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First Flight in 16 Years

Postby Chris McKeon » Sat Jan 24, 2026 1:34 pm

FLYING: I so hope to make it down to Dockweiler in May. I so want to experience a Launch and a landing. Flying is something that I think about from Time to Time
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Re: First Flight in 16 Years

Postby Chris McKeon » Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:22 pm

This Flying Experience from my initial having doing a Pounding to: (Die For). But alas I did not Die. So here I am 15 Year's later waiting for John to steal away from His HG Students. For John hasa plan to come up here from Southern California in order so that John can Perform an IRAN on My Predator. It is nice being that I am a Decades long Predator Fan. Having John Heiney as a close Flying Friend is a good thing. I will most likely have My first Flight since My Pounding 16 Years ago this March 28th . Anyways I believe that John told Mr that I would Fly one of His Glider's, a North Wing Single Surface.
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Re: First Flight in 16 Years

Postby Chris McKeon » Sun Jan 25, 2026 2:29 pm

I really should not be doing this. For My most recent Flight 3-28-2010 left Me in pretty bad shape. But the way I see it is like this: I plan on Flying for the rest of My life, (Fly Till I Die'). And as of Today I am not Dead. Believe it or not, I was a fairly good Pilot. I just hope that Flying is like riding a Bicycle. Once You Have learned You Never Forget. When I am Flying My Predator, I feel so free. Yes Free to Fly anywhere I care to . But Flying anywhere I want to can acid get Me in having a couple of Guys with Automatic Weapons showing up where I had just landed My Predator. Saying How I had Violated Their Airspace. Just saying that I got ost did not work. I told My powered plane Pilot Jaimie about the XC Flight that I just described. I believe that Jaimie said that I Busted Their Airspace. It is like how My now dead Dear Friend K-M said to Me about an X-C flight that He had once, the littney of Trials and Tribulations vin order for Ken to get back to McClure That Day. Well Ken said: "When Flying X-C, the adventure begins after You land.
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Re: First Flight in 16 Years

Postby Chris McKeon » Sun Jan 25, 2026 2:55 pm

Yes, Yes oh Yes. If and when I Fly My Predator again I will make sure that My ineptness, and lack of good judgement does not get Me Down. My Predator has always delivered fantastic Flying Performance. Will I Fly on the same Mountain on the same Day as the current Crop of Topless Glider's? I imagine that I will. After a day of Flying Cross Country when launching from the same Mountain on the same Day. Will I be the first Pilot that our Driver would pick up on that Day, before heading in to Pick-up the Topless Glider's. Who knows? It might be that in the last 16 Years, Tooless Glider's have Finally fulfilled in living up to the exup to what so Many ilots held for Them. I really do not know. I have been out of Sorts since My last Flight B Flight.
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Re: First Flight in 16 Years

Postby Chris McKeon » Sun Jan 25, 2026 3:28 pm

Boy I need to do something other. Than think about Flying. Heck I get a Bye pass on things. Because I damaged My Brain. But the driver to Fly burns brighter than ever before. So thanks everyone for tolerating My babelling about My wanting to Fly. I hope that You all Get High and Go Far Today on this Sunday. Good By Chris McKeon 925 - 497 - 1059.
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Re: First Flight in 16 Years

Postby Chris McKeon » Sun Jan 25, 2026 5:21 pm

I am thinking that some of You are thinking: Oh here is that Brain Dead Pilot. Oh No, not again! But come on, I blew it almost to the Point of ending My Flying for ever. But I did survive. I will Fly again, and again, and again. I mean I did not Die. So Why wouldn't I Fly again?
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Re: First Flight in 16 Years

Postby Bob Kuczewski » Mon Jan 26, 2026 10:16 pm

Chris McKeon wrote:I will Fly again, and again, and again. I mean I did not Die. So Why wouldn't I Fly again?


We do hope you will fly again Chris!!
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Re: First Flight in 16 Years

Postby Chris McKeon » Tue Jan 27, 2026 11:11 am

I look at My (Forced Sabbatical) That happened due to My being injured do to Flying, and Pounding. I almost Failed My REALITY CHECK. But I am trying to return to Flight. Hopefully John will make some time, Time by Stealing away from His Plethora of Students. Then He and I can do what We used to do: Have Fun! Yes John and I will do some Long awaited Flying. 16 Years by My having become a Flightless PREDATOR Pilot.
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Re: First Flight in 16 Years

Postby Chris McKeon » Tue Jan 27, 2026 11:11 am

I look at My (Forced Sabbatical) That happened due to My being injured do to Flying, and Pounding. I almost Failed My REALITY CHECK. But I am trying to return to Flight. Hopefully John will make some time, Time by Stealing away from His Plethora of Students. Then He and I can do what We used to do: Have Fun! Yes John and I will do some Long awaited Flying. 16 Years by My having become a Flightless PREDATOR Pilot.
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Re: First Flight in 16 Years

Postby Chris McKeon » Wed Feb 04, 2026 9:39 pm

So I do not go that far back as an Aviator. For I only took My First Flight back during the end of 1990 through 1991 down in New Zealand. In fact I believe that I returned to the US before April of 91. so when I got back here and I had Dan Fleming. I got Dan to call Rob Kells to ask Him to please throw a 225 Falcon on His rack. Well in about a Month d My FL on, and I I was off to the Races. The Falcon was Big and Boatie. I could land it well enough. But I. The end: It was (My Glider). I
Flew the Falcon for oh I think about a Year. I flew My Falcon For over a Year. I flew My Falcon for oh about a Year and a Half. Then I called John that I wanted Him to bring Me 158 Predators. Transiting from a 225 Falcon to the Predator turned out to be the wisest choice that I could have made. I got My first 100 Mile or Longer Flights Flying The Predator. John I know that this is just My opinion. But You and Dick came up with Heck of a Glider. I just wish that Zi would have gotten You to have gotten Dick to make Mr a Sail so that years from now Zi could have s Predator with new
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