RE: so why do you fly
I like the following:
Things that require gas or electricity to run, power tools, being scared half senseless, bodily injury, being outdoors, getting frustrated at inanimate objects, pretending to be someone I'm not, acting like a child, fellowship with people with the same interests, accomplishing the impossible, paint and glue fumes, staying up all night, annoying my wife at times, road trips, long hikes in the country looking for my airplane, exercise from chasing my airplane, and defying gravity.
In a nutshell.
Scott