Gav

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  • Hombre, 31, Mimos 72
  • de Estados Unidos
  • Situación sentimental: Casado/a
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  • Miembro desde: February 2005
  • Última sesión: hace 5 semanas
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So . . Went to America to become a pilot . . check.
Try to find a job during the worst recession since the last bad recession . . check.
Marry an American and play the 'convince them to allow me to move and work in another country game' . . check.
Spend all money whilst playing said game . . check.

In the meantime, meeting folk from all over the globe and with promises of digs almost everywhere, will never need a timeshare. Having numerous lost in translation moments with the locals and writing a book entitled 'stupid things from the mouths of Yanks' which is on course to have more volumes than the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Missing rolls and squosage, friends from home, Irn-Bru in a glass bottle, cold rain, a good cuppa, proper sports and real beer. Loving the weather, the price of petrol and at the moment the A/C.
About Me
Big time photographer, commercial helicopter pilot, helicopter flying, Macbook Pro using, rugby watching, rugby playing, rugby following, bad rock cimber, ex ski-racer, ski bum, snowboarder, wannabie dog owner, hill walker, big eater, beer lover, wannabe VW van owner, people watcher, ex-landlord, tv-soap hater, X-factor avoider.
Used to be on the iPhone
Led Zeppelin, Green Day, The Who, AC-DC, Audioslave, Deep Purple, Muse, Old Skool Dance, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, The Darkness, Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Smiths, The Stone Roses, Weird, Beef and the Bear, Black Crowes, The Kooks, Evanescence, Razorlight, Snow Patrol, Wolfmother, Royksopp, Velvet Revolver, Robot Chicken, Family Guy, Ian Brown.
Fulms & Teevee
The Italian Job (wi Michael Cane, not the pishy remake), Star Wars, Indiana Jones, James Bond, Monty Python, Pink Panther, Black Hawk Down, Saving Private Ryan, Pixar films - Toy Story, Monsters Inc, Cars, Finding Nemo, Sarah Chalke and Scrubs, The Kill Point, Black Books, Friday night fix of Dogfights on Discovery, Family Guy, Father Ted, Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe, In Bruges
I'm looking forward to . . .
More flying, finishing school, the invention of teleportation to avoid transatlantic flights in the human postal tube, real beer, fish suppers with brown sauce, proper curry, getting my 1st paycheck as a pilot, getting JAA over with, all of 2009, flying a turbine
Things I hate . . .
CD's in the wrong boxes, mushrooms, banana smell, folk that tell you "you know what you should have done. ." after you have done it, callers with withheld numbers that leave no message, American smugness, people calling me 'sir', Walmart, Walmart employees, being skint, being away from friends, being away from the ones you love, Florida old people drivers, the word "swell", the saying "My bad", fighting over nothing, having to explain that I'm not Irish, nodding dogs, gherkins, Titusville, Jamie's 'special' popcorn recipie, saying bye at the airport, FAR 91.13, people asking me to fix their computer, people who don't txt back, Darth Vader voices on Skype, American 'Irish' bars, ATC controllers that talk fast, Howard the talentless git in the Halifax ads.
Other web hiding places . . .
Photography showcase and blog at http://www.gavmac.net

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  • Some things I've learned about flying helicopters

    To fly you need only two things, airspeed and money

    If it looks good, it usually flies good

    The only time you can have too much fuel is when you're on fire

    Before each flight, make sure that your bladder is empty and your fuel tanks are full

    Never fly wearing anything you wouldn't want to hike in

    Gravity never loses. The best you can hope for is a draw

    Helicopters don't fly; they vibrate so much and make so much noise that the earth rejects them

    Never stand in a shadow thats getting bigger

    Flying a helicopter; the most fun you can have with your hand between your legs and not go blind

    Airspeed, altitude, and brains. Two are always needed to successfully complete the flight

    and finally . . . .

    "It takes infinitely more knowledge and skill to stop then land, than it does to land then stop!"
    Dr. Sergei Sikorsky

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  • BBC Website - rugby coverage quotes

    "Even if they lose all their games by 100 points, I'm giving Namibia the "shirt of the tournament" award. At least it looks like a rugby shirt, not like that nonsense England are sporting."

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  • Robinson helicopter - doomed?

    I found this helpful passage in the R22 operations manual. It's discussing the possibility of the main blades chopping off the tail in some extreme conditions and the effects of low rotor RPM. It describes this as:

    "The resulting tail boom chop, however, is academic, as he aircraft and its occupants are already doomed by the stalled rotor before the chop occurs"

    Hmm, flying an aircraft that uses 'doomed' in the manual.

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  • hace 11 semanas
  • Donald Eadie
    Donald Eadie

    Orite cus.... saw your wee bro and your old man last week... Celtic Festival and all that.. was good to catch up.

    Hope your doind good and your mrs is nice to ya ;)

    hace 18 semanas
  • Colin Simpson
    Colin Simpson

    Hello boss how are ya ? Me and Jennifer are hoping to hit the states later in the year and will be putting aside a week in cocoa beach for some fun times ;) so we can all meet up , Codge

    hace 23 semanas vía Mobile
  • Ruari
    Ruari

    nice one mate. congratulations

    hace 30 semanas
  • Kelly G
    Kelly G

    congratulations to u both,

    it looked an amazing day!

    xxx

    hace 30 semanas
  • Leah
    Leah

    Wedding photos look fab! hope you had a great day!
    Congratulations from all the Currys xxx

    hace 30 semanas
  • Clarabelle
    luv Clarabelle

    wow* huge congratulations - your wedding photos are beautiful :)

    hace 30 semanas
  • Colin Simpson
    Colin Simpson

    all the best this weekend

    have a good one

    Codge

    hace 32 semanas
  • Kirsty Mcquaide
    luv Kirsty Mcquaide

    hey gav, know your weddings in april but not sure of the date. hope all goes well and you have an amazing day. xox

    hace 33 semanas
  • Colin Simpson
    Colin Simpson

    Hello mate,

    how the hell are ya?are you all set ?

    PS got myself an iphone and now see what you mean they are the future lol

    hope your good mate

    hace 36 semanas
  • Logan
    Logan

    Be a big delivery charge...

    hace 38 semanas
  • Lyn Myles
    luv Lyn Myles

    Hi Gav,
    How you doing? congrats on your engagement.
    At last the empty washing up liquid bottle has gone!!!!!
    Take care, when you back in Scotland?

    hace 40 semanas
  • Hannah Macleod
    luv Hannah Macleod

    :D Congratulations!!!! :D really happy for you, xxxxxxxxxxxx

    hace 42 semanas
  • Vikki C
    Vikki C

    congrats 2 you both, happy planning!!!
    x

    hace 42 semanas
  • Chris Burt
    luv Chris Burt

    Never thought I'd see the day when the McVicar got hitched!

    Congratulations from us big fella - sending you both some transatlantic man-love!

    hace 42 semanas
  • Kenneth Laird
    Kenneth Laird

    well done mata an othere good man down

    hace 43 semanas
  • Donna A
    luv Donna A

    Congratulations Gav - could tell last week you were definitely thinking about it! You gonna be married before me then?

    Love Dxx

    hace 43 semanas
  • Greg Mcsorley
    Greg Mcsorley

    Congratulations mate. Great news :)

    hace 43 semanas