Everyone in today's age needs a get away. Meaning a place to go or something to do that helps you puts your cares, worries, woes and responsibilities aside just for a short time. It does not mean shirking your duties; it just means taking time out to enjoy all the great things in life. It is ironic with the massive influx of technology that is all sectors of our life we rarely take the time out to enjoy. We use it as a means to generate income and a way to make like easier, but how much do we use technology as a means of pure enjoyment?
All one has to do is look at the advancements in flying an airplane. There are planes now that virtually fly themselves almost. In fact learning to fly is so basic that a sixteen year old is allowed to fly a plane before they are allowed to dry a car in most countries or areas. In many cases, they have not even reached the drinking age but they are capable of learning to fly a plan. It is true they cannot fly it alone at this age but they can still get behind the controls.
If you ask avid vacationers, why they like to travel so much, many of them will tell you it is because they love to fly. Of course, the destination of their trip is important too. The only reason they do not do more of it is the costs. If they were to look deeper into becoming their own pilot, they would soon find that obtaining a private pilot license would perhaps only mean giving up a few holiday trips to pay for the cost and allow the time to learn.
There is something magical about being up in the clouds leisurely flying in the endless blue sky. It is a place where one can observe the real beauty of the world by being above it instead of on it. Life seems to take on a different perspective when one is piloting their own plane. Yes, it is true you get the same opportunity as a flying passenger, but then you are not in control. As a pilot you have total control and it is a feeling of satisfaction coupled with no stress and a sense of total freedom. It can be worth a year's vacation to pilot a plane on even one cross-country trip.
Most any type of hobby has costs associated with it, but then so does any form of entertainment. Even if you sit at home and watch your TV as entertainment, it is costing you. There is the electricity and the costs of your environment to considerer. So really, nothing in life is free. Fortunately, the costs and time to become a private pilot is not all that expensive. It is not cheap either but in the long run, you only get what you pay for, and you want good training so it is well worth the money.
Once you have gotten your license and you are well versed in flying, the words I am bored or what should we do this weekend become almost extinct. You may not be able to afford to buy your own plane at least not yet. There are many opportunities to be able to rent small planes so that will not be an issue. So all in all anyone that has become a private pilot will tell you its one of the best decisions in life they made.
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