Flying & Driving
Sep. 17th, 2011 09:50 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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While reading about the terrible Air show tragedy in Reno, Nevada, I came across poetry about flying and the sky: http://www.skygod.com/quotes/poetry.html
The Eagle and the Hawk
by John Denver
I am the eagle, I live in high country,
In rocky cathedrals that reach to the sky,
I am the hawk and there's blood on my feathers,
But time is still turning, they soon will be dry,
And all those who see me, and all who believe in me,
Share in the freedom I feel when I fly!
Come dance with the west wind,
And touch all the mountain tops,
Sail o'er the canyons, and up to the stars,
And reach for the heavens, and hope for the future,
And all that we can be, not what we are.
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Along that, I was reading about Manual Transmission Gear shifting.
http://www.2pass.co.uk/gears.htm
- 1st Gear is used for moving off, manoeuvring and for creeping slowly in traffic and at junctions.
- 2nd Gear is used for moving off down very steep hills, building up speed after moving away and driving at low speeds.
- 3rd Gear is used to build up speed and when you need more power for climbing hills. It also increases your control when going down steep hills and dealing with some bends.
- 4th Gear is used for driving at speeds generally higher than 30 mph, where there are no hazards to confront.
- 5th Gear not all vehicles have a 5th gear. which gives better fuel economy. This is normally only used on open roads when travelling constantly at higher speeds.
While reading about the terrible Air show tragedy in Reno, Nevada, I came across poetry about flying and the sky: http://www.skygod.com/quotes/poetry.html
The Eagle and the Hawk
by John Denver
I am the eagle, I live in high country,
In rocky cathedrals that reach to the sky,
I am the hawk and there's blood on my feathers,
But time is still turning, they soon will be dry,
And all those who see me, and all who believe in me,
Share in the freedom I feel when I fly!
Come dance with the west wind,
And touch all the mountain tops,
Sail o'er the canyons, and up to the stars,
And reach for the heavens, and hope for the future,
And all that we can be, not what we are.
=====
Along that, I was reading about Manual Transmission Gear shifting.
http://www.2pass.co.uk/gears.htm
- 1st Gear is used for moving off, manoeuvring and for creeping slowly in traffic and at junctions.
- 2nd Gear is used for moving off down very steep hills, building up speed after moving away and driving at low speeds.
- 3rd Gear is used to build up speed and when you need more power for climbing hills. It also increases your control when going down steep hills and dealing with some bends.
- 4th Gear is used for driving at speeds generally higher than 30 mph, where there are no hazards to confront.
- 5th Gear not all vehicles have a 5th gear. which gives better fuel economy. This is normally only used on open roads when travelling constantly at higher speeds.
