Is Aviation Your Favourite Hobby?

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rootsair
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Is Aviation Your Favourite Hobby?

Wed Mar 23, 2005 10:41 pm

Ok I know its weird to ask this question in an aviation site...but who knows. I have many hobbies though I have to admit Aviation, airplanes and modelling is my greatest hobby......what I love...and the fact my future job is totally distinct from this hobby makes my hobby even more intensive as I'll always see the magical aspect of it..... If I was in the buisness of aviation I'd be scared to discover things that may reduce this magic
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ArmitageShanks
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RE: Is Aviation Your Favourite Hobby?

Thu Mar 24, 2005 4:38 am

Nope. It was a few years ago though.

Now I enjoy photography.
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jorge1812
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RE: Is Aviation Your Favourite Hobby?

Thu Mar 24, 2005 5:38 am

Yes and no.
It's my favourite hobby if you don't count my engaged girlfriend Christiana.  kiss   kiss   kiss 
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RE: Is Aviation Your Favourite Hobby?

Fri Mar 25, 2005 10:50 am

Absolutely. Aviation is one of my greatest passions in the world.  Smile
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RE: Is Aviation Your Favourite Hobby?

Fri Mar 25, 2005 11:16 am

Overall, Aviation would come in second on my list of favorite hobbies. Number one would be of course watching the New York Yankees and watching baseball games. I'd say that aviation is my favorite hobby from November to February.

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RE: Is Aviation Your Favourite Hobby?

Fri Mar 25, 2005 12:01 pm

I'm single at the moment so I think it is safe to say that aviation is my favourite hobby right now  Wink
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Garri767
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RE: Is Aviation Your Favourite Hobby?

Sat Mar 26, 2005 2:19 pm

by far, aviation is my life, and i would have to put weather as my second favorite, but its miles behind.
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RE: Is Aviation Your Favourite Hobby?

Sat Mar 26, 2005 3:43 pm

Absolutely!!!
I spent over 20 years at the airport... working for WC, WA and of course DL... I have been keeping up to date.... Things are much worse than when I retired from the "service".. sad to see how far things have fallen.......
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RE: Is Aviation Your Favourite Hobby?

Sun Mar 27, 2005 7:17 am

Aviation would come first then Formula 1 & Tennis.

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RE: Is Aviation Your Favourite Hobby?

Sun Mar 27, 2005 7:53 am

I started out going to the airport with my parents when I was a little kid. My grandparents also lived right under the approach for CLE, so aviation has always been around me. When I finally drove for the first time by myself, the first place I went was FLL to watch planes for a few hours. When I got my first digital camera, the first place I went was FLL and then MIA, where I started my own personal website (see profile).

So I guess my answer to the question would be a resounding YES - lol.

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RE: Is Aviation Your Favourite Hobby?

Sat Apr 02, 2005 1:31 am

No. Family and music first.
Whatever
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LHB727230Adv
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RE: Is Aviation Your Favourite Hobby?

Sat Apr 02, 2005 2:51 pm

In short words, Yes, it has and always will be my favorite hobby!!  camera   airplane   bigthumbsup 

Cheers,
Alex  bigthumbsup 
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PH-TVH
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RE: Is Aviation Your Favourite Hobby?

Sun Apr 03, 2005 1:19 am

Quoting No. Family and music first.:

I`m really happy if I can combine these things: Gliding camp, with my family and friends and making music at the end of the day (I play guitar)

ever thought about that  Wink
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RE: Is Aviation Your Favourite Hobby?

Sun Apr 03, 2005 11:46 am

YES!
I love and am obsessed with aviation.
A.net is a way to vent some of that.
This way my dear, sweet, Mother won't have to put up
with me blabbing at her all the time about it!  Wink
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That has almost stopped completely ever since I've joined.

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QANTAS077
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RE: Is Aviation Your Favourite Hobby?

Sun Apr 03, 2005 12:10 pm

photography and travel are my favourite hobbies, more so travel! i like to do 3 or 4 big trips a year, women rate pretty high on the list too! aviation is just a by product of my travel and photography!
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RE: Is Aviation Your Favourite Hobby?

