I think it was in a King video I was watching where I heard John say
something that really speaks to the 'why' I became a pilot and maybe it
indirectly will give you the answer you are seeking. John King said
something to the effect of; being a pilot/learning to fly is a very
ineffective way to impress someone, because the reason that most of us fly
is for the much deeper and profound reason which is, that we are out to
impress ourselves - to stretch ourselves by investing ourselves into a very
challenging/engaging activity like aviation; truly achieving a dream that
most of us have had nearly all of our lives. How many people can say they
achieved some lifelong dream that is on par with learning to fly? So, very
few.... I think I read somewhere that certificated pilots make up less than
one-third of one percent of the adult population - we are truly an 'elite'
group,,, there's not many that can understand the 'why' of 'why we are up
there' - but WE know,,, and that's all that really matters in the end.

To cite a passage which really speaks to the heart of my experience in
having learned to fly, which from the "Because I Fly" prose; "Who else has
seen the unclimbed peaks? The rainbow's secret? The real reason birds sing?
Because I fly,,,, I envy no man on Earth."

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Good Flights!

Cecil
PP-ASEL
Student-IASEL

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"I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things."
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