Roost Air Lounge => Aviation related topics => Topic started by: RagDragger on October 15, 2007, 03:05:02 AM
Title: Airplanes, Significant Others, and the power of Loooove....
Post by: RagDragger on October 15, 2007, 03:05:02 AM
OK, recent conversations with my ex (she's been that way for a while now) and responses to recent threads have inspired me to ask this. How many of the pro pilot types on this board are divorced, nearly so, or simply had relationships go south due at least in part to flying? Or, for those who just do this as a hobby, does it irritate your spouse/significant other? Let's face it, we pour so much time, money, and a good portion of ourselves into flying that it's easy to see where an SO would get jealous.
That, and it's been my experience that airplanes and women just don't mix. For Pete's sake, I know LINEMEN that are divorced! (No offense, S'mom, PiperGirl, and any other ladies on the board. I'm sure y'all have your share of stories about men and airplanes too.) Hell, I can't be the only one with a little frustration with the opposite sex. Anyone else noticed this or is it just my weird perspective?
Title: Re: Airplanes, Significant Others, and the power of Loooove....
Post by: Turbomallard on October 15, 2007, 04:06:40 AM
Hooooooooooooo boy... I could write another book to reply to this one!
Short version. One of the main reasons that I have not been able to find a relationship (apart from my personality, that is) is the flying thing. I don't think anyone but another flier would be willing to put up with me or understand me. One of the main reasons (and there were others, to be sure) my last relationship went south was that she did not like flying. She didn't disapprove of my doing it or spending so much time with it, she just didn't like being in the air. This, to me, seemed odd, since we knew each other for a few years where we volunteered at the airshow. It turned out she liked the *idea* of the whole thing but not flying itself.
There are maybe three or five female pilots in my local area. One or two students on top of that. Tiz it. When I meet a woman pilot I try to tread that very fine line between overtly appearing interested and not being intrusive. I'm well aware that sexual harassment is alive and well, and that with so few female pilots they probably get less than nice treatment on a regular basis. I have no desire to give unwanted attention, yet obviously sometimes I'd like to spend time with a woman pilot I meet to get to know her a bit and see if there's any connection there. Among the non-aviation female population, they seem... not alarmed, but it seems to be a strong turn off when they find out I fly. Maybe I'm reading it all wrong.
Out of my friends who fly, some have spouses who aren't keen on the idea of flying but understand how very important it is to them. One friend's wife always asks him to call when he gets down. Not only will she not go flying with him, she won't even come out to the airport to see the airplane he's a partner in. And yet, she knew how badly he wanted it and said "do it!" when he wanted to buy in to the airplane. And then there's the bunch I see, especially when I teach ground school... the class dwindles, and sometimes I bump into former students in town and ask where they've been or why they quit. Very often they started seeing somebody who didn't want them to fly, so they quit.
Then there's the woman I met at the desk of an FBO a few years back... while waiting I made casual conversation and asked if she had ever thought about learning to fly. She said that she'd love to but when she mentioned it to her husband he "forbade" her to think of it... the connotation was that she wasn't smart and/or good enough. Luckily for the guy in question, he was not there, so he didn't have to deal with my giving him a piece of my mind.
I've had the privilege of meeting William Wynne at the Sonex party at Oshkosh over the years... and he sells a very cool shirt at his company:
http://www.flycorvair.com/tshirt.html
TM
Title: Re: Airplanes, Significant Others, and the power of Loooove....
Post by: Rooster Cruiser on October 15, 2007, 07:24:06 AM
Rag, this is what we call AIDS:
Aviation Induced Divorce Syndrome
It takes a special woman to appreciate the passion we put into our careers. 99% of the women out there just cannot put up with the competition from anything like an airplane. Add to that the separations and often no set schedule, and you have the making of a relationship breaker from the word go.
I was very fortunate when I met my current wife. I explained to her long before we met in person what being a career pilot means to home and family life. She is strong enough to withstand it (although not without a few complaints). It doesn't hurt that to her and her friends it is a social status thing to be married to a pilot. I have suggested to her during some tough times that I could make more money by going back to driving a truck at a union shop. She shot that down when she said, "I didn't come to America to be married to a truck driver."
