DRGN Juno
AAAAAAAAAAAAAA -Sukhoi, 2020
Look. If my scrawny ass can upright an 1100 Goldwing, anyone can.
what do you drive?
- Thread starter Mike_Wolf
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Look. If my scrawny ass can upright an 1100 Goldwing, anyone can.
FlooferWoofer
Blep.
I drive a 2001 Honda Civic that is old enough to smoke, and it definitely does. xD
MetroFox2
Resident Stone Age Fox
What do I drive? Well...
I've driven the Swindon & Cricklade Railway's British Rail Class 03. Once working as the travelling ground frame operator they let me drive her from Hayes Knoll to Blunsdon, and then again on my first footplate training session they let me put her back into the shed.
Aye, it's not a car, but it's a helluva lot cooler. When we brought her out of storage last October she was shooting a jet of flame from the funnel where it was burning-off built-up soot.
I've driven the Swindon & Cricklade Railway's British Rail Class 03. Once working as the travelling ground frame operator they let me drive her from Hayes Knoll to Blunsdon, and then again on my first footplate training session they let me put her back into the shed.
Aye, it's not a car, but it's a helluva lot cooler. When we brought her out of storage last October she was shooting a jet of flame from the funnel where it was burning-off built-up soot.
Mike_Wolf
Well-Known Member
Damn that's a killer. I can do it but I don't wanna. Lol
Probably burning a bit of oil. Might need some new piston rings or valve seals.
What do I drive? Well...
I've driven the Swindon & Cricklade Railway's British Rail Class 03. Once working as the travelling ground frame operator they let me drive her from Hayes Knoll to Blunsdon, and then again on my first footplate training session they let me put her back into the shed.
Aye, it's not a car, but it's a helluva lot cooler. When we brought her out of storage last October she was shooting a jet of flame from the funnel where it was burning-off built-up soot.
God dayum! Lol
Borophagus Metropolis
The last prehistoric floofy woof of FAF
It could be the one I used to have. I drove the hecc out of it. Redline all day, every day.
DRGN Juno
AAAAAAAAAAAAAA -Sukhoi, 2020
What do I drive? Well...
I've driven the Swindon & Cricklade Railway's British Rail Class 03. Once working as the travelling ground frame operator they let me drive her from Hayes Knoll to Blunsdon, and then again on my first footplate training session they let me put her back into the shed.
Aye, it's not a car, but it's a helluva lot cooler. When we brought her out of storage last October she was shooting a jet of flame from the funnel where it was burning-off built-up soot.
Ooh, we're doing non-cars, huh?
I try not to make a habit of using my phone on a flight, but I'll occasionally grab pictures when it's a dual or I've got a student.
Lift with your legs, lock the handlebars to one side, and lean against the bike. Also, don't skip leg day. It sucks, but it's not the worst thing in the world.
DRGN Juno
AAAAAAAAAAAAAA -Sukhoi, 2020
We have a federal scholarship program that runs every summer for 16-18 year olds to get their private pilot's license. I was very fortunate to be selected for it, and I ended up being licensed to fly before I could legally drive without a chaperone. I still had to pay for my commercial/multi/night/IFR/instructor ratings later on, but having that first hurdle covered was immensely helpful.
Mike_Wolf
Well-Known Member
Nicely done. Getting your certification is only half the battle. Procuring a plane is the hard part.
A Minty cheetah
~C H E E~
Non-cars too?
At work, I get to drive Scania R series, Volvo FH and Volvo FM. All with between 400 and 460hp and over 1500ft/lbs of torque!
>:3
At work, I get to drive Scania R series, Volvo FH and Volvo FM. All with between 400 and 460hp and over 1500ft/lbs of torque!
>:3
A Minty cheetah
~C H E E~
Articulated trucks? They're very interesting and quite fun!
Mike_Wolf
Well-Known Member
Yup never driven one before. You name it iv probably driven it at least once but never a big rig. Closest iv gotten to that was a box truck or perhaps that school bus I drove that one time.
DRGN Juno
AAAAAAAAAAAAAA -Sukhoi, 2020
Thanks.
Procurement is absolutely hellish. Renting and split ownership (or...working) are the most common routes because even the simple stuff in a plane is ungodly expensive. There's a common joke saying "I bought a Porsche because I couldn't afford a Cessna."
For example, this 48 year old year plain-Jane Cessna 150 is worth half of my house.
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DRGN Juno
AAAAAAAAAAAAAA -Sukhoi, 2020
Since we're listing non-passenger, I've driven (And operated the boom) on de-icing trucks
TYFYS
Sairn
Sairn the Majestic
Certainly learned me something when I was in that job, more than school. Also was pretty fun, pretty much washing planes. Apparently I could see some snow/ice that others missed, so that's good I suppose
Most fun was when I was driving and we had to clean a 757 engines running. Even fully loaded it was shaking that heavy truck like nothing O.O
Borophagus Metropolis
The last prehistoric floofy woof of FAF
I used to drive tractor-trailers, or what do you call them, lorries? Freightliners, Kenworths, Peterbuilts, but my favorite was the Volvo VNL.
hara-surya
Deviated Prevert
I drive a black 2018 Kia Rio named Luci (after the Disenchantment character) who I also call my Future Shitbox. I have no delusions, Luci is a Future Shitbox. I will drive her wheels off, remember she's a he, and then drive his wheels off. By the time Elon Musk is landing on Mars she'll barely run and I'll make jokes about her.
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MetroFox2
Resident Stone Age Fox
Talking about aircraft up there? I mean, yeah, the original post specified we could talk about things we want to drive, and if I had all the money I ever wanted I'd definitely look into procuring a recreation of a first world war bi-plane, because that'd just be neat, if nothing else.
And while we're on the subject of unlikely theoretical vehicles we want, I'll take Stylo from the Gorillaz music video of the same name.
And while we're on the subject of unlikely theoretical vehicles we want, I'll take Stylo from the Gorillaz music video of the same name.
AceQuorthon
International Man Of Mystery
I crank my existential dread at the highway
A Minty cheetah
~C H E E~
Trucks, lorries, artics. Ours are all cab-over-engine, so no big bonnets (hoods) for me!
Eli_the_Wolf23
Well-Known Member
I want to fly a F-15 fighter jet.
Borophagus Metropolis
The last prehistoric floofy woof of FAF
Never drove a cabover, except a little Isuzu box truck. We got them big hoooodz over here.