by Jason Stotts
My wife is super thoughtful. She knows that I’ve been wanting to try flying a plane for a while now, so what’d she do? She got me a “discovery flight” so I could go up in a plane and try it out.
That’s me, in front of the little Cessna I’m about to fly.
It was a lot of fun to take the plane up in the air. The instructor had me do most of the flying, including driving out onto the runway, taking off (he controlled the throttle), and flying around for half an hour. The only thing I didn’t do was land the plane. It was really interesting how different it is to fly a really light plane than to drive a car or a boat. Actually, it was a little like boating insofar as the waves can throw the boat around. I had a great time and if I had a ton more money, maybe I’d consider going for my pilot’s license As it is, though, I think I’ll stick to less expensive hobbies. I’m really glad I got to go up and try it though!