Who among us had/has a parent who flew/flies?

Just curious how much "trickle-down" aviation there is among us?

My father flew, that is how I got started. We never owned a plane of our
own, only rented. I got my first plane ride when I was three.
He was my first passenger upon passing my PPC checkride and J3 checkout.
I got to fly him to Oshkosh for his first trip there.

My father flew A-7s for the Navy but died in a training accident when I
was around 10.

-Robert

My father was an instructor in the AAF (Army Airforce?) in the early
parts of WWII in California. Growing up we were never around planes
other than the stories he told of the cadets. My first ride was at a
resort in a float plane when I was a kid. I also found out that my
mother was a pilot; I found her certificate when I was cleaning out the
house after my father passed away a few years ago. I have all of my
father's original log books from the CPT days in Arkansas and into the
service. I surprised my father when I showed up in a plane and gave him
a ride after I got my certificate. He was ecstatic that I could fly.
Actually, he thought my new wife had the certificate at first. That was
35 years and 1000+ hours ago. Wow time goes by....


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Regards, Ross
C-172F 180HP
KSWI


john smith wrote:
Just curious how much "trickle-down" aviation there is among us?

My father flew, that is how I got started. We never owned a plane of our
own, only rented. I got my first plane ride when I was three.
He was my first passenger upon passing my PPC checkride and J3 checkout.
I got to fly him to Oshkosh for his first trip there.

My brothers and I were all Air Force brats. Dad (
http://geocities.com/viewptmd/Dad.html ) joined the Army Air Corps in 1940
or thereabouts. Graduated from Cadet training in October 1941. Lousy
timing. The war started about a month later. Of his class of 250 at Moffet
Field, only 26 survived the war.

All three of us eventually became pilots. I was the last, soloing two weeks
after Dad passed away. I never got to fly with him in the right seat. Sad.

--
Bob (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways)


"Ross Richardson" wrote in message
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My father was an instructor in the AAF (Army Airforce?) in the early parts
of WWII in California. Growing up we were never around planes other than
the stories he told of the cadets. My first ride was at a resort in a
float plane when I was a kid. I also found out that my mother was a pilot;
I found her certificate when I was cleaning out the house after my father
passed away a few years ago. I have all of my father's original log books
from the CPT days in Arkansas and into the service. I surprised my father
when I showed up in a plane and gave him a ride after I got my
certificate. He was ecstatic that I could fly. Actually, he thought my new
wife had the certificate at first. That was 35 years and 1000+ hours ago.
Wow time goes by....


-------------
Regards, Ross
C-172F 180HP
KSWI

Bob, my dad was also at Moffet Field. I now have all of his personal and
military aviation records. I need to look at them and see when he was
there. He was an instructor. He had gotten his certificate through the
CPT program. I'll check and post.


-------------
Regards, Ross
C-172F 180HP
KSWI


Bob Chilcoat wrote:
My brothers and I were all Air Force brats. Dad (
http://geocities.com/viewptmd/Dad.html ) joined the Army Air Corps in 1940
or thereabouts. Graduated from Cadet training in October 1941. Lousy
timing. The war started about a month later. Of his class of 250 at Moffet
Field, only 26 survived the war.

All three of us eventually became pilots. I was the last, soloing two weeks
after Dad passed away. I never got to fly with him in the right seat. Sad.

My father had his private pilot certificate, and took me up for my
first flight when I was two weeks old! I can't say for sure that is
when the seed was planted, but I do recall flying around 4 or 5 and him
letting me take the controls...

He no longer flies, but is darn excited about me being a pilot and an
owner! He always wanted to own a plane!

Best Regards,
Todd

None, of my immediate family flew airplanes but my grandmothers brother was
a crop duster and was paralyzed in an accident while crop dusting in a new
airplane.


"john smith" wrote in message
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Just curious how much "trickle-down" aviation there is among us?

My father flew, that is how I got started. We never owned a plane of our
own, only rented. I got my first plane ride when I was three.
He was my first passenger upon passing my PPC checkride and J3 checkout.
I got to fly him to Oshkosh for his first trip there.

My older brother started it, and about 5 years later I got my Private.
Fifteen years later my Dad retired and bought property on a lake and
adjoining an airstrip with an active EAA chapter(44TE). He decided to
get his license. So I guess you could say it trickled down from child
to parent

--
Cheers,
John Clonts
Temple, Texas
N7NZ

"john smith" wrote in message
...
Just curious how much "trickle-down" aviation there is among us?

This topic has revealed a fact that I have not thought of befo I may be
the only person in our family that has held a pilot's certificate. There may
have been some members that flew during wartime, but I am not aware of them.
Even so, I don't recall any member of my family, mother or father's side
that flew airplanes privately.

Talk about bucking the trend!

-Trent
PP-ASEL, trendsetter.

Trent Moorehead wrote:

This topic has revealed a fact that I have not thought of befo I may be
the only person in our family that has held a pilot's certificate. There may
have been some members that flew during wartime, but I am not aware of them.
Even so, I don't recall any member of my family, mother or father's side
that flew airplanes privately.

Talk about bucking the trend!

The same is true for me, except that I am positive that none of my
relatives flew during either of the WW's.

--
Peter
























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