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Do your part...
Now that my son has completed his training, and passed his checkride,
I can chalk up three pilots that I have mentored from zero to private. I'm working on two more right now, and I hope Mary and I have inspired a few more through the hotel. I am rightfully proud of this accomplishment, but -- more importantly -- I challenge everyone here to ACTIVELY mentor a potential pilot. This isn't hard -- it just means passing along your enthusiasm to someone outside the pilot community. It means being inclusive (not always easy, in the relatively exclusive GA world), welcoming, friendly, positive, and -- most importantly -- caring about the future of our airports, and our way of life. Every pilot I talk with laments the decline of GA, but few know what they can do to do to fix it. I'm here to tell ya that putting folks in cockpits is the only sure-fire method I know that will keep GA strong. When you meet potential new pilots, don't start talking about "the stupid FAA", or the "stupid TSA", or "all the red tape to get your medical", or the "bleak future of GA". I see this happen all the time -- a group of half a dozen pilots (and one or two potential students) will get all wound up about some aggravating aspect of GA, and the old-timers will go on and on about how awful it all is -- or how much better it was twenty years ago. Imagine yourself in that group, as a non-pilot! You'd think there was little point in pursuing the dream, given the dire state of affairs. It's only natural for pilots to bitch about stuff -- it's what we do best, after all -- but please be careful about who is listening, lest we scare off the newbies... Concentrate on the joy of flight, and the freedom to zip around the skies unhindered by man or gravity. Don't whine about the costs -- concentrate on the BENEFITS. Do what you can to share *your* love of flight -- cuz enthusiasm is contagious. To this end, AOPA has lots of good stuff for being a mentor, from hats to certificates to webpages -- if you're not a member, join. Support GA -- be a mentor! -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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On Sun, 25 Nov 2007 05:41:55 -0800 (PST), Jay Honeck
wrote in : I can chalk up three pilots that I have mentored from zero to private. Would that be in addition to yourself, your wife and your son? |
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Jay Honeck wrote in news:3fda75f4-f10d-4129-b5f8-
: = Imagine yourself in that group, as a non-pilot! You'd think there was little point in pursuing the dream, I think that every time I read one of your posts Bertie |
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On Nov 25, 10:26 am, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Jay Honeck wrote in news:3fda75f4-f10d-4129-b5f8- : = Imagine yourself in that group, as a non-pilot! You'd think there was little point in pursuing the dream, I think that every time I read one of your posts Bertie ???????????????? Ok ,I am getting confused again........ Ben |
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Larry Dighera wrote:
I can chalk up three pilots that I have mentored from zero to private. Would that be in addition to yourself, your wife and your son? What? Jay mentored himself? -- Jack Allison PP-ASEL-Instrument Airplane "To become a Jedi knight, you must master a single force. To become a private pilot you must strive to master four of them" - Rod Machado (Remove the obvious from address to reply via e-mail) |
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wrote ???????????????? Ok ,I am getting confused again........ It's just bertie ragging on Jay, again. Nothing new. Nothing to see, move along, move along......g -- Jim in NC |
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What? Jay mentored himself?
Shhh... You'll start rumors... ;-) -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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