On Oct 1, 12:42 am, (Paul Tomblin) wrote:

She flies with me if we're going somewhere she wants to go. But 90% of
the time if I'm just going for the sake of flying, she doesn't want to go.
I used to drag her along, and she'd read a book or fall asleep.

Paul,
I have a similar situation after two local plane wrecks in two
consecutive weekends. My wife met both of the pilots a few weeks
prior. I liken General aviation to driving a sports car or riding a
motorcycle, we do what we can to mitigate the risks, but in the end we
accept certain inherent risks because of the reward (To us anyways).
This does not hold true for our families ! I would sugest that if your
wife doesnt enjoy flying you should not drag her along but find a
pastime the two of you enjoy and just go flying on your own time. The
reason that I bring this up is because I have met two women over the
course of my flying career who lost their families (Spouse and kids)
to GA accidents. Hope this helps ,
K Baum

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