Recent content by mattnday

I am a dad to a 15 year old son who lives aviation and the military. For his 6th grade graduation instead of a trip or video game system he asked if we could build a cockpit he saw plans for on the internet. Add a computer(with a limited budget) I had him build form scratch and choose...

Thanks Everyone - I am in shock there are 50 plus replies so quickly. First off I want to say this isn't a post like many other about how expensive flight training is and how difficult it is to come up with the money. We work hard for what little "extra" money we have and allocate a majority...

Wow - I thought I might get 5 or 6 responses but over 40 in less than a day is amazing. To clarify a few things : Our desire for him to "earn" flight time is based on the fact we currently spend significant dollars already to support him other hobby/sports like snowboarding and...

I have been scouring around the web researching every school in Northern California trying to determine if there is a flight school near Sacramento California for my 13.5 year old teenager to begin flight training. A bit of background on my son is that he is a bright child who is obsessed with...