I am having a hard time making the conversion to hobby flying. It just is not the same. In the past every time I flew a 150 the idea was in the back of my head that this was "one more hour towards my goal". As the undertone goal of a life in professional aviation slowly dissipates so goes a lot of the drive too. What is the point if there is not a 737NG at the end of it?

In addition hobby pilots are not the same as professionals. I don't recall ever having a dispute with other professional pilots about how to fly the plane. We debate plenty of other things but we all fly the plane as the company tells us word for word.

Hobby guys seem to be in a race to kill themselves to the point where they are uncomfortable to be around. Stupid thing after stupid thing. All of them think they are aerospace engineers and test pilots and want to argue their position when in reality all the have is a 20 year old King tape private pilot education and a handful of BFR's.

I went to an EAA meeting and it makes this place seem like a sand box. Those old timers were nearly coming to blows with each other over silly things like Marvel Mystery Oil and what kind of hot dogs to buy for the fly in. In addition the EAA guys like to criticize my Cessna 150 when their plane only amounts to a two thousand dollar pile of tubes in the garage.

I have a few more clubs to check out but I would really like to find a place for myself in aviation. Airport manager perhaps? Maybe a designated examiner? I don't know but I just cant walk away from 25 years of education, training, experience and effort.

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