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Larry Dighera writes:
Without intending to join the chorus, I respectfully submit, that you have no concept of the joyous experience you are missing. Trust me. ![]() I think it depends on what you want to get out of aviation. Clearly, many private pilots get enjoyment out of bouncing around in a tiny airplane. They probably enjoy roller-coasters, too (whereas I do not). A new student pilot flying solo is at last free to wander in the third dimension unconstrained as the vast majority of Earth bound souls are. He soars from the surface of the Earth, and effortlessly guides his light aircraft higher with such nimble agility, that the machine mentally melds into his nervous system in a rapture of pure Zen integration of spirit, mind and machine. He was born with wings, and is as skillful and free as Bach's Jonathan. The pilot's visceral reaction to the sights, sounds, smells, and kinesthetic cacophony's endless bombardment of sensory input result in a unique ambiance that is aviation. The pilot's post-flight consciousness is clear and refreshed as though just squeegeed, and the world is a bright, cheerful home indeed. Although he walks the same flat plane at the juncture of atmosphere and terra as his fellows, he carries the knowledge and experiences of the joy of flight, and the power to soar at will. Not quite as poetic as _High Flight_ or as direct as _One Six Right_, but a respectable effort. Get out to the closest uncontrolled field (I visited one north of Othus in 2000*) at which is based an Air France Aero Club. Beg a ride with one of the members on a fair Saturday morning. You'll thank me. And if I discover that I don't like it? People fly that way in France because the environment is so restrictive that they have no other options. All they can do, from what I've understood, is putter around in tiny airplanes at tiny airfields, as they are effectively barred from anything more complicated or comfortable. |
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Mxsmanic wrote:
And if I discover that I don't like it? Don't do it again. |
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Mxsmanic wrote in
: Larry Dighera writes: Without intending to join the chorus, I respectfully submit, that you have no concept of the joyous experience you are missing. Trust me. ![]() I think it depends on what you want to get out of aviation. Clearly, many private pilots get enjoyment out of bouncing around in a tiny airplane. They probably enjoy roller-coasters, too (whereas I do not). Anthony, you don't want to get anything out of aviation. For you, aviation is just a game played on MSFS. That can be fun, but it is NOT flying and you have deluded yourself into thinking it is. You should move to a mental institution because you need help. A new student pilot flying solo is at last free to wander in the third dimension unconstrained as the vast majority of Earth bound souls are. He soars from the surface of the Earth, and effortlessly guides his light aircraft higher with such nimble agility, that the machine mentally melds into his nervous system in a rapture of pure Zen integration of spirit, mind and machine. He was born with wings, and is as skillful and free as Bach's Jonathan. The pilot's visceral reaction to the sights, sounds, smells, and kinesthetic cacophony's endless bombardment of sensory input result in a unique ambiance that is aviation. The pilot's post-flight consciousness is clear and refreshed as though just squeegeed, and the world is a bright, cheerful home indeed. Although he walks the same flat plane at the juncture of atmosphere and terra as his fellows, he carries the knowledge and experiences of the joy of flight, and the power to soar at will. Not quite as poetic as _High Flight_ or as direct as _One Six Right_, but a respectable effort. Get out to the closest uncontrolled field (I visited one north of Othus in 2000*) at which is based an Air France Aero Club. Beg a ride with one of the members on a fair Saturday morning. You'll thank me. And if I discover that I don't like it? Then stop. But you will know the difference between playing MSFS and flying. You don't do it because your too chicken ****. You're afraid you'll be force to recognize that all your pontifications about flying in the usenet newsgroups were pure bull ****, just like you. People fly that way in France because the environment is so restrictive that they have no other options. All they can do, from what I've understood, is putter around in tiny airplanes at tiny airfields, as they are effectively barred from anything more complicated or comfortable. You're understanding is wrong. Just like you. |
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