That would be a pretty cool ambition for me, too. I doubt I would ever do that more than once every couple years, though.
I guess you guys are right, there really isn't anything to lose beyond money. I'll go ahead and go ahead with it.
It makes for very interesting experiences and stories to tell. The routes I mentioned, I have already travelled with my instructor. On my way to Virginia ( from CT ), we had a bird strike @4500 feet with blood all over the windshield ( and some on my tshirt and pants ) .. Things were going really smooth and we are actually kind of getting bored since there was nothing much to do so it was pretty quiet in the cabin when suddenly it happened with loud THUD! Luckily, the glass broke only slightly from the top ( resulting in a minor air leak ) so my instructor determined that we could continue until we reached our destination ( 1 hour away ). Thats an experience both of us will never forget..
On my way to Reading in PA, there was a system coming from the west with low clouds ( 3000 feet ). Hence, we went above the clouds and flew for 2 hours above them... It was nice and bright up there. When we finally had to descend, my instructor allowed me to descend through the clouds ( since i'm due for my instrument training anyway ). Once again, it was an awesome experience being inside the clouds and not being able to see anything around you. After having cleared the clouds, we were surprised to see how dark it was below them ( as dark as it gets at dusk even though it was 3 pm ).
My point is that these experiences are very memorable so thats what I recommend you should look forward to ( even one flight a year is still very enjoyable ) . What made my trip to Reading even more special and gave it purpose was that I took my mom to the temple there ( since she had been longing to go for quite some time). That was a satisfying feeling as she was really happy
Wow... landed up writing a lot. Ill stop now