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152 sats \ 5 replies \ @ek 12 Nov \ parent \ on: Now that you have more purchasing power, have you treated yourself? bitcoin

That was my ambition when I was young.

My first idea as a child what I want to be when I grow up was to become a rescue helicopter pilot. I wanted to help people but the thought of directly being responsible for the life of someone was too much. Would I be able to handle the pressure? Flying a helicopter seemed more manageable to me than to be a paramedic.¹ Then I can just fly the people who actually save lives to where they need to be.

Still, it's an expensive undertaking unless you plan to make it a career.

My dream is to also have a commercial pilot license (CPI) and become a certified flight instructor (CFI) so I can get paid flying by teaching other people how to fly but that's obviously still far away since I don't even have a PPL.

I did have some flying lessons in a glider plane (which got me hooked immediately) but that was a long time ago and I didn't like how much time was spent on the ground vs in the air because it was in a club. Way cheaper but I would gladly pay more money to be done faster (and not have to deal with socializing, ha).

/cc @Public_N_M_E 👀 ↩

109 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 12 Nov

I was in my mid 20s and my instructor was a year younger than me. He was this crazy Norwegian guy. We became friends. His goal was to become an Alaskan bush pilot. I didn't hear from him for a while, and then he sent me a postcard from Alaska. Never heard from him again.

21 sats \ 3 replies \ @Public_N_M_E 12 Nov

You're citing me but I don't remember what for 🤣🤣 but yes...exactly this, I 100% understand this mentality.

25 sats \ 2 replies \ @ek 12 Nov

👀 cited you because of this:

Flying a helicopter seemed more manageable to me than to be a paramedic.

I 100% understand this mentality.

which mentality? 👀

147 sats \ 1 reply \ @Public_N_M_E 12 Nov

Oh, I thought that sounded like something I'd have said, but I couldn't recall in what context.

The mentality of wanting to help others and finding a way in which you can achieve that, even if you are not directly involved and are only an ancillary piece to their recovery. "Then I can just fly the people who actually save lives to where they need to be." That mentality really resonated with me. I may not have the skills to save someone's life... But if I could learn the skills to get someone who could to where they needed to be. Then in some way, I'd have helped. That really resonated with me.

Part of me for a long time wanted to change lanes and go into physical therapy and help athletes return to tier 1 shape and capabilities. I'm never going to win a superbowl... But I could be a small part of someone else's story who could, and that would be something to be proud of.

25 sats \ 0 replies \ @ek 12 Nov

But I could be a small part of someone else's story who could, and that would be something to be proud of.

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