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Originally Posted by oldE
I know there are a lot of pilots on this board, guys who have flown for years for work or pleasure. About 60 years ago I got the idea I would like to fly, but never scratched the itch. I had been up a couple of times in a Piper Brave (?), but was never in a position to have any instruction.
Last evening I did. I spent an hour and a half in the right seat of a Zenair 701 and got some instruction so I could change and maintain course and altitude . It was exactly as I had imagined it would be. In all truth, the airplane is happy to fly itself. For a completely novice aeronautical geek, it was perfect.
I have no delusions about building or owning my own airplane or getting a pilots' license. I don't trust myself to be detail oriented enough to stay alive, nor dedicated enough to stay with it.
I will however do it again sometime.
Best
Les
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I'm at same stage, would love to learn to fly but costs in Belgium are much higher then in say the USA.
Also Belgium is also so small that to learn flying your constantly in between airports and zones you can't fly. It would be like learning to fly over NY State. I'm sure that happens as well but it's a lot harder then somewhere over Arizona. Steeper learning curve.
That combination If you ask Its not a good idea for a slow pay as you go tempo learning, it would be better to do it on a compact shedule, but that also means putting down all the cash in 1 go, and well I rarely have any to spare
I think at 46 i will pick it up slower then if I would have in my 20ies or 30ies. Not the theorie or anything but the muscle memory and routine and feel for the control lag, sense of perspective for altitude and what not. I flew a glider once as pax and that just felt weird, gave me the control and wanted to roll input nothing input nothing then suddenly it was to much.. it similar to driving car first time, but more .
My last issue is meds.. got very bad back and painkillers that would not be flight permitted at the moment. So far no luck getting rid of those.I can detox no sweat but the pain is near impossible to sleep with. And you can't go without sleep either.
So for me to fly I'de Need a good lottery ticket for cash influx and ability to free up lots of time and finally a lumbar disk fusing surgery