Flying and the New Family

Hi all. I've noticed a considerable decrease in flight hours since my son
was born a little over a year ago. My wife is also 5 months pregnant with
another so flying time may suffer further decline. I'm wondering...what are
some of your experiences during the life-changing event of a new family and
flying? Did you start flying more often after the kids hit a certain age?
What did you do to find more time?

I found that I can get *some* more flying in by waking up at 5:30 Saturday
morning or flying after 10 PM on other nights. Don't get me wrong, I love my
family and thank God for everything but darnit, I love flying too!

Thoughts?

Regards,

Marco



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Make an agreement with your wife. Agree upon one time per week that is your
flying time. If she objects, offer her the same amount of time to do
something by herself while you watch the kids. Works pretty good for me.
My wife goes to school 2 nights per week, I teach a ground school 2 nights
per week. One of those nights we are both gone and a babysitter is offered
up as a sacrifice to our two wonderful cannibalistic children. I also get
to hang out at the airport Sunday mornings and/or fly, some of which my son
accompanies me.
--
Jim Burns III

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"Marco Leon" mleon(at)optonline.net wrote in message
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Hi all. I've noticed a considerable decrease in flight hours since my son
was born a little over a year ago. My wife is also 5 months pregnant with
another so flying time may suffer further decline. I'm wondering...what
are
some of your experiences during the life-changing event of a new family
and
flying? Did you start flying more often after the kids hit a certain age?
What did you do to find more time?

I found that I can get *some* more flying in by waking up at 5:30 Saturday
morning or flying after 10 PM on other nights. Don't get me wrong, I love
my
family and thank God for everything but darnit, I love flying too!

Thoughts?

Regards,

Marco



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Thoughts?

Take 'em along!

My son has been flying since he was a toddler, and my daughter has flown
since birth. It's somewhat of a military operation, getting them loaded in
the plane -- but that's no different then EVERYTHING else in your life, with
little kids.

Just takes more planning....

And it *does* pass. To be replaced by whining, which, in turn, is
supplanted by surliness.

I can hardly wait to see what's next! :-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Yep, bundle them up, transfer everything from your minivan to the airplane,
and take 'em along. Just like travelling in a car, you'll figure out what
you need to take and what you don't.


you forgot fighting in between the whinning and the surliness.... but
nothing a few minutes outside in a chilly Wisconsin winter doesn't solve in
a hurry... summer time the garden hose can always come out nahhh.... I
wouldn't do that! evil grin
--
Jim Burns III

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Thoughts?

Take 'em along!

My son has been flying since he was a toddler, and my daughter has flown
since birth. It's somewhat of a military operation, getting them loaded
in
the plane -- but that's no different then EVERYTHING else in your life,
with
little kids.

Just takes more planning....

And it *does* pass. To be replaced by whining, which, in turn, is
supplanted by surliness.

I can hardly wait to see what's next! :-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 22:08:30 GMT, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:

I can hardly wait to see what's next! :-)

They go away, and you wonder: "The first twenty years of *my* life
took a century to happen; how could theirs have gone by so fast?"

Don

lol don't worry... they'll come back... Christmas is coming
--
Jim Burns III

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"Don Tuite" wrote in message
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On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 22:08:30 GMT, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:

I can hardly wait to see what's next! :-)

They go away, and you wonder: "The first twenty years of *my* life
took a century to happen; how could theirs have gone by so fast?"

Don

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lol don't worry... they'll come back... Christmas is coming

Here I was thinking you were going to say "they'll come back...right after
graduation".

I'm thinking of leaving no forwarding address after mine heads off to
college...

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John T
http://tknowlogy.com/TknoFlyer
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LMAO! I've threatened to give mine our house the day the oldest turns
18.... and then RUN!
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"Jim" wrote in message


lol don't worry... they'll come back... Christmas is coming

Here I was thinking you were going to say "they'll come back...right after
graduation".

I'm thinking of leaving no forwarding address after mine heads off to
college...

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John T
http://tknowlogy.com/TknoFlyer
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John T wrote:

I'm thinking of leaving no forwarding address after mine heads off to
college...

We're moving to Carolina shortly after my stepson heads to college.

George Patterson
Great discoveries are not announced with "Eureka!". What's usually said is
"Hummmmm... That's interesting...."

Roger that, Don. Where the hell does the time go?

"Don Tuite" wrote in message
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On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 22:08:30 GMT, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:

I can hardly wait to see what's next! :-)

They go away, and you wonder: "The first twenty years of *my* life
took a century to happen; how could theirs have gone by so fast?"

Don