WRB, I'm going to fly my restored 415 in a few days, and what you've said here couldn't be more true!
Willie, What a great thing you did..and what a great paint job. Rick Eason N2747H KMCE WRB, Your last email is one that could be printed off and hung on the hanger wall. Well said!! Dan N93805 --- On Wed, 6/23/10, William R. Bayne < <mailto:ercoguru%40txercoupemuseum.org> [email protected]> wrote: From: William R. Bayne < <mailto:ercoguru%40txercoupemuseum.org> [email protected]> Subject: Re: [ercoupe-tech] 78H and Christina To: <mailto:ercoupe-tech%40yahoogroups.com> [email protected] Date: Wednesday, June 23, 2010, 2:23 PM Hi Fred, I agree completely, and would go one step further... Flying is an addiction that, for most of us, is expensive. Withdrawal symptoms are swift and severe. The only antidote is to get back in the air. In the strictly monetary context, flying always appears to those not addicted as a "luxury" not economically justifiable. Money, however, is not the currency of those hopes, dreams and joys that define the very essence of our uniqueness as individuals. Just as no one can justify in monetary terms what an affectionate and loyal pet costs, the "rewards" of flying are beyond what mere money can buy. Our reach should always exceed our grasp. Most of us have learned, over time, that we can do anything we want, but not everything we want. If, sometimes, gratification must be delayed we invest our patience secure in the knowledge that the wait will be worth it. Those who would judge such indulgences "selfish" have other personal priorities and agendas. We all know people who choose each day, again and again, to live meager, mean lives devoid of joy. Those without dreams or the warmth and satisfaction of recalling times aloft are truly poor, regardless of material wealth. We are different in so many ways they will never even remotely comprehend that they are worthy only our pity. JMHO, WRB --
