Andrew Sarangan wrote:
On Oct 15, 11:10 am, wrote:

On Oct 15, 7:40 am, Jay Honeck wrote:


I still have a hard time shaking the notion that he's not just a
little boy in a man's body, at age 17.

He sort of is, if he's like most teenagers. I remeber a friend
relating a story of taking a babysitter home and they were chatting
and she suddenly went from adult sounding conversation to something
quie childish. His comment "She's a half done adult..." I've always
thought that summed it up.

I can only imagine the flying-judgement anxiety. I have two driving
and one who'll get his permit this December. I have serious
reservations about judgement, but so far (2 - 1 1/2 years) no bent
metal.

At the same time, you'd just about pop shirt buttons with some of the
things they do, right?

John
Father of 4, 3 teens.
PP-ASEL


I think they have the judgement, its just that they are easily
overcome by peer pressure. They are constantly trying to outdo each
other, and this is where things can go bad. Fortunately a teen teen
pilot is a rarity that there will be less pressure to push the limits.
That's not the case with driving.





I know a parent who got a raving phone call from a high school principal
who informed them that their boy "stole an airplane and endangered the
lives of innocent students". Well, the principal was surprised when the
parents informed him their child did no such thing. The child was
allowed to use that aircraft and was a pilot. The kid got yelled at for
taking blabber mouths flying and informed if he decide to cut school to
fly to the beach he should take kids who could keep their mouths shut.
The kid (who is probably pushing retirement now) went on to work at a
FSDO. Another "kid" (40ish now) could take a plane anywhere at 16 but
couldn't have the car on Saturday night. The peer thing is really the
difference.

Margy