Are you a member of The Mile High Club?
Here’s a story from a person who thought he was finally a member.
For those of you that don’t know what The Mile High Club is, be sure you understand it before you talk about it! One of our readers posted this on our facebook site and it put a smile on my face that I couldn’t wipe off for awhile. I thought you would enjoy it so he allowed me to post it here for you to enjoy too! Leave comments below this post.
True life story written by Jake Williams
I didn’t know what the mile high club was. I had heard of it and thought it was when you went up to an altitude of 1 mile off the ground. I took flight lessons at the same time I was going through A & P School. I showed up the next day to school after my second flight lesson (in which we went up to an altitude of 6000 feet and did spins and hammer heads, my flight instructors way of introducing me to a bit of fear for aviation because prior to that lesson I had none) and told my fellow students I was now in the mile high club.
The second I said it I instantly had an audience of my fellow mechanic students wanting to hear the story. My friend asked me “how did this happen?” Remember I had no clue what the club was except to go 5280 feet off the ground. I told him innocently, “I showed up at the flight school and paid 60 bucks and the next thing I know I am in the club” At this point I have a larger audience as you can imagine. They were shocked at my reply and another guy asked, “was this your first time?” I said, “Yes it was my first time in a small airplane, of course I have been in the club every time I fly Delta or another large airline.”
Another friend asked, “What did you do up there?” I replied, “We did all sorts of maneuvers, we were even upside down for a bit, it was so much fun, my instructor said we would incorporate this stuff into future lessons as well.” (again talking about the spins, rolls etc.) By this point my friends are incredibly amused and laughing in shock and disbelief.
Another guy asked, “So what did this girl look like?” I said, “No my flight instructor is a “he” not a “she”, and his name is Kyle.” Now my buddies are laughing their butts off at me. The professor had walked into the class by this point as we were on a short break and he had half heard the conversation. He asked, “How much did this instructor charge for all this again?” I replied, “60 bucks but honestly for what you get, it is a great deal. He is a good instructor and I feel like he offers a great value for what he gives you.” Now the entire class including the professor are falling over laughing. I can’t figure out why.
Well they kept asking more questions and eventually figured out I had no clue what the mile high club was. Finally a friend clued me in and told me the real meaning of the club. Which to my horror was only partly about being a mile off the ground. To this day when I bump into those guys around town they still make fun of me. Funny story, but sure was embarrassing at the time.