Comments on: How Flying Improved My Life http://www.plasticpilot.net/blog/2008/05/05/how-flying-improved-my-life/ General Aviation and Aviation In General Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:16:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Don Dinwiddie http://www.plasticpilot.net/blog/2008/05/05/how-flying-improved-my-life/#comment-2916 Don Dinwiddie Tue, 06 May 2008 17:33:07 +0000 http://www.plasticpilot.net/blog/2008/05/05/how-flying-improved-my-life/#comment-2916 Yesterday, nearly fifty-one years after washing out of radio instruments in naval aviation flight training, I took my first flight lesson in a C152. I am going back. If not now, when? Washing out was a step in learning humility. I have had more occasions to learn the same over the years. I will not pray to be taught poverty. Met some young German students at St. Augustine, Florida. The euro buys a lot of training over here. Nice looking, focused young men. Yesterday, nearly fifty-one years after washing out of radio instruments in naval aviation flight training, I took my first flight lesson in a C152. I am going back. If not now, when?

Washing out was a step in learning humility. I have had more occasions to learn the same over the years. I will not pray to be taught poverty.

Met some young German students at St. Augustine, Florida. The euro buys a lot of training over here. Nice looking, focused young men.

]]> By: PlasticPilot http://www.plasticpilot.net/blog/2008/05/05/how-flying-improved-my-life/#comment-2915 PlasticPilot Tue, 06 May 2008 16:35:54 +0000 http://www.plasticpilot.net/blog/2008/05/05/how-flying-improved-my-life/#comment-2915 Self-confidence ! How could I have missed it ? Thank you Pat. Self-confidence ! How could I have missed it ? Thank you Pat.

]]> By: Pat http://www.plasticpilot.net/blog/2008/05/05/how-flying-improved-my-life/#comment-2904 Pat Tue, 06 May 2008 07:23:59 +0000 http://www.plasticpilot.net/blog/2008/05/05/how-flying-improved-my-life/#comment-2904 Flying had exactly the same effect on me. More, it also greatly improved my self-confidence. Flying had exactly the same effect on me.
More, it also greatly improved my self-confidence.

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