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#11
July 2nd 05, 09:42 PM
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Rented for five years and then bought my own single. Rent a twin when I
feel sadistic. Michelle wrote: i've been flying for about 30 years now and wonder how many folks are still flying without owning an airplane. My question is : How many people still fly after five years and haven't/don't own an airplane? Dave 
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#12
July 2nd 05, 11:16 PM
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"Michelle P" wrote in message link.net... Rented for five years and then bought my own single. Rent a twin when I feel sadistic. Michelle Ummm, do you mean masochistic?
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#13
July 2nd 05, 11:32 PM
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"Darrell S" wrote in message news:gBAxe.10375$4o.930@fed1read06... I've flown for almost 50 years and have never owned an airplane. I no longer have a medical so I haven't flown much lately. Only when I go up with my friend who owns an airplane. -- Darrell R. Schmidt B-58 Hustler History: http://members.cox.net/dschmidt1/ - Looks like you 'owned' a B-58 for a time tho'. ;-)
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#15
July 3rd 05, 03:03 AM
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On 7/1/05 10:53 PM, in article ,
" spewed: i've been flying for about 30 years now and wonder how many folks are still flying without owning an airplane. My question is : How many people still fly after five years and haven't/don't own an airplane? Dave 5 years renting and flying. Odds are I won't ever be buying. -- Jeff 'The Wizard of Draws' Bucchino Cartoons with a Touch of Magic http://www.wizardofdraws.com More Cartoons with a Touch of Magic http://www.cartoonclipart.com
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#16
July 3rd 05, 05:23 AM
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Rented for five years and then bought my own single. Rent a twin when I
feel sadistic. Michelle Ummm, do you mean masochistic? Perhaps not... ;-) -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination"
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#17
July 3rd 05, 05:28 AM
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5 years renting and flying. Odds are I won't ever be buying.
Ha! We all thought that, once. After setting up the baby-sitter, the weather, the mother-in-law, the cars, and the time off work, only to have the rental plane: a) Down for a 100-hour inspection b) Out on a cross-country and hasn't returned on time c) Out with a guy who needed it for his checkride that was postponed d) Found with the master switch on...and the FBO's closed After this happened to us one too many times, Mary turned to me and snapped "Why don't you buy a plane!"... It was the fourth happiest day of my life. :-) -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination"
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#18
July 3rd 05, 11:24 AM
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On Fri, 01 Jul 2005 21:53:56 -0500, wrote:
My question is : How many people still fly after five years and haven't/don't own an airplane? Not long after I got my ticket, the same instructor (he became stereotyped, and got all the old farts as students) had a guy who was so enthusiastic that he bought a Cub while in training. It was a bad scene because the FAA took six months to cough out his physical. But all's swell that ends swell. He got the ticket and decided to up-engine the Cub. It proved such an expensive project that he invited the instructor to come in with him as half-owner, so John wrote him a check. But then the newly minted pilot and up-engined Cub owner never was able to find time to fly. The result is that John for all practical purpose has the plane all to himself. So there you a a guy who bought a plane and doesn't fly any more. While am I am still flying, never having owned one. -- all the best, Dan Ford email (put Cubdriver in subject line) Warbird's Forum: www.warbirdforum.com Piper Cub Forum: www.pipercubforum.com the blog: www.danford.net In Search of Lost Time: www.readingproust.com
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#19
July 3rd 05, 07:35 PM
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Blueskies wrote:
"Darrell S" wrote in message news:gBAxe.10375$4o.930@fed1read06... I've flown for almost 50 years and have never owned an airplane. I no longer have a medical so I haven't flown much lately. Only when I go up with my friend who owns an airplane. -- Darrell R. Schmidt B-58 Hustler History: http://members.cox.net/dschmidt1/ - Looks like you 'owned' a B-58 for a time tho'. ;-) Yeah, it was a challenging but fun aircraft (if you had to be a SAC bomber pilot). I'd applied for the SR-71 out of B-52Hs at Minot, ND, for 5 years. I heard that the SAC personel guy in charge of manning the 71 was also manning the B-58. He must have figured I just wanted to go fast, so without having initially volunteered for the program I got orders to Little Rock AFB, AR for interview and to see if I'd fit in the capsule. I JUST BARELY fit. They had a capsule in a hangar they put you in, closed it up, and you had to be able to turn sideways and get the survival radio out of the backing behind you. I had my left shoulder jammed into the backrest with my right shoulder jammed against the closed capsule doors. I grunted and strained with knuckles bleeding until I finally got the %&^%$()*# radio out. I'd almost given up. So, later I went to Perrin to fly the T-33 and F-102 to get current again flying with a stick and Delta wing characteristics. Then to Little Rock for final training in the B-58. -- Darrell R. Schmidt B-58 Hustler History: http://members.cox.net/dschmidt1/ -
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#20
July 3rd 05, 10:07 PM
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On 7/3/05 12:28 AM, in article KPJxe.126279$xm3.125249@attbi_s21, "Jay
Honeck" spewed: 5 years renting and flying. Odds are I won't ever be buying. Ha! We all thought that, once. After setting up the baby-sitter, the weather, the mother-in-law, the cars, and the time off work, only to have the rental plane: a) Down for a 100-hour inspection b) Out on a cross-country and hasn't returned on time c) Out with a guy who needed it for his checkride that was postponed d) Found with the master switch on...and the FBO's closed After this happened to us one too many times, Mary turned to me and snapped "Why don't you buy a plane!"... It was the fourth happiest day of my life. :-) I only fly as an expensive hobby, not for essential transportation, so if my regular rental is down or unavailable for any reason, it's merely a disappointment. The wife isn't fond of flying much, let alone in small planes. She's flown with me 3 times in 5 years and I had to practically beg each time. I will say that now that I have the instrument rating, she's said she feels a bit safer and might take short trips (~1 hour) to relatively close destinations like Asheville, NC. I will agree that I used to think that getting the license itself would never happen. (And the ST1100 too.) But once the kids were adults and I had a few extra dollars she didn't argue very much. But when it gets down to it, she likes boats, not planes, I like planes, not boats. We both like motorcycles, so we can agree somewhat. -- Jeff 'The Wizard of Draws' Bucchino Cartoons with a Touch of Magic http://www.wizardofdraws.com More Cartoons with a Touch of Magic http://www.cartoonclipart.com
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