flying

I went flying last Saturday with the intention of seeing if I want to get my pilot’s license. I definitely do, flying was great! The instructor took off, and once we were about 1,000 feet off the ground, he handed over the controls to me. I climbed to about 3,500 feet, leveled off, and flew around for a while. We were up for an hour total, and by the end I was actually starting to feel a little comfortable with the whole operation. I got a feel for how to work the elevator trim tab, and was able to fly with just a few fingers. Turbulence still unnerved me a bit. At first I was too concerned with flying the plane to check out the scenery, but after a while I was able to enjoy the great view of the San Gabriel Mountains to the north of Pasadena. My guess is that they tell everyone this on their first flight, but the instructor said he didn’t believe that it was my first time flying. I am going to start taking regular lessons as soon as I can sort out joining the JPL/Caltech flying club where I can get cheaper rates their planes than at a place trying to make a profit.