Does your SO love/tolerate/dislike flying?

[Bumblebee]

Originally Posted by Sarah

I've been trying to get Matt to take me up, just for the view! I think that would be awesome!! But in general, as long as he is happy with it, so am I... I've gotten used to the aviation talk a bit, ( it's easy to tune out and pick up the iPhone to keep me entertained) and him being gone alot. Over all, if it wasn't for him flying, we would have never met. So, at the very least I tolerate it.

You two come out here in November and I'll take you both (and Winnie) and we can fly over to Monterey or something fun like that...

[falconvalley]

My wife is supportive and envious of my passion for flying. She's a little interested about it. Took her up for the first time in a 172 last week. She loved it though my landings sucked...

[Buzo]

My wife has been very supportive of my career, and loves the travel benefits. She worked in airline training industry when we met, but has never flown. I have only taken her flying in a 172 once, but she rode with me in an RJ quite a few times. It has been a couple of years since she has been a passenger in a plane I am flying. Commuting to reserve is tough, but I think it is sometimes tougher on me than on her. I think once our second child is born, that may change.

[GlenA]

Originally Posted by wildfreightess

dump her!

Haha, won't say that hasn't been floating into my mind more and more often...

[Scandinavian13]

My ex was supportive and sometimes an enabler as far as flying went. Flights to random places were suggested. She enjoyed it, probably half because I enjoyed it, and was at least minorly interested in how things worked. She could take the controls for a while and I could pull out another chart or check times and not worry about being off course. That said, she had no interest in a license herself.

There were points at which I would end up going off on some involved tangent, only to get rolled eyes and a "you're doing it again," but for the most part she enjoyed some aviation talk.

The girl I dated before her was just shy of not wanting to have anything to do with it. Supportive in her own vague way, but not by much.

[KLB]

My current/ex (I don't know what the hell we are) is deathly afraid of flying. GA or commercial... it doesn't matter. She doesn't really have an issue with me flying. She actually kind of digs the coolness factor of having a boyfriend in such a unique field. She really doesn't/didn't like me being gone as long as I was gone for though.

She turned down a management position at a company she was working for that would have given her a hefty pay raise because she would have had to get on an airplane to fly up to the management training and quarterly management meetings. I was working on getting her to go somewhere with me on one of the airlines before issues in our relationship popped up. Fortunately/unfortunately, I may not have to be worried about it in the not so distant future. I don't quite know how to feel about that.

[Mark815]

My ex-gf hated it. What annoyed me off the most was that we dated for 6yrs, right through high school up until a few months ago, and she saw me go from talking about being a pilot, to becoming a CFI and working for a flight school, but she refused to support my career choice. Towards the end of our relationship she constantly said how much she wished I would choose another career, and she never tried to motivate me or support me much when I hit my lows in aviation, like a lot of us have and will. I always supported her career and encouraged her to continue her education, but she didn't do that for me. Needless to say I'm very happy to be out of that relationship.

If you're going to be with anyone in this career field, they don't have to like flying, or want to be a pilot, or care about airplanes, but they absoultly have to be there for you, and have to provide support. That works both ways, but you don't want to be at work knowing that you're SO is at home pissed off about something, and blaming it on your job.

[Scandinavian13]

Originally Posted by Mark815

If you're going to be with anyone in this career field, they don't have to like flying, or want to be a pilot, or care about airplanes, but they absoultly have to be there for you, and have to provide support. That works both ways, but you don't want to be at work knowing that you're SO is at home pissed off about something, and blaming it on your job.

I'm with ya on that. I know I'd prefer someone who's at least intrigued by flying and would go fly with me, even just to sit and enjoy, but someone who just supports it is good enough provided everything else is good.

[BrewMaster]

One of the coolest things my wife said to me was today....

We were talking about my job that I am waiting to start, and she said "I'm really excited for you to start. Not just because we will have more money, but because I can tell you miss it....."

[ackeight]

Hmmm. I'm surprised mine hasn't chimed in this post yet. 4 years and still going strong. Aviation 24/7. Something like 35,000hrs of straight aviation for us. Hard to get away from it. We love it too much.

[Bandit_Driver]

My wife has been tremendously supportive of my career and has sacrificed right along with me so I could acheive the goals I have set. I can't thank her enough for putting up with all the crap this industry can dish out.

She doesn't mind flying and I took her up in an 172RG back when we were dating. She liked all of it except for the touch and go. She probably would have like it too, if I didn't for get to brief her on it first.

[cefiro]

While I love aviation (obviously)....I dont think I would ever want a SO who loved aviation as much as I do. If I want to talk flying I will do it all day, not at night when we are both home.

[screennamie]

The little lady loves flying with me. I just wish she felt the same way about my bike, she's only been on it once.