"Marco Rispoli" wrote in message .net...
For the first time last week, on Sunday evening I took my wife up with me in
the Piper 180 at Central Jersey.

I have to confess that I was a lot more scared than she was. In fact she was
COMPLETELY indifferent to the point of annoyance.

I on the other hand was utterly terrified.

I mean, what if the engine quits? Oh I can maneuver that thing on the ground
a probably land it in a field (PLENTY of fields around Central Jersey) but
... my wife is in it with me. I can't bear the thought of her going down
with the plane and me.


Delightful story, Marco. I've been there. We want to protect the
family we love but we want to push farther into the sky we love. It
can be a dilemma.
--
Gene Seibel
Hangar 131 - http://pad39a.com/gene/plane.html
Because I fly, I envy no one.