I don't feel learning to fly is a big deal. Not many do it, perhaps
because of the expense, or it just isn't mainstream.

Harder to do, and to me is a bigger deal, yet is very common; get a good
university education.

It makes me remember the old joke, "How can you tell if there is a pilot
in the room.....Don't worry he will tell you."

It is a big accomplishment for anybody to do. Jay is justifiably proud.

I have seen many 16 and 17 year olds learn to fly. Males, and females
alike. Always funny seeing parents drive their child in for a lesson
like a solo cross country. But they aren't allowed to drive yet.

I suppose there is a mystique to it, but I never entered a Formula One
race either. It is an accomplishment but I hope there will be many
larger ones in everybodies future.









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So what your talking about is the standard loser's excuse "I could do it
if I wanted to, but I just don't want to".


Not exactly, for e.g., I don't go skydiving even though I am pretty
confident I could learn to skydive if I wanted to but I am just not
interested. Likewise there are lots of people who are not losers and
who don't want to be pilots.