"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:5w0jg.27259$No1.21289@attbi_s71...
How many guys do you know that tell you "I soloed a plane back in 19xx" --
but never got their ticket?

I have met a whole bunch of them. I don't want my son to solo, get
"stuck" in a rut waiting, and then never finish up.

Get over it. There's nothing wrong with him deciding he doesn't want to
pursue aviation, and it's pointless for you to attempt to arrange things to
"ensure" that he does.

He is his own person, and he needs to be allowed succeed, fail, or lose
interest as he likes. It's highly unlikely that the exact sequence of his
flight training will affect his interest, but even if it does, it's not your
job to take advantage of that. If anything, it's a bit creepy to be that
interested in forcing your kid onto a certain path.

Pete