Where are all the young pilots?

[martymayes]

I used to be ATC at PTK and belonged to a club. There were quite a few of them at PTK.

Bob, I'm sure of that. You have to remember that Oakland county has more airplanes than the rest of the state combined. I'm tuned in and there really isn't anything available unless I want to drive ~1 hr or more each way.

It really depends on how bad you want to fly and keep your costs to a minimum.

Well, it isn't about me at all. I have a teenage son who is interested in airplanes. I'd like to let him do some regular flying so he can see what it's all about. And I'd like to let him sit in the left seat (but clubs and rentals frown on that suggestion). My wife is also a non-current private pilot who would like to fly on occasion. Since I taught her how to fly initially, I think I'm qualified to work with her on recurrency but similar problems with that plan.

BTW, I was in a club over in AA for about 6 months. Due to a back injury I asked to switch to "non-flying" member status but somehow that didn't happen until my account was drained via monthly dues and other fees. So depending on how you look at it, I either made a big donation to the club or rented a 152 for a few hrs @ ~$225/hr.