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Old May 14th 05, 08:50 PM
Matt Barrow
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"anon" wrote in message
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Thank you all for your thoughtful comments. Jay Honeck is correct that my
concern was about a YOUNG new pilot, although I now understand that hours

in
the air and range of experience are relevant as well. BTIZ's question is

a
good one,--would I let them drive in a sports car. The answer is a

resounding
yes. In fact I let these two drive across three states at 16 and they did
great, notwithstanding the smuggled fireworks in the trunk on their

return. As
to me flying with the friend--not a bad idea. If I wouldn't, I certainly
shouldn't let my son.

We haven't broached this subject with mom yet. We'll see.

Thanks again for your comments and insights.


As a licensed pilot, he's demonstrated the _ability_ of flying an aircraft.

As a relatively NEW pilot, he lacks experience to deal with more difficult
conditions.

The clincher, though, is: how mature is he in other aspects of his life?

If the latter is "very", then you should have no problem under good weather
and flight conditions.

Remember that all risk is _measured_.

Anywho, my boys never drove (nor desire even now) sports cars, leaning
towards pickup trucks. :~)






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Old May 15th 05, 12:58 AM
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("Happy Dog" wrote)
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Recommendation was hysterical in nature if measured against reality.


Somewhere between "hysterical" and "reality" we disagree.


You have said nothing interesting.


What's the line (paraphrasing) in the documentary Empire of the Air - The
Men Who Made Radio? (PBS 1991) ...'You trade reality for words, than you
talk about the words.'


Take the hint.


Your other send-off was precious, this one is simply trite.


Montblack

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Old May 15th 05, 09:47 PM
Margy
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Jay Honeck wrote:
There are very good reasons that car insurance for 17 year old boys costs
exponentially more than for adults.


Does aviation insurance cost any more for 17-year-olds than for adults?



Actually, it will cost less to put my son on our flight insurance than it
will to add him to our 8-year old Subaru insurance. (The insurance agent
only laughed when we asked about adding him to our Mustang convertible...
;-)

I'm hoping that this says that teenage pilots are better than teenage
drivers.

I have a friend who says when he was 16 his parents would let him fly
anywhere, but he couldn't have the car on a Saturday night.

I think (hope) most young pilots take flying very seriously, but, you
know, everybody drives!

Margy
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Old May 16th 05, 12:24 PM
Dylan Smith
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In article , Montblack wrote:
Recommendation was not hysterical in nature - especially if measured against
your terse response. A young man recently slipped under the waves (while
talking to 911) on a cold, dark and windy night, after ditching in Lake
Michigan -
don't fly over the lakes at night 17 year olds.


It wasn't really relevant to this discussion. If we want to go into
'what ifs' I could write a 20,000 word list of 'what ifs', the vast
majority being irrelevant. I highly doubt these people are going on a
lake-crossing cross-country, it's much more likely they are going for a
45-minute local flying trip that won't cross a body of water larger than
someone's swimming pool.

I've known plenty of old men to cross bodies of water at night with no
survival gear, too. This kind of thing isn't limited to younger people.

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