I used to love to fly. I grew up around friend's parents who owned small planes and we flew with them often. One friend had a biplane and use to take my brother and me up and scare the crap out of us doing rolls and stuff. Then when I was going to school in Wisconsin, I learned how to fly when one of our friends would shuttle me back and forth between school breaks, and let me fly the plane, mostly following the Mississippi.
I would have loved to have been a jet pilot, and have flown in some awesome military jets, but due to a middle ear injury in the late 70s, I now get very sick when I flyin anything small. Now the only place that I fly is in my dreams.
darn..
But I am an enthusiast. Love the P38 and similar planes a lot. The F14 Tomcat is a favorite of mine also.