[cdvonstinkpot]

A family friend has a license, & I liked when I could fly with him. I started learning "Airframe & Powerplant", an FAA sanctioned technical school program which had I completed it would have been what I needed to become an airplane engine mechanic. The required FAA testing was so rigorous I eventually quit & moved on elsewhere at the tech school. It was just about when I quit flying lessons, too.

I was building a remote control plane at the time as well, but never finished it. I regret not putting more time into that, since it had an oversized engine & would've been real fun.