Good luck to you in pursuing your personal life, Rag. Unfortuneately, the reality is that your personal life will often take a back seat to your flying, and that will mean many missed opportunities with a lot of gals. That is just the way this business works, but sooner or later you will meet that special someone who will appreciate the qualities you have.
RC
Title: Re: Airplanes, Significant Others, and the power of Loooove....
Post by: Fabo on October 15, 2007, 12:29:51 PM
Ys, R/C, you quite got what I believe in, there always IS someone. It is just matter of time and maybe effort until you find someone. Would she be just an ordinary girl from the suburb, or would be there another factor ("I did not come ro America to be married to truck driver")
In every aspect of love of men there are women that would quit you because of.
(http://web.skodateam.cz/files/188) Hope this does not need traslation. Pictured car is a Skoda 100 family historic.
Title: Re: Airplanes, Significant Others, and the power of Loooove....
Post by: PiperGirl on October 15, 2007, 03:54:58 PM
OK, From a woman pilot's point of view...
It completely irks me when I hear a woman going off about how horrible aviation is and how she wishes her SO wasn't involved in it and blah blah blah. and how it's such a guy thing... ::complaining: I love telling women like that that I'm a pilot - the looks on their faces is great ;) But, at our airport, we actually have quite a few women flying (still a much lower % then guys) and we offer intro to aviation/what-to-do-if-the-pilot-can't-fly-the-plane classes for women specifically. Stuff like this does help, and we're always willing to help ladies become more comfortable with the idea by letting them fly in our simulators ("Yes, it's completely safe, you don't even leave the ground...")
Aviation is more than a career - it's a complete life style. You have to find someone who appreciates unique life styles. I think like R/C said, you have to be completely honest about your career at the very start of the relationship, it's ups and downs (no pun intended), and tell the person that it's not going to change because of her. Then once you find someone that's willing to put up with your crazy life you have to go overboard to let her know that she's just as important as the plane. You have to take every opportunity (even if they're few and far between) to let her know she's loved and don't ever give her a reason to doubt it.
I'm one of the lucky few. While neither me or my husband fly professionally, we both work in aviation - he's a mechanic, and I work at a flight school. We both fly for pleasure and the biggest *fight* about aviation that we've had is who's going to log the PIC time ::rofl::
Good Luck.
Title: Re: Airplanes, Significant Others, and the power of Loooove....
Post by: RagDragger on October 15, 2007, 04:17:52 PM
Fabo, I have absolutely no idea what that says, but I can catch the general idea. I sorta figured those on this board would have interesting responses to this one, and I look forward to more. Glad it's not just my skewed perspective, anyway.
Title: Re: Airplanes, Significant Others, and the power of Loooove....
Post by: airtac on October 15, 2007, 06:17:08 PM
Fabo, I have absolutely no idea what that says, but I can catch the general idea. I sorta figured those on this board would have interesting responses to this one, and I look forward to more. Glad it's not just my skewed perspective, anyway.
NAW, your perspective ain't skewed at all, Pipergirl hit the nail on the head about treating your woman with lots of attention at every opportunity. In true California fashion (she got the gold mine, I got the shaft) I've been there and I try to treat my new wife like the princess she is instead of letting things deteriorate to the "either me or the airplane" situation. My wonderful wife even took a pinch-hitter course recently to better understand what my fascination is with aircraft-----she might even take a lesson or two :o
Title: Re: Airplanes, Significant Others, and the power of Loooove....
Post by: BrianGMFS on October 16, 2007, 01:44:37 AM
Chris, one of the Guys I work with had been seeing a lady for almost 5 years. She put up with his aviation addition for the most part but when he decided to go for broke and do the ATP, 90 day wonder Commercial/CFI/Multi/Instrument license program she told him have fun but don't call me again..... Well, that worked out ok since he passed the class, got his ratings, married a fellow student and they got CFI jobs at the same flight school, then he got a King Air FO job where I work (he was in line service here before he went to ATP) and now they are expecting their first child this spring. His wife is just as "plane" crazy as he is and Steph LOVES being a CFI. She's a pilot, quite a looker and is an outstanding cook.... I think Chris found the perfect woman ;D
Brian
Title: Re: Airplanes, Significant Others, and the power of Loooove....
