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I'm a little late to the party; I'm assuming that your daughter already has a decent headset (what did she eventually get?). And yeah, lessons are expensive but worth every penny. I started ground school at 57, just turned 58 last week and I'm still building hours. Always puts a smile on my face.

Looking at some associated articles it looks like he whacked a sign on a previous T&G that sheared his gear off. That's gotta suck...

I have been fortunate enough to have been an escort several times for returning Honor Flight members as part of the Patriot Guard Riders - always a great time seeing the smiles on the faces of the vets as they see the crowds at the airport. So much more joyful than working the funerals...

Find a CFI you like and fly, baby, fly!! :D

There is 'could swing it' and then there's 'should swing it'. It all depends on who you talk to. Me, personally, I say "No" - but I don't even own a plane so my opinion probably doesn't count. As an example, I went from a $65k car to a $40k small SUV. I enjoyed the nicer car more, of...

Man, I'm glad I didn't read all of this before I went in for my exam! Mine went smoothly, thankfully, in and out in about 30-40 minutes and walked out with my 3rd Class.

Unless they managed to find a way to get my ex-wife yapping in the wing root...

Guess I'll chime in here - I've been a wanna-be pilot since I was about 10 years old. Joined the USAF at 19 but went into Electronics rather than anything aviation related. Never took advantage of the Aero Clubs as I was too busy doing junior enlisted stuff...then got married and didn't have...