bflynn
Final Approach
Thank you all again so much. Your words are my strength. I haven't been flying for over a week, but it isn't because of my husband. I really want to fully shake all the negativity I have gotten from him before I go up again, as I don't want that junk in my head.
As for my marriage, although I'm pretty sure I've already reached my decision, I'm weighing everything very carefully right now. This isn't the first time he's behaved this way or failed to support me on something I really needed his support on. If it had been, then I wouldn't be standing at a crossroads.
But, regardless of that, I have no intentions to give up flying.
Circuit Flyer - I'm very sorry about your mom. It sounds like she was a wonderful, supportive woman!
Kevin - love the picture of your family. I hope to take similar ones some day of mine!!
You guys are fantastic. Thank you again.
I pretty much got the same thing from everyone who knew nothing about it too. My son's first reaction was "Oh no, I don't want you to die". He has come around because he likes going places but the wife is still dead set against it. It makes it rough when I want to go somewhere, I wind up going by myself. Been down for medical for a while so it hasn't come up, but I will be flying again soon, with or without her.
My mother was supportive but she has previous experience with GA. Ditto with my father-in-law who was aircrew in the Navy Reserves, an aunt that used to manage an airport and learned to fly, cousin that owns a Mooney, another that is a test pilot for Cessna and family that flew CAP out of Manteo during WW-II. We have a lot of airplanes in our family tree.
There's probably something instructive in there that AOPA could address related to the public attitudes of GA flying.
Keep the faith and welcome to the great big crazy flying family.