How many pilots, ever?

You can learn to fly, even today, for the cost of a good set of golf clubs
and a membership in a modest club.


"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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| Learning to fly is so systematized (is that a word?) that anybody can do
| it. The real "rarity" is the ability to pay for it.
|
| At least around here, the rarity is the ability to stick with it.
| Paying for it, as I've pointed out repeatedly, costs no more than a
| semester of college, or the price of a late '90s Chevy Lumina.
|
| Where I sit, we have all kinds of children getting their ticket. And
| they usually have millionaire parents.
|
| That is truly a rarity around here. Of course, there are probably
| fewer millionaires in Iowa, but it also seems that kids and parents
| are more grounded in reality.
|
| Joe had to work to pay for his flight lessons -- period. Although we
| obviously helped and encouraged him, there was no free ride.
|
| I have probably offended you and I apologize. I have always wanted to
| pop into your hotel; I can tell you would prefer I not. Fair enough.
|
| I'm apparently missing something here, cuz I don't feel offended in
| the least. This is Usenet -- if I got offended every time someone
| expressed a divergent point of view, I'd be a basket case by now...
|
| I have financed three ppl's for 17 year olds. And nobody owes me a
| thing.
|
| Outstanding! We need more of that in this world.
|
| And Jay, I expect an online link, to the article.....
|
| Presuming they actually write it, I'll provide it.
| --
| Jay Honeck
| Iowa City, IA
| Pathfinder N56993
| www.AlexisParkInn.com
| "Your Aviation Destination"