Did aviation ever interest you as a thing in itself? Was the interest beat out of you, or did it just evaporate over the course of a career of constant routine flying?

At times I wish I was back in the Hog or the T-38, but that part of flying is behind me. It was cool while it lasted. As the John Cougar Mellencamp song says: "Oh yeah life goes on, long after the thrill of livin' is gone--now rock on"

I find that I pick up a lot of enthusiasm from the students around here, particularly from the retired guy I'm teaching. Maybe you should be a sport pilot instructor. You might be able to spin the "wheel of life" in aviation around one more time.

Life's big. I'm sure you have a lot to interest you outside of flying. Hope you enjoy it and your new vector.