[ChampChump]

The first thing I'd have to do is unsubscribe from here, as I wouldn't want anyone checking up to see if I've achieved anything I might have mentioned. Let alone the things I didn't.

Getting close.......

Hope they do a fire hose arrival on your last berthing

Crikey, Carruthers, that'd eat into our 'dwell time'...

[Keef]

I'm sad to hear of some old friends who no longer aviate, for all sorts of reasons.

Like Leia, I find the social part as important as the aviation part. Some folks just fly, and don't socialise: human nature, I suppose. There's a CRM day and two curries to look forward to in the near future.

I discovered when we moved here that I can sing (having always assumed I couldn't) so M and I enjoy the local choir and some occasional invitations to sing elsewhere. That is good fun, and another socialising activity. We sang for the local dementia club earlier this week - they all joined in and loved it.

My younger daughter married a mad keen sailor and did all the RYA stuff. They owned a variety of yottie thing and sailed around the UK, but she found it slow and boring (hours of nothing but sea and seagulls) and gave up. I went with them a few times, and saw what she meant. It took them days to get to Calais when G-UTSY did it in 30 minutes.

My amateur radio gear still works well, so would provide a new old interest. My morse fist seems to be OK despite age and general decrepitude. We're in the middle of major works on one of the three churches, and that should keep me pretty busy for a couple of years yet.

While not planning to hang up the headset for a while, the arrival of a new Class II seems to be remaining "just over the horizon." I'm seriously contemplating an NPPL, just to stop all the bits atrophying while I wait.

[Joe Dell]

Well. I've raced cars, bikes and horses. Dived the wrecks at Scapa and many others. Been through the cycling, shooting, fishing, sailing, powerboat, golf, rock climbing, skiing, photography, painting, sculpting, etc etc. They've all fallen by the wayside.

The only constant has been flying. Should I have to give up, I'll probably build or rebuild an aeroplane.

[subirg]

As I've only had my license for 9 months, the thought of not flying isn't that appealing..! Hopefully I'll be able to see at least one child take to the air before I get grounded so that I can luxuriate in being chauffeured around the skies by one of them..!

[AndyR]

I'd probably weep...

[kanga]

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My old '68 beetle needs restoring again, ...

turn the engine into a Limbach .. ?

[Horbach]

I would rent a big room, get an old jetfighter cockpit (or build a replica if necessary althogh the typical smell wouldn't be there...), a bunch of HD projecors, a powerful PC and set up a flight simulator as realistic as it gets. Make all the buttons and instruments work, add some force feedback to the controls, sounds, vibrations, even a bit of motion. This would be a great project and provide years of advanced tinkering.

Or start flying r/c jets.

But if I would have to quit flying, it would most likely be because of medical or financial reasons which would impede a lot of interesting alternatives So, more shooting doesn't seem to be a bad idea...

[hatzflyer]

I discovered when we moved here that I can sing (having always assumed I couldn't) so M and I enjoy the local choir and some occasional invitations to sing elsewhere. That is good fun, and another socialising activity. We sang for the local dementia club earlier this week - they all joined in

Did they remember the words ?

[mick w]

As long as I can walk , & get into an A/C , I will carry on flying , I'll do the Tinkering & Fettling , & let someone else book all the flying , I don't really care which seat I sit in .

[Pugh Pugh]

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I discovered when we moved here that I can sing (having always assumed I couldn't) so M and I enjoy the local choir and some occasional invitations to sing elsewhere. That is good fun, and another socialising activity. We sang for the local dementia club earlier this week - they all joined in

Did they remember the words ?

A bit offensive, Hatz, if you don't mind me saying. I care for someone with dementia and it's saddening to watch their decline. Ironically, the words to hymns are just about the only thing she can remember.

[hatzflyer]

Lighten up I care for my father and lost my mother to dementia. There is hardly a family in this country that isn't touched by it in one way or another.

[Keef]

What we sang was carefully chosen with memorability of words in mind. They loved it. I suspect we may go back there from time to time.
Jane,our lead soprano, sang about a Nightingale in Berkeley Square: we could barely hear Jane for all the other voices joining in.

I had a long chat afterwards with a delightful lady who told me about all the places she'd lived as a young girl, a very long time ago. They happened to be all around where we live now, so it was an interesting time.

This is the bit of the "non-job" that I love

[Pugh Pugh]

Lighten up I care for my father and lost my mother to dementia. There is hardly a family in this country that isn't touched by it in one way or another.

Thank you Hatz for your understanding words in response to my post. I no longer find your original comment slightly offensive or insensitive.

[Paultheparaglider]

and some occasional invitations to sing elsewhere.

That happens when I start singing too.

[Pugh Pugh]