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Nov 12th, 2005 at 11:29am

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Hi all,

Have just got back from my first flying lesson at Exeter. It was absolutely amazing & I can't wait to go again!!
The instructor was really cool, we chatted about what I already knew & I told him I had a basic understanding of flight due to the sim, but had never done any real world flying - he then let me do the take off aswell as the landing, which I never even dreamed they would let me do.Cheesy

A couple of friends came along for the ride, so they managed to get some nice piccies for me.

Just climbing out of Exeter:
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Heading towards Exmouth:
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The River Exe, if I remember correctly we were at 1500ft here:
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Then we dived down to just 100ft above the sea, going along the coast was fantastic:
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One happy bunny:
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Four happy bunnies:
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Me on short final for runway 26:
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Me & my new best friend - G-WACW:
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Cheers,

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Reply #1 - Nov 12th, 2005 at 11:33am

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Nice one TSC. I hope everyone on board had a nice trip. Has the bug got you now? Grin
 
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Reply #2 - Nov 12th, 2005 at 11:34am

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Excellent. Cheesy

Glad you enjoyed it. Really nice photos too. Good idea to take your mates along for the ride. Exeter sounds the ideal place for a trial lesson. Cheesy
 
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Reply #3 - Nov 12th, 2005 at 11:38am

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well done TSC. hope you get a chance for many more.
 
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Reply #4 - Nov 12th, 2005 at 11:41am
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Looks a little cramped, but too bad there was no room for me lol Grin
 
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Reply #5 - Nov 12th, 2005 at 11:59am

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Wow...great pics...congrats on your first flight Martyn...and nice landing 8) 8)
 
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Reply #6 - Nov 12th, 2005 at 12:00pm

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Yes it has Charlie (& I can tell it's gonna be a bl**dy nightmare - always wanting to go back up!!)

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Looks a little cramped

Not cramped Jake - cosy Grin

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Reply #7 - Nov 12th, 2005 at 1:31pm
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Nice Smiley Liking the over-the-shoulder landing shot!
 
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Reply #8 - Nov 12th, 2005 at 3:28pm

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Glad to see another person joining the real aviation community!

Now you need to fly a plane that isn't fully loaded Grin

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Reply #9 - Nov 12th, 2005 at 4:08pm

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Thats why I love real flight. Dont have to worry about framerates or how good that scenery looks; its always running at optimum.

Looks like that was a blast, tell us when you get you PPL!  Wink
 
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Reply #10 - Nov 12th, 2005 at 4:12pm

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Looks like it was fun and I do believe you have the same glasses as me!!!
 
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Reply #11 - Nov 12th, 2005 at 4:15pm

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Nice One TSC!!!
That must have been great. I'll be doing that someday for sure!!  Grin Grin
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Reply #12 - Nov 12th, 2005 at 10:54pm

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So from now on in MP on the sim, we expect only greasy slick landings from you ?  Wink
 
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Reply #13 - Nov 13th, 2005 at 3:03am

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What version of FS are you running on? FS26? Grin Grin Grin
 
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Reply #14 - Nov 13th, 2005 at 8:40am

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First lesson and you get to TO, land, and take passengers in a 172? Lucky git! Smiley
 
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