Private pilot license

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Have had one for 29 years. Need to fly some more before deciding
whether it's a good thing....
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Funny that we're all giving advice, debating each others' advice and
fine-tuning our comments, yet the original poster hasn't come back even
once to clarify his request, ask for further information or otherwise
contribute. Do I sense a lack of committment?

Greg

G Farris wrote:
In article ,
says...


LOL! I stopped dating years ago...well, at least when I finished college.


You're the exception though!
I don't think a woman pilot has to worry so much about her boyfriend or
husband complaining that flying is too dangerous, or that the money could be
better spent on curtains and lawn furniture!

Greg


You'd be surprised at how many guys are instantly turned off when I tell
them I'm a pilot. They assume I'm gay or that I'm going to cheat on
them with the other guys I fly with. Works both ways, I guess. Maybe I
should have waited until after I was married? Of course, then I would
get comments like, "Now why would you want to do something like that?
Flying's not easy, you know."

In article , Rachel
wrote:

You'd be surprised at how many guys are instantly turned off when I tell
them I'm a pilot.

How many pilots are turned off when you tell them you are a pilot?

--
Bob Noel
Looking for a sig the
lawyers will hate

In article ,
lid says...


How many pilots are turned off when you tell them you are a pilot?


Maybe she's turned off by pilots! :-)

I envy couples who share flying - either because they're both pilots, or
because one of them is and they enjoy flying together. seems to be more the
exception than the rule though.

I have one friend who's a 737 F.O. and her husband is not a pilot. She has it
set up though so she's home almost every night, and they have a normal family
life. If one or the other is going to be away twelve to fifteen nights a
month, that's hard to manage.

Flying for pleasure or in the pursuit of business is another matter, as one
often feels the other is taking on too much risk and unnecessary expense just
for the pleasure of flying.

Greg

I don't have one....but read here because I'd like to get one
someday. I'm hoping all the experiences shared here by pilots
will make my eventual experience of getting in the air and
staying there much more enjoyable.

That's a good approach. I wish I had known about these groups, back when I
was training -- they're a great resource, and I've learned more here than in
all the years of hanging around airports.

Um, hmmm. Just dawned on me that perhaps they didn't exist? Hey, folks,
was Usenet here (as we know it now) in '94? I jumped in around '98-ish.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

You'd be surprised at how many guys are instantly turned off when I tell
them I'm a pilot. They assume I'm gay or that I'm going to cheat on them
with the other guys I fly with. Works both ways, I guess. Maybe I should
have waited until after I was married? Of course, then I would get
comments like, "Now why would you want to do something like that? Flying's
not easy, you know."

It's not always that way.

Mary (my wife) didn't learn to fly until '99, after we'd been married 14
years. (And we dated for NINE before that...) I didn't push her (well,
much!), but was thrilled when she went through the training and got her
ticket. And I really love always having a second pilot on board -- it makes
everything easier, less stressful, and safer.

BTW: Personally, I find female pilots irresistibly sexy!

:-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

You are at a party, how con you tell who is a pilot?

In article MD1Hf.547923$084.126821@attbi_s22,
"Jay Honeck" wrote:

Um, hmmm. Just dawned on me that perhaps they didn't exist? Hey, folks,
was Usenet here (as we know it now) in '94? I jumped in around '98-ish.

yep. rec.aviation existed and was split into the current groups prior to 1994.
I don't remember the exact year.

--
Bob Noel
Looking for a sig the
lawyers will hate

Jay Honeck wrote:
I don't have one....but read here because I'd like to get one
someday. I'm hoping all the experiences shared here by pilots
will make my eventual experience of getting in the air and
staying there much more enjoyable.


That's a good approach. I wish I had known about these groups, back when I
was training -- they're a great resource, and I've learned more here than in
all the years of hanging around airports.

Um, hmmm. Just dawned on me that perhaps they didn't exist? Hey, folks,
was Usenet here (as we know it now) in '94? I jumped in around '98-ish.
Been here since late 80's.
Michelle

Hey, folks, was Usenet here (as we know it now) in '94?

I remember posting to deja.com before Google took over the newsgroups.
I think that happened around '98 or '99.