Comments on: Essay: One More Chance.

By: Paul1963

Paul1963 — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:29:02 +0000

That’s a wonderful story, Dave.
Thanks for sharing.

By: Karl

Karl — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:55:50 +0000

Wow, I tried to hide my tears from my co-worker but she caught on. What a beautiful story.

By: Gene Spooner

Gene Spooner — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:29:01 +0000

Wonderful stuff. Thank you for sharing. Trust me – many of us just flew our fathers again in our hearts – vicariously – through your story.

By: Adrian

Adrian — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:01:28 +0000

that was a really great story! glad you got to fly your dad one last time. you will definitely think about that often when you’re old and looking back….

By: strugglingwriter

strugglingwriter — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:30:50 +0000

What a great story. I have tears in my eyes. Thank you for sharing.

By: wick

wick — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:33:47 +0000

This was beautiful, Malki. Thanks so much. A great Father’s Day story.

By: Ian Kendall

Ian Kendall — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:17:10 +0000

David – Thank you for this post. I too got teary reading it. My father died in 1993, a couple of years after I got my commercial license. Although I never got to fly with him, and I didn’t see him for over a decade, I remember sitting in a pub with him, both of us with a glass of coke.

I don’t fly anymore, but I’m building a motion flight sim in the garage so that I can teach my son to love aircraft as much as I do. And I hope he doesn’t have to go ten years without seeing his father (or ten days, or ten hours to be honest).

By: Roy

Roy — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:44:35 +0000

What a beautiful tribute to your father. I was crying as I read it, which might have had something to do with my dad passing a week ago today, and burying him the day before father’s day.

My dad wasn’t a pilot, but his father designed planes, and building and flying RC model aircraft were among dad’s hobbies. So much about him, I never appreciated until he was past being able to do it.

By: anothergirl

anothergirl — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:04:58 +0000

I was really touched by this story… how wonderful that you and your Dad had a chance to relate over something you both loved, before he passed. Thank you for sharing.

By: Kam Yee

Kam Yee — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:42:26 +0000

David,

Thank you for sharing your story. I am sorry your father did not have a chance to fly more trips with you. I’m currently in flight school and will have my private pilot license later this summer. I also have two young daughters. Your story is an inspiration that aviation will foster a remarkable bond between the three of us. This month, my six-year-old wrote on her school report that “reels make durg.” Translation: (Wheels make drag.) I look forward to the many weekend fly-ins with my girls in the coming years.