More_Flaps

On Jul 7, 1:46 pm, Matt Whiting <whit...@epix.net> wrote:
> Jay Honeck wrote:
> >> Maybe sometime in the future when I grow wings again, you might still
> >> be doing the BBQ/Pool party, because I know I am missing something fun
> >> and special with a great group of people.
>
> > Thanks, Dave.  It's truly disheartening to hear that you've dropped out
> > of flying altogether -- but I know you're not alone.   (Don't worry --
> > the Fly-In Pool Party will continue as long as we own the hotel!)
>
> > I can see why you've dropped out, though. My son and I just got back
> > from a three-day custom car show in Des Moines.  There were thousands of
> > people in attendance, and you could literally walk for days and never
> > see the same car twice.
>
> > More importantly (and to the point) for about 10% of what I've spent on
> > aviation over the years, we could own many of the coolest, most
> > tricked-out collectible cars at that show.  I will never become as
> > excited about cars as I am about airplanes, but it's easy to see why
> > "normal" people might choose to go that route.
>
> A friend who learned to fly at the same time as me did the same thing a
> decade or so ago.  After many years of C-172 ownership he sold it and
> bought an older Vette convertible.  His wife likes the Vette better than
> the airplane and spends far less money and can spend much more time with
> the Vette.
>
> I was up flying for 2.5 hours today to get in some approaches to keep my
> instrument rating current and hardly heard another sole flying.  

A fishy story.

Cheers