Old and Bold Pilots Poll, which are you?

[201er]

They say "there are old pilots and there are bold pilots, but there are no old, bold pilots." What say you? Are you old, bold, or both?

[Fritz1]

gotten away with more stuff than I want to talk about

[Shadrach]

I’ve known many old and bold pilots. I’m not advocating bold behavior. I’m just saying this old axiom does not always fit.

The poll needs a 5th option “Not old and no longer bold”

[N201MKTurbo]

In my 20s I was a bold pilot.

In my 30s I flew a lot including flying into thunderstorms, mountain waves and ice.

 I’m not bold anymore……

Until you have been in a situation where your survival is uncertain, you are not a seasoned pilot.

I hope none of you become seasoned.

[Hank]

I'm getting old, and have quit driving so boldly. But I've never flown boldly . . .

[Pinecone]

Bolder when younger.  Older now.

[EricJ]

I think maybe I'm an italic pilot.

 

[MikeOH]

Just make sure you're not a sans serif pilot

[hammdo]

Bold because I fly (some say I’m crazy to do that) old because I don’t let the Bold get into my head ;o)

-Don

[0TreeLemur]

Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want (or expect).

[Jetpilot86]

Older and less bolder....

[icurnmedic]

7 hours ago, N201MKTurbo said:

In my 20s I was a bold pilot.

In my 30s I flew a lot including flying into thunderstorms, mountain waves and ice.

 I’m not bold anymore……

Until you have been in a situation where your survival is uncertain, you are not a seasoned pilot.

I hope none of you become seasoned.

Maybe applies here, I have heard it said, ‘Good judgement comes from experience, Experience comes from bad judgment “. 

[Ali]

On 5/23/2024 at 8:05 AM, hammdo said:

Bold because I fly (some say I’m crazy to do that) old because I don’t let the Bold get into my head ;o)

-Don

i agree with you.

[Justin Schmidt]

Let's define old...

If you use ellipsis 

[Pinecone]

Old is 15 years older than I am.  No matter what age I was or will be.

 

[Rick Junkin]

There's a big difference between bold and stupid.

Right?

[Will.iam]

17 minutes ago, Rick Junkin said:

There's a big difference between bold and stupid.

Right?

not really, bold is when it goes right.  Stupid is when it doesn't.

[jlunseth]

I get the point of the saying, but anyone who floats around in the sky on wings is bold. Can’t escape that part.

[MooneyMitch]

Am I old? Yes.  Was I bold?  I don’t believe so.  I made it through 50 years of flying.  Was I lucky sometimes, probably. 

[Pinecone]

23 hours ago, Rick Junkin said:

There's a big difference between bold and stupid.

Right?

Stupid is when things start with "Hey watch this" or "Hold my beer."