Sounds like she got what she deserved. I was sixteen when I soloed and got my ticket when I turned eighteen. Flying would have been a great way to pick up girls, but gas was too expensive and it still cost $25 an hour to rent the plane. When the kids start leaving home and the cash flow gets a little better (provided this post-cp thing doesn't put me out of business), I'd like to do a lot more flying. BTW--NASA is working on a prototype aircraft and supporting air traffic control systems for mass consumption. I forget what the program is called, but it's basically just like the "everybody will fly their own airplane in the future" articles from Popular Mechanix mags of the '50s. -----Original Message----- From: Barber, Kenneth L. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 1999 11:23 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: I finally got to that 150 makes more sense now to just let the airlines get me there, but when i was young.... also want to jump out of a plane. thought it would impress this pretty young thing. she was interested, amazingly enough her mother discouraged her dating me. did not want her daughter to date a "cripple". what a dip (did not mind her dating someone who mistreated her). anyway when the dating was broken (and her plans for me being the jump partner) my interest in jumping out of a perfectly good airplane waned. ah yes, youth... -----Original Message----- From: Kyle E. Cleveland [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 1999 11:17 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: I finally got to that 150 Sure, Ken. You can get a class 3 medical as long as you don't have any chronic medical problems where you might keel over behind the yoke. The only sticky wicket for CPers is that you are required to be able to speak very clearly over the radio (understandable). -----Original Message----- From: Barber, Kenneth L. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 1999 11:09 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: I finally got to that 150 kyle, great,!! the only thing i ever wanted to do was fly. i just never thought tha the faa would even give me consideration.