pilotswife
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- Joined
- May 6, 2002
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Hi all,
Well I have been hanging in there being the supportive wife and mother of 2 for over 5 years now, but this aviation obsession is driving me absolutely nuts!!!!
I am sure the story is the same for many of you-
My husband and I sold everything we owned, I supported the family and kids while he went to flight training for a year.
We just sold our current home again so that we could prepare some "padding" in the bank for when he gets hired with a commuter this year...
I am sick of trying .......
Tired of supporting this obsession...
Today my husband was flying at the a local FBO and he ran into one of his former students who was smoking outside the terminal building- my husband hadn't seen the guy since '01 and the dude is flying a Citation....he was #$%&ing pissed. [pardon my French]
My husband gave up CFI'ing full time and has been doing it part time for a few years now....
I guess I am just losing it and I kind of don't get it any more either-- he'll be 35 this year
(I kind of understand the aviation addiction, I am a flight attendant and love my job)
But when do you give up the dream of eventually flying one of the big boys and when are you just content to fly your single engine around with the kids in the backseat for a $100.00 burger???????
Any words of advice or encouragement ...please......
Well I have been hanging in there being the supportive wife and mother of 2 for over 5 years now, but this aviation obsession is driving me absolutely nuts!!!!
I am sure the story is the same for many of you-
My husband and I sold everything we owned, I supported the family and kids while he went to flight training for a year.
We just sold our current home again so that we could prepare some "padding" in the bank for when he gets hired with a commuter this year...
I am sick of trying .......
Tired of supporting this obsession...
Today my husband was flying at the a local FBO and he ran into one of his former students who was smoking outside the terminal building- my husband hadn't seen the guy since '01 and the dude is flying a Citation....he was #$%&ing pissed. [pardon my French]
My husband gave up CFI'ing full time and has been doing it part time for a few years now....
I guess I am just losing it and I kind of don't get it any more either-- he'll be 35 this year
(I kind of understand the aviation addiction, I am a flight attendant and love my job)
But when do you give up the dream of eventually flying one of the big boys and when are you just content to fly your single engine around with the kids in the backseat for a $100.00 burger???????
Any words of advice or encouragement ...please......