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What finally prompted you to take flying lessons?



 
 
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Old February 16th 04, 06:38 PM
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EDR wrote in message ...
Reading Rich Bach's book, "THE GIFT OF WINGS".
I had been skydiving for eight years and was tired of just going up and
down. I was 26, single, had the time, had the money, so I did it.


I grew up as a missionary kid in the Philippines, so I travelled
commercially from the time I was a few months old, and always
spent my time at the airport and in the airplane looking out the window.
As soon as I was old enough I started building plastic airplane models,
then moved up to RC in my teen years. As soon as I secured a job
that paid enough, and saved up enough to carry me through most of
my lessons without financial delays, I started taking flying lessons,
then sold my RC planes and equipment for more flying money. Much
like EDR I was 24 and single.

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Allen Johnson
 




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