What did YOU want to be when you grew up?

Gernick said:
First post, yay! I wanted to be a combat pilot. Attack. Either Strike Eagle or A-10. Was leaning more towards Warthog. Grades sucked in school. Could never get it through my head to get my act together. So now I'm living a slow death as a steelworker in a dying town. Ah well. It pays ok. Enough for me to earn my ppl and maybe buy a Citabria. Might even work towards a commercial pilot rating.
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Welcome!

Turn that "plane wanted" into an RV-6. ;)
 
Always wanted to be a pilot since I was about 2 years old. Still waiting to get a hold of one of these though:

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I always thought it would be cool to grow a beard, wear unlaundered tie die peace sign shirts, smoke dope, live in a VW bus and collect unemployment for a living.
 
Old Geek said:
Pretty much exactly what I am. Engineer/inventor with my own small company and airplane.
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You, sir, are a hero and role model. Have you considered getting involved with USFIRST.org?
 
After watching Apocalypse Now, I wanted to be a helicopter door gunner...and that's exactly what I am now! I also had aspirations of being a pilot, and just a week ago I became a member of the League of Temporary Airmen. I left my temp cert at home, though, but my real one should be back home before I get there!

EDIT: That's me in the left door of the Mi-17 in my avatar, but I may be a bit hard to pick out. ;)
 
I have a minor in nutrition, and I was thinking of promoting a low carb diet for a career.

That would make me a cereal killer......
 
I grew up in a family business of power line construction. The assumption was that I would join the company as a 3rd generation lineman and owner.

When I was in Jr. High I watched this goofy frenchman sailing around in a boat named Calypso, doing this scuba stuff. I decided then I wanted to be a marine biologist. Got my scuba cert card, but diving in South Dakota didn't offer a lot of exciting marine life, unless you consider spotting good trout fishing spots.

I got a ride in a Baron from a neighbor when I was 12, and knew I wanted to fly. I pursued the Air Force Academy, but glasses precluded a pilot slot. So, in 18 year old logic, I decided electrical engineering with tuition coming from my own pocket made more sense than the Academy as a non-pilot. 18 year old logic ... yeah.

My freshman year ended with twice as many music credits as engineering credits, so another reassessment was in order. The Navy recruiter I had talked to in High School called, we chatted, I said "guarantee me electronics and a flying billet and I'll do it." He did, I did, and anchors aweigh, my boy ...

9 years of Navy, avionics tech, air intercept controller and aircrewman in the E-2 Hawkeye was a mix of all the good and all the bad that the Navy could offer. There was always that old assumption that I was going to join the family business still looming, and after I got out of the Navy, I went back to South Dakota and started building power line again, just in time for a lovely South Dakota winter. Standing on a pole at 20 below with 40mph winds made me realize that this wasn't what I wanted to do.

A friend from the Navy put me in contact with the contractors that supported the software that I used in the E-2, so I found myself a software test engineer. I had the old GI bill and figured if I was working with software, I might as well get a degree in it. I finished my bachelor's in Computer Science, got a Master's in Software Engineering. "When I got here I couldn't spell engineer, and now I are one." :)

Still don't know that I want to be when I grow up, but for now, here I am, building databases for avgas money.
 
I sincerely hope I am retired before I grow up.
 
I always wanted to be a kept man.
 
Wonder if anyone wanted to be a flaming leftist when they grew up.
 
My mom a couple years ago found a book that my 1st grade classmates had made for me for my 7th birthday. Basically all of the pages my classmates had drawn were covered in airplanes and said something to the degree of "David likes airplanes"

OTOH one of the drawings had a rainbow and a unicorn and said "David likes rainbows and unicorns"

I think I've wanted to be a pilot though.
 
Rockstar and pilot.. Mid 30th and have accomplished both. Hopefully soon to be an airplane owner.. :cornut:
 
kimberlyanne546 said:
The "I'm a pilot - no - you are not" thread made me think of this one.

When you were younger, what did you want to be when you grew up?

A fireman? A race car driver? A rock star?
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I had no idea. Thought everyone was a farmer. Lived on a farm in the 50's with no TV or telephone. Only connection to the outside world was radio. In high school I got my hands on a shortwave radio and the rest is history. Been in broadcasting since 43 years ago when I was 20. In those childhood years I had my ears glued to the radio for every space flight, but had no idea I'd ever have anything to do with flight. I was ripe for the picking when a boss introduced me to aviation in the 70's. I am truly a product of circumstances in a very good way.
 
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