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An aviation dating (or flying buddy finding) service idea
Hi all,
OK, this is going to sound really stupid at first, but bear me with me for a second. Just came back from the Great Lakes Aviation Conference (which was great BTW, as usual), and was pleased to see a lot of young faces in the audience, a fair number of them women. So that got me thinking: I for one (I'm 26) have had trouble finding members of the opposite sex who share my interests, one of the big ones being flying. So I thought to myself, with friend-finding and dating all going digital, wouldn't it be neat if we had a website where aviation enthusiasts could post ads, their locations and their preferences for dating or just plain flying buddy finding purposes? How does that sound? Does it sound *really* stupid or just sorta kinda out there? Comments welcome. I work in the IT field so it wouldn't be too much trouble for me to come up with a prototype, not to say that outside help isn't welcome. If I'm late to the party and something like this exists already, please advise. :-) - Slav Inger - PP ASEL IA @ YIP |
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Go for it! I hope you meet someone nice (and she is a pilot, too)!
That way you will have a continual "discussion" about who is PIC! :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) Jer/ In rec.aviation.student Slav Inger wrote: Hi all, OK, this is going to sound really stupid at first, but bear me with me for a second. Just came back from the Great Lakes Aviation Conference (which was great BTW, as usual), and was pleased to see a lot of young faces in the audience, a fair number of them women. So that got me thinking: I for one (I'm 26) have had trouble finding members of the opposite sex who share my interests, one of the big ones being flying. So I thought to myself, with friend-finding and dating all going digital, wouldn't it be neat if we had a website where aviation enthusiasts could post ads, their locations and their preferences for dating or just plain flying buddy finding purposes? How does that sound? Does it sound *really* stupid or just sorta kinda out there? Comments welcome. I work in the IT field so it wouldn't be too much trouble for me to come up with a prototype, not to say that outside help isn't welcome. If I'm late to the party and something like this exists already, please advise. :-) - Slav Inger - PP ASEL IA @ YIP Best regards, Jer/ "Flight instruction and mountain flying are my vocation!" Eberhard -- Jer/ (Slash) Eberhard, Mountain Flying Aviation, LTD, Ft Collins, CO CELL 970 231-6325 EMAIL jer'at'frii.com WEB http://www.frii.net/~jer C-206 N9513G, CFII Airplane&Glider, FAA-DEN Aviation Safety Counselor CAP-CO Mission&Aircraft CheckPilot, BM218 HAM N0FZD, 197 Young Eagles! |
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I could just see some of the ad copy now...
"Seeking partner for 1 NM vertical flying club" "Baggage compartment must be empty" "No long range tanks" "Those with short pitot tubes need not apply" And of course all will end with... "Please send picture of airplane". |
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I read a "statistic" years ago, that stated that most accidents in which a woman was a passenger and the pilot a man, the two were not married. |
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"Looking for a low maintenance, high performance light twin wink wink
with low TT and a history with no major damage who can really get moving in the upper Flight Levels and occasionally slow down, kick back while in the pattern. Should not be afraid of W whiskey either. Please respond to Lancair 400 N-IWANTU at transient tie down Piambo 541 or call me at Ground-point-6." Ok, I think it is time for a some beer. Gerald |
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In rec.aviation.student John Harlow wrote:
I could just see some of the ad copy now... "Seeking partner for 1 NM vertical flying club" Check out the rules at: http://www.milehighclub.com/ Best regards, Jer/ "Flight instruction and mountain flying are my vocation!" Eberhard -- Jer/ (Slash) Eberhard, Mountain Flying Aviation, LTD, Ft Collins, CO CELL 970 231-6325 EMAIL jer'at'frii.com WEB http://www.frii.net/~jer C-206 N9513G, CFII Airplane&Glider, FAA-DEN Aviation Safety Counselor CAP-CO Mission&Aircraft CheckPilot, BM218 HAM N0FZD, 197 Young Eagles! |
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1. Go to Oshkosh.
2. Give a forum. 3. Get into an argument after the forum with her about one of the technical issues you presented. 4. Offer to continue the argument over dinner. 5. ... Jim (Slav Inger) shared these priceless pearls of wisdom: I for one (I'm 26) have had trouble finding members of the -opposite sex who share my interests, one of the big ones being flying. Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup) VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor http://www.rst-engr.com |
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My story:
1. Go to college Valentine's day dance. 2. Brag about how you built an FM tuner. 3. Find out she already has a ham radio license. 4. Brag about how you soloed in a 7ac Champ in 11 hours in high school. 5. Find out she already soloed a 7ac Champ in 7 hours in high school. Oh, I almost forgot. This was the second meeting. The first was when she was climbing out of a PT22 and you saw her at an airport on a family trip. It happens. She's in the other room. 43 years later. In article , wrote: 1. Go to Oshkosh. 2. Give a forum. 3. Get into an argument after the forum with her about one of the technical issues you presented. 4. Offer to continue the argument over dinner. 5. ... Jim (Slav Inger) shared these priceless pearls of wisdom: I for one (I'm 26) have had trouble finding members of the -opposite sex who share my interests, one of the big ones being flying. Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup) VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor http://www.rst-engr.com |
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So I thought to myself, with friend-finding and dating all going
digital, wouldn't it be neat if we had a website where aviation enthusiasts could post ads, their locations and their preferences for dating or just plain flying buddy finding purposes? How does that sound? It doesn't sound stupid, but the demographics kind of suck for this sort of thing. People involved in GA are, on average, older than the population as a whole. Older people are more likely to be married already. So given that GA is already such a small part of the population, and that only a small part of the GA community are available, and that only a small part of the available GA people are likely to find this kind of website, it begins to look questionable. You need a fair amount of traffic to support any kind of community on the net... say at least 60 people who check in and post something every day. And in a dating site, you are bound to have people who drop out once they meet "the one", so you would constantly need fresh faces coming in the door as old ones walk out. I'm married myself, so I've never looked at any of the sites that are out there. I've only even heared of two or three. But what I'm wondering is whether the existing supply of dataing sites, and perhaps especially "Friendster", could be used for the same puposes. I'm thinking that if you just put the words "general aviation" and "flying" in your profile, that would be enough to attract anyone of the opposite sex who was looking for these kinds of things as well. Good luck! |
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