On 2005-08-22, Seth Masia wrote:
There's something else going on here. Real flying has a physical aspect:
it's sensuous in the same way that sports are sensuous. [...]
get in a real airplane, thus it's a better intellectual challenge and more
fun. But if he's a physical guy, he'll want to fly for real.

I'm not sure you're onto something there - as a group, the pilots I know
are probably the least athletic and least fit and eat the worst foods of
any group I know! Go to any fly-in and notice the propensity to being
rotund.

On the other hand, I like hanging out with fellow pilots on the
principle of 'never trust a skinny chef'. As a group we tend to eat the
nicest tasting food (and beer). (I only weigh 150lbs btw).

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