| My wife, 13 year old, and I went to see the movie 2012 | | | | then all went calm. Even the record sun activity that |
| the other night. Believe me the computer effects guys | | | | was recorded in the middle of this decade has |
| were kept busy making this one. We enjoyed the | | | | declined to record low activity. Is this the calm before |
| movie and came away thinking that the small two seat | | | | the storm? |
| ultralight airplane that we own and fly for fun might get | | | | Back to airplanes. The movie 2012 illustrates how |
| real crowded if we had to bail out of a disaster area | | | | much freedom you have flying a plane. The movie |
| like they did in the movie by flying away. | | | | characters had a distinct advantage over thousands |
| In 2012 the characters get a chance at survival only | | | | by being able to take to the air. How many people in |
| because they escape in a small twin engine aircraft. | | | | the U.S. as a percentage do you think fly aircraft? Only |
| The pilot (the boyfriend of the ex-wife of the movies | | | | 3% pilot airplanes. It's not hard to learn to fly compared |
| main actor) has had only two lessons flying a plane, | | | | to say learning to play the guitar, being a good cook or |
| but faced with certain death or saving them all makes | | | | painting oil paintings on canvas. After 20 hours of flight |
| the quick choice to fly them all out of the encroaching | | | | lessens and say another 20 hours of studying you |
| mega earthquake area in the borrowed aircraft. They | | | | would most likely be ready to test for your pilot |
| narrowly escape while countless thousands die a | | | | certificate and knowledge test. At 40 hours at playing |
| horrible death from California sliding into and becoming | | | | guitar you probably are just getting some good |
| one with the Pacific Ocean. | | | | calluses on the tips of your fingers from practicing |
| The date 2012 approaches. The Maya, Hopi indians, | | | | guitar. |
| and other people of past civilizations have pointed to | | | | You may enjoy seeing aviation shows on discovery or |
| this date as a time for change, possibly even extinction. | | | | history channel or even have thought flying an airplane |
| Of course we often discredit these Armageddon type | | | | might be good to ad to your bucket list. (List of things |
| predictions, but mass extinctions have been common | | | | to do before you die) Most don't follow these dreams |
| thread through the history of the earth. The last around | | | | because they overestimate the difficulty learning to fly. |
| 650,000 years a comet or asteroid smashed into the | | | | You probable have thought at times that life is passing |
| Yucatan peninsula of Mexico and wiped out a large | | | | you by or that you need to somehow find adventure |
| percentage of life in this earth including Dino the | | | | to add to your life to make it more complete. You |
| dinosaur. These extinctions happen roughly every | | | | should consider flying. Its pure freedom and adventure |
| 600,000 years that puts 2012 a bit overdue for the | | | | that once learned can be a big part of the rest of your |
| next extinction event. | | | | life. Whenever you want to feel free and experience |
| I don't know what to believe about 2012, Y2K came | | | | excitement you fly. You will become the talk of your |
| and went without a bang. The disasters like 911, Katrina | | | | friends and family and can take them along for the |
| and the Tsunami in the Pacific had the beginning of this | | | | ride! |
| decade looking like the run-up to a 2012 climax but | | | | |