Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!milano!leona From: leona@milano.sw.mcc.com (Leona Slepetis) Newsgroups: rec.skydiving Subject: Re: Fish Story Message-ID: <69418@milano.sw.mcc.com> Date: 10 May 91 17:34:32 GMT References: <6730093@hplsla.HP.COM> Reply-To: leona@milano.sw.mcc.com.UUCP (Leona Slepetis) Organization: Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corp Lines: 13 In article <6730093@hplsla.HP.COM> artb@hplsla.HP.COM (Art Bori) writes: >This reminds me of a trick that a jump pilot once pulled on some relatively >new skydivers. On the climb to altitude he talked about how aerodynamically A certain poster to this group who shall remain nameless has a favorite trick he pulls on jump pilots. When he's in the forward position in a 182 with his back to the panel, he'll nudge the trim wheel down bit by bit with his elbow while making pretend that he's snoozing. He gets a kick out of watching the pilot's increasing efforts to keep the nose up until he figures out what's going on. -- slepetis@mcc.com