Father/son day at the airport

It made me wonder, how long did you parental pilots wait to take your
kids up on their first flight? In any case, I've got years to wait! In
the meantime, I get to dress him in airplane themed baby clothes -- of
which he has many.

My son went up with me for the first time when he was four years old. My
daughter was 18 months old. They've each flown with Mary (my wife, also a
pilot) and me over 1,800 hours since then.

Fast forward 14 years, and dozens of wonderful flying adventures later. My
son, now 18, earned his Private last fall (and flew into -- and camped at --
Oshkosh this year), and my daughter will be taking flight lessons in the
summer of '10.

Enjoy them while they are little. I know you'll hear this a lot (and it'll
seem hard to believe), but the time really does go by in a flash, so enjoy
the journey with them!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
Ercoupe N94856
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay, I thought both of them both went up with you while they were still in
liquid form?

{;-)

Jim

--
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought
without accepting it."
--Aristotle


"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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My son went up with me for the first time when he was four years old. My
daughter was 18 months old. They've each flown with Mary (my wife, also a
pilot) and me over 1,800 hours since then.

"RST Engineering" wrote in message
...
Jay, I thought both of them both went up with you while they were still in
liquid form?

So you heard about him giving the UPS guy a ride also.

That one went right over the top of my head.

Jim

--
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought
without accepting it."
--Aristotle


"Mike" wrote in message
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"RST Engineering" wrote in message
...

Jay, I thought both of them both went up with you while they were still
in liquid form?

So you heard about him giving the UPS guy a ride also.

"RST Engineering" wrote in message
m...
That one went right over the top of my head.

Why am I not surprised?



Jim

--
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought
without accepting it."
--Aristotle


"Mike" wrote in message
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"RST Engineering" wrote in message
...

Jay, I thought both of them both went up with you while they were still
in liquid form?

So you heard about him giving the UPS guy a ride also.

"Mike" wrote in message
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"RST Engineering" wrote in message
m...

That one went right over the top of my head.

Why am I not surprised?



Damn if I know how you can relate Jay's unborn children to a UPS driver.

Jim

Damn if I know how you can relate Jay's unborn children to a UPS driver.

Don't bother, Jim. This "Mike" character is a particularly unpleasant one,
even on his best day.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
Ercoupe N94856
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"