On May 4, 8:24*pm, Ricky wrote:
Here's possibly a stretch of a question...

My daughter is only 7 but already I'm thinking of her driving and,
hopefully, learning to fly (like me). I'd love to teach her myself if
she shows interest.

I've heard many times that a pilot makes a safer driver and, looking
at myself & some other pilots I know, I believe that may be true. I've
never seen statistics but would be interested in knowing if this is
fact statistically.

Anyway, I expect to be a CFII & further soon (com./inst. now) and was
wondering if anyone has ever taught a sibling (or anyone for that
matter) to fly before they learned to drive?
Do you think it would make for a safer driver?

Ricky

Not quite on topic, but this is a neat story

I was talking to an retired MD a dozen years ago, turns out he flew
bombers in WW II. He went into the army young, later transferred to
the army air corps. He became a command pilot, then a section leader,
and finally a squadron commander, leading at least dozens of heavy
bombers over Germany.

Finally he returned stateside to train new pilots.

We went home on leave, asked his father if he could borrow the car. He
could not -- he didn't yet have a driver's license! He was qualified
to lead dozens of airplanes, and tens of dozens of crew, in harm's
way, but not drive down the streets of his home town.

When I hear of talk about "The Greatest Generation" I told him I would
think of him. He says he thinks about the crews he led out that did
not come back.

Sorry for the diversion, but it's a favorite story. Now back to the
regularly scheduled program!
he comes to mind. And he says