Post by: Baradium on October 17, 2007, 08:25:19 PM
There are maybe three or five female pilots in my local area. One or two students on top of that. Tiz it. When I meet a woman pilot I try to tread that very fine line between overtly appearing interested and not being intrusive. I'm well aware that sexual harassment is alive and well, and that with so few female pilots they probably get less than nice treatment on a regular basis. I have no desire to give unwanted attention, yet obviously sometimes I'd like to spend time with a woman pilot I meet to get to know her a bit and see if there's any connection there. Among the non-aviation female population, they seem... not alarmed, but it seems to be a strong turn off when they find out I fly. Maybe I'm reading it all wrong.
There are definately fewer female pilots, but they're out there... I'd say we've been hovering around 10% at my company since I've been here. We're a touch below right now, but I believe there might be another one in the next groundschool class. That'd put us right at 6 ladies out of around 60 pilots.
Title: Re: Airplanes, Significant Others, and the power of Loooove....
Post by: Turbomallard on October 18, 2007, 12:34:52 AM
Send them to Illinois...
TM
Title: Re: Airplanes, Significant Others, and the power of Loooove....
Post by: Baradium on October 18, 2007, 05:31:18 AM
Actually, the one who left this spring I think went to that area.
You need to work your way into the regional airline scene somehow. I'll bet there's a large number of ladies based in Chicago for various airlines. Problem is that many of them may commute.
I'm not really a good one to get relationship advice from though.
If you're old enough, you could always go after the cougars... ;)
Title: Re: Airplanes, Significant Others, and the power of Loooove....
Post by: undatc on October 18, 2007, 02:57:40 PM
If you're old enough, you could always go after the cougars... ;)
Wouldn't that be young enough? I thought the term cougar applied to older women going after young guys. There was actually an article in our school newspaper about "cougar hunting". Give me a min and ill try to find it...
Here you are: http://media.www.dakotastudent.com/media/storage/paper970/news/2007/04/24/Opinion/How-To.Bag.A.Cougar-2877333.shtml
Never said it was award winning writing, but none the less...
Quote
How to bag a cougar Dane Dekrey Issue date: 4/24/07 Section: Opinion
So, you want to bag yourself a cougar, do you?
Well, in that case, here are a few tips on getting that trophy cougar mounted above - or, better yet, below - your fireplace.
Location, Location, Location Cougars primarily travel alone, straying from large packs. This creates two chief obstacles for avid hunters. First, you will have to broaden your hunting area if you really are serious about bagging a worthy cougar.
With an increasingly younger crowd flooding downtown Grand Forks, thanks to frat-friendly establishments like Joe Black's and Gilly's, there has been an alarming outward migration of cougars back to their respective zones of comfort.
These zones include, but are not limited to Thompson, Manville, and even stripper-friendly Pembina, the blessing from our northern neighbors.
My recommendation - don't waste your tag prematurely on a cougar you wouldn't be willing to show off to your friends, which is exactly what you'll do if you settle for an urban rather than rural cougar. Trust me, cougars are like wine, they only get better with age.
Next, to optimize your chances of success, you must broaden your already broadened search. Making rounds through the usuals in your Thompson's and Manville's simply won't do. If you're really serious, your pride will have to take a backseat to fully attain your cougar hunting potential.
Experts have spotted Boone and Crockett cougars in the most obscure of places; for example, my good friend and cougar aficionado recently found himself looking down the other end of the barrel while home in Bagley, Minn., as he, in an incredibly rare encounter, was transformed from hunter to hunted.
The cougar who had him in her crosshairs was a mature, 45-year-old recent divorcee in heat. Had she not been a high school classmate of his mother's, whose home that old cougar was willing to defile in order to satisfy her pent-up sexual angst, my friend would have forever solidified his legendary status.
But, on that night, it simply wasn't to be.
Now What? OK, you spotted a cougar; you're probably asking yourself, "Now what?"
Because no one universally applicable hunting technique exists, this is where your hunt becomes a Choose Your Own Adventure book - you decide your own fate. Some prefer an aggressive approach; others stick to the old bait-and-switch; still others believe perfecting the art of coyness to be the ultimate cougar aphrodisiac.
