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Old guy with lifelong interest in ultralights

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Joined
Jun 19, 2016
Messages
14
Location
MN, USA
Hey all,

I am here for one reason: I have always had a nagging interest in ultralights but...a horrible "almost happened to me" incident during an evac after a 7.4 earthquake in Costa Rica has kept me from it. (I should say I am a Minnesotan but was down there working on a project and the quake hit and destroyed the lodge I was staying at.)

All that aside, I flew backseat as a photographer in the Navy (basically an aerial photog but flying in jets was the best part of it) and I loved flying. After you get out of the Navy, you realize that you were getting paid to experience some of the best/most fun things a human can do and that it will really really tough to duplicate them in the outside world. ;)

So, adding that all together, you now have an older guy that still misses flying, even though Costa Rica scared the living behoozies outta me, and financially, if I get back into flying on any level, I know in my heart that ultralights are the only way I can afford to fly again.

So...here I am, interest in hand and reading other peoples experiences can be a very good education. For free. :)
 
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