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July 28th, 2004, 09:44
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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My parents have recently retired and moved to South Carolina and are in the process of closing on the house I grew up in. but.... as I was packing last night the family who is moving in was dropping off some stuff as I was up in my room packing. Their youngest son, maybe 4 years old will be getting my room. He ran up the steps last night into my room and his eyes went wide when discovering all the airplane models and gadget's I have displayed everywhere. I gave him one to play with and we're talking about airplanes but his attention was caught by a big Flying Fortress model I had high up on a shelf... anyhow.. i ended up giving the little guy one of the models to keep that I built of a Piper Arrow and a couple flight patches for an F14 squadron... little lucas had the biggest smile on his face and spent the next hour or so running around the back 40' flying his model airplane with the biggest mac n' cheese grin on his face yelling mommy.. I wanna fly up there !!! I'm gonna miss that house and my room.. lol.. but I think the hours spent staying up till the wee morning hours reading everything and anything about aviation might continue in this little guy ... his enthusiasm was priceless !! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] |
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July 28th, 2004, 09:58
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| Junior Member  Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Burbank, CA
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great story... [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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July 28th, 2004, 10:18
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: DFW
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Well done!!
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July 28th, 2004, 10:49
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And that is where his career might start. "It all started when I was 4 years old and moved in a new house. I went to my room and was amazed at all the airplane models the boy had. When he gave me one of the aircraft models, I knew right there that aviation was my passion..." [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] |
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July 28th, 2004, 11:46
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| Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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Let's hope so... !! Plus I got a 21 year head start on the guy.. so it's cool !!
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July 28th, 2004, 12:07
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You notice when reading a pilot's biography it usually starts at those years and the teen years. There's aways something that sparks their love for aviation.
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July 28th, 2004, 13:49
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Where in South Carolina are they moving to?
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July 28th, 2004, 13:58
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They moved to the Bluffton area ..right outside Hilton Head I believe.. hour south of Charleston.... actually I can't wait to get down there... i'll be there sometime between Sept. 8th and the 13th visiting !!
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July 28th, 2004, 16:52
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[ QUOTE ] They moved to the Bluffton area ..right outside Hilton Head I believe.. hour south of Charleston.... actually I can't wait to get down there... i'll be there sometime between Sept. 8th and the 13th visiting !! [/ QUOTE ] I live in Bluffton. |
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July 28th, 2004, 20:10
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Bay Area, CA
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I live in Santa Clara, CA
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July 28th, 2004, 21:15
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I grew up about 45 minutes from Bluffton. Bluffton used to be a nothing town....
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July 28th, 2004, 22:41
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Inside your OODA loop
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[ QUOTE ] Plus I got a 21 year head start on the guy.. so it's cool !! [/ QUOTE ] 21-yr head-start on a 4 yr old makes you 25...and you still live with your parents??? [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img] |
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July 28th, 2004, 22:49
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[ QUOTE ] i'll be there sometime between Sept. 8th and the 13th visiting !! [/ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] visiting !! [/ QUOTE ] |
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July 28th, 2004, 23:45
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Memphis, TN
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[ QUOTE ] 21-yr head-start on a 4 yr old makes you 25...and you still live with your parents?? [/ QUOTE ] So? I'm 29 and moving back in with mine. Have you looked at airline pilot and CFI wages lately? [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] |
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July 29th, 2004, 09:05
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| Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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[ QUOTE ] 21-yr head-start on a 4 yr old makes you 25...and you still live with your parents?? [/ QUOTE ] lol... Darn right !!! Save lotsa money for flying just like kellwolf said ... short lived though... their down south now ... |
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July 29th, 2004, 23:08
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| Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Anchorage, AK
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Dude, if they're buying the groceries and paying the electric bill then there is NOTHING wrong with living with the fam, unless they try and give you a curfew. Of course, now that I'm 4,500 miles away it's a little out of the question..... |
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July 30th, 2004, 09:17
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| Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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[ QUOTE ] Of course, now that I'm 4,500 miles away it's a little out of the question [/ QUOTE ] Man.. and I thought my laundry / grocery run was long at close to 800 miles... maybe your first XC could just be really.. really long ... lol [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/spin2.gif[/img] |
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