Whatever poison you pick, it's important to know what to do when you are confronted with the wily tactics often perpetrated by a seasoned cougar. Luckily for you, despite the lack of consensus in what hunting methodology is most successful, a representative sample size of cougar hunters, n, were surveyed, under proper randomization, and four generally accepted rules emerged:
1) If the cougar cannot remember her exact year of graduation from high school when asked, that's a green light to shoot, tag, and bag.
2) If you remind the cougar of any of the following - son, godson, half-son, son-in-law, and or any other combination of son and another word - exploit this weakness; it's called an "Oedipal Opportunity," don't squander it.
3) Never, for any reason, be ashamed of bagging a cougar. As one Minneapolis-based hunter quipped, "Remember, you have to slay a few dragons on your way to the princess."
4) Don't be fooled - a sober cougar is no cougar at all; it's simply a soccer mom in disguise.
With that, I bid all you budding hunters luck; seek, find, and fornicate.
In the words of freedom fighter Stephen Colbert, "Cougars, you're on notice."
Title: Re: Airplanes, Significant Others, and the power of Loooove....
Post by: G-man on October 18, 2007, 03:38:43 PM
Now that thar is funny---I dont care who you are.. ::rofl:: ::rofl:: ::rofl:: ::drinking:: ::drinking:: ::drinking::
Maybe S'mom would like to comment on # 4..
"Don't be fooled - a sober cougar is no cougar at all; it's simply a soccer mom in disguise." ::rofl:: ::rofl::
Yep, that IS funny but I sense a storm rumbling on or near a private strip somewhere in Idaho ::unbelieveable:: Before venturing near that area I most certainly would get a complete briefing including the possibility of severe turbulence and lightning ::eek::
Title: Re: Airplanes, Significant Others, and the power of Loooove....
Post by: G-man on October 18, 2007, 06:58:14 PM
Yep, that IS funny but I sense a storm rumbling on or near a private strip somewhere in Idaho ::unbelieveable:: Before venturing near that area I most certainly would get a complete briefing including the possibility of severe turbulence and lightning ::eek:: [/quote]
Yep you're right---I sense a "bitch slappin" comin.... S'mom will know what I mean.....
Title: Re: Airplanes, Significant Others, and the power of Loooove....
Post by: Baradium on October 19, 2007, 05:09:45 AM
Well, I thought the term Cougar just meant older single flight attendants...
Title: Re: Airplanes, Significant Others, and the power of Loooove....
Post by: Mike on October 20, 2007, 01:59:09 AM
I know 2 guys my age or older who haven't been divorced yet. Read this article once that firemen and pilots have the highest divorce rates of all times. So I guess I am a little disadvantaged here...
I've been around fire (structure and wildland) and aviation practically all my life and it has ruined relationships in the past. That's how I ended up with an ex-wife as well, I guess. She thought it was all exciting in the beginning and adventurous. That turned into "Can't you do something else, this is kind of dangreous!" Also, she thought I would be making airline-pilot wages and would have an airline pilot schedule. No such luck. She didn't wanna stick with me. But she sure wanted to stick with my car and money and keep the house. The latter is kind of ironic because I never thought she was much of a "housekeeper", hehe.... Boy was I wrong.
After that I had to look for a new girlfriend pretty much every summer around August. "When are you going to be home?" "I don't know. October maybe?" "Bye"
But I found the perfect woman. My fiance used to be a helicopter manager for the BLM and even though she quit flying, she is still in fire (structure) and she knows exactly what I do and even puts up with my brother and I stealing away and drawing little chickens on our time off cracking ourselves up. She also took flight lessons before and has 3 logged helicopter hours. They are out there if you look around for a while!!
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Post by: Gulfstream Driver on October 20, 2007, 07:39:12 PM
When I started at UND in '98, the male to female pilot ratio was very high. Now, you can't swing a dead cat at the airport without hitting a woman. They're usually hot Scandanavians, too.
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Post by: Frank N. O. on October 20, 2007, 08:06:34 PM
When I started at UND in '98, the male to female pilot ratio was very high. Now, you can't swing a dead cat at the airport without hitting a woman. They're usually hot Scandanavians, too.
WHERE!? How can I get there!???
