Chocks Away!
I WENT FLYING!!!!!Yes - thats right - I went flying for 2 hours this week, in a very small plane (pictured) from a private airfield north of Boston.
Anyone who knows me very well (probably only my family!) knows that when I was a kid I always wanted to be a pilot. However computers got in the way somewhat. From time to time I thought it would be cool to learn but in the UK its damned expensive (way cheaper here in the US). Anyway - my friend here in Boston used to be a commercial pilot (pilot turned artist - don't ask!) and now flies for fun. So we went to a small airfield, rented a plane (yes, its like renting a car and actually pretty much the same price!) and flew north over the area then over to the coast. Thats my friend, Hoagy, in the shot... and yes, its a VERY small plane, 2 seater.
He showed me some positive and zero G moves (positive G - a steep climbs - makes you feel insane pressure on your body and zero G is basically a concentrated "drop ride" experience - like a rollercoaster dip but way worse and involving pointing ground-wards!). After this he let me fly around, take some turns, and navigate back to the airport.What a blast!!! I'm sold - where do I sign up?
Next flying installment soon - I'm promised I can do a take off so perhaps this will be my last blog entry for a while! LOL!
posted by Shaun S @ 10:56 AM
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