I got my license on my 17th birthday in 1986. I have a single engine private pilot's license with an instrument rating and a complex and high performance endorsement. I used to be in a small flying club with a Cherokee 180 (hence the Piper handle). I lost my enthusiasm for flying when my son passed away in 2003. I had always expected to pass on my passion for the air to him just like my Dad did to me. With him gone, I just lost interest. I left AH for about 3 years and only recently came back. I still look up when a plane flys by (especially a radial!) but I'm not sure if I'll ever punch holes in the air again. I've flown Traumahawks, 150/152s, 172/172RGs, 210s, Arrows, Cubs, Cherokees, Skippers, Sundowners, Musketeers, Sierras, a glider, a Decathalon, and an SH-60 helo when I was a Midshipman. As for a story... I flew my wife (a non-pilot) to visit her sister in Alabama in the Cherokee. Dothan, Alabama was at minimums when we got there. I flew the ILS to decision height, saw the runway, and stole a quick glance at her half expecting she'd be nervously staring out the window. She was reading a book! Keeper:aok