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

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

my dad flew quite a bit too, but when he came to visit me
recently (via the airlines) it was the very first time that
he i) flew in a jet; ii) landed with the airplane with which
he took off; iii) was doing it willingly and for fun; and
iv) was not carrying a weapon in the process.

not sure if that counts,

--Sylvain

I haven't gotten my pilots license yet, but I have soloed. I know on my
fathers side of the family that my father and grandfather both took lessons
but never soloed. So that is a first for my fathers side of the family.

On my mothers side of the family, my grandfather flew several planes in
WWII. He is probably the sole reason for my appeal to flying. His favorite
aircraft was the PBY-Catalina. My uncle also has a private pilots license
and used to own a taildragger. Today though I am the only active pilot.

--
John Huthmaker

"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.

No on the parents... My Grandfather was a B-24 pilot during WWII and
had a multi commercial license, but never flew again after WWII.


On Tue, 20 Sep 2005 18:03:27 GMT, 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.


Mike Alexander
PP-ASEL
Temecula, CA
See my online aerial photo album at
http://flying.4alexanders.com

john smith wrote:

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.

My father got his certificate some time around 1940. He did war work and served
in the Army during WWII. He never flew again.

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 died about a month after I bought my first aircraft. He never got to
see it. I never had a reason to fly it to Tennessee after he died.

George Patterson
Give a person a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a person to
use the Internet and he won't bother you for weeks.

No one in my immediate family flew. My uncle, who was my mother's twin
brother and my namesake, lost his life flying as a fish spotter six years
prior to starting my lessons. Needless to say, my mother wasn't
particularily keen on me flying, but has grown to enjoy flying with me.

My uncle's accident report is he
http://ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id...13X31902&key=1

"john smith" wrote in message
...
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.

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

Dad was an Air Force fighter pilot so I claim that it's in the genes.
So what if it took me until age 40 to get my PPL. :-)


--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL-IA Student
Arrow N2104T

"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth
with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there
you will always long to return"
- Leonardo Da Vinci

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

Dad was an Air Force fighter pilot so I claim that it's in the genes.
So what if it took me until age 40 to get my PPL. :-)

I'm 47 now, and plan to have either sport pilot or glider before I'm 53.
Kind of a long time, but that is the best I can afford.

I have an uncle that was a pilot, long ago, and my sister got her PP ticket,
just for a challenge, I think. She was current for less than a year.

Me? I LOVE anything mechanical. Ideally, I want to build my own design.
That would be my biggest high. BFG
--
Jim in NC

I got it from outside the family.
--
Gene Seibel
The Farm - http://pad39a.com/gene/farm.html
Because I fly, I envy no one.

My father got his ticket on the GI Bill after WWII and owned several
planes over time, including a PT26 (looked nice painted in military
colors, but I don't remember anything else outstanding about it). So I
got to play with the controls of planes at a young age and develop a
passion. Mother took lessons but was prone to air sickness and didn't
complete the training.

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

My paternal grandfather flew ... don't believe he solo'd. He was
apartner in a Cub, but before he flew it his partner crashed and was
killed during a buzz of his home. That ended Grandads flying career,
but he always talked of it. Have a great-uncle who was a crewman on a
B-25 in the Pacific and another great uncle who was killed in a B-17
training accident on the West coast during WWII. All that said though,
my father flew and that is what I remember growing up. He sold his
plane stopped flying when I was in 3rd grade (job, family, etc), but
we'd fly with a friend of his once every year or two. My older brother
got up to his solo and decided flying wasn't for him. I was in my 30s
before I could really afford to fly regularly. Now that I've started
flying, my Dad has gotten current and is looking at a Mooney ... we'll
see, but it is fun to go flying together which we do occasionally.

Both my kids enjoy flying, but only from the front seat. For them,
it's no different than a car from the rear. We all went to OSH 2 years
ago and my son flew out and my daughter flew back. At 7 and 10, I
didn't need to touch the controls for a 1/2 hour at a time ... just tap
on the misbehaving instrument. Maybe it wasn't a direct flight, but it
was fun. My son is now asking for weekly lessons ... he holds heading
and can handle std rate turns, but altitude sometimes gets the best of
him.

Great thread that I'm glad got started.

Jeff
Velocity SE-FG