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n85ae -> RE: Post your motorbike pictures here! (Jun. 21 2007 16:06:48)
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Hi -
So true about the time, plus it is expensive. But anybody that really wants to
do it, can. The hardest part is just getting started.
To become a pilot, is simple - Go to the nearest small airport, find the building
that says "Learn to fly here", walk in and say "I want to learn to fly" the rest
will happen from there. 99% of everybody I've ever talked to, get stuck at this
relatively simple step.
I have a cousin from Estonia, who grew up in near poverty in a little village.
All her life she helped her parents grow vegetables, and sell them at the
market on the weekends. I paid her way here (USA) for a three month stay over
the summer five years ago, when she was 18. She went flying with me a
lot that summer, and went with me to Oshkosh (http://www.airventure.org)
for the big airshow.
That exposure, I think really affected her, as she just graduated college with
an aviation degree, and is now working for Estonian Air, and will probably
be flying one of the big jets for SAS, or other major carriers. :) I was shocked
when I heard that was what she was doing, because her family is so poor.
However, sheer determination can take you a long way.
Jeff
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