Hi everyone. My name is Kristopher. New member here. I guess this is an introduction post (intro at end, below), but I also want to ask a question to you all.
How feasible do you think it is to do today what Richard Bach did 50 years ago when he wrote his book and movie "Nothing by chance"?
Yeah, as we all know so much "progress" has happened in the last 50 years. So much of the open spaces and rural areas of the 70s has been divided and developed. So many roads. So many cell phone towers. So many telephone, fiberoptic, cable & electric lines on poles. So many fences.
And so many regulations. So much litigation. Nowadays I see a nauseating amount of billboards on the side of the road for lawyers looking for clients to sue other people. So much fear. So much division.
But, ever since I read "nothing by chance" when I was a kid in the 80s I've wanted to own a biplane and explore the United States and camp out.
I know that I can choose grass strips around the country to accomplish that. But is there any glimmer of feasibility left in this hyper complex modern world that we live in to land in farmers fields and not get shot or sued or arrested or attacked by the FAA for being within 500 feet of something?
I feel like probably those days are long gone unless maybe you are in Idaho or Alaska where there's a heritage off landing off airport, but what do you all think?
Not talking about giving rides for money. Just going cross country and landing off airport.
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My intro: My name is Kristopher. I'm 50. Currently living in central Mexico. Born in St. Louis. first flight in a J3 in 1987 in NY. Current ASEL student pilot coming up on my check ride in a FL flight school. 80 hours total time ASEL. A couple hours tailwheel. A few hours sailplane. 200 hours in paragliders. Some in hang gliders, Some in paramotors, and a little bit in ultralights. Finally in a financial place in my life where I can afford to finish my PPL and get a low cost plane.
First goals: finish my ASEL PPL, get my tailwheel endorsement, take basic acrobatics with Patty Wagstaff, buy a 2-place biplane and fly next summer around the USA, Canada and Alaska in a long cross country just for the joy of it.
How feasible do you think it is to do today what Richard Bach did 50 years ago when he wrote his book and movie "Nothing by chance"?
Yeah, as we all know so much "progress" has happened in the last 50 years. So much of the open spaces and rural areas of the 70s has been divided and developed. So many roads. So many cell phone towers. So many telephone, fiberoptic, cable & electric lines on poles. So many fences.
And so many regulations. So much litigation. Nowadays I see a nauseating amount of billboards on the side of the road for lawyers looking for clients to sue other people. So much fear. So much division.
But, ever since I read "nothing by chance" when I was a kid in the 80s I've wanted to own a biplane and explore the United States and camp out.
I know that I can choose grass strips around the country to accomplish that. But is there any glimmer of feasibility left in this hyper complex modern world that we live in to land in farmers fields and not get shot or sued or arrested or attacked by the FAA for being within 500 feet of something?
I feel like probably those days are long gone unless maybe you are in Idaho or Alaska where there's a heritage off landing off airport, but what do you all think?
Not talking about giving rides for money. Just going cross country and landing off airport.
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My intro: My name is Kristopher. I'm 50. Currently living in central Mexico. Born in St. Louis. first flight in a J3 in 1987 in NY. Current ASEL student pilot coming up on my check ride in a FL flight school. 80 hours total time ASEL. A couple hours tailwheel. A few hours sailplane. 200 hours in paragliders. Some in hang gliders, Some in paramotors, and a little bit in ultralights. Finally in a financial place in my life where I can afford to finish my PPL and get a low cost plane.
First goals: finish my ASEL PPL, get my tailwheel endorsement, take basic acrobatics with Patty Wagstaff, buy a 2-place biplane and fly next summer around the USA, Canada and Alaska in a long cross country just for the joy of it.
