On Mon, 3 May 2004 18:15:27 -0500, Journeyman
wrote:

In article , C J Campbell wrote:

You don't do the Wings program?

The Wings program is hardly worth the trouble.

I do the Wings programs regularly, but I don't recall ever sending in
for any stage. When I took the AirSafety Foundation/ABS proficency
training I did qualify for one phase of the wings program.

I've been attending since they started and don't think I have a
certicicate for even phase one.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

Statistically, Wings program participants are safer. I'm convinced
the Wings program has nothing to do with it, it's a self-selecting
sample of people who particlurly care about safety and are willing
to actively attend seminars & stuff.

I decided to do the Wings program just to collect all the pins. I
figured I'd be attending the seminars anyway, and I'd certainly have
more than 3 hours of dual with an instructor.

This year, I'm planing to get serious about the commercial, now that I
have reliable access to a complex airplane. I'll definitely do the
wings stuff in the course of the training I'd do anyway.


Morris (just because you don't do Wings doesn't mean you're unsafe)