The best of luck to the rest of you who have better circumstances and
the opportunity to find it rewarding.

Well, I don't know about better circumstances. Last winter I nearly
went off currency (more than 90 days without a flight) because I
couldn't get a plane off the ground. It was too cold (we aren't
allowed to fly the Cubs below 20 degrees), the runway wasn't plowed,
the runway was sheet ice, the runway was deep in mud, the wind was
blowing 30 mph, I had a cold, I had a business appointment, etc.

Meanwhile the airport owner had spent so much money on plowing,
without corresponding rental income, that this year he decided not to
plow at all. There is four inches of chopped up snow on the runway,
with cold and wind most every day. I flew last Saturday and made the
shortest landing "roll" of my life. I swear the Cub stopped in 50
feet, between the wind and the snow cover.

To be sure, I'm only 20 miles from the airport, and I can within
reason fly any day I want. I fly 40-50 hours a year; I wish it were
more.

all the best -- Dan Ford
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