Why fly?

Arnold

Arnold

Cleared for Takeoff
Joined
Mar 8, 2005
Messages
1,483
Location
Philadelphia Area
Display Name
Display name:
Arnold
I'm most happy when I jump in the plane on a nice summer's eve without any electronics, or even a headset (I do use earplugs), with a sectional open on my lap and just fly for the joy of flying. I can loop, roll and spin the Luscombe if I like and I don't go on $100 hamburger runs. I fly for the joy of flying and to get me from here to there when it fits my mission.
 
Well to answer the question, flying the plane is generally considered a better practice than taxiing it down the interstate.
 
Sac Arrow said:
Well to answer the question, flying the plane is generally considered a better practice than taxiing it down the interstate.
Click to expand...

My bad, I thought those dashed white lines on the pavement were center lines.
 
  • Like
Reactions: YKA
DaleB said:
Why not?
Click to expand...

1) Expensive
2) Poor Safety Record of amateur pilots
3) Expensive
4) Constant training and currency required for true utility
5) Expensive
6) Limited utility without spending a ton of money
7) Expensive
 
Arnold said:
1) Expensive
2) Poor Safety Record of amateur pilots
3) Expensive
4) Constant training and currency required for true utility
5) Expensive
6) Limited utility without spending a ton of money
7) Expensive
Click to expand...

Some of us like the challenge of all the above!
 
My happy place. Smell of fresh mowed runway on a summers evening.
TXVkLRK.jpg
 
Why ride a motorcycle? Why bowl? Why golf?
Why is a tree good? How is a rainbow made? How does the positraction on the rear end of a Pontiac work?

It just does.

I fly because it turns a 9 hour trip into a 1.75 hour trip.
 
Arnold said:
I'm most happy when I jump in the plane on a nice summer's eve without any electronics, or even a headset (I do use earplugs), with a sectional open on my lap and just fly for the joy of flying. I can loop, roll and spin the Luscombe if I like and I don't go on $100 hamburger runs. I fly for the joy of flying and to get me from here to there when it fits my mission.
Click to expand...

Yup - I love to fly. Drill a long hole in the sky.

I don't need the loops, rolls, etc. I'm quite content with straight-and-level flight. No desire for any adrenaline rush.
 
Arnold said:
1) Expensive
2) Poor Safety Record of amateur pilots
3) Expensive
4) Constant training and currency required for true utility
5) Expensive
6) Limited utility without spending a ton of money
7) Expensive
Click to expand...
Then don't. Nobody is making you do it.
 
  • Like
Reactions: YKA
Arnold said:
I'm most happy when I jump in the plane on a nice summer's eve without any electronics, or even a headset (I do use earplugs), with a sectional open on my lap and just fly for the joy of flying. I can loop, roll and spin the Luscombe if I like and I don't go on $100 hamburger runs. I fly for the joy of flying and to get me from here to there when it fits my mission.
Click to expand...

I must confess I am impressed your airplane is made of metal. After reading this I was half expecting Sitka spruce and linen with a Gnome/Le Rhône up front. :D:p
 
Bob Noel said:
Yup - I love to fly. Drill a long hole in the sky.

I don't need the loops, rolls, etc. I'm quite content with straight-and-level flight. No desire for any adrenaline rush.
Click to expand...

I don't know how to do loops, rolls, etc. I'm quite content with straight-and-level flight. After all these years, it still relaxes me just staring out the windshield...

I would love to fly aerobatics, but I am too old to start now. But, in my dreams, I was a Blue Angels 1, who beat Sean Tucker at competitions, then autographed wet t-shirts after the airshows. :D
 
It beats being stuck in motor traffic here in California, plus the view never gets old!
 
  • Like
Reactions: YKA
dxfile said:
It beats being stuck in motor traffic here in California, plus the view never gets old!
Click to expand...

Tru dat, plus it’s really hard to get truly lost in most of the state.
 
  • Like
Reactions: YKA
Because I can.
 
Bob Noel said:
Yup - I love to fly. Drill a long hole in the sky.

I don't need the loops, rolls, etc. I'm quite content with straight-and-level flight. No desire for any adrenaline rush.
Click to expand...

"Gentleman's aerobatics" can be quite relaxing, they aren't an adrenaline thing.

Arnold said:
That reminds me, Old Rhinebeck is still on my to do list.
Click to expand...

Do it, it's a fun place. You can fly in if you're comfortable with a 2200' grass strip with trees at both ends, and call for permission first.

Why fly:
upload_2021-1-29_18-31-53.png
 
Arnold said:
1) Expensive
2) Poor Safety Record of amateur pilots
3) Expensive
4) Constant training and currency required for true utility
5) Expensive
6) Limited utility without spending a ton of money
7) Expensive
Click to expand...


Buy a gmc diesel pickup, and a boat.

That makes flying seem pretty cheap. Make sure that you get a marina slip to leave the boat at, so you can just ride back and forth on your motorcycle, because the gmc will spend most of its life in the shop, and rarely be available to tow the boat!
 
Arnold said:
I'm most happy when I jump in the plane on a nice summer's eve without any electronics, or even a headset (I do use earplugs), with a sectional open on my lap and just fly for the joy of flying. I can loop, roll and spin the Luscombe if I like and I don't go on $100 hamburger runs. I fly for the joy of flying and to get me from here to there when it fits my mission.
Click to expand...

Agreed. Flying for any reason at all is great. But when you can do a few acrobatics along the way it is even better. You are very blessed!
 
Why fly?
*sigh*
I'll try:
  • Get high.
  • Buy pie.
  • Or rye.
  • If I don't, I'll cry (no lie).
 
Arnold said:
I hear you've had some snow this year.
Click to expand...
Not much. It has snowed several times, once earlier this week, but very little has stuck and even that was very short lived.

I don't care for the colder days and am looking forward to the leaves coming back on the trees. I guess what I really want is San Diego weather without living in California.
 
ETres said:
Very cool - that's a whole lotta Sonexes! Or is it Sonexi? What is the plural of Sonex?
Click to expand...

That is actually a raging question among Sonex owners! I don't believe there is a definitive answer.

That photo was from the 2013 American Sonex Association Gathering in Crossville TN. There were 41 Sonex aircraft that attended (along with other aircraft that flew in). To my knowledge that is still the largest single gathering of Sonex planes in one place!
 
JuggyJet said:
I would love to fly aerobatics, but I am too old to start now. But, in my dreams, I was a Blue Angels 1, who beat Sean Tucker at competitions, then autographed wet t-shirts after the airshows. :D
Click to expand...

Well that got me thinking. How to autograph a wet T shirt. Only thing I can come up with is to put your hand in some paint and then leave a hand print on the cloth.
 
Arnold said:
Well that got me thinking. How to autograph a wet T shirt. Only thing I can come up with is to put your hand in some paint and then leave a hand print on the cloth.
Click to expand...

Hey! It’s my dream! Don’t wake me up!!!
 
JuggyJet said:
Hey! It’s my dream! Don’t wake me up!!!
Click to expand...

Some years back, while still in my 50s a neighbor at a party put her hands on my chest and squeezed and said "hey you might be in the best shape of anyone here." I'm certain I wasn't. But, I was so tempted to return the gesture and say "hey are these real?" But alas, being a gentleman and not taking advantage of drunk women is one of my many curses.
 
8927C480-4BC3-4511-9353-A61D52EF078E.jpeg It is expensive, and like most things in life worth doing, it is challenging and involves risk - so worth it.
 
Because I don’t like to get high on “other” means
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top