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My wife love's to go flying but as we have to boy's aged 11 and 6 she is always concerned about the fact that if anything goes wrong it's both of us in the plane together 
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That's true but kids should not "ground" both of you, unless you are broke
My wife love's to go flying but as we have to boy's aged 11 and 6 she is always concerned about the fact that if anything goes wrong it's both of us in the plane together
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Well now, I am puzzled.....IO540, are you really that old? And Gertrude, the wombat, why Gertrude? I had assumed you were of the other gender....
Nice to hear from Fenland Flyer and Piper Classique: flying is an obsession akin to music, other people just don't understand what you are on about!
Gender, in these cases, is irrelevant.
Nice to hear from Fenland Flyer and Piper Classique: flying is an obsession akin to music, other people just don't understand what you are on about!
Gender, in these cases, is irrelevant.
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why Gertrude
So, when I came to sign up to PPRuNe nobody but nobody was using their real name, and to do so would have looked decidedly odd. In protest against this weird convention I made up the daftest name I could think of in my then current state of sobriety, and there we are.
Not that posting under other than one's real name actually hides who you are. I once asked in another place, nothing to do with aeroplanes, where I post under my real name, "so what's my PPRuNe handle then?" and someone (not a PPRuNe regluar) had worked out the correct answer in less than an hour.
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I only got my license this year. I'm looking for someone to share the experience (and hopefully the flying itself) with, who will enjoy fly-ins at weekends in the summer, and maybe flying up to Scotland or to over to France for a few day's holiday.
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That's really funny 
A couple of years ago there was a site for informal seat sharing / mentoring and such. I put my name on it, where I was based, and the sort of flying I did.
Most of the (few) replies I got were one-liners from women, and when I asked them for details of their background (i.e. what sort of trips were they interested in) I got some pretty vague answers. One claimed to have a CPL but could not read or write.
It was obviously being used as a sort of dating site, but I have not had any need for that since 2003 (15 Sep to be precise ).
A couple of years ago there was a site for informal seat sharing / mentoring and such. I put my name on it, where I was based, and the sort of flying I did.
Most of the (few) replies I got were one-liners from women, and when I asked them for details of their background (i.e. what sort of trips were they interested in) I got some pretty vague answers. One claimed to have a CPL but could not read or write.
It was obviously being used as a sort of dating site, but I have not had any need for that since 2003 (15 Sep to be precise
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I have a PPL and try to fly regularly, I just love aeroplanes. I love being around them, they have so much character about them ... I can't be the only person on pprune who can see that all aeroplanes have character and spirit ... am I? 
Erm ... moving on ...
My better half flies commercially. I thought that he would think that it is great that I am interested in flying, so that we can share flying together, but it doesnt seem so. He helps me with advice, but doesn't get excited about flying anymore. He's lost the passion for flying that he once had when he was going through what I am now. This upsets me when I tell him about how my flying went and what I did, and times that I am proud of my flying, but he seems indifferent sometimes.
I have taken a few female friends flying, who have all enjoyed it (even one who was afraid of heights). If I tell people that I hold a PPL the response is variable. Some people think that it is impressive, but others don't seem that bothered. I think it just depends what you're in to. I like girly things, but I also like machines too.
I wonder if it is to do with the fact that sometimes people can't relate to flying 'little' aeroplanes. It amuses me when people find it hard to get their head around the idea that I can fly an aeroplane on my own. If I tell people about flying, and say I flew on my own to xyz, women, often say, "Was there an instructor with you"? ... "No, I was on my own"... "What, there was no-body with you"? ... Noooo!
Erm ... moving on ... My better half flies commercially. I thought that he would think that it is great that I am interested in flying, so that we can share flying together, but it doesnt seem so. He helps me with advice, but doesn't get excited about flying anymore. He's lost the passion for flying that he once had when he was going through what I am now. This upsets me when I tell him about how my flying went and what I did, and times that I am proud of my flying, but he seems indifferent sometimes.
I have taken a few female friends flying, who have all enjoyed it (even one who was afraid of heights). If I tell people that I hold a PPL the response is variable. Some people think that it is impressive, but others don't seem that bothered. I think it just depends what you're in to. I like girly things, but I also like machines too.
I wonder if it is to do with the fact that sometimes people can't relate to flying 'little' aeroplanes. It amuses me when people find it hard to get their head around the idea that I can fly an aeroplane on my own. If I tell people about flying, and say I flew on my own to xyz, women, often say, "Was there an instructor with you"? ... "No, I was on my own"... "What, there was no-body with you"? ... Noooo!
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My wife has zero interest in flying except as a mode of transport. So if we're going somewhere we'll fly whenever we can and that works fine :-)
Though she won't touch the controls she's a good P2, reminding me of clearances and reporting points and cross checking waypoints if we're VFR as well as spotting traffic.
We've been all over the place and for her it means trips to places we wouldn't otherwise get to and/or trips to places we regularly go (e.g. Channel Islands) with less hassle and/or making day trips feasible when they otherwise wouldn't be.
Though she won't touch the controls she's a good P2, reminding me of clearances and reporting points and cross checking waypoints if we're VFR as well as spotting traffic.
We've been all over the place and for her it means trips to places we wouldn't otherwise get to and/or trips to places we regularly go (e.g. Channel Islands) with less hassle and/or making day trips feasible when they otherwise wouldn't be.
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I spoke recently to someone that left his career in accountancy a few years back. He wanted to follow his passion for flying and decided to start with his PPL and head straight to the airlines. He now pilots for Fedex. He reckons that the best part of his training was doing his PPL, after that it all got very serious and now there are times when he feels little more than a courier. He doesn't regret his chosen path, I think the point is no matter what your job there comes a time when it becomes just that....... "your job".
I spoke recently to someone that left his career in accountancy a few years back. He wanted to follow his passion for flying and decided to start with his PPL and head straight to the airlines. He now pilots for Fedex. He reckons that the best part of his training was doing his PPL, after that it all got very serious and now there are times when he feels little more than a courier. He doesn't regret his chosen path, I think the point is no matter what your job there comes a time when it becomes just that....... "your job".
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Oh yes i'm sure that it does. I know lots of airline pilots who also have shares in light aircraft, as they miss the fun of flying 'little ones' and being able to fly exactly how you want and not having to fly to company standards.
I wonder if some airline pilots feel a bit disenchanted having put in so much effort and money to get where they want to be and feel 'oh is this it, is this what i've put my whole heart into?' and feel a bit disappointed when the buzz has gone.
Oh yes i'm sure that it does. I know lots of airline pilots who also have shares in light aircraft, as they miss the fun of flying 'little ones' and being able to fly exactly how you want and not having to fly to company standards.
I wonder if some airline pilots feel a bit disenchanted having put in so much effort and money to get where they want to be and feel 'oh is this it, is this what i've put my whole heart into?' and feel a bit disappointed when the buzz has gone.
