new wings…
Friday, July 17, 2009
i went up in a new plane last weekend!!! up til now i’ve been flying the bellanca citabria which is an awesome fun plane… citabria is airbatic spelt backwards – as the name suggests it’s an aerobatic, so fun stuff like loops and rolls are possible! i wasn’t really worried ‘bout air sickness, but after a few aero manoeuvres i know that my stomach is good!
post-citabria i’ve started my move up to “normal” aircraft – tricycle undercarriage (instead of tail-dragger) and yoke (instead of joystick). i had my first flight in a piper warrior/cherokee on saturday, and it’s a very different animal to fly! the citabria wasn’t very stable but damn she could move – flying the warrior is like driving a truck! but the stability is a beautiful thing for navigation, which is what i’m now working on.
the warrior will almost fly itself in comparison, leaving me with more brain power left to think about maps and track and heading and 6-minute markers and airspace and radio frequencies and fuel and all the other fun stuff =D
it’s a little sad to move on, tho i’ll still fly the citabria from time to time to keep my hand in, but bigger and more complicated is where it goes from here! one big advantage is that the warrior has four seats… joyflights here we come!!!!
Mike Whiskey Yankee – the citabria i did my GFPT in
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Lima Juliet Lima – my first “normal” aircraft =P
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