What finally prompted you to take flying lessons?

"James M. Knox" wrote in message ...
(John Galban) wrote in
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An old friend of mine got his private ticket just before applying to
be a Navy pilot. He explained what was required and how it was not
beyond the reach of the average person.

Wow!!! A navy pilot who didn't tell you that flying required the reflexes
of an olympic athlete, the brains of a genius, and the looks of a god? Did
he make it in the Navy??? {:)

Of course, he told me that before he actually became a Navy pilot,
now it's a different story altogether :-)

Actually, most of the Navy and AF pilots I know are not that bad,
but I've met a few who think they are godlike. Several years ago
some AF friends invited me to fly one of their sims. It was a
"multi-player" version where 4 sims could be tied together and pilots
could fly against each other. After taking a beating at the hands of
several instructor pilots, I got off a lucky shot at the Chief
Instructor (not one of the ones who had invited me) and put a
sidewinder up his tailpipe. After a few minutes of ribbing by his
subordinates, he announced that game time was over. The other
instructors later told me that he was pretty ****ed about it, and that
I was not to be invited back again.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)