She can solo a glider at 14, solo the 152 at 16, get her
private at 17 and a commercial/instrument at 18. The ATP at
23. She can work her way through college as a CFI, which
she can also get at 18.
Or she can get a job at a BurgerKing to pay for college.
Be sure to show her this.
--
James H. Macklin
ATP,CFI,A&P
"FLAV8R" wrote in message
...
| Jay,
|
| My daughter has been flying with me for years and this
year at the ripe age
| of 11 she asked
| if she could start taking some flying lessons, so after
sweeping the tears
| out of my eyes
| I fitted her for a plane that would be just the right size
for her.
| As of yesterday she is now an official student pilot
flying with an
| instructor in a C152
| out of the KGYH airport.
|
| I'm all choked up and she's even flying in the same type
of plane I started
| in.
| I know she can't solo till she's 16 but I thought she
might as well start
| logging
| some time.
| The instructor came back and told me that he was very
impressed on how well
| she held
| altitude and heading, I explained that she had over 200
hours of right seat
| time.
|
| My plan is working, I will have someone to fly me around
long after my
| medical has
| been revoked.
| Now if I could only find a rich sugar mama that will buy
me a King Air.
|
| David - KGYH
| Greer, SC
|
www.pilotsofthecaribbean.com
|
|
| "Jay Honeck" wrote in message ...
| My boy is now old enough to literally fly me down to
about 100 feet off
| the runway, and he is poised to start "real" flight
lessons next
| summer.
|
| But it seems like just yesterday that he was that
joyous, excited
| little toddler, flying all-IFR cuz he couldn't see over
the panel! I
| know this sounds cliche, and it doesn't seem possible --
but really,
| truly enjoy them while they are so little, because it
goes by in a
| flash.
|
| Just think, soon you'll be doing trips like this with
him:
|
|
http://alexisparkinn.com/2006_madeline_island.htm
|
| :-)
| --
| Jay Honeck
| Iowa City, IA
| Pathfinder N56993
|
www.AlexisParkInn.com
| "Your Aviation Destination"
|
|
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