I'm from the great lakes area, just south of canada. I think Michigan is a decent place besides flint and detroit. I live near Wisconsin. I have a family of honda civics. They are very reliable. I know how to work on cars. I want to convert a Volkswagen Beetle into a dune buggy. I am a mechanic. I work on cars and aircraft. I work on single propeller planes.
I drove up to Traverse city once. I have a vw old style beetle. It still has the vase holder. I am partial to vws. I like cars made by Honda. I can do simple car maintenance. I recently visited Traverse City and saw Lake Michigan. I keeps airplanes in my garage. I do airplane work as a side gig. I do not make enough money to take flying lessons.
Business is picking up and I need someone to help me, I can show you the ropes and maybe my partner can help you learn how to fly.  That would be terrific!  Is your friend a trained pilot instructor? He is! I've been debating on taking lessons myself for quite some time now. Maybe we can do it together.  Give each other the courage and motivation to do it.  I think it would be a lot of fun. With the shop getting busier the timing would be tight, but I think that it's important I do something for myself. Too much stress can do some serious damage in the long run. Plus, if you agree to help out in the shop in exchange for lessons, I might be under a little less pressure. That's a plan!  How long have you had your shop for?  Sounds like a terrific business considering how busy things are. I started working there as a teenager so I've been there for quite some time. When the owner was looking to see about 10 years ago, I jumped at the opportunity. I was really young and inexperienced in the business side of things, but I am a fast learner. I'm really looking forward to working with you, I was thinking you could maybe help me get the shop more organized and then work up to taking on some of the simpler repairs. Wow, good for you.  I should be able to help with the business side of things since I'm good at record keeping and making sure things are organized.  If there's spare time, perhaps we can also work on my VW Beetle and having you turn it into a dune buggy. Definitely! Taking on fun personal projects is one of the best perks of the job. I really think you're going to fall in love with the planes. I know I will.  I'm so looking forward to working with you since we have similar interests.  I mean we both like Honda automobiles so we have a shared interest in certain cars. Yeah, I really think this will work out great for both of us. I haven't wanted to admit it, but I've been needing some help in the shop for a while. I'd much rather work with someone with shared interests than a random stranger. Agreed!  Makes the time go by so much faster.  You sound like a great mechanic, have you been working on cars all your life?