Who is Brett and Why am I Jealous?

Introduction

I am a recreational pilot and father of two living in the Finger Lakes region of New York State. I earned my private pilot certificate on October 15, 2007 and then on October 16th, 2010 I earned my Advanced Ground Instructor certificate. Like many my thoughts of flying were just a dream until I did something about it. Now that I have been flying for a bit, I understand how addicting it can be and I go out and seek new challenges for myself. You should too!

I'm going back in time. It's 2008 and I just earned my private pilot certificate (license to normal folks) in 2007. Note: I will be posting my experiences here, but this is my first post here in steemitville so be patient.

Being in a flying club means sharing planes. There is one person in particular who lusts after our Cessna 172 about as much as I do and that is Brett. Brett manages Bravo Zulu Aviation and every now and then Brett and I share a few emails. I think we might have met face to face once, but that was it. We have talked about flying together, but it was a rough winter and things never came together. That’s not an issue since there is always this year. I have to confess…I’m jealous of Brett and his relationship with N73450 (a club airplane).

Why am I Jealous?

Just one look at his blog will show you why. With articles such as Cessna 172 VFR to JFK or Fun in the Washington, DC ADIZ it’s obvious that he is getting more “quality” time with my lady than I am. These locations are both a dream and a new pilots nightmare in which to travel to, but they sure beat a local flight to nowhere after you just spent a couple years and thousands of dollars on flying lessons.

Argh! He's got my bird!

I try not to be jealous…really, but sometimes I just can’t help it. Here I am trying to figure out how to go about getting my instrument rating and he’s out there waltzing in the skies with 73450…and all of this in March no less! Why do I love 73450? Because this is the plane that I used to pass my flight test to earn my license. This plane knows my fears, joys and doubts. It's a constant and we have been through a lot together.

The bottom line is that I have nobody to blame but myself for my progress or lack there of. It’s getting hard to top his adventures unless I fly across the ocean and land at Heathrow or something like that. I hope they are happy together…now that I am in counseling I am starting to feel better about all of it, but it’s a slow process (joke!).