Doug Semler wrote:
A response of mine in another thread got me to thinking (dangerous, I
know) about what makes a person *want* to become a pilot.

In a nutshell:

Dad was a pilot (Navy & commercial), so I grew up going to airshows and
having aviation related things around me. I'm not an adventure seeker,
more of a homebody. I don't get bored easily. I'd rather be in school if
it would pay me as much as working does. It took me four years to get
through junior (two year) college because I kept taking all manner of
courses that sounded interesting or fun. I then spent another four years
at a university, but that was about six years later. I'm a student
pilot, so everything is new--I don't have to go looking for it. I am a
bit of a control freak (so was Dad for that matter). I love to just look
at the scenery; to see the world in a different way. I'm an introvert
and enjoy reading sci-fi, mysteries, and the occasional bodice-ripper
set in historical times (so I can learn some history in the process). I
don't think I've got good comm skills, and don't like doing the radio
work as I'm always afraid I'm going to screw up. I'm whole brained
(definitely artsy-fartsy, but scientifically inclined as well).

Debbie