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I think it’s because we all played MS Flight Simulator as kids (Disclaimer: I don’t have a PFL, but my boss does… and his own Cessna)

• ericbarrett 5y ago
  That was me. Played FS2, F/A-18 Hornet, Falcon 3.0, tons of others. Always wanted to fly. Finally grew up, made some money, and got a lesson. Turns out I'm terrified of small planes. Then I learned they're roughly as dangerous as motorcycles for a given distance traveled (about 10x the risk of an auto) and gave up the dream for good.
  • smackeyacky 5y ago
    Ha. I did exactly the same thing. Took a lesson, was terrified the entire time. I like flying in the bigger stuff but a cessna seems like somebody has thrown a volkswagen beetle into the air. Every time that thing dropped a metre due to turbulence i was glad i went to the toilet beforehand.
    • GekkePrutser 5y ago
      > Volkswagen Beetle Not a bad comparison actually. Between the airframe design era, air-cooling etc it's pretty apt. Fwiw I think the overlap is also because the tech thing. Flying airplanes is a pretty technical hobby so it makes sense it appeals to people like us tech workers
  • ppg677 5y ago
    Wow, exactly my experience.
• DaiPlusPlus 5y ago
  *EDIT: PPL, not PFL. HN won’t let me edit my post.