Metin. Matt. Doc. Nomad. Turkish... Those are how usually people call me. A med student abroad in Budapest, in his early 20s. Born and raised in Istanbul, Turkey. Was a pilot in previous life. Probably will be a pilot again in the next one as well. Anyway, thanks for reading this and paying a visit over here.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Nothing makes a man more aware of his capabilities and of his limitations than those moments when he must push aside all the familiar defenses of ego and vanity, and accept reality by staring, with the fear that is normal to a man in combat, into the face of Death.
— Major Robert S. Johnson, USAAF.
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The Happy End title refers directly to there being no fatalities, but he also sees it as “happy end” for the planes themselves. They’ve found a place to “rest in peace” out in the remoteness of our planet rather than be scrapped.
Happy End: A Photographer Captures Forgotten Plane Crash Sites of Survival
More than 800 people have paid as much as $200,000 apiece to reserve seats on commercial flights into space, some of which are expected to launch, at long last, within a year. Space-travel agents are being trained; space suits are being designed for sex appeal as much as for utility; the founder of the Budget hotel chain is developing pods for short- and long-term stays in Earth’s orbit and beyond. Over beers one night, a former high-ranking NASA official, now employed by Sir Richard Branson of the Virgin transportation conglomerate, put it plainly: ‘We happen to be alive at the moment when humanity starts leaving the planet.’
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someone has waited their entire life to put that title to use and if he is not promoted immediately i am calling the l.a. times and complaining
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Urgench,the capital of Khwarezmian empire, was destroyed by waters of Amu Derya - thanks to Chagatai,who ordered to destroy a dam.
Kara-Konchar’ and Gul’-Jamal’s death (they are characters of a fairy tale,which happens during Mongol invasion of Central Asia). Sorry for my english
Adventures of Flight!
Flying over the Frisco Bay
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My new book of cartoons “You’re All Just Jealous of My Jetpack” is out now. Details are here.
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“Fuel in the tanks is limited. Gravity is forever.”
Rebel Nationalists Poster from the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)
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