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Excellent TV Piece onee GA
but what
he's saying is both accurate No, it's not. And, more to the point: He has no way of knowing. Well, I'll give the latter point. However, simming is an excellent, nearly cost-free way of giving yourself a cheap aviation "fix". Need proof? Stop by the inn on Movie Night to see the number of real, live pilots waiting patiently for their turn on "The Kiwi" -- our full-sized flight simulator. Especially now that we've got F-16 and F/A-18 aircraft modeled in the sim! (Kinda hard to get any real stick time in a Viper nowadays, ya know...) :-) -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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news.verizon.net writes:
For someone who claims to teach English you have a amazing ability to not comprehend it. He never said his son sacrificed a semester of college. But he did. The money spent on getting a pilot's license is money that can never be used for any other purpose, including a semester of college. If you spend money on flying, there are other things that you cannot spend money on. The total amount of money cannot change, so you cannot spend it on one thing without refraining from spending it on another. Many people may prefer the car or the semester of college, and so they do not fly. |
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Or you can sit in a chair and make airplane noises. That's even less
money, and is just as close to flying. It is far less realistic than computerized simulation. No, it isn't. Can you *really* be so stupid? Never mind, "Bertie". We've got megabytes of evidence, in your own words... -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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Excellent TV Piece onee GA
Ivan, it *can* be done without breaking the bank. My son, my wife,
and I are living proof. What other things have you sacrificed to pay for it? You've just indicated that your son sacrifced a semester of college education or a car in order to get his license. It's not free. Nope, it's not. But -- as opposed to most of our non-pilot friends -- we don't drive around in brand new luxury cars, we don't live in a 4000 sq ft "McMansion", we don't have any credit card debt, and we don't go on cruises or trips abroad. We have chosen instead to make GA the centerpoint of our life, both in business and leisure. Unless you have unlimited money, you have to prioritize your spending. We have chosen to make flying our top priority, after food and shelter. If you want to fly bad enough, you do things like that. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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Mxsmanic wrote in
: news.verizon.net writes: For someone who claims to teach English you have a amazing ability to not comprehend it. He never said his son sacrificed a semester of college. But he did. The money spent on getting a pilot's license is money that can never be used for any other purpose, including a semester of college. If you spend money on flying, there are other things that you cannot spend money on. Wow, you should go on mastermind, special subject, the bleedin obvious. Bertie |
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Jay Honeck wrote in news:1fba6cb1-8477-4704-b71c-
: but what he's saying is both accurate No, it's not. And, more to the point: He has no way of knowing. Well, I'll give the latter point. However, simming is an excellent, nearly cost-free way of giving yourself a cheap aviation "fix". No it isn't. it's jerking off Bertie |
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"Mxsmanic" wrote in message ... Jay Honeck writes: Ivan, it *can* be done without breaking the bank. My son, my wife, and I are living proof. What other things have you sacrificed to pay for it? What have you sacrificed to live your life in a vacuum? |
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Jay Honeck writes:
But -- as opposed to most of our non-pilot friends -- we don't drive around in brand new luxury cars, we don't live in a 4000 sq ft "McMansion", we don't have any credit card debt, and we don't go on cruises or trips abroad. We have chosen instead to make GA the centerpoint of our life, both in business and leisure. So you've sacrificed a great deal in order to be able to fly. I suspect that there aren't many people around who are prepared to make such extensive sacrifices just for the opportunity to spend a few hours in a small aircraft once in a while. Unless you have unlimited money, you have to prioritize your spending. We have chosen to make flying our top priority, after food and shelter. If you want to fly bad enough, you do things like that. Yes, but the problem with GA today is precisely that: you have to want to fly really, really bad in order to make the sacrifices necessary to do it. There just aren't that many people who want to fly that badly, and so GA withers. |
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Excellent TV Piece onee GA
Mxsmanic wrote in
: Jay Honeck writes: But -- as opposed to most of our non-pilot friends -- we don't drive around in brand new luxury cars, we don't live in a 4000 sq ft "McMansion", we don't have any credit card debt, and we don't go on cruises or trips abroad. We have chosen instead to make GA the centerpoint of our life, both in business and leisure. So you've sacrificed a great deal in order to be able to fly. Wheras you have nothing to sacifice. Bertie |
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