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I really like that idea. I've heard of people buying an airplane to train in. Makes sense, if you can afford it.

Thanks. I'll definitely check into that!

Definitely don't want to overload my brain.

Great tips; thanks. Definitely will explore the medical aspect. Being a pragmatist, if I find I can't qualify medically, then there's no reason to go any further. I'm too old to pursue a career as a pilot. My goal is personal travel. For fun and practicality. Shrink the country a little; be...

Oh, well that makes sense. I was sort of surprised to learn that soaring counts toward your overall hours just in general. But then again, why not? My son started with powered flying, got his PPL and instrument rating, then caught the soaring bug. He's been building hours in gliders and now...

You may be right. I'm sure I could find a way to train locally. But I still want to meet like-minded people. I can deal with opinionated. I'm rather opinionated myself. It's great to have friends with whom you share a passion.

I'm trying to save money; not particularly interested in saving time. I learn best with lots of repetition. Soaring club with a winch seems ideal from the standpoint of minimizing cost per hour. Making it more feasible to log sufficient weekly hours to keep the learning advancing, even on a...

10-4. Cpt Stan happens to be my neighbor.

I'm in Woodbine. Pretty much the very SE corner. Jacksonville, FL is within reach. Also Brunswick. I'm trying to plan for a couple years in the future. Maybe by then I'll be ready to move. And will have put aside some funds. Great advice from Moose--to be prepared to concentrate the...

So.... I'm older. I've dreamed of being a pilot all my life. And I'm a pragmatist. I love to find ways to do things most efficiently and economically. With that in mind, I've contemplated (perhaps) unconventional paths to a private ticket. Start with glider training? Benefits being: lower...

I realize this is old content, but I've been wondering what happened to Isabel Goyer for quite a while, and found this thread by searching. I'm glad to have the information. For what it's worth, I was a subscriber to Plane and Pilot for many years, and finally dropped my subscription on account...