I would like to take this opportunity to thank all participants (well,
except for maniac) in this group. Lurking here, reading your stories,
arguments keeps the dream alive for me.

Welcome, sir! You will find this to be an outstanding source of
information, inspiration, and (occasionally) frustration -- and it's
always good to remember that the advice you receive here is worth
precisely what you paid for it.

Just 12 years ago, I was in your shoes. In that decade-plus, aviation
has literally changed my life -- 100% for the better, I might add. My
wife and I have flown our kids from coast-to-coast, seeing things,
visiting places, and meeting people that would have been completely
impossible without general aviation.

Don't wait to take flight lessons! I hemmed and hawed and
procrastinated until I was 36 years old -- and I now regard the first
35 years of my life as time wasted standing on the ground, looking up.
It's a bit financially painful to get the certificate, but it's yours
for life. Just do it!

I will go back to lurking now.

Jump in from time to time, please. Students and wannabees are always
welcome here!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"