How To Go 500 Mph For A Living

Brett & Kate McKay 6/25/10 2:30pm 6/25/10 2:30pm g 14,647 L 59

At some point, everyone has wanted to fly an airplane. Brett and Kate McKay from The Art of Manliness recently spoke with a professional pilot and asked him what it takes. Want to haul ass through the sky? Here's how.

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Fly

Davey G. Johnson 5/08/07 12:00am 5/08/07 12:00am g 816 L 30

Keenan's Fly Guy: New Unit of Speed

Fly

Davey G. Johnson 5/08/07 12:00am 5/08/07 12:00am g 816 L 30

This is Andy Tipping. His friends call him Fly. Actually, everyone calls him Fly, because nobody knows his real name. Fly prefers to travel at 100mph. As such, we have named a unit of velocity for him. If you are moving at 100 miles per hour, you are traversing the globe at 1 Fly. If you are doing 44mph, you are…

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Sema

Mike Spinelli 10/31/06 7:35pm 10/31/06 7:35pm g 20,281 L 19

SEMA Show: Clear Wheels

Sema

Mike Spinelli 10/31/06 7:35pm 10/31/06 7:35pm g 20,281 L 19

D'Vinci Forgiato Wheels worked up these transparent rollers made of Lexan or something. The reps say they're roadworthy, though we might have a problem with cleaning the brake dust off everytime we go out for groceries. Rolling fly is such a pain in the ass. [Gallery]

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