My first training flight

[chrisb]

Had my first flying lesson today, was awesome

 

 

[Hongie]

Good stuff mate, where at and what in?

 

 

[chrisb]

Jab 160 at lilydale :)

 

Going again this friday

 

Would be great to have my own plane

 

 

[chrisb]

Just had my second flying lesson, flying straight and level

 

I've got the procedure ok, a bit slow and I loose a bit of altitude

 

 

[Hongie]

You'll get the hang of it :)

 

 

[Guest Maj Millard]

Chrisb, ....Enjoy your first lessons they are always good memories down the road.....best of luck...............Maj...

 

 

[chrisb]

I am enjoying it, want to do more flying :)

 

 

[Powerin]

There's a whole heap of new stuff you have to train your brain to handle...like anything new. Sometimes it will seem overwhelming but eventually it will just click and you will find yourself ahead of the aeroplane and doing things instinctively.

 

 

[Hongie]

:poke_tongue_out:At what point will that be powerin? I'm still waiting for it

 

 

[chrisb]

I should have booked to go flying tomorrow :( now I have to wait till thursday

 

 

[Powerin]

:poke_tongue_out:At what point will that be powerin? I'm still waiting for it

Yeah...well....gotta give the guy/girl SOME hope for the future

 

 

[chrisb]

Sounds like I'll run out of money before that happens

 

 

[rankamateur]

There's a whole heap of new stuff you have to train your brain to handle...like anything new. Sometimes it will seem overwhelming but eventually it will just click and you will find yourself ahead of the aeroplane and doing things instinctively.

Then you have nine months off and you discover you have mis-placed your clicker and you can't get it to click however you try. By click I assume you are refering to that lovely feeling when you stop trying to fly by numbers and start flying by feel, and the landings just smooth out miraculously.

 

 

[Powerin]

Then you have nine months off and you discover you have mis-placed your clicker and you can't get it to click however you try.

Yep...been there done that. My last break was close to 12 months, but this time I remembered to bring the clicker with me. So maybe you reach a point went flying becomes innate and you don't forget?

 

 

[Jabiru Phil]

Not like anything you have had experienced before, like a truck, grader, tractor, header, combine, push bike, slippery dip etc.

 

It's a new world out there. The satisfaction of mastering this medium is truly a feather in your cap.

 

You will not be disappointed

 

Enjoy

 

Phil.

 

 

[rankamateur]

Yep...been there done that. My last break was close to 12 months, but this time I remembered to bring the clicker with me. So maybe you reach a point went flying becomes innate and you don't forget?

When I get my plane nearly built I will have to address the problem, I only have my basic training done yet, I think the next 50 or 100 hours will make my flying more "innate". Right hand seat doesn't help your co-ordination much either (unless you are an instructor).

 

 

[chrisb]

I've clocked up 1.6 hours so far