Excellent TV Piece on GA

Mxsmanic wrote in

Keep in mind that business and private expenditures are orders of
magnitude apart. General aviation that might be booming for business
could still be hopelessly beyond the reach of pilots flying for
leisure. That's why you don't see too many people flying Learjets for
leisure, and you don't see too many CEOs flying in Piper Cubs or
ultralights.

You couldn't be more wrong if you tried.

People who have the means don't generally fly airplanes like Learjets and
Barons for leisure because they are not particularly fun airplanes to fly if
what you're after is the sheer joy of flying.

Sure, they're all fun to fly initially when you're learning a new aircraft,
and larger, faster, and more complex is always a bonus. But after the
honeymoon is over all the pilots I know would chose the smaller, simpler
aircraft to fly for fun every time.

I'm sure you're suprised to learn this and I'm sure it doesn't fit into what
you'd suppose to be true. That doesn't make it any less true however.

BDS

BDS wrote:
Mxsmanic wrote in

Keep in mind that business and private expenditures are orders of
magnitude apart. General aviation that might be booming for
business could still be hopelessly beyond the reach of pilots
flying for leisure. That's why you don't see too many people
flying Learjets for leisure, and you don't see too many CEOs flying
in Piper Cubs or ultralights.

You couldn't be more wrong if you tried.

People who have the means don't generally fly airplanes like Learjets
and Barons for leisure because they are not particularly fun
airplanes to fly if what you're after is the sheer joy of flying.

Sure, they're all fun to fly initially when you're learning a new
aircraft, and larger, faster, and more complex is always a bonus.
But after the honeymoon is over all the pilots I know would chose the
smaller, simpler aircraft to fly for fun every time.

I'm sure you're suprised to learn this and I'm sure it doesn't fit
into what you'd suppose to be true. That doesn't make it any less
true however.

BDS

Yep I know to CEOs here locally one with a Cub and one with a Luscombe who,
if they desired, afford to fly just about anything they wanted.

Gig 601XL Builder wrote:
BDS wrote:
Mxsmanic wrote in
Keep in mind that business and private expenditures are orders of
magnitude apart. General aviation that might be booming for
business could still be hopelessly beyond the reach of pilots
flying for leisure. That's why you don't see too many people
flying Learjets for leisure, and you don't see too many CEOs flying
in Piper Cubs or ultralights.
You couldn't be more wrong if you tried.

People who have the means don't generally fly airplanes like Learjets
and Barons for leisure because they are not particularly fun
airplanes to fly if what you're after is the sheer joy of flying.

Sure, they're all fun to fly initially when you're learning a new
aircraft, and larger, faster, and more complex is always a bonus.
But after the honeymoon is over all the pilots I know would chose the
smaller, simpler aircraft to fly for fun every time.

I'm sure you're suprised to learn this and I'm sure it doesn't fit
into what you'd suppose to be true. That doesn't make it any less
true however.

BDS

Yep I know to CEOs here locally one with a Cub and one with a Luscombe who,
if they desired, afford to fly just about anything they wanted.

OTOH, there's the warbird addiction...

BDS writes:

You couldn't be more wrong if you tried.

People who have the means don't generally fly airplanes like Learjets and
Barons for leisure because they are not particularly fun airplanes to fly if
what you're after is the sheer joy of flying.

Sure, they're all fun to fly initially when you're learning a new aircraft,
and larger, faster, and more complex is always a bonus. But after the
honeymoon is over all the pilots I know would chose the smaller, simpler
aircraft to fly for fun every time.

Perhaps that is what you would choose, but someone is buying Barons. If what
you say were true, everyone would be flying ultralights, as they are the
smallest and simplest of all.

"Mxsmanic" wrote

Perhaps that is what you would choose, but someone is buying Barons. If
what
you say were true, everyone would be flying ultralights, as they are the
smallest and simplest of all.

Every time when I forget that you are dumber than a post, you say something
like this to remind me.

Are you really that stupid?

No need to answer. It was a rhetorical question.
--
Jim in NC

Mxsmanic wrote in
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BDS writes:

You couldn't be more wrong if you tried.

People who have the means don't generally fly airplanes like Learjets
and Barons for leisure because they are not particularly fun
airplanes to fly if what you're after is the sheer joy of flying.

Sure, they're all fun to fly initially when you're learning a new
aircraft, and larger, faster, and more complex is always a bonus.
But after the honeymoon is over all the pilots I know would chose the
smaller, simpler aircraft to fly for fun every time.

Perhaps that is what you would choose, but someone is buying Barons.
If what you say were true, everyone would be flying ultralights, as
they are the smallest and simplest of all.


You're an idiot.


Bertie

"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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BDS writes:

You couldn't be more wrong if you tried.

People who have the means don't generally fly airplanes like Learjets
and
Barons for leisure because they are not particularly fun airplanes to
fly if
what you're after is the sheer joy of flying.

Sure, they're all fun to fly initially when you're learning a new
aircraft,
and larger, faster, and more complex is always a bonus. But after the
honeymoon is over all the pilots I know would chose the smaller, simpler
aircraft to fly for fun every time.

Perhaps that is what you would choose, but someone is buying Barons. If
what
you say were true, everyone would be flying ultralights, as they are the
smallest and simplest of all.

Do you understand the difference between flying to get somewhere and flying
for leisure?

BDS

"BDS" wrote in
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"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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BDS writes:

You couldn't be more wrong if you tried.

People who have the means don't generally fly airplanes like
Learjets
and
Barons for leisure because they are not particularly fun airplanes
to
fly if
what you're after is the sheer joy of flying.

Sure, they're all fun to fly initially when you're learning a new
aircraft,
and larger, faster, and more complex is always a bonus. But after
the honeymoon is over all the pilots I know would chose the
smaller, simpler aircraft to fly for fun every time.

Perhaps that is what you would choose, but someone is buying Barons.
If
what
you say were true, everyone would be flying ultralights, as they are
the smallest and simplest of all.

Do you understand the difference between flying to get somewhere and
flying for leisure?


He doesn't even understand the difference between sitting in a chair at
a desk and flying for chrissake!


Bertie

"BDS" wrote in message
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Do you understand the difference between flying to get somewhere and
flying
for leisure?

You're asking someone who doesn't know the difference between flying and
playing with a toy. The same person who won't drive because it's too boring,
but has no problems simulating a cross continental flight on autopilot.

I don't think MX understands much of anything.

BDS writes:

Do you understand the difference between flying to get somewhere and flying
for leisure?

Yes.