For Christmas my wife and kids gave me a gift certificate for a two-hour introduction to Redbird Skyport (and their simulator based training center). I have been doing a lot of research about my pending flight training, and the offering at the San Marcos Redbird facility is the most interesting. Nationally it is getting a lot of attention, and the fact that I live 30 miles away makes it a geographic bonus.
The good news is I am excited to schedule my two hours visit. The more I learn and experience, the more interested I am in becoming a pilot. The bad news is that the cost of getting my flight certificate is higher than I had imagined. With personal and business necessities, I might have to put this off a little longer than I had hoped. I have to be realistic about our budgets (home and for the business), and I cannot add another expense until I overcome some previous commitments.
Yet this is not necessarily a bad thing. Since my first exposure to general aviation in October, and my desire to explore the whole process, I have tried hard to be realistic and honest about my level of desire to fly. I did not want to be seduced by the coolness and newness of the concept. Being sure that this was something I was committed to has always been important (did not want a "shiny object syndrome").
The journey might be a long one... but I had coffee yesterday with a guy who has postponed his pilots certificate for over a decade because of the expense and time commitment. I am fairly confident that I will not need to wait that long.
As I have said all along, I am going to go one step at a time. My next step is to set up my visit to Redbird.
Have A Great Day.
thom singer
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