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Old December 1st 07, 01:38 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Mxsmanic
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Jay Honeck writes:

But -- as opposed to most of our non-pilot friends -- we don't drive
around in brand new luxury cars, we don't live in a 4000 sq ft
"McMansion", we don't have any credit card debt, and we don't go on
cruises or trips abroad. We have chosen instead to make GA the
centerpoint of our life, both in business and leisure.


So you've sacrificed a great deal in order to be able to fly. I suspect that
there aren't many people around who are prepared to make such extensive
sacrifices just for the opportunity to spend a few hours in a small aircraft
once in a while.

Unless you have unlimited money, you have to prioritize your
spending. We have chosen to make flying our top priority, after food
and shelter. If you want to fly bad enough, you do things like that.


Yes, but the problem with GA today is precisely that: you have to want to fly
really, really bad in order to make the sacrifices necessary to do it. There
just aren't that many people who want to fly that badly, and so GA withers.
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Old December 1st 07, 01:40 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Bertie the Bunyip[_19_]
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Mxsmanic wrote in
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Jay Honeck writes:

But -- as opposed to most of our non-pilot friends -- we don't drive
around in brand new luxury cars, we don't live in a 4000 sq ft
"McMansion", we don't have any credit card debt, and we don't go on
cruises or trips abroad. We have chosen instead to make GA the
centerpoint of our life, both in business and leisure.


So you've sacrificed a great deal in order to be able to fly.


Wheras you have nothing to sacifice.




Bertie
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Old December 1st 07, 03:32 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
...
Jay Honeck writes:

But -- as opposed to most of our non-pilot friends -- we don't drive
around in brand new luxury cars, we don't live in a 4000 sq ft
"McMansion", we don't have any credit card debt, and we don't go on
cruises or trips abroad. We have chosen instead to make GA the
centerpoint of our life, both in business and leisure.


So you've sacrificed a great deal in order to be able to fly. I suspect
that
there aren't many people around who are prepared to make such extensive
sacrifices just for the opportunity to spend a few hours in a small
aircraft
once in a while.

Unless you have unlimited money, you have to prioritize your
spending. We have chosen to make flying our top priority, after food
and shelter. If you want to fly bad enough, you do things like that.


Yes, but the problem with GA today is precisely that: you have to want to
fly
really, really bad in order to make the sacrifices necessary to do it.
There
just aren't that many people who want to fly that badly, and so GA
withers.


But it only looks that way to someone as jobless, clueless and helpless as
you. For productive and gainfully employed people, it doesn't appear to be
nearly as difficult.



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Old December 1st 07, 04:37 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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Jay Honeck writes:

But -- as opposed to most of our non-pilot friends -- we don't drive
around in brand new luxury cars, we don't live in a 4000 sq ft
"McMansion", we don't have any credit card debt, and we don't go on
cruises or trips abroad. We have chosen instead to make GA the
centerpoint of our life, both in business and leisure.


So you've sacrificed a great deal in order to be able to fly. I suspect
that
there aren't many people around who are prepared to make such extensive
sacrifices just for the opportunity to spend a few hours in a small
aircraft
once in a while.


After reading:

"we don't drive around in brand new luxury cars..."

"we don't live in a 4000 sq ft "McMansion"..."

"we don't have any credit card debt..."

"we don't go on cruises or trips abroad..."

Mx says:

"So you've sacrificed a great deal in order to be able to fly. I suspect
that there aren't many people around who are prepared to make such extensive
sacrifices..."

This is almost as brilliant as stating that "flying has nothing to do with
being in the air." - another one of my favorites on the Mx hit parade!

Mx, thank you - you are indeed great entertainment here.

BDS


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Old December 1st 07, 07:20 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Mxsmanic
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Maxwell writes:

But it only looks that way to someone as jobless, clueless and helpless as
you. For productive and gainfully employed people, it doesn't appear to be
nearly as difficult.


Then why are so few of the latter investing in aviation?
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Old December 1st 07, 07:55 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Mxsmanic wrote:
Maxwell writes:


But it only looks that way to someone as jobless, clueless and helpless as
you. For productive and gainfully employed people, it doesn't appear to be
nearly as difficult.


Then why are so few of the latter investing in aviation?


My god, what a clueless idiot.

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Jim Pennino

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Old December 2nd 07, 01:09 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Bertie the Bunyip[_19_]
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Mxsmanic wrote in
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Maxwell writes:

But it only looks that way to someone as jobless, clueless and
helpless as you. For productive and gainfully employed people, it
doesn't appear to be nearly as difficult.


Then why are so few of the latter investing in aviation?


Asshole.


Bertie
 




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