of wing suits flying through canyons and shit. It is insane. There is a guy who is planning on jumping with a wing suit, and no parachute. He wants to land it on a sloped runway. ‪The Quest for Wingsuit Landing‬‏ - YouTube

Trust me, the best way to get over a fear of heights (or anything else) is to face it head on.

Looking down from the doorway and seeing two miles of nothing between me and the ground was awesome. The actual jump reminded me more of riding a motorcycle than anything....

 

[itchin]

I'd need a good push. My wife wanted to stop at the "taos gorge bridge" in New Mexico because it was in the movie Natural Born Killers. It was really windy that day. I wanted to crawl back to the car. The wind kept pushing me toward the guard rail. I could not imagine sky diving lol.

 

[TrailDust]

in 9th grade, a couple fools i knew drew a bunch of penis' all over the biology room.

I had an 8th grade class where the teacher was late one morning and this kid drew on the chalkboard a huge penis with jizz squirting out the top. The teacher walked in the class and noticed the drawing, and said, "Oh, my, who drew the picture of the man with the funny hat?"



There wasn't a kid in that class who didn't laugh for five minutes straight.

It's funny you should mention that - because that would be exactly what I would do with California. Bail the state out with my limitless billions and turn it into a giant space-penis.

That sounds like the script for a Woody Allen movie....

 

[AcidFlashGordon]

With it all oriented to North to South, HAMAD is upside down. North is to the top of the photo:

 

[Jakashh]

I get scared just flying in jets.

Seriously? I LOVE plane rides and airports. It's like one of my favorite parts of vacations lol. I love the feeling of knowing i'm going somewhere.

 

[AcidFlashGordon]

I get scared just flying in jets.

Seriously? I LOVE plane rides and airports. It's like one of my favorite parts of vacations lol. I love the feeling of knowing i'm going somewhere.

I'd be S.O.L. for getting to work if I were afraid of flying in jets.

 

[itchin]

Seriously? I LOVE plane rides and airports. It's like one of my favorite parts of vacations lol. I love the feeling of knowing i'm going somewhere.

Yeah seriously. Especially the taking off and landing. To me it is nerve racking. If I can drive, I do. The only flying I ever do is for the company, and I hate it.

 

[M. Sage]

Yeah seriously. Especially the taking off and landing. To me it is nerve racking. If I can drive, I do. The only flying I ever do is for the company, and I hate it.

You ever played any flight simulators or taken any flight lessons? It might help... Usually on landing or take-off, I'm busy running through the basic steps in my head, and on landing critiquing the pilot.

That is... if I'm not asleep. I'll sleep gate to gate if people can keep their brats quiet.

 

[Jakashh]

Landing and taking off are the best parts! I wanna be a pilot, but i'm sure signing up for flight lessons will just put me on yet another list in some CIA database somewhere

 

[itchin]

You ever played any flight simulators or taken any flight lessons? It might help... Usually on landing or take-off, I'm busy running through the basic steps in my head, and on landing critiquing the pilot.

That is... if I'm not asleep. I'll sleep gate to gate if people can keep their brats quiet.

No sir. I would be up to it. Especially if I started off with a simulator. I bet it costs a bit to get into. But there is alot of money to be made in Tx. I truly thank god that I am bless to have made it to Tx. A person can make a good living. The rest of the country is really in bad shape.
Speaking of brats, I flew from San Antonio to DFW the other day, and there was a toddler flipping out the whole way. The mother was covering his mouth with her hand, and it just made it worse.

Landing and taking off are the best parts! I wanna be a pilot, but i'm sure signing up for flight lessons will just put me on yet another list in some CIA database somewhere

Whats another one, or two?

 

[AcidFlashGordon]

Yeah seriously. Especially the taking off and landing. To me it is nerve racking. If I can drive, I do. The only flying I ever do is for the company, and I hate it.

Just remember this one simple tenet in flying:

The number of landings should equal the number of take-offs.

Then you've got the pilots the company I work for hires. I think they're all ex-Navy pilots because when they land, they slam that beast on the ground like they're trying to catch the 3rd wire on an aircraft carrier. But then, maybe they just want to make sure everyone is awake so they'll get off the plane.....

 

[itchin]

Just remember this one simple tenet in flying:

The number of landings should equal the number of take-offs.

Then you've got the pilots the company I work for hires. I think they're all ex-Navy pilots because when they land, they slam that beast on the ground like they're trying to catch the 3rd wire on an aircraft carrier. But then, maybe they just want to make sure everyone is awake so they'll get off the plane.....

 

[Sand Hills]

With it all oriented to North to South, HAMAD is upside down. North is to the top of the photo:

A possible reason for this: In Saudi Arabia, local maps are produced with Mecca, not North, at the top. I have been to the UAE, but never thought to check the maps there. However it got me to thinking so I googled up the locations. When I checked the location of "HAMAD" and Mecca on Google maps and reorient it in my head with Mecca at the top, the "HAMAD" looks like it would point to Mecca on a great circle route.

Just a thought.

 

[M. Sage]

No sir. I would be up to it. Especially if I started off with a simulator. I bet it costs a bit to get into. But there is alot of money to be made in Tx. I truly thank god that I am bless to have made it to Tx. A person can make a good living. The rest of the country is really in bad shape.
Speaking of brats, I flew from San Antonio to DFW the other day, and there was a toddler flipping out the whole way. The mother was covering his mouth with her hand, and it just made it worse.

I'd just start with a desktop sim. Microsoft puts out a very good one. If like classic planes and/or want to blow stuff up, IL2 is a good sim that's a few years old so it doesn't need a top of the line machine to run.

Also, look up "introductory" flight lessons. They're usually pretty reasonable, and you apparently have the controls through the lesson.

Just remember this one simple tenet in flying:

The number of landings should equal the number of take-offs.

I'm pretty proud to say that I've taken off in more planes than I've landed in. I've only been in one less landing, but it's still a fun disparity.

 

[itchin]

I'd just start with a desktop sim. Microsoft puts out a very good one. If like classic planes and/or want to blow stuff up, IL2 is a good sim that's a few years old so it doesn't need a top of the line machine to run.

Also, look up "introductory" flight lessons. They're usually pretty reasonable, and you apparently have the controls through the lesson.

Very helpful. I just may do that. The only desktop I have is in my office, but I believe I can find one somewhere to take home. Does the sim program come with a controller? I could probably use my laptop if the controller is usb.