Up, up and away

Back in the mists of time C bought me a Flight Experience voucher
(a half-hour lesson in a plane).

During my week off we went off to Abbas Air down south of Salisbury and
I went up in a Piper Warrior II. Great fun - especially as the weather
was a tad blowy that day..

Spent about 20 minutes at the controls - I did pretty much all the
flying apart from takeoff and landing. C bottled out of occupying the
rear seat in the plane too - her reasoning was along the lines of "if
he crashes at least I'll still be around to look after the pets".

Women eh?

Phil

 

Similar here, in a glider.
Surprised to learn thermals were more important than wind.
Terrific Christmas present, I had the voucher for 6 years before I
redeemed it.


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R100RT
Aprilia Pegaso 650 IE "The Flying Mythos"
Formerly: James Captain, A10, C15, B25, Dnepr M16 solo, R80/7, R100RT
(green!)
www.davidhowardjeweller.co.uk

 

Compton Abbas is a great airfield.
I like their little museum tucked away.
It's also a terrific opportunity to practice EFATO's because it's on a sort
of plateau and you can drop well below where you just took off from. Gives
the people back on terra firma that a watching a bit of a scare though )

Gonna take it up and get you license?
--
Greybeard

FLHR -03 UK (95 cu-in Stg 2. Big Boy 2!)

Garmin Zumo 550, To get me home!

ukrm@foxtails[dot]co[dot]uk

 

If a tad hard to find. Satnav thoroughly got its knickers in a twist..

Dunno. I might do microlighting - considerably cheaper and easier. I
enjoyed the flying though.

Phil