red750 Posted June 2 Author Posted June 2 Like any form of showing off - hooning, etc. Always a risk. 2
spacesailor Posted June 2 Posted June 2 Loong ago !. When I was into motor-bikes the local club asked me to join. You only have to stand-up while doing the " ton " . ( 140 kph ) I chickened out spacesailor 1
kgwilson Posted June 3 Posted June 3 Water is like concrete if you hit it at speed & it will hurt. Water skiers can attest to that. So just like bare foot skiers with appropriate skill and speed the wheels won't dig in. If you don't have both of those it will be a very expensive exercise. 2 1
onetrack Posted June 3 Posted June 3 (edited) Hmmmm........ QUOTE: "First, the water ski maneuver itself requires no real talent."....... https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2022/june/pilot/dogfight-airplane-water-skiing Edited June 3 by onetrack 2 1
Arron25 Posted June 3 Posted June 3 On 02/06/2025 at 8:02 PM, spacesailor said: " ton " . ( 140 kph ) Must have different 'ton's across the ditch 1
BrendAn Posted June 3 Posted June 3 2 minutes ago, Arron25 said: Must have different 'ton's across the ditch They lost 20 kph 1
Blueadventures Posted June 3 Posted June 3 2 minutes ago, BrendAn said: They lost 20 kph Like their dollar? 1
spacesailor Posted June 4 Posted June 4 It was very loong ago . ( I was a teenager ) Just a verbal acronym for 100. Mph . Now we speak French , that ton will be 60 kph . spacesailor 1
onetrack Posted June 4 Posted June 4 Back to school for you, Spacey, you must have failed arithmetic! 100mph is 161kmh.
spacesailor Posted June 4 Posted June 4 (edited) What is 'Arifmatik' , I only had a few years of ' terror edgukashun ' . Had to learn after 14. & 6months after skooling. spacesailor Edited June 4 by spacesailor Spelling 1
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