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    Quote from Frankie55

    Enrolled in ground school twice. First just before Desert Storm, second just before 9/11. Bad timing, both got derailed. Aero clubs permanently removed from air bases after 9/11. From time to time I think about pursuing again, mostly after a few beers ^^. Now retired. I actually just ordered (today) Pilots Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge / Airplane Flying Handbook Combo. At this point cost vs actual use is the biggest deterrent. I figured in my spare I can do some reading. Who knows, books are just a few bucks. If I do decide to go for it I'll enroll in an actual ground/flight school. There's one at a local airport 15 minutes away.

    I think it was 4 lifetimes ago....when I had a little money in my pocket I spent some time in a Cessna 150 --- 60 hours and did all the paper work and tests, just never did the flight test. Life got in the way.

    Quote from Frankie55

    Wow, so close! You can't get any closer than that! Any thoughts now?

    Have no regrets ... When I was flying I was buying time for $8.00 hour. Now I can burn that much gas in the Slingshot in a little over an hour. The Gold Wing / Slingshot give you lots of the same 'open road/air space' that the 150 gives you. Love the 150 and the motorcycle....

    Quote from Frankie55

    Enrolled in ground school twice. First just before Desert Storm, second just before 9/11. Bad timing, both got derailed. Aero clubs permanently removed from air bases after 9/11. From time to time I think about pursuing again, mostly after a few beers ^^. Now retired. I actually just ordered (today) Pilots Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge / Airplane Flying Handbook Combo. At this point cost vs actual use is the biggest deterrent. I figured in my spare I can do some reading. Who knows, books are just a few bucks. If I do decide to go for it I'll enroll in an actual ground/flight school. There's one at a local airport 15 minutes away.

    Take a Discovery Flight at your local airport. You get the opportunity to fly the plane with an instructor and get a better feel if it is something you really want to do. They usually run about $100 to $150 for an hour flight.

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    Quote from W3JNP

    Take a Discovery Flight at your local airport. You get the opportunity to fly the plane with an instructor and get a better feel if it is something you really want to do. They usually run about $100 to $150 for an hour flight.

    I was just doing some digging. Saw Discovery Flight on the local flight school (FreeFlight Aviation) at the Flying W Airport in Medford NJ. Sounds like a great idea.