deikoepfiges_dreirad ( @deikoepfiges_dreirad@lemmy.zip ) 51•5 months ago“Everyone knew it was impossible. But then, a fool who didn’t know came along. And afterwards he also knew.”
ayla [she/her] ( @ayla@beehaw.org ) 25•5 months ago“The Guide says there is an art to flying”, said Ford, “or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
verdare [he/him] ( @verdare@beehaw.org ) 4•5 months agoThat is actually a pretty accurate summary of how orbits work.
germanatlas ( @germanatlas@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 19•5 months agoBro, I sat in planes before, it’s not that hard
Bizarroland ( @Bizarroland@kbin.social ) 16•5 months agoThe scar on my forehead from honestly trying to fly is all of the evidence that I need that I honestly tried to fly.
uriel238 ( @uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 7•5 months agoThe boy who lived!
ℛ𝒶𝓋ℯ𝓃 ( @name_NULL111653@pawb.social ) 15•5 months agoMe. I have. No, like, I’ve literally had flight lessons, 10/10 highly recommended.
FlihpFlorp ( @FlihpFlorp@lemm.ee ) English9•5 months agoIs their some frequency I should be flapping my arms to cus like planes and gliders are expensive and they need maintenance
ℛ𝒶𝓋ℯ𝓃 ( @name_NULL111653@pawb.social ) 6•5 months agoFrom random stack exchange nonsense: 750Hz-ish? Idk would be nice to run some actual fluid dynamics on, you’d probably run into issues with that pesky sound barrier…
But in all seriousness a paramotor is relatively cheap ($10-15k ish depending on how much you spend on a training program). I’ve only flown fixed-wing since I got financial aid for lessons (there are a TON of scholarships out there if you’re serious about flying, there’s a huge pilot shortage right now).
🏳️⚧️Mia🏳️⚧️ ( @TheCoolerMia@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 10•5 months agocover yourself in oil
ReallyKinda ( @ReallyKinda@kbin.social ) 10•5 months agoI mean I have not researched but I tried pretty hard to jump off the ground and will myself up so I could fly like my dreams and I think that counts.
slurpeesoforion ( @slurpeesoforion@startrek.website ) 7•5 months agoAll the damn time as a kid. So no one can say I didn’t try.
ivanafterall ( @ivanafterall@kbin.social ) 4•5 months agoYou didn’t try hard enough.
nutcase2690 ( @nutcase2690@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 4•5 months agohttps://youtu.be/sKouPOhh_9I?si=OLox9yOOiyQhhoTJ just got to remake your worldview