Re: Valuable Lesson

On Tue, 07 Mar 2006 22:29:18 -0000, Jim Hawkins <jimhawkins@xxxxxxxx> wrote:


"David Wright" <nonewsgroupspam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:4706d7Fcrg02U1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
3 hours into my PPL, I learnt a valuable lesson today - don't fly when you
have a cold.


How on earth did WW2 aircrew cope ?
"..Sorry Sir, won't be available for ops for a couple of days - got a bit of
a cold.."
I can imagine the response.


Sounds like you haven't flown with blocked sinuses.

The military do take medical fitness seriously; Aircrew and aircraft are expensive things.


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