30 January 2008

Anabatic and Katabatic Winds

A katabatic wind, a wind that carries high density air from a higher elevation down a slope under the force of gravity.

An anabatic wind, is a wind which blows up a steep slope or mountain side.
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heres how I remember the difference between the two. to all those pilots out there, take note.

OK, so.... katabatic wind.... lets break it down a bit, wut is a "Kat"?? well, a cat is a pussy. And what do you do to pussy's??? You "GO DOWN" on them!!! lol.

Now for Anabatic winds... What name comes to mind when you think "anabatic"?? thats right... Anna... now think of the most famous anna you know... who wud that be?? thats also right, ANNA NICOLE SMITH!! now... wut does Anna nicole smith do in the pool??? THATS RIGHT!!! She "Floats UP"!!!!!

HAHA, future flight instructor RIGHT HERE!!!

juss something i thought i would share.

26 January 2008

hmmm..

ok, so i completely forgot about this blog... lol. im sorry to all my faithful readers... aka brynne. i know how much u actually care about my well being... and my ever so interesting rants about the overall declining intellect of the human race.. im am truely sorry... but for now... lets recap.. i'll start with xmas in winnipeg... ... it sucked... i didnt actually get to stay in winnipeg for more then about 9 hours cuz i forgot to book a hotel... and i didnt really wanna pay out my ass for a 5 star hotel to stay in winnipeg, lol.. plus it was supposed to storm so we kinda had no other choice but to catch a ride home that night or be storm stayed at brynnes for possibly 3 days... i regret doing it... cuz i really missed brynne... ya brynne, i know u read this... so im pretty much juss talking to you.... anyways, i got home and saw my brothers new puppy which is quite cute... and my older puss kodiak... also beautiful.... and uhh... ya, did the whole relative thing, went to brandon a few times... got trashed on new years at home with my brothers and ya... met up with chad... reminissed about he "old days".. and his trip to thialand (i think i spelt it wrong) whatever... ummm... ya, relaxed... studied... (prolly more relaxing then studying, lol) i know i was all "oh ya, when i get home im studying everyday... im so writing when i get back" lol, ya, i guess now its the other way around... ive decided to take my flight test asap cuz my instructor is leaving soon... and i wanna get the stressful part over with now... whatever, still excited... im still shooting for the being done by the end of the year... after that... i'll prolly end up back in manitoba... but who knows. anyways, ya.. i get back home... still in a pissy mood cuz i hafta come back to this dump i hate... get off the plane, and realize they lost my baggage... like, fuck, i was so pissed. i got back into flying, which i dearly missed... did my first solo night flight last nite... which was awesome... kind of another personal hurdle... and ya, tomorrow im planning my night cross crountry and hopefully (weather permitting as always this time of year) i'll be done my night rating and be able to go all out on cpl flight test preperations. im pumped... since ive got back, ive hit the books so friggin hard... lol, i dont really do anything else but sleep and work... and ya... its comin together. ummm... wut else, lol. theres so much i wanna say, but i cant put it on the internet.... cuz i dont wanna deal with the resulting onslaught of bullshit. so ya, lotsa people are stupid. one last request to my devote reader(s)... if i dont end up posting for a while... its cuz im busy and/or i juss plain forgot.... and not cuz i dont care... cuz remember... i loves ya:) ciao for now.