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RichardT-CA-109 · 01-02-2009

Hi Bob,

My name is Richard Tobol and I live in Sacramento County. I am very interested in pilot training and starting a second, part-time (for now) career as a commercial pilot. I can't be a full time pilot right now since I only have 8-10 years left before I can retire from my present job and there's no way I can throw in the towel this late in the game. I am an engineer with the Sacramento Fire Department; that is to say I drive and pump fire engines for a living. The pay and benefits are good and the retirement is even better. Yet, between now and my retirement date, I'd like to get my training, gain some experience, and maybe fly on a part-time basis with a local carrier...if that's possible. Like so many others who have written to you, since I was a boy I've dreamed of flying (ask anyone who knows me). I just want to live my dream. And what a childhood dream it would be...drive fire engines and fly airplanes. Could it get any better!!!

I currently live in a community in Mather, which is the old Mather AFB that closed during the Clinton Administration. However, it is still an active airport with everything from private planes to military reserve jets to UPS cargo planes going in and out on a daily basis. It's funny: the main road that goes through the old base to our community goes around the one end of the runway. So when I see a big UPS plane coming in for a landing I like to time it so that I can drive directly underneath the airplane as it passes over the road. I know...it's juvenile...but I can't help it! I love airplanes!

Just a little more about me...I have a master's degree in exercise physiology and spend a very small part of my time as both a personal trainer and a strength and conditioning coach. I was a student athlete in college and competed in the sport of Olympic Weightlifting for six years (no...I never went to the Olympics; that's just the name of the sport). And to top it all off I work in a very rewarding...and very blue collar profession that has nothing to do with the degree in which I spent so much money obtaining.

Although I do a job that so many men (and some women) have dreamed of doing since they were boys (or girls), my dream is to be in the air. Bob, I want to live that dream. I hope I can make that happen.

Thanks for your time, Bob. Take care.

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RichardT-CA-109 Future Professional Pilot Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 4	Introduction Hi Bob, My name is Richard Tobol and I live in Sacramento County. I am very interested in pilot training and starting a second, part-time (for now) career as a commercial pilot. I can't be a full time pilot right now since I only have 8-10 years left before I can retire from my present job and there's no way I can throw in the towel this late in the game. I am an engineer with the Sacramento Fire Department; that is to say I drive and pump fire engines for a living. The pay and benefits are good and the retirement is even better. Yet, between now and my retirement date, I'd like to get my training, gain some experience, and maybe fly on a part-time basis with a local carrier...if that's possible. Like so many others who have written to you, since I was a boy I've dreamed of flying (ask anyone who knows me). I just want to live my dream. And what a childhood dream it would be...drive fire engines and fly airplanes. Could it get any better!!! I currently live in a community in Mather, which is the old Mather AFB that closed during the Clinton Administration. However, it is still an active airport with everything from private planes to military reserve jets to UPS cargo planes going in and out on a daily basis. It's funny: the main road that goes through the old base to our community goes around the one end of the runway. So when I see a big UPS plane coming in for a landing I like to time it so that I can drive directly underneath the airplane as it passes over the road. I know...it's juvenile...but I can't help it! I love airplanes! Just a little more about me...I have a master's degree in exercise physiology and spend a very small part of my time as both a personal trainer and a strength and conditioning coach. I was a student athlete in college and competed in the sport of Olympic Weightlifting for six years (no...I never went to the Olympics; that's just the name of the sport). And to top it all off I work in a very rewarding...and very blue collar profession that has nothing to do with the degree in which I spent so much money obtaining. Although I do a job that so many men (and some women) have dreamed of doing since they were boys (or girls), my dream is to be in the air. Bob, I want to live that dream. I hope I can make that happen. Thanks for your time, Bob. Take care. Last edited by RichardT-CA-109; 01-04-2009 at 11:45 PM. Reason: Did not follow protocol...sorry.