S O S .. No, not that kinda S O S

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Unconventional

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A Boeing 777 wide body was lumbering along at 800 km/hour 33000 feet

when a cocky F-16 fighter jet flashed by at mach 1.5.

The F16 pilot decided to show off.

On his state of the art radio that is part of his state of the art 3 D & million dollar headset the

F16 youngster told the 777 pilot, "Hey Captain Watch this!"

He promptly went into a barrel roll followed by a steep unimaginable vertical climb.

He then finished with a sonic boom as he broke the sound barrier as the F16

screamed down impossible G's before leveling at almost sea level.


The F-16 pilot asked the 777 pilot "What did you think of that?"

The 777 pilot said, "That was truly impressive, but watch this!"

The 777 chugged along for about 5 minutes at the

steady 800km/hour and then the 777 pilot came back on and said, "What did you think of that?"

Puzzled, the cocky F-16 pilot asked, "What the heck did you do?"

The 777 pilot chuckled and said, "I stood up, stretched my legs,

walked to the back, used the toilet, then got a cup of

coffee and a cinnamon roll and secured a date for the

next 3 nights in a five star hotel paid for by the company"

Lesson of life:

When you are young & foolish -

speed & flash may seem like a good thing!

When you get older & smarter

comfort & dullness is not such a bad thing!

It's called S.O.S.

Slower, Older and Smarter!

This story is dedicated to all my friends approaching the S.O.S. category.
 
Kind of reminds me about the story of the young bull and the old bull.
 
The difference in the 2 aircraft is how I hold my A-body up against all the performance versions and hot rotted versions I see here. The commando engine, 8.25 rear, disc brakes, rally wheels, and lots of other upgrade parts have been piled up here for many years. Never had a problem running the posted speed limit as it is. Wish it had a coffee maker in it. LOL
 
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