multi-species kinship is so cool. :bird-bouncy:
flying with birds is better than flying into birds.
90s kids might remember this heart warmer, fly away home- rated PG for mild goose related themes.
never watched it but i remember rolling my eyes at the commercials for it.
it's for the grandma's more than the grandkids they're babysitting.
and there are people here who say personal aircraft are useless and shouldn't be allowed
goose daddy knows :honk-enraged:
here's an electric trainer that requires a license to *fly. I think in the US it's technically a motor glider? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiADDbeFanU
here's an ultralight that meets the part 103 rules, so no license needed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGmzckyQTXE
There's also a few electric paramotors now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxbGo5UdkMs
Wouldn't be able to migrate geese with an electric's range yet but it'll get there
If you're interested in getting into flying on a budget check out paragliding. I've never done it because I live in a swamp but if you're near a coast with steady wind or mountains it seems like the absolute cheapest and most practical way to fly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KGyM9qjPSM
I actually went flying with my dad's friend decades ago. Crazy asshole let a 14 year old take the stick. Being in a cessna feels like being in a volvo station wagon in the sky
Then we lost electrical power coming back to the air field and had to land in some rural airstrip because we couldn't contact the ATC tower.
Yeah it was pretty cool being able to take a 30 minute trip that would've taken hours in a car to have lunch with my grand parents half the state away.
jumping out of a plane, deploying a parachute, then stacking up into a formation so we can vote on who's in charge when we hit the ground
An Anarchist fleet of Consolidated Commodores also known as the Anarcho-Commodores :kelly:
