His Need: Recreational Companionship
A need for recreational companionship combines two needs into one: the need to engage in recreational activities and the need to have a companion.
During your courtship, you and your spouse were probably each other’s favorite recreational companions. It’s not uncommon for women to join men in hunting, fishing, watching football, or other activities they would never choose on their own. They simply want to spend as much time as possible with the man they like and that means going where he goes.
The same is true of men. Shopping centers are not unfamiliar to men in love. They will also take their dates out to dinner, watch romantic movies, and attend concerts and plays. They take every opportunity to be with someone they like and try to enjoy the activity to guarantee more dates in the future.
Formation Flying
In formation flying, the lead is responsible for traffic avoidance, navigation, and ATC communication and is used as a fixed frame of reference to maintain a specific position.
There’s no denying that marriage changes a relationship considerably. But does it have to end the activities that helped make the relationship so compatible? Can’t a husband’s favorite recreational companion be his wife and vice versa?
If recreational activities are important to you and you like to have someone join you for them to be fulfilling, include recreational companionship on your list of needs. Think about it for a moment in terms of an investment. How much do you enjoy these activities and how many love units would your spouse be depositing whenever you enjoyed them together? What a waste it would be if someone else got credit for all those love units! If it is someone of the opposite sex, it would be downright dangerous.
Who should get credit for all those love units? The one you should love the most, your spouse. That’s precisely why it’s so beneficial for a husband and wife to be each other’s favorite recreational companion. It’s one of the simplest ways to strengthen your relationship.
Formation Flying
To those unfamiliar with formation flying, flight within a wingspan’s distance of another airplane looks eerily similar to an imminent collision. However, it is some of the most fun and rewarding flying a pilot will ever experience.
Although the pilots who so skillfully entertain crowds at airshows make formation flying look easy, it is much more difficult than it appears. Learning to safely fly in formation takes extensive training and experience. In addition to the tremendous flying abilities and concentration involved, formation pilots must be skilled communicators. Prior to each flight, the pilots discuss and clearly define objectives for the mission. A typical preflight briefing covers everything from engine start and taxi procedures to radio failure and emergencies.
Formation flying can be some of the most fun that you can have as a pilot. “Formation flying” as a family can also be a fun way to lead your family to new heights.