Matt Whiting

More_Flaps wrote:
> 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

Yes, I realized the misspelling about as soon as I hit send, but I
figured I'd see who jumped in first and whether they went for the fish
comment or the shoe comment. :-)

Matt