thanks for the info, that was a lot more detailed than i was expecting

i used to love it when he flew, it was cool to see the area from above, but he completely lost interest... he hasn't talked about it for years, he's still got all his old headsets and a briefcase full of stuff... i would guess flightplans and whatever else he needs

i'll look into the gift certificate thing but i'm going to assume it won't happen... he abandons hobbies and never looks back, its happened more than once