Thanks for the Mail!!!

Just a quick note to thank everyone who’s written me since I announced my departure from Flying magazine at the end of March (and the move of my “Flying Lessons” column to the Experimental Aircraft Association’s Sport Aviation magazine).
It has been heartwarming to hear from so many people that my column found a home with them. It’s also reassuring to hear that the effort I put into trying to write interesting pieces that look at more than just the mechanics of flying has made a difference to so many people.
I had … and still have … the best intentions of responding to all those emails. But the house construction project I’m working on still isn’t done, I’m driving 2-4 hours a day, taking a teenager to various airports every day this month, madly trying to get him his pilot’s license and some experience working on airplanes before he heads off first to Montana to work on planes and have some mountain adventure after he graduates next week. That is, by the way, before he heads off to Mongolia, where he’s decided to spend a few months of his post-graduation year. And then there’s the writing deadlines and career stuff.
All of which is to say … I haven’t made it very far toward the goal of responding. So my apologies to anyone who sent a note and didn’t hear back. Know that I read and really appreciated them. And … I may still get around to those responses. But if I don’t, it’s just because the swamp is so deep, and so filled with alligators this year.
Thanks so much for writing and sharing your thoughts. And for all the kind words. They make more of a difference than you know.
Best,
Lane Wallace