Flying Spouses

[Jim]

My wife started flying with me when we were dating. We’ve been married for 31 yrs. We rented a myriad of planes over the years and owned a Piper Arrow for a while. My military aviation career exposed to her many different airframes and an aviation lifestyle.

Now retired, I desired to get back into leisure flying. I wanted a new plane and I wanted to keep that plane handy so I could fly on a moment’s notice. So, we bought a house with a hangar and runway and ordered our Aerotrek.

She’s having a lot of fun with this arrangement. She has embraced flying with an even greater passion than before. She’ll ask if we can take a quick flight before dinner. She studied the POH so she’d have a better understanding of the plane. She’s a good stick and a great passenger. Most of the time she just wants to see the sights.

I’m really enjoying this phase of life because…

[garys]

Met my wife when she was a flight instructor...now she is a chief pilot for a major airline.
Pictured here, she is taking her 90 year old father (also a pilot) for a ride in the A240.






And sometimes she lets me fly.  

[Dowdy]

Awesome thread!

I love the pictures and stories from Jim and garys.

My wife and I need to get some more pictures in our A240. We're looking forward to going on 300-400 mile vacations. Nashville, Destin, Smokey Mountains, etc. But, a lot of the time it's hard for both of us to fly because we have a 16 month old.

I'm really looking forward to the day my daughter can go up with me. That used to be my favorite thing to do with my dad.

Here are some pictures of the day my wife and I bought our plane (plus one with my daughter)! It was the 3rd best day of my life...

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