Frank, single scandinavian
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Post by: airtac on October 21, 2007, 04:02:15 AM
When I started at UND in '98, the male to female pilot ratio was very high. Now, you can't swing a dead cat at the airport without hitting a woman. They're usually hot Scandanavians, too.
WHERE!? How can I get there!???
Frank, single scandinavian
DOWN BOY--DOWN---<insert whip cracking smiley>
Title: Re: Airplanes, Significant Others, and the power of Loooove....
Post by: Frank N. O. on October 21, 2007, 04:34:40 AM
LOL, hey, I love women! And any woman that likes planes has to be great, especially with scandinavian ancestry!
Frank
Title: Re: Airplanes, Significant Others, and the power of Loooove....
Post by: Fabo on October 21, 2007, 09:27:36 AM
Yeu bet it!
But you would change your mind after knowing some women with Slavian ancestry (RC can surely second me on that ;D )
::wave::
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Post by: AirScorp on October 21, 2007, 09:51:29 AM
Or Greek...
Oh wait ::sulk:: you can meet all Greek woman pilots in a day.. There's only 3-4 of them (total Greek pilots<=200) ::banghead::
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Post by: airtac on October 21, 2007, 05:26:34 PM
But you would change your mind after knowing some women with Slavian ancestry (RC can surely second me on that ;D )
::wave::
ALL women are grrrrreat ! ::bow:: God gave them most of the patience, good looks, talent, and intelligence-----------can anyone tell me why that is? ::thinking::
Title: Re: Airplanes, Significant Others, and the power of Loooove....
Post by: Fabo on October 21, 2007, 05:48:29 PM
But you would change your mind after knowing some women with Slavian ancestry (RC can surely second me on that ;D )
::wave::
ALL women are grrrrreat ! ::bow:: God gave them most of the patience, good looks, talent, and intelligence-----------can anyone tell me why that is? ::thinking::
I guess that one rib of Adam was just not enough for them to have all of our bad traits ;D
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Post by: AirScorp on October 21, 2007, 06:02:40 PM
ALL women are grrrrreat ! ::bow:: God gave them most of the patience, good looks, talent, and intelligence-----------can anyone tell me why that is? ::thinking::
So that we would end up with lots of shattered hearts??????
Hey, I broke up a week ago.. Of course for me it wasn't the busy schedule, it was the lack of any schedule at all.
*insert sour smilie here*
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Post by: Rooster Cruiser on October 21, 2007, 08:25:19 PM
But you would change your mind after knowing some women with Slavian ancestry (RC can surely second me on that ;D )
::wave::
When it comes to women, I'm kinda like Jesus Christ... I love 'em all!!! ;D ;D :P :P >:D >:D
Hilarious RC :D
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Post by: AirScorp on October 21, 2007, 09:46:15 PM
Praaaaaaaaaaaaaaise the Lorrrrrd!!!!!!!!
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Post by: RagDragger on October 23, 2007, 04:03:28 AM
ALL women are grrrrreat ! ::bow:: God gave them most of the patience, good looks, talent, and intelligence-----------can anyone tell me why that is? ::thinking:: [/quote]
What women have you been hanging around with? 'Cuz it would seem I've been running across those who only got half-rations of the above!
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Post by: airtac on October 23, 2007, 04:59:13 AM
ALL women are grrrrreat ! ::bow:: God gave them most of the patience, good looks, talent, and intelligence-----------can anyone tell me why that is? ::thinking::
What women have you been hanging around with? 'Cuz it would seem I've been running across those who only got half-rations of the above! [/quote] Guess I don't know about "women"---just know about "woman"--I got her, you can't have her <smiley sticking tongue out>
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Post by: RagDragger on October 23, 2007, 02:19:22 PM
You can keep her. At this point in my life, there's no woman who'd put up with my work, no matter how patient she is! I haven't been back to my hometown in over two months now.
Title: Re: Airplanes, Significant Others, and the power of Loooove....
Post by: airtac on October 23, 2007, 03:13:27 PM
You can keep her. At this point in my life, there's no woman who'd put up with my work, no matter how patient she is! I haven't been back to my hometown in over two months now.
