What a GREAT day!

[prizm-pal]

Shawn...with so many members.. you really have to keep the eyes open or you miss a thread... I missed this one... wow sounds like you had a blast.. I know I would ..I grew up next to a very small airport they would take you up for I think was 15 dollars for twenty minutes... was a small four passenger trainer with dual controlls... well I sat in the front we were in the air he looks at says wana give it a try He I think was the one flying all I did was hold the stearing thing steady... I think he was still holding the control but I realy Thought I was flying the thing...Sorry so long!

[journeyoftheanimals]

At about 15 I had thought long and hard about getting certified. Butr just never did it. I think it is for the best. I think I would have killed myself sooner or latter. Congrats to you!

[liquid1]

That is awesome stuff epc..lots of freedoms once you get off the ground..cool..

[EBCIII]

That is so cool!! Shawn I know it was a great time. The home I grew up in was in an area that had fighter jets coming over it. As a child I use to pretend I was in one of them. Thanks for your story, brought back a good one for me, Beale.

[Graw]

I have wonder from time to time about what it would be like Thanks for the picture. Later Graw

[bdahunter]

Originally Posted by prizm-pal

Shawn...with so many members.. you really have to keep the eyes open or you miss a thread... I missed this one... wow sounds like you had a blast.. I know I would ..I grew up next to a very small airport they would take you up for I think was 15 dollars for twenty minutes... was a small four passenger trainer with dual controlls... well I sat in the front we were in the air he looks at says wana give it a try He I think was the one flying all I did was hold the stearing thing steady... I think he was still holding the control but I realy Thought I was flying the thing...Sorry so long!

A 'Discovery Flight' at your local regional airport is some of the best money you'll ever spend, for under $100 they'll take you up in a light aircraft, give you basic instruction and let you fly the plane. You get about an hour in the air, can take aerial photos of your house and just have a blast. The sense of freedom is amazing and looking down at cars the size of ants helps put your day to day problems into perspective. I go up every couple of years, it helps me to stay real.

Highly Recommended,

BDA

You can do the same thing in an ultralight but it's not for the faint of heart.

[ERnurse]

When I was a flight nurse on the helocopter, the pilot would let us hold the stick from time to time. Nothing like fixed wing controls for sure. Very sensitive, any movement of the stick at all causes drastic changes in direction!! Was a very cool gig for a couple years though.

['E']

That is so kewl Shawn, I can just imagine how much fun you had, one day I want to go skydiving, I love the thrill rides & that would be the ultimate.

[EPC Guy]

Originally Posted by 'E'

That is so kewl Shawn, I can just imagine how much fun you had, one day I want to go skydiving, I love the thrill rides & that would be the ultimate.

My wife FINALLY gave me a skydiving package for my birthday a few years back...I did a tandem jump with an instructor from 15,000 ft. The result is a freefall for about one minute and then about 5 minutes of "floating"...it is SUCH a cool experience...in freefall you're falling at about 120 MPH...I DO have some pics of my jump - and I'll post them for you when I get back home later this week....I HIGHLY recommend a tandem jump the first time out....that way you get to enjoy the whole trip without spending all your time trying to remember what they told you in the ground school portion of the event...

Shawn

[anne]

That is fantastic Shawn Hey you and Peggy could fly yourselves over in the summer