tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160904620216483498.post9072486831319328045..comments2024-03-26T02:22:55.681-07:00Comments on Scale Model Soup: Your first flightScale Model Souphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02551604870480525965noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160904620216483498.post-80635184508195905512016-07-15T11:14:54.709-07:002016-07-15T11:14:54.709-07:00Thanks for the video. He was very good to his firs...Thanks for the video. He was very good to his first-time passenger and they had nice conditions for a sedate flight.<br /><br />Yes, I recall my first flight in a light aircraft. It was a tryout in 1984 for a flight scholarship being offered by a local aeroclub. The winner would receive free tuition up to resricted PPL (Private Pilot Licence) level. As you might expect there were hundreds of takers. Although my test flight seemed to go OK I didn't win the scholarship. However, it cemented my long-held desire to learn to fly and I commenced flight training in 1985 and went on to get my unrestricted private licence. The lessons were indeed expensive which meant stringing them out over a longer period than was desirable, but that's how things go :-) It's a great freedom to be able to fly about the countryside and I also competed in the Light Aircraft Championships in Spot Landing/Forced Landing and Streamer Cutting events over the years. Good fun, and tightened up the skills. I got to fly a number of different aircraft, all having their own characteristics (and vices!). Unfortunately I havn't flown for quite some time now. There's quite a bit of good stuff on YouTube such as that from the pilot you show. strakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04853148542080937190noreply@blogger.com