First flying lesson

[dieselboy]

Have my first (probably of many) flying lesson on Saturday (weather depending)! I would avoid Biggin Hill area to be on the safe side.
Going to discuss Heli's when I'm there but they seem way to expensive to learn
I like heli's...


oh by the way, I'm being taught by an instructor in a plane. Not by big bird from Sesame Street!

[John h]

Excellent ! Hope you enjoy ? PPL in no time ...if you have a bottomless wallet that is !?

[Albannach]

Good luck!

[Albannach]

I like heli's...

You like Heli's what?

[John h]

Choppers Andy ! CHOPPERS !

[Albannach]

He likes Heli's choppers?

[John h]

Oh yes ! Big ones

[John h]

Just a thought but do all your basic quals on fixed wing and then you can have a head start if you want to go rotary, get some hours in first though

[si tate]

I once went up in a glider, loved it, shat mi pants when the pilot told me to take control for 5 minutes.

Have fun mate.

[dieselboy]

HAHA Yes choppers! I thought you would comment that way Andy, so I did my best to word it so you wouldn't. