Sport Pilot Talk

SportPilot wrote:I ran an add on Barnstormers for a month and got two phone calls. Neither of them were interested in buying 1/2 an airplane.

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drseti wrote:Any dad has to accept the reality that at some point in their teenage years, your kids will think you were a miserable jerk. Relax - they'll get over it! Meanwhile, spend whatever time you can with them, whether it's flying, or some activity they enjoy. Trust me, they grow up REALLY fast.

Yes. My father died suddenly when I was still too young and stupid to appreciate his accomplishments. Now that I'm older, and hopefully wiser, I can think of thousands of questions I wished I had asked him, mostly about his service with the US Army 5th Air Force in the Pacific during WWII. He soloed in a J3 Cub, and went on to be an A/P tech SGT on Allison and Pratt & Whitney engines (P38, P39,P40, B24, B25).

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Hate to pile on, but the fact that so many threads consist of disjointed discussions and strings of deleted posts is the main reason I've been much of a participant here. I wish that were different, but honestly... it makes this forum too frustrating to read.

Oh, BTW, finished my SP cert and bought an airplane in the meantime, so it's not like there's been nothing to talk about.

saxdiva wrote:Hate to pile on, but the fact that so many threads consist of disjointed discussions and strings of deleted posts is the main reason I've been much of a participant here. I wish that were different, but honestly... it makes this forum too frustrating to read.

Oh, BTW, finished my SP cert and bought an airplane in the meantime, so it's not like there's been nothing to talk about.

Couldn't agree more on your 1st point. (I assume you meant "haven't been much of a participant") PS - congrats on your new cert and plane!

eyeflygps wrote:Get over it. This is old news and an old thread.

And... posts like that are another reason people are likely to stay away.

Hey, maybe that's your goal, and if that's the case, more power to you. It just seems--to me anyway--to contradict the whole spirit of having a forum.

saxdiva wrote: Oh, BTW, finished my SP cert and bought an airplane in the meantime, so it's not like there's been nothing to talk about.

So talk about it!

We'd love to hear about it, or at least I would. How did the training go? What was your check ride like? What plane did you buy? Is it the Chief you mentioned? Could you post some photos? Where have you flown it to so far? What are your flying plans?

Start a thread and clue us in!