Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group the Blame Game

And that really sucks.
Abid

--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, "Cy Galley" <cgalley@...> wrote:
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> You need updating when it comes to Maytag; Maytag is GONE. They make wind
> turbine blades in the old Maytag building. All the building of Maytag and
> Amana branded appliances is done in MEXICO by Whirlpool.
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> From: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com]
> On Behalf Of Richard Williams
> Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 2:50 PM
> To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group the Blame Game
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>
> fellows,
>
> I remember Winter in Newton IA.
> The school was not so far away, just ~3long blocks.
> and the ground was mostly level.
> However, I was just a little guy, less than 3' tall and the snow drifts were
>
> much taller.
>
> I also had shoes and a nice warm Winter coat.
>
> The route to school was approx 1/2 dirt road and 1/2 paved road.
>
> Nonetheless, That 4 blocks was a major chore to walk to/from school.
>
> BTW:
> I was passing through the area a couple of years ago.
> The dirt roads are gone. Replaced by hwy 14.
> We used to live way out past the edge of town.
> Now, the town runs several miles past where I used to live.
> The Maytag company had less than 1 city block. Now, Maytag covers the whole
> area that used to be the town.
> Things really change when a person turns their back for a few decades.
> I guess that is called 'progress'.
>
> R. Williams
>
> ---------- Original Message -----------
> From: "Michael Pilla" <snowflake6515@...
> <mailto:snowflake6515%40gmail.com> >
> To: <Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Sport_Aircraft%40yahoogroups.com> >
> Sent: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 12:49:45 -0400
> Subject: RE: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group the Blame Game
>
> > LOL! I soloed a J-3, paying $4/hour, wet. I also have Commonwealth
> > time, etc. The Cub time was in 1956 when I got my pilot's license on
> > my 16th birthday and then had to have my father drive me to Motor
> > Vehicles to get an auto permit (none of that 16 stuff.)
> >
> > I did have to walk to school (no buses), but fortunately, had shoes;
> > otherwise winters would have been murder. J
> >
> > Michael
> >
> > From: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Sport_Aircraft%40yahoogroups.com>
> [mailto:Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Sport_Aircraft%40yahoogroups.com> ]
> > On Behalf Of Helen Woods
> > Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 11:43 AM
> > To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Sport_Aircraft%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group the Blame Game
> >
> > Hmm. And I'm guessing that all of you walked to school barefoot,
> > through two feet of snow, uphill both ways?
> >
> > Helen
> >
> > On 10/14/2010 11:39 AM, James Ferris wrote:
> > > Thats not bad, i had to pay another $3.00 for the instructer but he only
> > had one
> > > eye, so i may have got a discount for that. I got a $14,000 hous e for a
> > > hundered bucks back then, just take over the payments
> > > Jim
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group the Blame Game
> > >
> > > Actually my first 8 hours of instruction came as a package deal for
> $100.
> > > back in 1970 flying a C-150! Of course that's still twice what JF said
> he
> > paid
> > > and would probably be about $1000 in todays dollars... (My house back
> then
> > > cost me $14,000!)
> > > John
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wednesday 13 October 2010 09:23:52 pm apollonorthamerica wrote:
> > >
> > >> Was that during the great depression :).
> > >>
> > >> --- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Sport_Aircraft%40yahoogroups.com>
> > <mailto:Sport_Aircraft%40yahoogroups.com> , James Ferris<mijniljj@>
> > wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> When I learned to fly i rented the airplane for $6.00/hour WET, where
> > did
> > >>> you learn your Math?
> > >>> Jim
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
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