My Kid the Pilot
Our family likes adventures. We have camped. We travel internationally. We've road tripped and rail traveled. We scuba dive. We ride motorcycles. Now, we can say we have flown (half way) across the country in a small plane...piloted by our favorite son (we only have one so we can say that). Now that our kids are old enough to not need us, we have the freedom to do things on our own - like visiting parents. I planned for a short trip to Grand Rapids to visit my folks. Since Patrick became a pilot, we have talked about having him fly us to there to see them, but the schedule just didn't work out. Maybe this time would be different. I booked a round trip commercial flight (just in case) and Patrick set up a rental. I flew west on a commercial jet. Queue lines, constant reminders to not let my bags out of my sight followed by a trip through security where they promptly separate me from my bags. Cramped seats. Snip...