one of these classmates is not like the others

[cellio]

Folks on the mailing list for the Sh'liach K'hilah program have been discussing travel plans for this July's session (mainly, I think, so that those who are flying can coordinate airport transport). One person posted that he'll be flying his personal plane.

His what? *boggle*

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[jducoeur]

FYI, I basically grew up in a plane -- my father has owned one for most of my life, and I learned to navigate by looking out the window and playing navigator for him starting when I was about ten. I knew that times had gotten hard in my teens when he had to sell it, and that he had his feet under him again when he bought a new one. I did a modest amount of work towards a pilot's license, and my stepbrother and Dad both still fly avidly and regularly.

I honestly don't remember whether Dad owns an entire plane at the moment. At times, he's gone down what you might think of as the "condo" route, owning a sixth or thereabouts of a more expensive plane. I think he's back to owning the whole thing again, though; far as I can tell, he enjoys having the right up keep fiddling with the instrumentation and putting the fanciest current toys into it. (And even a whole Bonanza doesn't cost nearly as much as the Florida condo he just bought.)

Mind, owning a serious plane still isn't cheap -- while you *can* get a plane for the price of a car, a decent prebuilt one will cost more like the cost of a very high-end luxury car. But it's a game for the affluent, not just the wealthy...