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Hey Greg, I am 69 (closer to 70) and I am changing engines on an Aero Commander outside in the sun at 100 to 105 degrees, while the 20 and 30 year old guys are inside the hanger with fans pointed right at them. I still climb up and down the ladders to do my work. Not bragging, but, I do as much work as any two of those young bucks put together. Bob Parker Mena, AR. ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [email protected] Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 9:42 PM Subject: Re: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Investing in the future ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- In a message dated 7/18/2002 08:30:13 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: At very least, I'd like to see an upper age limit (60?). Greg How old ? You wouldn't be saying that if your were 60 and in perfect health. I'll be 60 the end of this month (July 30) The doctor says I have the blood of a twenty year old. My cholesterol is 182. I can eat anything I want, I don't take any pills of any kind, I don't smoke or drink I get high on flying. I can outrun people half my age. I'm in construction and can hang more metal doors by myself than anyone else in the company, my record (last Year) was 86 doors in one day and done before 2PM, thats putting the hinges on the door than hanging the door to the frame. 60 is a number I'm 60 going on 19 with another 40 to go. When my grandfather was in his seventies, he began to become spatially disoriented. He went to drive from his house in Ventura to the bank, a distance of a few blocks. He ended up in Oxnard, and took two hours getting home after a small fender-bender. It was then clear that something was wrong. This statement is similar to what A&E did last week on the story about small planes. They showed a bunch of accidents then lumped everone else in the same group. I know people in their 70's & 80's that are still flying and or fit as a fiddle. Some people should quit flying when they are in their 40's while others may go till they are in their 80's. People have asked me how come you aren't flying today and I would tell them because I didn't feel good or I had a sore throat or whatever. Most people will ground themselves when something is not right. But like everything else you will alway have someone who won't follow the rules or push the limits of the envelope. That's why we have drunk drivers, drive by shootings, etc, etc, etc. Means of death approximate deaths per year General aviation collateral deaths 14 Playground accidents 15 Dog bites 20 Mountaineering 30 Skydiving 35 skiing 35 Lightning strikes 85 Insect stings 100 Food allergies 125 Scuba 140 Falling in bathtub 300 Bicycling 750 Recreational boating 800 General aviation 820 Weather hazards 1600 Fires 4000 Drowning 4800 Pedestrian traffic accidents 5500 Food poisoning 6500 Suffocation 10000 Accidental falls 12000 Aids 16000 Drunk drivers 17000 Homicide 22000 Suicide 31000 Firearms 35000 Automobile accidents 43000 Heart disease 750000 With all these ways to die, Why then are they picking on general aviation as being so dangerous? James R Scroggins 99714 310 hours and counting South Florida Jim <http://hometown.aol.com/c7814u/index.html> Scroggins home page-----or----- http://hometown.aol.com/c7814u/index.html ================================================================== TO UNSUBSCRIBE go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm ====================== TO UNSUBSCRIBE go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
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