Bucket list , things to do in your life or have done .

[Badballie]

I will start .
I learned to fly a helicopter 44 hours soloed at 25 hours .( Robinson R22)
I was scared of heights and went in a helicopter with a few mates , that is when i knew i had to conquer the heights thing and fly a chopper .
That was one of my bucket list items , to fly a helicopter which i achieved , the learning curve was hectic , ground school , radio licence and the flying especially learning to hover , auto rotation was hectic .
They will not let you solo until you can auto rotate properly .

 

[Papa Smurf]

Ticked off my bucketlist so far:

Skydive alone (not tandem) in 2014
Sleep on top of Table Mountain (did that 2 weeks before lockdown started)
Never get married

 

[Moosedrool]

There's not enough time in any lifetime for me to complete my bucket list.

 

[satanboy]

Go to the top of Table Mountain

 

[Segg]

I will start .
I learned to fly a helicopter 44 hours soloed at 25 hours .( Robinson R22)
I was scared of heights and went in a helicopter with a few mates , that is when i knew i had to conquer the heights thing and fly a chopper .
That was one of my bucket list items , to fly a helicopter which i achieved , the learning curve was hectic , ground school , radio licence and the flying especially learning to hover , auto rotation was hectic .
They will not let you solo until you can auto rotate properly .

There was an autorotation accident at FAWB just this past week... The irony of the situation seems to be the engine partially failed during the exercise

But still, I'd rather have an engine failure in a helicopter than a light aircraft

 

[Papa Smurf]

Go to the top of Table Mountain

i hike Table Mountain very often, but not since lockdown and im not keen much in winter
You can join me anytime in future for a hike up
Or you can go up in Cable Car free on your birthday, just show them your ID book

 

[satanboy]

Maybe I should be more clear. Go up Table Mountain with the SO (see has never been either - she has a fear of heights).

We have lived all our lives in CT and are both 55. May shock some.

 

[Y2K]

Ticked off my bucketlist so far:

Skydive alone (not tandem) in 2014
Sleep on top of Table Mountain (did that 2 weeks before lockdown started)
Never get married

What's it like? Never getting married? Atleast up until the age you are now.

 

[Textile Guy]

I wanted to travel to each continent ....
Completed that prolly in my mid 30s.

Now I wanna do the Miami to Seattle via San Diego and NY road trip.

@Papa Smurf - If you are still into skydiving - the new Sabre 3 was launched June 1st.

 

[Papa Smurf]

What's it like? Never getting married? Atleast up until the age you are now.

same as it was before you got married
all the time in the world to do whatever i wanna do
or not do

 

[Papa Smurf]

I wanted to travel to each continent ....
Completed that prolly in my mid 30s.

Now I wanna do the Miami to Seattle via San Diego and NY road trip.

@Papa Smurf - If you are still into skydiving - the new Sabre 3 was launched June 1st.

thanx but not into it at all after a few jumps
my instructor died in an accident and i was friends with him
it put me off skydiving

 

[Papa Smurf]

Maybe I should be more clear. Go up Table Mountain with the SO (see has never been either - she has a fear of heights).

We have lived all our lives in CT and are both 55. May shock some.

cool, i will let you know when the specials are back online again for locals
they host sunset cruises up and down the cable car for half price

PS I would guessed you were 35 years old LOL

 

[Badballie]

thanx but not into it at all after a few jumps
my instructor died in an accident and i was friends with him
it put me off skydiving

I had a similar experience that is why i have never jumped and do not think i will .

 

[Papa Smurf]

I had a similar experience that is why i have never jumped and do not think i will .

funny thing is my Instructor said in our lecture course that if skydiving had never been done before and only now in this year it was invented there is no way in hell the Aviation authority would allow such silly behaviour of jumping out of a perfectly well flying plane

So, to this day I have taken off in a Cessna plane but never landed in one

 

[OCP]

A 3 some

 

[SauRoN]

I’ve never been a big list maker and as such I’ve ticked off most of these types of boxes in my youth or by pure accident through experiences.

I’ve done the sky diving thing, flown a plane (not landing or taking off), been in a helicopter or two, been on some crazy boats and/or ships, been on a submarine, ridden a shit load of awesome bikes in my life that I never though would happen, driven a few cars that most people don’t get the opportunity to do and would have on their bucket list.

I guess the only things that pop off the top of my head would be nice to haves but not things I reckon I would feel I failed at life if I didn’t get to do them.

Own a supercar for a year would be cool.
Drive the Nürburgring.
Drive Laguna Seca.
Visit Italy.



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[biometrics]

Survive a pandemic.

 

[Badballie]

A 3 some

Been there done that .

 

[spiderz]

Still want to build a car from scratch.

Did take my rustbucket of a mini from CPT to 140km otherside of Upington Last year to go Drag race against hot rods
(Oh, I drove the mini there and back in 40-45deg temps)

 

[Urist]

Also have a fear of heights, so that swing at oribi gorge is on the list
Take my GS into africa, maybe a tour of Etosha
Get patched