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Originally Posted by herr_oberst

I know she's someone's kid, but this young woman is hardly a kid.

There was a time, and I'm going from memory here, that the minimum age for single engine solo flight was like 14? And there were a lot of really young people trying some really long distances. And there were consequences....

In my mind, those people were kids.

And I don't mean for this to come off as throwing shade at you, Steve - not my intent. I just think that at 19 years old, a good percentage of women have left their 'kid' days far far behind...

(Now, as for those 33 year old men living at home in their parent's basement, well, totally different scenario)

In many ways, you are absolutely right. At the same time, at 51, for me, anyone under 30, or certainly 25 is a kid. It's certainly no knock on her, her abilities, her endeavors, or her accomplishments.