Thank you, I will (at 6 feet tall, she's too much woman for most guys anyway) ::)
Gone for 2 months ::eek:: sounds like a real gypsy lifestyle adventure---and at your age, that's a good thing! One day, you will regale a future generation of pilots and offspring with tales of nomadic deeds, misdeeds, and experiences. "my new assistant was dyslexic and the banner should have read -Duck Footwear-" ::banghead::
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Post by: Fabo on October 23, 2007, 06:07:01 PM
Thank you, I will (at 6 feet tall, she's too much woman for most guys anyway) ::)
Not for me >:D
Just kiddin' she would be too old for me anyway.
I stay that R/C was basing his experience on his wife / who is russian / so to conclude, you go for Slavic girls and you get it. Just for one - try and look onto www.pilotka.cz (http://www.pilotka.cz) ;)
Cheers!
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Post by: TheSoccerMom on October 24, 2007, 01:09:16 AM
HAW HAW, SEVERE TURBULENCE AND LIGHTNING...... AW, MAN, I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!!!!!! YOU HAVE NO RESPECT!!! I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YOU MAKE MY DAY, WHAT CAN I SAY........... ::bow:: ::whistle:: ::whistle:: ::drinking:: ::loony::
But hey -- on the serious side -- men are just as full of crap as women.... I wish it wasn't true.... but they say the following PAP: :(
"Ohhhh, wow, that is SO COOL... you FLY...."
Then.... add in 6-8 months of me being gone, on the road, and then SOMEHOW, SUDDENLY, it's NOT "SO COOL" at all..... it's just another pain-in-the-ass job where you have to work hard to make it home at all.......
So, I have learned (and sometimes wish I hadn't), that men like to SAY they think it's "cool" to know a woman who "flies", but yes, they feel just as theatened by the fact that I do spend a lifetime of wild moments with an airplane, that they will never be a part of, and YES, they do get quite threatened by it..... I mean, how do they compete with the Minivan, when she has taken me through the black halls of lightning and thunder? It tells me everything when a "date" stands there uncomfortably at a big jumper party, and squirms in discomfort when they all come up and high-five me, for "getting them through it".
I'm not blowing smoke, I'm just saying there is a comraderie amongst fire people (especially) and PILOTS (in general), and when others are around it, they either just respect it (without understanding AT ALL ---- e.g., my family :) ), OR....... they just kind of disappear.... POOF!! (most men).
I wish I was fibbing, but... the proof of the pudding (to me) is when guys think I am just GREAT, until they find out what I do for a lliving.... [See Above "Poof"] HAAAAAAAAAA HAAAAAAAAA
Okay... that's my 2 cents' worth... and YES, YES, I KNOW.... there's NO WAY it even comes close to two cents.......... ;)
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Post by: RagDragger on October 24, 2007, 01:59:11 AM
S'mom, I don't doubt it for a minute. That's why I changed the thread title from "women" to "significant others". I've gotten the "poof" response more than once myself. I seem to be skipping the "That's so cool" part lately. Hmm...
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Post by: TheSoccerMom on October 24, 2007, 02:03:26 AM
Ha ha!!
yes.... my tombstone will say:
Cats say Meow, Dogs say Woof-woof, If Mom's around, The men all go Poof!!
:D
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Post by: PiperGirl on October 24, 2007, 01:21:23 PM
Thank you, I will (at 6 feet tall, she's too much woman for most guys anyway) ::)
Not for me >:D
Just kiddin' she would be too old for me anyway.
At 50, she would definitely fall into the "cougar" category for you ;)----but, you should never disqualify someone because of age--my son's wife is also 50 ::bow::
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Post by: airtac on October 25, 2007, 03:03:36 AM
Cats say Meow, Dogs say Woof-woof, If Mom's around, The men all go Poof!!
:D
HAAHAHA--You're funny, but let me assure you that if a guy's that insecure, he ain't worthy of a dynamite lady like you anyway---(probably hung like a hamster anyway)-- ::eek::
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Post by: TheSoccerMom on October 25, 2007, 05:27:14 AM
HAWWWWW HAWWWWWWW..... "hung like a hamster".... Now, THAT'S a mental image I coulda done without...... :D
That's okay.... I've found a new LOVE.... :-* :-* :-* :-* as of quitting time tonight.......
