My whole wardrobe consists of aviation-themed t-shirts, polo shirts, and once a week or so, a Civil Air Patrol uniform.
I have rarely been approached while ordering a burrito and asked anything about aviation. The very few times I have, I've exchanged phone numbers with the person and offered them a ride to see if they like it. I've never had a stranger take me up on that offer other than a local radio station personality during a push for a National Women In Aviation campaign a couple of years ago.
Probably doesn't help much that I'm either Home, at the gym, at work, or behind the electronic gate o' TSA terrorist death, at the airport in my hangar.
Most of the huffing and puffing co-middle-aged-fatties at the gym like myself, aren't too interested in extended discussions while sweating to the oldies. Classic Rock oldies from the iPod, that is.
The airport holds an "Open House" every year, but it's designed to get people to the rental places, not out to the individual owner's hangars. Someone REAL bright might think to ask, "Is there an airplane owner I could talk to?" at say, a Colorado Pilot's Association booth, but not all that likely.
Maybe with most folks searching the web these days when they want to do something, a page dedicated to volunteer pilots willing to answer questions locally would be good on the CPA site? Murph? What do you think? Clark?
Also might shame me into getting the podcast going again.
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