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Originally Posted by jblmr2
I'll jack the thread for one more post....
Great stats on the plane, I can see why you love to fly it. I got my privates 20 or so years ago, but never did much with it. It got very expensive and I got to the point where I couldn't justify the "$200 hamburger" (90's prices). Other priorities were consuming the disposable income.
Good luck with the Sprite, I'll keep your offer in mind regarding the track days.
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Make it another jack...
Yeah, it's even more expensive than ever. During college years I earned Commercial/Instrument/Multiengine ratings and flew on demand charters for hire to work my way through school. It was a great way to build time and earn a little income.
Interesting how many high performance drivers are also pilots. There's similar attributes involved like vision, balance, spatial awareness, problem solving and intense focus. For me the main difference is that cars are far more controllable and predictable. As you know, aircraft control input behavior changes throughout the airspeed envelope. Toss in unpredictable, unseen wx like turbulence, wind shear, thermals, mountain rotors, ice, navigation, new moon flights over open ocean and IFR ATC management and things can get hairy fast.
Remind me to tell you about the time ATC vectored me directly into a thunderstorm in the pre-Doppler days. Whew, completely out of control, glad I'm still here.
Thanks for considering me for track days. AROO coming soon!
The Sprite seller can't decide what to do so I might be back to square one.