I happened to inquire here at the FBO as to what they'd need to get an hour or two in a Husky..... they are so nice here.... they said to "just let them know".....
I polished the new numbers on the ole credit card, screwed up my courage, and asked... Imagine my surprise when the owner offered to have me hop along and go out to their private grass strip....
Long story short, I just had Christmas in October... an entire evening of flying a gorgeous Husky with a super nice guy, playing in the mountains and landing (well, okay, TRYING to land) at their beautiful strip..... got to watch them flying their Stearman off the grass and playing, also.. with a golden setting sun...... then got a tour of the many more planes in their hangar... I'm having such an ENVY attack, it's not even funny... But WOW, what NICE people.... they insisted I go out for supper with them also....
What a fun, fun, fun airplane...... full flaps and not even full throttle, and you leap off the ground in a couple hundred feet..... I'm still babbling to myself..... ;D
I LOVE THAT AIRPLANE! And don't worry, I patted the Minivan on her nose and told her she was still my favorite.... ::)
But...... Santa now has to stuff a Husky in with the other items I ask for every winter........... ;)
8)
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Post by: PiperGirl on October 25, 2007, 12:37:45 PM
Sounds awesome S'mom! The perfect evening ::bow:: Did you get any pictures?
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Post by: Gulfstream Driver on October 25, 2007, 02:43:38 PM
I'm not blowing smoke, I'm just saying there is a comraderie amongst fire people (especially) and PILOTS (in general), and when others are around it, they either just respect it (without understanding AT ALL ---- e.g., my family :) ), OR....... they just kind of disappear.... POOF!! (most men).
Get 2 pilots together at a table (very easy to do at UND), and the conversation always turns to flying, much to the chagrin of the others at the table. My friends used to complain so much, we would talk about flying just to annoy them. It's no wonder 1/2 the campus doesn't like the aviation department. Thank God I'm well rounded and joined the band, otherwise I'd never have found my wife.
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Post by: undatc on October 25, 2007, 03:14:30 PM
Get 2 pilots together at a table (very easy to do at UND), and the conversation always turns to flying, much to the chagrin of the others at the table. My friends used to complain so much, we would talk about flying just to annoy them. It's no wonder 1/2 the campus doesn't like the aviation department. Thank God I'm well rounded and joined the band, otherwise I'd never have found my wife.
I'm lucky my current Girlfriend puts up with all my ATC crap. Especially as much as I complain now about how badly the FAA is treating us. Its funny to watch when we're in our group (roughly 3 pilots, me and a bunch of girls that are nursing/nutrition majors) the girls all run, and the pilots try to take me on. I've gotten to the point of telling Angie to just hit me if I start talking about airplanes.
PS. she wants to get her PP so she can fly with me. I think I've won!
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Post by: Gulfstream Driver on October 25, 2007, 03:16:58 PM
WOOHOO!
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Post by: airtac on October 25, 2007, 03:21:29 PM
That's okay.... I've found a new LOVE.... :-* :-* :-* :-* as of quitting time tonight.......
Long story short, I just had Christmas in October... an entire evening of flying a gorgeous Husky with a super nice guy, playing in the mountains and landing (well, okay, TRYING to land) at their beautiful strip.....
But...... Santa now has to stuff a Husky in with the other items I ask for every winter........... ;)
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WHERE IS THAT DRATTED "GREEN WITH ENVY" SMILEY? Maybe they might let you take the Husky to your own strip for a slumber party sometime ::)
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Post by: TheSoccerMom on October 28, 2007, 06:46:20 PM
Oh boy, I WISH. :D That was SO much fun. Talk about a perfect spot... a beautiful ranch, up against the foothills, with a perfectly level, grass strip that is about as solid as a paved ramp.... phew! Talk about green with envy... I was drooling over everything I saw.... how pathetic!! ::rofl::
I'd LOVE to get some time in that airplane... it sure leaps off the ground.... ;D ;D ;D ;D
It's got great visibility... ahhh... I'm still babbling. |:)\
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Post by: AirtransRecon on October 31, 2007, 08:47:44 PM
Haven't had a relationship (anything longer than a fling anyway) since leaving Tallahassee for aviation. Don't really think I want one either, random wandering is a fine life for me. ;)