Sun Apr 03, 2005 12:28 pm

Aviation and Air Force duty were number one until last year when my first son was born....then 11 months later my second son! Needless to say they are becoming aviation fanatics too!
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RE: Is Aviation Your Favourite Hobby?

Sun Apr 03, 2005 7:35 pm

Its my Job.
I see Aircraft Every night.
I open them up & work on them,close them shut every night.
The best part is they pay me for Enjoying my Hobby.  Smile
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RE: Is Aviation Your Favourite Hobby?

Mon Apr 04, 2005 7:39 am

Fishing comes first, I work on the ramp at LHR so I get to see and learn all I want at work.
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RE: Is Aviation Your Favourite Hobby?

Mon Apr 04, 2005 9:49 am

Im My case your talking to a guy who would have a mostly functional A/C door for a front door to his house if A) he had the money, B) Could get the wife to go for the idea!
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Tango-Bravo
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RE: Is Aviation Your Favourite Hobby?

Mon Apr 04, 2005 10:45 am

Quoting RootsAir (Thread starter):
If I was in the buisness of aviation I'd be scared to discover things that may reduce this magic

Indeed I discovered long ago that airlines as a hobby are much more enjoyable than an airline job! Although my airline job can be tedious much of the time (believe it or not!), it has a strong tendency to feed into my airline hobby interests and vice versa.

My current areas of airline hobby concentration are timetables and building model airliners, primarily in 1:144 scale, in 1:200 to a lesser degree.

In the past, I have also been involved in airliner photography and have several albums full of 8x10 and 8x12 color prints of airliners (many no longer in service) that were taken from the late 1970s through 1998. I also have a sizeable collection of 1:400 diecast airliner models as well as some in 1:200.
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RE: Is Aviation Your Favourite Hobby?

Tue Apr 05, 2005 11:14 pm

Yes, definitely. I grew up in the first subdivision south of YYZ, so all I had to do was look out the back window to see the airport. As I got older, I would ride my bike to the airport to watch and photograph the planes. I've always built models of aircraft(of course I'm better at it now!) and even collected those diecast Corgis back in the 70's. I have a "Plane Room"(as my wife and kids call it), which is full of shelves of model aircraft, as is the "airspace" with some hanging from the ceiling. What wallspace left has photos and other items of aviation, including my laminated front page of the Toronto Telegram dated July 21, 1969 - "One Giant Leap for Mankind"
Just of note, this is my hobby; I don't consider my family in that category...
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RE: Is Aviation Your Favourite Hobby?

Wed Apr 06, 2005 5:15 am

Quoting RootsAir (Thread starter):
Is Aviation Your Favourite Hobby?


More or less, its part of my career and my daily interests. I draw on paper and on computer, calculate whatever is necessary and even make paper models. I love it and would not change that part of me for anyone, ever...

Unless I had a kid, I figure at some point that priority will exist, then I would not change that part of me for anyone, ever...lol

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RE: Is Aviation Your Favourite Hobby?

Wed Apr 06, 2005 5:27 am

YES.
Now I'm getting into butterfly knifes but aviation will always be over that!
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Paul
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RE: Is Aviation Your Favourite Hobby?

Wed Apr 06, 2005 6:14 am

Rugby all the way baby!!!!!

But definately Aviation after that!

Paul
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Cadet985
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RE: Is Aviation Your Favourite Hobby?

Thu Apr 07, 2005 1:35 pm

Yeah...I have other hobbies (like coin collecting - I don't even know how/why I got into that one), but aviation is the only one I really get into big time.

Marc
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RE: Is Aviation Your Favourite Hobby?

Fri Apr 08, 2005 9:53 am

Quoting Tango-Bravo (Reply 19):
Indeed I discovered long ago that airlines as a hobby are much more enjoyable than an airline job! Although my airline job can be tedious much of the time (believe it or not!), it has a strong tendency to feed into my airline hobby interests and vice versa.

Great point... I use to love anything and everything to do w/ helicopters. But now that it's part of my job, I find myself branching off into the fixed winged world and less helicopter interest.

But don't misunderstand - I LOVE my job!

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