Mike Lindsay wrote:
In article 409c7e66$1@darkstar, Mark James Boyd
writes

Gill Couto wrote:

viewing photos on the web is very enjoyable itself, why bother
learning to fly? Food 4 thought.

Touche' Just because the numbers of pilots, aircraft,
SSA members or tows declines, this may not mean much if there are many
more people enjoying the sport vicariously.


You mean, like reading a porno mag instead of doing something real?

No. I think he means *preferring* the magazine over the real thing. Sort
of like the PC flight simulators. There are legions of dedicated
"simmers" who will never sit at the controls of a real aircraft.

I've bought several versions of Microsoft Flight Simulator in the hope
that a better version will spark my interest. So far, they bore me to tears.

Tony V
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