Been depressed all day trying to figure out the navigation/flight planning for my cross country (XC) this week. Now I know why we accidentally bombed Switzerland during WWII...it's a lot tougher and has turned out to be my most challenging technical part of my flight training so far. This truly is like climbing Mt. Everest for me personally. A lot of people claim to love flight training....I am definitely not one of them...I have enjoyed myself maybe twice for maybe 5 minutes....this is all about summiting the peak for me...I'll worry about enjoying it after I get my license if I have any money left. Some people ask "why I'm doing it?" But, it would take a team of psychologists and maybe even a few psychiatrists to answer that question. After I'm done maybe I'll know why. I know it has a lot to do with my Dad. It also has a lot to do with my son and not being able to put this dream of mine on him since he has special needs. A lot of has to do with starting it 5 times and not wanting to quit again. Some people will tell you that getting a pilot's license is easy or inexpensive...I guess if you are a rich engineer with plenty of time on your hands that could be true...it certainly isn't for me...this is the biggest challenge I've ever purposely put myself through since I taught myself German at age 24 and then became a German teacher. Maybe someday this will all look easy...that is hard to believe. Part of me would love to quit...be reasonable with my life and live within my budget...but then there is the other side...I don't want to be on my death bed thinking that I almost got my pilot's license once...man that sounds terrible...OK...enough crying, time to catch my breath, eat an energy bar, forget that the horses are all blind and load the wagon!
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Navigation Blues
Been depressed all day trying to figure out the navigation/flight planning for my cross country (XC) this week. Now I know why we accidentally bombed Switzerland during WWII...it's a lot tougher and has turned out to be my most challenging technical part of my flight training so far. This truly is like climbing Mt. Everest for me personally. A lot of people claim to love flight training....I am definitely not one of them...I have enjoyed myself maybe twice for maybe 5 minutes....this is all about summiting the peak for me...I'll worry about enjoying it after I get my license if I have any money left. Some people ask "why I'm doing it?" But, it would take a team of psychologists and maybe even a few psychiatrists to answer that question. After I'm done maybe I'll know why. I know it has a lot to do with my Dad. It also has a lot to do with my son and not being able to put this dream of mine on him since he has special needs. A lot of has to do with starting it 5 times and not wanting to quit again. Some people will tell you that getting a pilot's license is easy or inexpensive...I guess if you are a rich engineer with plenty of time on your hands that could be true...it certainly isn't for me...this is the biggest challenge I've ever purposely put myself through since I taught myself German at age 24 and then became a German teacher. Maybe someday this will all look easy...that is hard to believe. Part of me would love to quit...be reasonable with my life and live within my budget...but then there is the other side...I don't want to be on my death bed thinking that I almost got my pilot's license once...man that sounds terrible...OK...enough crying, time to catch my breath, eat an energy bar, forget that the horses are all blind and load the wagon!
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