Justin Gallow’s last flight as a student
Well I decided to make what is probably going to be my last flight before dropping the student license in favor of a full UL license, and got my better half to film it. Heres the run up, first take off, and a great final landing! Enjoy!
Congratulations Erin
All of at KGA would like to congratulate Erin Joyce on his solo today. After being delayed for a week because of weather, Erin took to the sky’s by himself today.
Well done Erin.
First Flying Lesson – Tawnya Sutherland
My first flying lesson went off with no hitches. I’m finding myself very nervous on the runway but once in air, I’m feeling a bit more at ease. There are no expectations of me this lesson and I feel relaxed and ready to say “I have control.” Every time the instructor hands you over control of flying the plane, you have to say these words which actually instills a bit of confidence in you. But the moment you start to feel like you are getting it, the plane sways one wrong way and you hear the instructor saying “I have control.”
Today I learned what pitch, roll and yaw mean. Whether I remember it or not is another story. Oh and the pedals aren’t for stop and go on the floor. They are to keep this crazy ball level on one of my gauges. I soon find out though that it’s not just my feet that keep this ball level but also my stick movements from left to right too. Pulling back on the stick points me up and pushing the stick seems to tip me down. Not quite sure of any of it yet but I did somehow keep the plane flying fairly straight and level without too many stomach turning twists.
The instructor kept telling me that visibility wasn’t very good today since it has been so hot and the smog is heavy. However, I feel like I can see across the world so I’m curious to see how far you can see on good days. The ocean below is gorgeous and I actually feel safer flying over the ocean than over land for some reason, which is odd since I can’t even swim. That fear of crashing is still really strong and I’m hoping it will subside once I’m more comfortable with flying.
I got to try turning which didn’t seem too hard and I felt I did fairly smoothly. Saying that, my eyes are constantly on that ball and I’m not even watching for other planes that could be around me. Next time I’ll try to look out and around me since not hitting another plane is probably more important than flying a little bit unlevel.
I’m looking forward to my next lesson!
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