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Had my first flying lesson
I finally took the step up and had my first flying lesson on Saturday.
Apart from the freezing temperatures, it was absolutely fantastic.
I flew in a little Cessna-150.
It was a little weird having to unlearn 25 years of driving knowledge, in that I was steering with my feet and throttling by hand! Once I got the hang of that, it was into the air, and over the Central Coast lakes, and off the coast for a good hour's initiation. We also did some whale watching, about 600m off Soldier's Beach.
I started coming to grips with turning correctly, so that I wasn't trying to escape through the window at each turn!
I also love the fact that you can trim the plane for stable, level flight.
What really amazed me, was how incredibly cramped the cockpit was. The CFI and I are both around 6', and both broad-shouldered, so the fit was very tight, indeed!
I need to book my flight medical, which should be a formality. I'm not sick, injured or unfit. I don't smoke or drink, and heart disease isn't a hereditary issue.
To quote Miranda's (BBC) mother: Such fun!
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