Flying is Life - The Rest is Just Details

In article ,
(Michael) wrote:


Aviators - the few, the proud, the totally insane.


My sig pretty much sums it up for me. G

--
Dale L. Falk

There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing
as simply messing around with airplanes.

http://home.gci.net/~sncdfalk/flying.html

I can't remember where I found this quote online, or if it's accurate,
but:

"We have no effective screening methods to make sure pilots are sane." -
Dr. Herbert Haynes, FAA.

To which I have to add: ...and that's a good thing, doctor!

Personally, I haven't been flying since New Year's Day, and I'm getting
physically twitchy. I was up at the Club today, and one of the senior
instructors admitted the same thing - they're all getting twitchy too.
Requesting SVFR just to do circuits at 600ft is getting really, really
old! The weather so far this month has been awful for flying...

Brian.

Well i am selling off most every thing and anything valuable that i own so i
can own my own airplane (availability). It is hard to rent one here on a
nice day the last few times i have been able to fly it has been at night
only time the planes are available at local FBO after weeks of IMC
conditions. i don't care right now if i get a 150 or a 172 right now idd be
happy flying anything as long as i get to do it. that's all i can think
about now is flying flying flying.

Its my fault yes i am a adrenaline addict! I even quit smoking (cold turkey
was 3 pack a day smoker) so i could get just that much higher been 3 months
now quit October 22 (humm! day i soloed). i even quit going out to the strip
joints would rather study for another rating or go fly.


It is an addiction yes it is bit it is the ultimate high.

Still trying to find a place in the NorthWest that dose upset recovery
training. Anyone know?

"Michael" wrote in message
om...
Every so often, we have people post here and complain. Flying isn't
useful. It's too expensive. It's inconvenient. The customer service
at FBO's is terrible, and the planes are always broken. It's taking
forever to solo and the CFI (is always late/is just looking to move
up/has no clue/is reckless). GA is distressed. There's too much
regulation. It's dangerous. Nobody will fly with me. It takes too
much time and effort. All sorts of reasons not to fly. And the
response is always the same.

There must be something wrong with you.
You're not dedicated enough, or you would find a way.
We're not hearing the whole story - you're not telling us everything.

And then we wonder why there are so few of us, and fewer every year.

It's time to face up to the facts. For every one student or low time
private pilot who comes here to tell us this, there are thousands who
just leave the airport - and never come back.

So we're the elite, right? The ones who have what it takes? What
does it take, anyway?

Not intelligence. As a whole, pilots are not any smarter than
average. In fact, some of the dumbest stuff I've seen and heard has
been at the airport.

Not skill. How much skill does it take to pass a private checkride in
a Cherokee or a Skyhawk, anyway? About as much as it takes to pass a
driving test in Europe or New York City.

Not even money. Lots of supposedly active pilots are logging 1-2
hours a month. That's what, $100 a month? $150 tops? Most people I
know spend more than that on eating out.

Mostly, it takes a sort of insanity. It takes the willingness to put
flying first. If flying is more important than your career or family
or friends, you will find the time. If it's more important than
comfort, you will find the money. If it's more important than your
safety, you will fly as much as you can, in whatever you can. If it's
the most important thing in your life, you will find a way.

You know what that sounds like? Drug addiction. Hey, wanna get high?

The first student I ever trained has recently quit flying. He decided
he just didn't have the time to dedicate to staying proficient and
still do the other things he wanted to do. It wasn't the most
important thing in the world for him. He had other priorities. So do
most people. I wonder what that says about us.

Aviation is not so much an industry as it is a disease. I think I'm
quoting a former CEO of an airline here, and I think he nailed it.

I was once asked what I had spent on my aviation habit. I did a rough
calculation, and I blanched. It has to be close to a quarter of a
million dollars. I suppose I could get some of that back selling my
aircraft, my parachutes, and my tools - but most of it is gone
forever, leaving nothing but memories. The crazy part is that I don't
regret any of it. I think a normal person would.

Aviators - the few, the proud, the totally insane.

Michael

your lucky you can get an SVFR clearance place i rent from is in class "C"
Surface to 4k NSVFR


"Brian Burger" wrote in message
ia.tc.ca...
I can't remember where I found this quote online, or if it's accurate,
but:

"We have no effective screening methods to make sure pilots are sane." -
Dr. Herbert Haynes, FAA.

To which I have to add: ...and that's a good thing, doctor!

Personally, I haven't been flying since New Year's Day, and I'm getting
physically twitchy. I was up at the Club today, and one of the senior
instructors admitted the same thing - they're all getting twitchy too.
Requesting SVFR just to do circuits at 600ft is getting really, really
old! The weather so far this month has been awful for flying...

Brian.

Its my fault yes i am a adrenaline addict! I even quit smoking (cold
turkey
was 3 pack a day smoker) so i could get just that much higher been 3
months
now quit October 22 (humm! day i soloed). i even quit going out to the
strip
joints would rather study for another rating or go fly.

Smoking? Good thing to quit. I quit cold turkey January 1, 1986 -- never
looked back. (I was 2.5 packs per day for 14 years.)

But quitting strip joints? Now you've crossed the line. You obviously need
help breaking this new addiction of yours...

;-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

In article , MRQB
wrote:

Still trying to find a place in the NorthWest that dose upset recovery
training. Anyone know?

Got to www.iac.org and follow the links for aerobatic schools

In article 4P8Qb.130626$xy6.533316@attbi_s02, Jay Honeck
wrote:

But quitting strip joints? Now you've crossed the line. You obviously need
help breaking this new addiction of yours...
;-)

Hmmm.... does this mean we will be seeing such a place of business near
the Inn?
Will that be before or after the restaurant? (Or part of the restaurant
bar?)
I don't think I have ever come across an airport strip joint in my
travels.

That is a great quote too. I used to have it on my website, but
decided after the CBS piece that it might not be best for the
non-flying public to be reading it there. Their understanding might be
totally different than ours.
--
Gene Seibel
Hangar 131 - http://pad39a.com/gene/plane.html
Because I fly, I envy no one.


Brian Burger wrote in message ria.tc.ca...
I can't remember where I found this quote online, or if it's accurate,
but:

"We have no effective screening methods to make sure pilots are sane." -
Dr. Herbert Haynes, FAA.

To which I have to add: ...and that's a good thing, doctor!

Personally, I haven't been flying since New Year's Day, and I'm getting
physically twitchy. I was up at the Club today, and one of the senior
instructors admitted the same thing - they're all getting twitchy too.
Requesting SVFR just to do circuits at 600ft is getting really, really
old! The weather so far this month has been awful for flying...

Brian.

I don't think I have ever come across an airport strip joint in my
travels.

Closest I've seen is in Davenport, IA. Land at DVN, and there are two or
three just down the road a piece.

I've got a buddy who is getting married soon, and I suspect we might be
taking him to one (or more) of them shortly...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

More from Lindy at http://pad39a.com/gene/lindy.html
--
Gene Seibel
Hangar 131 - http://pad39a.com/gene/plane.html
Because I fly, I envy no one.


"Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:Sg1Qb.127807$xy6.487407@attbi_s02...
I decided that if I could fly for ten years before I was killed in a
crash, it would be a worthwhile trade for an ordinary lifetime.'

Starkly put, but, oh, so true.