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Title: My Cat's Been Taking Flying Lessons Again...
Post by: Chilly Willy on November 24, 2006, 10:52:39 PM
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Chilly
Title: Re: My Cat's Been Taking Flying Lessons Again...
Post by: scottpA_GS on November 25, 2006, 10:30:05 AM
 :laugh: Awesome :thumb:

You have to add the caption:

" No animals have been harmed durring flight training"
Title: Re: My Cat's Been Taking Flying Lessons Again...
Post by: Dr. Love on November 25, 2006, 11:22:23 AM
Are you a ninja?
Title: Re: My Cat's Been Taking Flying Lessons Again...
Post by: starwalt on November 25, 2006, 11:38:31 AM
Reminds me of a video shot on a KC-135 owned by NASA...one of the Vomit Comets. They took a cat and a rabbit up to try and figure out how a cat always lands on it's feet.

The poor rabbit just flopped around and hit it's nose, butt, side, back, etc.

The cat was spot on it's feet no matter which way it floated.

The verdict...the tail.  The cat used it's tail for stability/positional control.

Damn funny stuff. Had PhD's and the like rolling in the floor!  :laugh:
Title: Re: My Cat's Been Taking Flying Lessons Again...
Post by: Chilly Willy on November 25, 2006, 12:33:47 PM
Cool!--That makes total sense about the tail.  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

This is my drooler-cat who loves to pester me while I'm on the computer.  Her flight training is an attempt to try to discourage her pesky ways.  And yes, she has a large soft king sized bed to land on underneath her.  :laugh:

Chilly
Title: Re: My Cat's Been Taking Flying Lessons Again...
Post by: Chilly Willy on November 25, 2006, 01:29:01 PM
A couple more in the series:

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Title: Re: My Cat's Been Taking Flying Lessons Again...
Post by: scratch on November 26, 2006, 09:33:12 PM
Like the belly-flop position of the last one.  :laugh:

Seems the flying lessons are not working yet, considering there are two more pictures here...will wait for more.
Title: Re: My Cat's Been Taking Flying Lessons Again...
Post by: Chilly Willy on November 26, 2006, 09:38:09 PM
Quote from: starwalt on November 25, 2006, 11:38:31 AM
Reminds me of a video shot on a KC-135 owned by NASA...one of the Vomit Comets. They took a cat and a rabbit up to try and figure out how a cat always lands on it's feet.

The poor rabbit just flopped around and hit it's nose, butt, side, back, etc.

The cat was spot on it's feet no matter which way it floated.

The verdict...the tail.  The cat used it's tail for stability/positional control.

Damn funny stuff. Had PhD's and the like rolling in the floor!  :laugh:

I wonder what a Manx would do?  They're pretty neurologically messed up anyway.
Title: Re: My Cat's Been Taking Flying Lessons Again...
Post by: Cal Price on November 27, 2006, 03:39:01 AM
Dunno about flying but my cat, Boris, is really good at this, and catching unwanted (by me) wildlife, rats, jaybirds etc....but this is what he does best...

(http://www.bbburma.net/CalPrice/Boris%20kipping.jpg)