Trial flying lesson

"Ice blonde" wrote in message
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Very worrying about the addictive nature of this, have never tried
heroin or meth, but can safely say I already have one expensive habit,
described by some as 'standing in a cold shower tearing up £20 notes!'
But I suspect horses are not quite as expensive as flying.

Every hobby costs EXACTLY the same ammount - Just a bit more than you can
really afford.

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........ I already have one expensive habit.....

While in England last spring, I visited Old Sarum Flying Field, near
Salisbury. Had a good time talking with the natives, but the prices
they had to pay to fly were even higher than I had imagined. IIRC, a
Cessna 152 cost between 150 and 200 bucks, American, per hour.

Here in central Pennsylvania, it would cost about $60.

vince norris

Ice blonde wrote:
Hey, you're a full inch taller than my wife, Mary, who now has over 500
hours as pilot in command of a single engine aircraft!


Great, that means they won't be one laughing or two handing me a
cushion and or board to sit on so I can see out and reach the controls!
(This happened when I learnt to drive, my first attempts being in a
tractor!)

Very worrying about the addictive nature of this, have never tried
heroin or meth, but can safely say I already have one expensive habit,
described by some as 'standing in a cold shower tearing up £20 notes!'
But I suspect horses are not quite as expensive as flying.

Are there any flight instructors from Australia, on this group? I am
hoping to take a few weeks there next spring, and if I like flying in
the UK, I will probably want to have a go there too.

Many thanks


I'm not a flight instructor, but I am from Australia... from what little
I've heard about UK flying, Australia is cheaper - and of course done in
good weather!! Which part of Australia will you be in?

Dom

Ice blonde wrote:
Now am planning to have a flight in the South East of not so sunny
England, so the weather is bound to be unpredictable, do you think I
should be ok for an Autumn flight?

which airfield? I did learn to fly powered aircraft in
Clacton-on-Sea and the place is really neat, and the
weather not as bad as one may think! and lots of
aviation history in this area once you get hooked,
you might squeeze in a visit to nearby Duxford museum
between lessons :-)

--Sylvain

Shoreham, right by Brighton, and just down the road from Gatwick :-)

Not sure whereabouts Clacton-on-sea is?

Thanks

My first student was about your size...she now flies for United. Another
petite young lady I trained now flies for FedEx. Size doesn't matter.

Bob Gardner

"Ice blonde" wrote in message
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Dear all,

Thank you so much for your replies :-)

I am glad I'm not the only one scared of looking down from high
buildings, ladders etc....

I'm sorry if my questions seem a bit wimpish, but being only just over
5'1" and having a total flying experience of a few commercial jet
flights, several unscheduled arial dismounts from speeding horses, and
most recently the flight of stairs at home, top to bottom, (that one
hurt!) I thought I could do with some advice.

Now am planning to have a flight in the South East of not so sunny
England, so the weather is bound to be unpredictable, do you think I
should be ok for an Autumn flight?

I am planning to open my eyes at some point, so I expect I will have a
great time.

Many thanks

Can you help with a few questions I have, having never been up in a
small aircraft and being scared of heights (well on tall buildings
anyway) But I do WANT to do this, don't get me wrong.

Don't worry -- fear of heights is completely different from fear of
flying.

Example: Last Monday, our CAP squadron received a tour of our
hospital's "Flight for Life" helipad, which is on top of a 9-story
building.

I was fine for a few minutes, as we checked out the cool helicopter,
and were given a great tour of the facility. As time passed, however,
I started to realize that there were no sides or fences on the building
(naturally -- it's a helipad!), and I started to feel that weird sorta
dizzy feeling you get when you're afraid of heights.

By the end of the tour, I was fighting an almost overwhelming need to
get off that roof. It was a beautiful evening, the moon was rising, and
the buildings of downtown and the University of Iowa looked beautiful
as the lights twinkled on -- but none of that mattered. I *had* to get
off that roof.

It was stupid, I knew it was stupid, but that's the way it works. Yet
I've flown over that helipad hundreds of times while landing at our
airport, and did so again the very next day. My wife and I have flown
over 1500 hours in the last 10 years, all over the country.

In fact, I have read that MOST pilots are afraid of heights -- so don't
worry about that aspect of learning to fly.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Did you ever walk out on that glass floor at the CN tower in Toronto?
Over a thousand feet straight down to the ground!
On the way up there I read a sign telling me the 2.5 inch glass floor was
strong enough to hold 12 hippos.
Well let me tell you.....as I walked out on that floor and looked down, the
first thought that came to my head was,
"Oh Jesus...PLEASE tell me some damn idiot didn't sneak 13 Hippos up
here!!!"
:-))))
Dudley
"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Can you help with a few questions I have, having never been up in a
small aircraft and being scared of heights (well on tall buildings
anyway) But I do WANT to do this, don't get me wrong.

Don't worry -- fear of heights is completely different from fear of
flying.

Example: Last Monday, our CAP squadron received a tour of our
hospital's "Flight for Life" helipad, which is on top of a 9-story
building.

I was fine for a few minutes, as we checked out the cool helicopter,
and were given a great tour of the facility. As time passed, however,
I started to realize that there were no sides or fences on the building
(naturally -- it's a helipad!), and I started to feel that weird sorta
dizzy feeling you get when you're afraid of heights.

By the end of the tour, I was fighting an almost overwhelming need to
get off that roof. It was a beautiful evening, the moon was rising, and
the buildings of downtown and the University of Iowa looked beautiful
as the lights twinkled on -- but none of that mattered. I *had* to get
off that roof.

It was stupid, I knew it was stupid, but that's the way it works. Yet
I've flown over that helipad hundreds of times while landing at our
airport, and did so again the very next day. My wife and I have flown
over 1500 hours in the last 10 years, all over the country.

In fact, I have read that MOST pilots are afraid of heights -- so don't
worry about that aspect of learning to fly.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

In article . net,
"Dudley Henriques" wrote:

Did you ever walk out on that glass floor at the CN tower in Toronto?

I had a similar experience at the big tower in Aukland, New Zealand,
which also has a glass floor. Not quite as high as the CN tower, but
still I was barely able to bring myself to stand on the glass floor. It
was a very interesting experience, since I have no problem at all being
up in a plane, and even doing aerobatics.

I wonder if a hot air balloon would have the same effect? Something
about zero airspeed and no engine noise at altitude that strikes fear
into the heart of a fixed-wing pilot?

rg

I wonder if a hot air balloon would have the same effect? Something
about zero airspeed and no engine noise at altitude that strikes fear
into the heart of a fixed-wing pilot?

Hot air balloons are noisy. Think about having one or more very large
gas grill burners directly over your head at full blast!
Oh, and make sure you are not wearing any synthetic clothing.