David's Flight Adventures

Following on from my trial flight, I am trying to make a decision on whether to pursue this or to knock it on the head now, before it ends up costing me a small fortune.  I have a number of concerns which I will list, and then try and address each of them as best I can. My Concerns: I didn't get the buzz out of it that I thought I would The costs The time The study and exams If I qualify, what will I do with it? How will I pay for it? The Buzz I think I covered this in the last post on my trial flight.  I didn't really have time to 'enjoy' the flight to give me a buzz as there was so much going on around me.  There was so much to take in that I felt very overwhelmed by the whole experience. As time goes on and I get more familiar with the controls and the procedures, the flying aspect will become more second nature, like driving a car, and then there is more time to 'enjoy' the flight more. The Costs I was expecting to pay around £175 to £185 ...

Thursday 28th March 2019 So the day finally came round for my trial flight.  I had to work in the morning and after finishing there and having a spot of lunch, I arrived at the airport about 20 minutes early, so I sat in the car and waited.  I had arranged to meet Dave, my instructor, at 1.00pm.  As the time approached, I walked down to Clifton Aviation and upon entry, was was met by the receptionist, who was very welcoming and had me complete some paperwork to make a me a temporary member of the flying club so that I could fly one of their aircraft.  As I was completing this, Dave arrived.  I also had to watch a 10 minute briefing video about safety aspects and a quick overview of what would happen in the fight.  Whilst I did this, Dave took the opportunity to start an inspection of the aircraft we would be flying. Once complete, Dave talked me though what would happen and gave an overview of wh...

Introduction When I decided I wanted to learn to fly, I knew that I should somehow record my progress over and above a pilot's logbook.  I wanted a record not only for myself, but for others who may want to follow my path.  I used this same process when I built my GBS Zero kit car, and many people have referred to that blog for help and guidance.  Below is a picture of the car and this is the blog in case it is of interest: https://gbszerobuild.blogspot.com I have decided that the blog can be a record not only of the time taken, but also the costs associated with it.  I will keep a running 'Totals' section on each post. My Background I must have been about 8 when I was taken by my parents to visit my Uncle who, at the time, was a Wing Commander in the RAF for No 50 Squadron based at RAF Scampton.  I had no real idea what he did, but when he offered to take me and my Dad to see his aircraft, we jumped at the chance.  What I didn't expect was to ...