I’m not sure where it ranks on my list of life achievements, but I finally did something I’ve thought about doing for a long time. I joined a flying club.
I took my club check ride this week with Jon Friedman, a former Navy F-4 pilot turned oral surgeon, who also serves as the club’s president. Now I’m looking forward to settling into the normal scheduling flow with the other members. As many readers already know, there are tons of reasons for joining a flying club. For me the main motivation has always been centered on affordability. There’s simply no cheaper way I can think of to retain flight currency and enjoy all the benefits general aviation has to offer than by spreading the cost among dozens of other people whose main motivation isn’t to turn a profit, but simply to turn a prop.
