I'm a dreamer

mcsteatlh · #1 10-11-2006, 09:16 PM

I'm here to tell all you folks 'thank you'. You see, I'm a life long dreamer when it comes to aviation. When I was young, I would always look up when I heard a prop plane. Well, that would be any plane for that matter. I was looking up, if there was a plane there. I'm sure most of you did, or still do, the same. I got to fly when I was young. In the 60's and 70's, my father built Mooney's for God's sake. A couple of years ago, I found my dad's old logbook. The last Mooney he flew was the single boom Aerocoupe that Mooney built. He was flying off the hours for certification purposes. Anywany, I digress. I've been a dreamer, flying a handfull of student hours every few years, when I let the pull and guilt of wasted youth get to me. I just let life get in the way. I make excuses (worry about money, divorced dad raising two young boys, self employed, etc etc etc) and I just have never finished my certificate. So. I take heart and live by reading all the posts from this forum. I glance at other sites but i've not found one comparable. And for that I say thank you, to you all. Thanks for the vacation write ups, and a big thanks for the technical expertise displayed here basically on a daily basis. I wish I could live the dreams that you made or will make, come true.

I really appreciate it
Mcstealth

Paul Thomas · #2 10-11-2006, 09:30 PM

An action is one a step away from the dream! You can do anything you want to. If you want to fly, stop making excuses and go take lessons

Same thing with building an airplane, you're just looking until you cut a check to Van's, then you're a builder.

AntiGravity · #3 10-11-2006, 09:35 PM

... I never quite worked out how I ended up in IT instead of a cockpit of some sort. From the age of 5 I was going to be a helicopter pilot. This belief never wavered one millimiter until I aced the army entrance exams at 16 and got told I could take any job I wanted. 'Helicopted pilot' said I. Well, not entirely certain how, but 45 minutes later I walked out of the army careers office becoming a cartographer! Or not. I withdrew my application and the rest is history. This is the one and only decision I regret: I should have stuck to helicopter pilot.

So here I am nearly 33 years old, still no pilots license, and still only having been in a cockpit 25 or so times. I've done lots of other things. LOTS of other things. Even managed, somehow, to stay alive (much to the surprise of my parents)!! Flying, though, seemed to constantly elude me. Life, money, work, etc, etc: everything got in the way.

And what did I decide to do about it roughly this time last year. Well, I took teh bull by the horns and started a project so darn big there's just no way I could willingly let it fall by the wayside: I started my own RV project. So one way or another, unless I am willing to lose a huge amount of time and money (I'm not), I'll be flying at some point in the next few years. And in my own plane too!

You can do the same, or at the very least the flying bit. Never say never... if you can still breath you can still chase that dream... I will be...

iwannarv · #4 10-11-2006, 09:58 PM

I am blessed at the age of 17 to be in a group of some great people. I also am always looking to the sky at any sound of a whirling prop. I was lucky enough to grow up in a family of pilots, and continued the family tradition by earning my pilot's license this past August. It is something I will always love and will want to do. I'm glad I did this at a young age, and my only concern was being able to pay for it. I managed, and tell you what - It pays off bigtime

. The EAA chapter I'm involved with hosted a fly-in in Great Bend, Ks a few weekends ago, and some people (non-flyers) were standing around when I walked up to my airplane, hopped in and fired up. The look on their face was priceless! I love moments like that.

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I wish I could live the dreams that you made or will make, come true.

Why not? Who's stopping you? Eye doctors have told me that I will probably not be able to land an airplane, but truth is, many pilots have the same eye problem I do. I got the medical, and pursued my dream. 95 hrs flight time so far and I haven't left one up there yet! No problem.

I guess my point is, even if life seems to get away, don't get discouraged. It sounds like you are very passionate for aviation, and it can be a big part of your life. If aviation is part of your life, then life should not get in the way of aviation. I encourage you to fully pursue your passion. Like said before, you're only one step away from a dream. Go for it! There's a great group of pilots on this site that will support you the whole way!

svanarts · #5 10-11-2006, 11:37 PM

This life was made to live. Live it, don't dream about it. You can make it happen if you want to. You're among dreamers who quit dreaming and started living. There is no good, logical reason to go build and airplane and fly it. But there is nothing else like it.

And to the Kiwi IT guy... you go dude! There are a lot of us flying IT guys! I'm an IT manager through the week, but on the weekends I'm in the air living out my dreams!

Bob Axsom · #6 10-12-2006, 01:20 AM

Dreaming is not a bad thing, it keeps hope alive.

Bob Axsom

dan · #7 10-12-2006, 05:47 AM

Here's one of my favorite quotes of all time...

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All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible. --T.E. Lawrence

Rick6a · #8 10-12-2006, 06:04 AM

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Originally Posted by svanarts

This life was made to live. Live it, don't dream about it. You can make it happen if you want to. You're among dreamers who quit dreaming and started living. There is no good, logical reason to go build and airplane and fly it...............

"For all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, "It might have been."
John Greenleaf Whittier

airguy · #9 10-12-2006, 06:43 AM

You guys are pushing me over the edge - I may get a divorce, but I'm definitely getting a 9A!

frankh · #10 10-12-2006, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by airguy

You guys are pushing me over the edge - I may get a divorce, but I'm definitely getting a 9A!

Not the way I have seen most divorce judgements come down ...At least in Oregon.

Of course i know your kidding...

Frank
7a...31.5 hours