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"anon" wrote in message ... Thank you all for your thoughtful comments. Jay Honeck is correct that my concern was about a YOUNG new pilot, although I now understand that hours in the air and range of experience are relevant as well. BTIZ's question is a good one,--would I let them drive in a sports car. The answer is a resounding yes. In fact I let these two drive across three states at 16 and they did great, notwithstanding the smuggled fireworks in the trunk on their return. As to me flying with the friend--not a bad idea. If I wouldn't, I certainly shouldn't let my son. We haven't broached this subject with mom yet. We'll see. Thanks again for your comments and insights. As a licensed pilot, he's demonstrated the _ability_ of flying an aircraft. As a relatively NEW pilot, he lacks experience to deal with more difficult conditions. The clincher, though, is: how mature is he in other aspects of his life? If the latter is "very", then you should have no problem under good weather and flight conditions. Remember that all risk is _measured_. Anywho, my boys never drove (nor desire even now) sports cars, leaning towards pickup trucks. :~) |
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("Happy Dog" wrote)
[snips] Recommendation was hysterical in nature if measured against reality. Somewhere between "hysterical" and "reality" we disagree. You have said nothing interesting. What's the line (paraphrasing) in the documentary Empire of the Air - The Men Who Made Radio? (PBS 1991) ...'You trade reality for words, than you talk about the words.' Take the hint. Your other send-off was precious, this one is simply trite. Montblack |
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Jay Honeck wrote:
There are very good reasons that car insurance for 17 year old boys costs exponentially more than for adults. Does aviation insurance cost any more for 17-year-olds than for adults? Actually, it will cost less to put my son on our flight insurance than it will to add him to our 8-year old Subaru insurance. (The insurance agent only laughed when we asked about adding him to our Mustang convertible... ;-) I'm hoping that this says that teenage pilots are better than teenage drivers. I have a friend who says when he was 16 his parents would let him fly anywhere, but he couldn't have the car on a Saturday night. I think (hope) most young pilots take flying very seriously, but, you know, everybody drives! Margy |
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In article , Montblack wrote:
Recommendation was not hysterical in nature - especially if measured against your terse response. A young man recently slipped under the waves (while talking to 911) on a cold, dark and windy night, after ditching in Lake Michigan - don't fly over the lakes at night 17 year olds. It wasn't really relevant to this discussion. If we want to go into 'what ifs' I could write a 20,000 word list of 'what ifs', the vast majority being irrelevant. I highly doubt these people are going on a lake-crossing cross-country, it's much more likely they are going for a 45-minute local flying trip that won't cross a body of water larger than someone's swimming pool. I've known plenty of old men to cross bodies of water at night with no survival gear, too. This kind of thing isn't limited to younger people. -- Dylan Smith, Castletown, Isle of Man Flying: http://www.dylansmith.net Frontier Elite Universe: http://www.alioth.net "Maintain thine airspeed, lest the ground come up and smite thee" |
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