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"Mxsmanic" wrote

Why must a person practically become a martyr in order to fly?

One doesn't, but one might have to make some choices as to what one spends
their money on. You can get your license for the same money that you might
spend on new furniture, remodeling a room, putting in a hot tub, etc.

Not having a hot tub does not a martyr make - at least not where I come
from.

With attitudes like that, there won't be any pilots at all one day.
Saying
"if you want to fly, you must suffer in every other way" isn't going to
swell
the ranks.

The tendency towards people wanting/expecting immediate gratification is a
more serious threat than anything else IMO.

Unless you have a family, as you say. Or perhaps you should abandon your
family in exchange for the celestial privilege of flying?

Lots of pilots have families.

BDS

BDS writes:

One doesn't, but one might have to make some choices as to what one spends
their money on. You can get your license for the same money that you might
spend on new furniture, remodeling a room, putting in a hot tub, etc.

Getting a license costs a lot more than any of these things, at least around
here. And I can't afford any of them. Neither can many other people.

Not having a hot tub does not a martyr make - at least not where I come
from.

Doing without a hot tub will not help most people to afford flying.

The tendency towards people wanting/expecting immediate gratification is a
more serious threat than anything else IMO.

Well, perhaps that problem will be solved, and GA will disappear, and you'll
get your wish.

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"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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BDS writes:

One doesn't, but one might have to make some choices as to what one
spends
their money on. You can get your license for the same money that you
might
spend on new furniture, remodeling a room, putting in a hot tub, etc.


No it doesn't moron. Take a coarse in basic math.

Getting a license costs a lot more than any of these things, at least
around
here. And I can't afford any of them. Neither can many other people.

Not having a hot tub does not a martyr make - at least not where I come
from.

Doing without a hot tub will not help most people to afford flying.

Just one of many good examples.


The tendency towards people wanting/expecting immediate gratification is
a
more serious threat than anything else IMO.

Well, perhaps that problem will be solved, and GA will disappear, and
you'll
get your wish.


What do you propose? Socialized aviation? Get a life,,,,, or better yet, get
job.

On 24 May, 20:18, Mxsmanic wrote:
BDS writes:
One doesn't, but one might have to make some choices as to what one spends
their money on. You can get your license for the same money that you might
spend on new furniture, remodeling a room, putting in a hot tub, etc.

Getting a license costs a lot more than any of these things, at least around
here. And I can't afford any of them. Neither can many other people.

Not having a hot tub does not a martyr make - at least not where I come
from.

Doing without a hot tub will not help most people to afford flying.

The tendency towards people wanting/expecting immediate gratification is a
more serious threat than anything else IMO.

Well, perhaps that problem will be solved, and GA will disappear, and you'll
get your wish.

Again, thou speakath out thine arse bits


Bertie