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

"Trent Moorehead" wrote in message
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"john smith" wrote in message
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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.

Only two pilots in my family history that I'm aware of:

I had an uncle who flew the photo-recon version (F6? or F5?) of the Mustang
in WWII.

I have a cousin who I've not seen in many years who flew two tours in Cobra
Gunships in Viet Nam and then went on to become (possibly) one of the
earliest "Mr Moms" on the planet (mid 1970's). He married a world-class
chemist (I'm told she invented Calgon Bath Beads amongst other things...)
and he stayed home with the kids while continuing to fly in the Army
National Guard and also deliver new GA helos to customers across the
country. By weird coincidence, I actually photographed him flying several
years ago at an airshow ... his unit was long gone back to base by the time
I discovered he was one of the demo pilots.

Jay Beckman
PP-ASEL
AZ Cloudbusters
Chandler, AZ