Greetings from Charles Town, WV
Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2013 1:09 pm
Good day, All.
I'm Bruce from WV. I've held my PPL for about 8 years now, after taking 8 years of fits and starts and life getting in the way to achieve it. Then, just two years after, I was involved in a motorcycle accident. I (and my neurologist agrees) have no residual effects of the accident, but rather than risk a denial I haven't tried to get my medical renewed. Anyway... this is why I've been interested in flying with Sport Pilot privileges and the LSA segment since its inception. I also have an (almost) 3 year old and his 11 year old brother. Them, along with my 4+ hour a day commute in and out of DC, haven't left much time to devote to flying, but I decided to try to make a go of it again.
I took a demo flight in a Carbon Cub a year ago, which set a very high bar on the Fun-o-meter. But that was more of a fun flight than a lesson.
Having said all that, I flew yesterday morning in a SportCruiser out of GAI. First real flying workout I've had in about 6 years. Was pretty bouncy below 3k which happened to be where all the landing opportunities were, so we bobbed and weaved as best we could. Breakfast stayed where it belonged, so that was good. Did some air work then I made a couple of landings at Clearview (1800' runway -still need to stop for their commemorative coffee mug!). Then back to GAI. I really enjoyed the SportCruiser. Hopefully I'll have a chance to fly other LSAs over time.
Lots of rust, of course, but it felt good to be back in the air. Hopefully I'll be able to carve out enough time to regain and then retain enough competence to fly with my sons (one at a time!) now and then. Well... that's my story... I'm looking forward to participating on this forum.
Bruce
I'm Bruce from WV. I've held my PPL for about 8 years now, after taking 8 years of fits and starts and life getting in the way to achieve it. Then, just two years after, I was involved in a motorcycle accident. I (and my neurologist agrees) have no residual effects of the accident, but rather than risk a denial I haven't tried to get my medical renewed. Anyway... this is why I've been interested in flying with Sport Pilot privileges and the LSA segment since its inception. I also have an (almost) 3 year old and his 11 year old brother. Them, along with my 4+ hour a day commute in and out of DC, haven't left much time to devote to flying, but I decided to try to make a go of it again.
I took a demo flight in a Carbon Cub a year ago, which set a very high bar on the Fun-o-meter. But that was more of a fun flight than a lesson.
Having said all that, I flew yesterday morning in a SportCruiser out of GAI. First real flying workout I've had in about 6 years. Was pretty bouncy below 3k which happened to be where all the landing opportunities were, so we bobbed and weaved as best we could. Breakfast stayed where it belonged, so that was good. Did some air work then I made a couple of landings at Clearview (1800' runway -still need to stop for their commemorative coffee mug!). Then back to GAI. I really enjoyed the SportCruiser. Hopefully I'll have a chance to fly other LSAs over time.
Lots of rust, of course, but it felt good to be back in the air. Hopefully I'll be able to carve out enough time to regain and then retain enough competence to fly with my sons (one at a time!) now and then. Well... that's my story... I'm looking forward to participating on this forum.
Bruce