Why Do Fathers Experience Premature Graying?

[dlgoff]

Been a while since I posted in this thread. Here are three photos of my daughter and all the folks in her department where they are all Certified Flight Instructors (CFI) now:

Also, she has began teaching now. I'm so proud of her.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Been a while since I posted in this thread. Here are three photos of my daughter and all the folks in her department where they are all Certified Flight Instructors (CFI) now:
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Also, she has began teaching now. I'm so proud of her.

She always looks exceedingly happy.

 

[dlgoff]

No new gray hairs. Just wanted to give an update on my daughter's flying, etc.

I emailed my daughter to see how she was doing and this is part of her reply:

...I have about 5 female students now. Classes for the fall semester start up in a week and a half so I’ll be busy with it all.

 

[Vanadium 50]

While looking through the government surplus list. I see a few AV-8B Harriers. If the T-38 Talon is too impractical, this might be an alternative: it's VTOL, so it might just fit in your garage.

Alas. I only saw the single-seat version.

So don't say I'm not looking out for you!

 

[berkeman]

I see a few AV-8B Harriers. If the T-38 Talon is too impractical, this might be an alternative: it's VTOL, so it might just fit in your her garage.

Fixed that for you.

 

[Vanadium 50]

I was actually surprised to see military aircraft on the surplus list. I am kind of imagining someone calling and saying "we'll take three boxes of pens, the big file cabinet, and a half dozen Tomcats please".

 

[berkeman]

No new gray hairs. Just wanted to give an update on my daughter's flying, etc.

I emailed my daughter to see how she was doing and this is part of her reply:

She probably already knows this, but maybe send her this link:

https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisc...ights-why-airlines-are-courting-women-pilots/

 

[dlgoff]

It's been a while since posting in this thread. Here is what my daughter mentioned in an email: "I do have a little over 500 (flying) hours now. Slowly but surely building them up."

 

[Filip Larsen]

I understand as a full time GA CFI you can expect upwards of 400-500 flight hours per year. I'm not sure, but I would think that instructors get to log the flight hours with student pilots (since the CFI is pilot in command), but maybe not once the student has gone solo, and surely not if the instructor are doing checkout rides for other pilots.

 

[dlgoff]

I understand as a full time GA CFI you can expect upwards of 400-500 flight hours per year. I'm not sure, but I would think that instructors get to log the flight hours with student pilots (since the CFI is pilot in command), but maybe not once the student has gone solo, and surely not if the instructor are doing checkout rides for other pilots.

Sounds right. But I'll have to ask her about it.

 

[berkeman]

I thought of your daughter when I saw this on Facebook today...

 

[BillTre]

I thought of your daughter when I saw this on Facebook today...

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Is that an 8 track at the bottom to the right of the shifter?

 

[berkeman]

Is that an 8 track at the bottom to the right of the shifter?

LOL, looks like a comms radio to me (with display), but good question...

 

[Filip Larsen]

I guess that dashboard requires good eyesight and long arms for full usage. Or, alternatively, a good co-pilot.

 

[dlgoff]

I thought of your daughter when I saw this on Facebook today...

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I sent this image to my daughter. Thanks.

 

[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.

 

[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.

Update:
I just got an email from my daughter. She now has 930 hours. Still teaching and will graduate in the spring with a BS in Aviation & Aerospace Science.

 

[dlgoff]

My daughter graduated with her BS. Here's a photo:

 

[pinball1970]

My daughter graduated with her BS. Here's a photo:

Fantastic, one of my favourite human threads on the site.

When I saw this, my life flashed before me. No drama though, your daughter is just reaching back for chalk or something, no issue....wasap pop?

Edit: I thought there was a grimace there but I think it's a smile!

Awesome, congratulations sir.

 

[berkeman]

Congrats Don!

 

[dlgoff]

My daughter just passed her check ride for her CFI Instrumentation. Now she can teach Instrumentation classes. Here is a photo:

 

[dlgoff]

My daughter got her degree certificate:

 

[sbrothy]

I've gotten several more gray hairs lately.

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OMG. I wouldn't be surprised if she (you? Sorry came late to the thread and got a little shocked!) slept up there in a makeshift "hammock"!

EDIT: Ah, daughter, yes? Impressive.