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First lesson booked (Read 1847 times)
Oct 24
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, 2005 at 2:43pm
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Hi all,
Well I've finally got around to booking a flying lesson, just a ½ hour trial lesson at Exeter - but I sure am looking forward to seeing how a real plane handles compared to FS. After that I will have to take lessons as & when I have the spare cash, but at least it's a start.
The school is now using Piper Warriors, which I am completetly unfamiliar with (In real life aswell as FS), I really know absolutely nothing about them, but I guess i'll know a lot more after my lesson.
Booked in for 12th November at 1pm & I sure hope the weather is gonna be ok by then.
Cheers,
TSC.
'Only two things are infinite.......The Universe and Human stupidity........and I'm not too sure about the Universe' - Einstein
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Oct 24
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Congrats and good luck! The Warriors are, to abuse a term, user-friendly. Your only problem will be seeing around your grin!
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Oct 24
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Have a good flight TSC, mine was great. My instructor literally let me do everything except land! I'm sure you'll have fun.
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Personally i prefer the Piper warrior. It feels more like a real plane. It has a proper throttle quadrant where the cessnas have those little console controls. Its a really good plane to fly.
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Oct 24
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Sounds cool, good luck.
I flew one once, and it was really interesting, the instructor turned to us (there were three of us from my aerospace class) and asked if we had ever been in zero-g. We said no and he proceeded to jerk the yoke forward and now I can say I've been in zero-g in an airplane.
But you'll have fun, it's quite different from FS and alot more fun!
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Oct 24
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Hey congrats, hope you have fun! I heard the piper warrior feels pretty good to fly
Cheers,
RB
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Oct 24
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, 2005 at 5:53pm
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Thanks for the kind replies guys, i'm really looking forward to it, just a few weeks to go & it'll be 'chocks away!!'
Tally ho!!
TSC.
'Only two things are infinite.......The Universe and Human stupidity........and I'm not too sure about the Universe' - Einstein
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Oct 24
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I flew one once, and it was really interesting, the instructor turned to us (there were three of us from my aerospace class) and asked if we had ever been in zero-g. We said no and he proceeded to jerk the yoke forward and now I can say I've been in zero-g in an airplane.
Even the freakin fighter pilots I've flown with hate negative Gs (zero G is cool, negative BAD!)
Something about hanging on to their lunch a bit longer...
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Oct 24
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No-one likes negative G thats why planes in general arnt built to take sustained negative G's for long.
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Oct 24
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You'll love it TSC, but beware that there are some major side effects such as:
Wanting to fly FS even more
the inability to continue carrying on conversations while hearing aircraft in vicinity
When driving and you see an aircraft, you automatically watch the aircraft and start daydreaming about flying
If you have friends, all you want to talk about is flying
Working to earn as much money as possible to afford lessons. The more you fly, the more you work, untill your life consists of work, sleep, FS, and flying
Knowing everyone who has or who works at your flight school, and knowing most pilots in the area
Judging performance of real pilots
Bragging over your X.X hours
ect...
Have fun
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Oct 24
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, 2005 at 11:46pm
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the inability to continue carrying on conversations while hearing aircraft in vicinity
People get mad at me at work when I do that....
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When driving and you see an aircraft, you automatically watch the aircraft and start daydreaming about flying
Almost drove off the road too many times doing this....
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If you have friends, all you want to talk about is flying
Yep....
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Working to earn as much money as possible to afford lessons. The more you fly, the more you work, untill your life consists of work, sleep, FS, and flying
Should be homework in there, but we all know nobody does their homework....
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Knowing everyone who has or who works at your flight school, and knowing most pilots in the area
They are the coolest people....
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Judging performance of real pilots
Bragging over your X.X hours
Happens
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Again, good luck TSC.....
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Oct 25
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, 2005 at 1:24am
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You'll love it TSC, but beware that there are some major side effects such as:
Wanting to fly FS even more
the inability to continue carrying on conversations while hearing aircraft in vicinity
When driving and you see an aircraft, you automatically watch the aircraft and start daydreaming about flying
If you have friends, all you want to talk about is flying
Working to earn as much money as possible to afford lessons. The more you fly, the more you work, untill your life consists of work, sleep, FS, and flying
Knowing everyone who has or who works at your flight school, and knowing most pilots in the area
Judging performance of real pilots
Bragging over your X.X hours
ect...
Have fun
Flying is like a rare but contagoius disease.... uh oh i think i got all those symptoms
Cheers,
RB
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Oct 25
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, 2005 at 2:33am
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LOL, I think i've got most of those boxes ticked already - all of 'em except working more hours
Cheers guys,
TSC.
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Oct 25
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Good luck and most of all, have fun!
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Oct 25
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LOL, I think i've got most of those boxes ticked already - all of 'em except working more hours
Cheers guys,
TSC.
Once real flying gets under your skin, you'll find yourself doing all kinds of things to buy more time. I even scrubbed tar off the bellies of C150s and Cherokees to earn a little more...
Enjoy your intro!!
Remember to:
-Participate in the preflight; it's helpful to see and play with the moving parts, etc.
-Adjust your seat first- as soon as you get in
-Note what the instructor does whenever he/she has the plane
-Note how hard it is to see other traffic in the daytime without the big red letters hovering over them...
-Think ahead
-Indulge in at least one big, stupid grin!!
To practice in FS, I don't know if/where you can find a Warrior, but the Cherokees (Cherokee 6 esp.) are similar.
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