Saturday, May 04, 2013

"I Have The Control"

6) Fly an airplane.
     (Dave is likely going to give me this experience for my birthday. I can't wait!!!)
Yes, today I had my first (and likely, only) flight lesson. I did not fly during take off or landing but I did fly for about ten minutes once we were out of the air traffic control space. Flying a plane is hard!!! There is no road for handy following, or for keeping you straight. Or level. I flew pretty jerkily at first, similar to a roller coaster car. Flying is all about making a lot of little adjustments, continuously. Plus there is just way more to think about because planes can come at you from any direction. I kept forgetting to shoulder check when I would turn the plane :)

Anyways, there are no pictures of me actually flying because my instructor (who was awesome) needed to concentrate of the seventy million plane instruments. And also on what I was doing. And the blog title is how you switch piloting control from one person to another. My instructor would say, "You have the control" and then I would respond "I have the control." (Under my breath I would add, "I think!")

So yeah, I flew a plane (a Cessna 152) today. It was pretty amazing and if you ever get the chance I would highly recommend it. This was an AWESOME birthday gift!
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8 comments:

  1. Bekah4 May 2013 at 22:13

    YOU are so cool!! I love this. What a great memory - and you are my hero!!!

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    1. Natasha6 May 2013 at 14:15

      Thanks! And you could totally do it too. It did make for a really great memory!

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  2. Tracy 4 May 2013 at 23:35

    That is an AWESOME birthday gift! How much fun!

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    1. Natasha6 May 2013 at 14:15

      It was a lot of fun and a really memorable birthday gift!

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  3. Tiffany Norris5 May 2013 at 07:03

    That's amazing! Way to go!

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  4. the blogivers5 May 2013 at 08:58

    So cool! Glad you were able to accomplish that one!

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  5. Sherry9 May 2013 at 18:07

    Amazing! How did I miss this post? *Sigh* That is one amazing birthday present!

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  6. Shoshanah27 May 2013 at 18:44

    How fun! And yes, definitely an awesome birthday gift! I've never really thought flying a plane as something I could actually do, but reading your post makes me realize there are at least opportunities for me to try it out. I just might have to look into them, since I think it'd be awfully fun to do!

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