ozone
Well-Known Member
So, here's my dilemma: I learned to fly and got my license for two main reasons
1. I always wanted to, ever since i was a 2 year-old
2. I had a HORRIBLE job and needed to get my head into another realm so I would not go postal on my former co-workers and family. BTW, counseling would probably have been cheaper, but no where near as fun.
Now, fast forward a year. I now have an excellent job, great co-workers and a wife who has patiently moved (yet again) with me to our new digs. Now, we live in boating heaven. My wife still refuses to fly and every time I go flying, I wonder to myself what the heck is the point of blowing another $150-250? I have no "mission specific" reason for flying, I am just poking holes in the sky. I keep waking up in the wee morning hours thinking "did i really just use up another $200 today....and for what?"
So, this weekend was an airplane-free weekend since my wife had her birthday. We hooked up with some friends who had a boat and had a blast! No "mission" or "goal" or "destination" involved and it was really enjoyable. Our evil friends then floated the idea of rafting boats 2 or more boats together and weekend camping if only we would buy a boat as well.
Also, our kids are about the same age.
I do believe in the idea of a "one-toy-at-a-time" lifestyle and I think I need to decide: continue my solitary pilot life or choose a more family-friendly activity like a sailboat?
I am deliberately posting this here since i know y'all are biased toward flying, and I want opinions about what would you do if, after you tried it, you discovered that flying, while really fun, was not your passion.
1. I always wanted to, ever since i was a 2 year-old
2. I had a HORRIBLE job and needed to get my head into another realm so I would not go postal on my former co-workers and family. BTW, counseling would probably have been cheaper, but no where near as fun.
Now, fast forward a year. I now have an excellent job, great co-workers and a wife who has patiently moved (yet again) with me to our new digs. Now, we live in boating heaven. My wife still refuses to fly and every time I go flying, I wonder to myself what the heck is the point of blowing another $150-250? I have no "mission specific" reason for flying, I am just poking holes in the sky. I keep waking up in the wee morning hours thinking "did i really just use up another $200 today....and for what?"
So, this weekend was an airplane-free weekend since my wife had her birthday. We hooked up with some friends who had a boat and had a blast! No "mission" or "goal" or "destination" involved and it was really enjoyable. Our evil friends then floated the idea of rafting boats 2 or more boats together and weekend camping if only we would buy a boat as well.
Also, our kids are about the same age.
I do believe in the idea of a "one-toy-at-a-time" lifestyle and I think I need to decide: continue my solitary pilot life or choose a more family-friendly activity like a sailboat?
I am deliberately posting this here since i know y'all are biased toward flying, and I want opinions about what would you do if, after you tried it, you discovered that flying, while really fun, was not your passion.