Why Do Fathers Experience Premature Graying?

[dlgoff]

My daughter called wishing me a happy Thanksgiving day. She informed me that she now has almost 550 logged flying hours and has 6 students that she is teaching to fly.

 

[dlgoff]

@berkeman I asked my daughter what she wanted to do after she gets her BS in Aviation & Aerospace Science (for pilots) and she said she'd like to work in the medical field flying patients.

 

[berkeman]

That is awesome, Don. I remember an amazing and touching book or video series about such a pilot up north somewhere -- I'll see if I can find it for her.

 

[Vanadium 50]

My mother took an air ambulance to be repatriated after a fall overseas. I believe it was six stops, five scheduled, and one because of a refueling issue. These planes do not have much range. She'll be spending lots of time in places like Happy Valley/Goose Bay and Keflavik.

 

[Vanadium 50]

You might get her a parka as a graduation gift. "Happy Valley" is called that because it sounds better than "The Fourth Coldest City in Canada".

 

[dlgoff]

It's been a while since I posted in this thread, but I thought I'd let you all know that I got this in an email from my daughter:

... I’m also going to start my own multi-engine training here soon.

 

[berkeman]

Well, on the upside, a multi-engine plane has more redundancy and therefore better reliability...

 

[Vanadium 50]

Multi-engine?

So, this 747 has an engine flame out. The captain gets on the intercom ans says "As some of you have seen, we lost an engine. There's no need to worry. This plane can fly perfectly well on three engines. Besides, there are four bishops on board, and I'm sure the good Lord won't let anything happen to them."

A passenger chimes in "All the same, I'd rather we had four engines and three bishops."

 

[dlgoff]

Here's an update on my daughter's flying from an email I just receiver:

Hi dad,

Just wanted to let you know that I earned my multi-engine certificate recently. One step closer to a professional pilot job once I build up my hours some more. My school semester is also over. I ended with As and kept my 4.0 GPA.

No gray hairs. Just a proud dad.

 

[Vanadium 50]

Good for her!

 

[dlgoff]

It's been a while since I posted on this and wanted to let you all know that my daughter now has almost 800 hours logged and has completed training 3 of her 6 students. I'm very proud of her.