10 Reasons Norway is the Greatest Place on Earth

**Aviator** · 05-26-2014, 06:14 AM

Originally Posted by rhiannon

If I recall correctly you did say ultimately you're hoping to become an airline transport pilot in Norway right?

That's the plan, but it's still a long enough ways away for things to change. Short term goal is to end up in F-35s.

**rhiannon** · 05-26-2014, 06:16 AM

Originally Posted by BlondeF22

Oh, I know there's a huge difference. I started working towards an instrument rating, but realized there was no need to spend the extra money when Uncle Sam can cover just about every rating out there. When did your husband get his license? Minimum age is 17 now. You're still able to solo at 16 now though.

You are correct by going the military route

Hubs did the same thing. He became a naval aviator through his training in the Coast Guard.

His first solo flight ever (small airplane owned by his father) was his 16th birthday. In fact he learned to fly before he learned to drive LOL

**arcticwolf** · 05-26-2014, 07:33 PM

Originally Posted by rhiannon

Yes....Alaska is America's answer to Norway....and soon to be my home state. For that reason

Seriously? Beautiful place. I hope you like cold, misty weather.

**rhiannon** · 05-27-2014, 04:52 AM

Originally Posted by arcticwolf

Seriously? Beautiful place. I hope you like cold, misty weather.

I love it

**~~i__w~~** · 06-01-2014, 06:27 PM

Norway might be a nice place to live, like many other countries in the world, but believe me there is no place in this world like Mediterranean area. I've seen lot of Norwegians going crazy and dream to stay down south, something similar like canadians staying in Florida or California.

**Smaug** · 06-01-2014, 06:36 PM

Beatiful. Norway is like a Scandinavian version of Scotland.

**♥ Lily ♥** · 01-19-2015, 08:55 AM

It's a fact that Norway is the no.1 nation in the world for the best quality of life. It's also the land of the magical northern lights, vast fjords, the land of Odin and Thor and Freya, strong Vikings (they were the first navigators to discover North America, Canada, Greenland, etc) and the land of the midnight sun. They have a lot of good metal bands, musicians, and singers. They have oil reserves. They make good cruise-liner ships. They are a rich country and have very few poor people and they have high standards of education. They have a good currency and a strong economy too. Plus Norway, (like Iceland and Switzerland) is an independent country and not merely a 'state' of Europe, but a nation in their own right, and they're not governed by unelected eurocrats in Brussels. Long live Norway!