Picture of the Day.

[Bob Bement]

I sent this picture in to General Aviation News and I checked to see if it was good enough for them to post. Here is the results.


http://generalaviationnews.com/2015/12/03/picture-of-the-day-80-and-still-flying/

 

[frfly172]

Nice picture Bob,keep it up.

 

[SixPapaCharlie]

That's Awesome!

 

[N747JB]

Good for you!

 

[LevelWing]

Very cool. I really hope that I'm still healthy enough to be able to fly when I'm that old.

 

[Zeldman]

I hope I am still alive when I am that old.....

 

[Jay Honeck]

Congrats, Bob!

At my airport, one of our most active pilots is 82. He, too, is a member of the Flying Octagenarians.

I'm afraid we are going to see a lot more of this, with so few young people flying. In our gang, Mary and I are still often the "youngsters" -- and I'm 57!

 

[mkosmo]

Congrats, Bob!

At my airport, one of our most active pilots is 82. He, too, is a member of the Flying Octagenarians.

I'm afraid we are going to see a lot more of this, with so few young people flying. In our gang, Mary and I are still often the "youngsters" -- and I'm 57!

Maybe we'll eventually see a resurgence. I often see plenty of folks younger than I getting lessons and renting, at least... And I'm less than half your age. Unfortunately, I don't see many getting any more involved. Additionally, most of the guys I know that go pro lose any desire to do it for fun.

For example, a guy I know who recently left CFI work for a small corporate gig likened him going to Oshkosh to me going to a sysadmin sleep over. When I replied that I do go to a couple of industry conferences every year, I got no real reply lol

 

[Jay Honeck]

Maybe we'll eventually see a resurgence. I often see plenty of folks younger than I getting lessons and renting, at least... And I'm less than half your age. Unfortunately, I don't see many getting any more involved. Additionally, most of the guys I know that go pro lose any desire to do it for fun.

For example, a guy I know who recently left CFI work for a small corporate gig likened him going to Oshkosh to me going to a sysadmin sleep over. When I replied that I do go to a couple of industry conferences every year, I got no real reply lol

Comparing Oshkosh to a business conference tells me that he has NO idea what he's talking about.

A closer parallel might be a week-long company Christmas party.

 

[ETres]

Great photo - I think unpainted straight-tail Cessnas are beautiful!

 

[mkosmo]

Comparing Oshkosh to a business conference tells me that he has NO idea what he's talking about.

A closer parallel might be a week-long company Christmas party.

Some of the conferences I've been to are similar. Love 'em!

 

[nddons]

Awesome, Bob!

 

[Sac Arrow]

Very nice!