Hey Hair, I saw your posts on the thread about the boy who landed his small plane in the water. I didn't know you were a pilot. I'm so impressed.
Did they find that boy alive?
Is that thread still in play? No - he died within minutes of the phone call I am sure. It was just too cold.
And yes, I went to school to become a commercial pilot... earned commercial, instrument, flight instructor and multi engine certificates and ratings. I taught a little, here and there, but ended up finding other employment that paid better than flight instructing makes.... I'd find other work for winter and intend to go back during the good weather months and teach again, but one year I didn't go back and I've kindof gotten out of it. Sometimes I'm sad about that, but I am a different person now than I was then, and it takes a very driven personality to work up to the major airlines... there's no going back now. It is a neat thing that I can become current again someday and go rent a plane to fly around, or perhaps even teach a little part time if I really put something into it. I look forward to maybe doing that someday, but it's an expensive hobby to get back into with other concerns.