Tonight I took a young engineering intern from work for some off airport landings and then back to the field where I gave him some instruction and let him practice a few landings. This was his first time in a small plane and I could see it in his eyes when we were putting the plane away, he is 100% hooked.
Felt good to introduce a new person to our world.

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It's a bad disease, how dare you.

As Swingle said, its our Heroin.
and about as expensive......

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Mongo wrote:As Swingle said, its our Heroin.
and about as expensive......

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Yeah... the first ride was free!

I've introduced quite a few people to this drug, but hey I'm a professional (pharmacist) (flight instructor) One even sold his house here and moved to McCall (you know who you are). But hey, ya gotta spend your money on somethin'.

That reminds me of a time... 15 years ago, when I was spraying, I took a guy for a ride in my yellow Super Cub.... water skiing, gravel bars, under a bridge or two..(he was that kinda guy) had a ball.... didn't see him again for a few months, when I did he came running over and lifted his sleeve up......tattoo of a yellow cub , and he told me he had started lessons.... , I was just glad I didn't take him in an Ercoupe.... last I heard he was an instructor....

joecub wrote:I was just glad I didn't take him in an Ercoupe....

Hahahahahaha. Or a... Maule.

Mmm I'm needin a fix...

Zane wrote:Hahahahahaha. Or a... Maule.

Come on now..... I just bought a 6 pack of wife beaters to show off my Maule tat at this summers fly ins.

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Hahahahahaha. Or a... Maule.

Come on Zane! You're really trying to stir the pot now!

Muale guys, don't bite, it's a trick!

I've seen these guys and this kind of action before.

Mongo wrote:Tonight I took a young engineering intern from work for some off airport landings and then back to the field where I gave him some instruction and let him practice a few landings. This was his first time in a small plane and I could see it in his eyes when we were putting the plane away, he is 100% hooked.
Felt good to introduce a new person to our world.

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Good for you ! Keep polluting the youth and we'll not have any gang members left. My wife doesn't fly anymore with me so I've managed to take the kids -grand kids-neighbors-friends-relatives etc. It's fun finding some one interested in flying rather than video games or skateboarding. I usually charge a tax - wash the airplane with me and we'll go again. Help maintain it and we'll go more places and see more. I used to be a CFI and decided most teenagers were more interested in sex than airplanes. I was just the opposite Airplanes were (and are) my SEX . I love what I do -work on airplanes ---- sooo rewarding to see what you've done fly off over the horizon with a grinning pilot happy to fly. Flying is a acuired taste with many flavors . For me it's a passion -I will take my airplane out and just go around the airport one day -next it's a cross county adventure to something new or different. Yea I'm addicted with flying -most powereful drug known to man.

Or a Zenair 750