randall g wrote:
On Mon, 27 Nov 2006 01:47:47 GMT, Matt Whiting wrote:


Jay Honeck wrote:

Maybe instead of "make a pot..." I should have said "vote Democratic",
or "get an instrument rating".


I've voted for Democrats, and I'll get the IR someday.

Why not get it today? You are missing an opportunity that few people
(even fewer than those who get a chance to take the wheel of an
airplane) get to experience. I just can't understand any pilot who
wouldn't want to earn their instrument rating as soon as regulations
allow. I guess such pilots are just mis-wired. :-)

Matt



You and Pete are both being unfair. I am sure you realize that obtaining
the IR is a very non-trivial task and requires considerable personal
time and effort. This is not always possible for a recreational pilot
and once you have your PP you are very aware of the further effort
required for the IR.

You missed the point entirely. The comment wasn't about getting the IR
rating, it was about people having different interests and motivations
and that not implying that you are "mis-wired" as Jay suggested. The
point is that even Jay has aviation related things that aren't important
enough for him to pursue even though they would be an opportunity to do
something that few people get to do. That was the point.

Jay often seems unable to understand that not everyone who thinks
differently than him is weird or somehow lacking in some way. I enjoy
aviation, motorcycles and firearms, but I know a lot of people who would
rather spend a day walking through a museum or an art show. I can't
fathom why anyone would want to spend a day looking at paintings, but I
don't describe such people as mis-wired.


Matt