I agree.

anyone who possesses the motor skills and the native intelligence to
safely dirve a car, probably has what it takes to fly a general
aviation airplane.

On the other hand, fear can cause strange things to happen, But if he
loves to fly, he probably "has what it takes".


On Tue, 07 Dec 2004 18:31:31 GMT, zatatime wrote:

On 7 Dec 2004 09:55:51 -0800, "Michael"
wrote:

I know at least one who loves to fly, but realizes he
doesn't have what it takes to be a pilot (IMO correctly).


What is tihs Top Gun? I've known someone blind in one eye who was a
good pilot, and various people who are scared of their own shadow who
are good pilots. I also know brash people who aren't affraid of
anything and may be an accident waiting to happen, but they know how
to control an airplane. There are even parapalegics who are pilot's!
Given so many different ways to excercise your priviledges, I just
don't understand what it means to "not have what it takes to be a
pilot." He may not fly from California to Maine, but I'm sure given
enough time he could learn to aviate effectively and perform emergency
procedures profficiently as a local pilot. Now more than ever with a
Sport license, maybe this is his ticket to get in the air.

z