Flying journal – The beginning

After a much needed catch up with a high school friend this weekend, we end up laughing at young impressionable minds as we mimic our favourite tv shows and end up talking about selling old school blazers. Now that I think about it is it really just a “young thing”, impressionable minds that is and not torn and worn old school blazers. How I got my interest in flying was from watching Flying Wild Alaska. A documentary which follows a family where the father is the founder of Alaska's local airline company. Out there there are no roads and the only form of transport between town to town is by bush planes (small commercial aircrafts). Of course my love of the outdoors and exploration lures my interest in Alaska. The idea of flying is the added cherry on top. If driving brings you independence, flying must surely bring you freedom!? And so begins my flying journal.

Cessna 152 - i.e. the rookie's plane

Deciding to just “go for it” I booked a trial flight with a microlight company. Not knowing the difference between a microlight and a commercial plane I was disappointed with the experience. For those who are interested a microlight is a smaller aircraft that usually just has enough room to seat 2 people. Microlights from what I gather also use joysticks to control the direction of the plane whether as a commercial plane can vary anywhere from 2 people seater planes upwards. The commercial plane also uses a handle to steer the plane, more what I was looking for as this is a bush plane! Being me I decided to give it another go but this time with a proper flight school, none of this leisure rubbish. After more researching later I finally settled on ACS Flight school as they seem to have both the vast choice in different courses and experience. From here I have yet to look back, but then I've only had a few hours lessons. So far it's a little too early to tell how far I'll progress. Right now I'm just trying to (still) learn!