how...
3 years ago
on earth do i make this happen???
seriously – how?
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I wish I knew
Unless you’ve got some serious pull with Homeland Security and/or the FAA, coupled with actually being related to a pilot, I’m afraid this may be impossible anymore. I was lucky enough as a kid to visit an airliner cockpit while in flight, but that was about 25 years ago. Best of luck, though!
i know you're right.
well, at least the logical part of me knows you’re right. but i figure that i have decades to get this done. so perhaps, while i’m figuring out how to go about this i can start smaller… maybe find a friend of a friend of a friend with their pilot’s license… start with the small planes and then go from there.
Another thought...
is to go gliding! Here’s a great article about just that:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/getaways/86545_soar12.shtml
I’ve done this up in Arlington, and it’s a blast! I’m hooked. The only thing keeping me from doing this every weekend is the expense.
maybe start smaller
i’ve been thinking about this quite a bit lately. and my BIG idea is that maybe i should start smaller.
so my step one to this goal will be to be in the cockpit of a teeny tiny plane during take off. this might take a year or longer to unfold, but at least i’ll have a sense of progress.
baby steps, right? and who knows what it may lead to.
