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Yes; everybody is different 🙂
That sounds like it was so much fun (holding a private pilot certificate)!
I thought about formalised training a few times when the opportunity arose, however I was known to the authorities as someone who flew planes in ways that weren't lawful, so I knew it wouldn't be as much fun with the law right there in my prop wash waiting for me to become officially fine-able 😉
If you like flying, you may enjoy motorcycling?
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@mguspixi25 Yes, I have been a motorcyclist for decades. "Rubber side down" at all costs. And experienced in other assorted transportation modes. Only once was I called up for buzzing a place I shouldn't have been, oops. Not my fault the flightline was just too appealing to ignore....
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Being that you mentioned flying authorities...
I was once cited for "buzzing," and was contacted by a Pennsylvania State Trooper... they investigate aviation incidents.
The trooper gave me the choice of meeting him at the police barracks, or he come meet me at my home.
I knew, through a friend, that he was also a pilot, and I was building an experimental plane (BD-4). So, I thought he might be interested in my project, and invited him to meet me at home.
He definitely was interested, and we spend a couple pleasant hours swapping airplane stories and drinking coffee.
As he was leaving he remarked "If you're gonna buzz someone, do what I do. Buzz them, and get the hell out of there. Don't make a second or third pass, drawing a crowd."
Good advice. I ended up being fined $60, but at least I wasn't temporarily grounded!