Not a pilot (yet), unless you count a couple of hundred hours on Microsoft Flight Simulator.
But things will come in their own time.
I'm 66 years old and retired. I grew up in a suburb of LA just under the approach to Fullerton Municipal Airport (KFUL).
Growing up, watching the small planes come in so low (it seemed) over my house I could almost hit them with a baseball, gave me the bug to fly. However, as story always seems to go, life kept getting in the way.
Fast forward to 2001, right after 9/11, I was laid off and that stayed that way for quite a while. During this, I started watching a Wings channel show called "A Plane is Born". After finishing the series, I thought it would be a great idea to build a plane and learn to fly (simultaneously). I'd always wanted to, and it seemed I now had the time. I did some research and settled on a Zenair 601B. I ordered the plans, expecting to build from scratch.
Just after the plans arrived, you guessed it, life started up again.
So we continue to present day (give or take). I was going through an old box and ran across the Zenair plans again.
That restarted the bug.
I've found that the 601B has been replaced with the 650 due to some mechanical issues. So I did some more research and I'm now settled on the Fisher Flying Products Dakota Hawk. I like the fact that it's all wood construction (well, 99% maybe), which suits me since I've been a hobbyist in woodworking for 40+ years.
Not sure what else I can say about myself. I will be looking to get my Sport Pilot license (or certificate, if you're that picky). I have tons of questions about that as well.
Thanks for taking the time to read, sorry it was so long.
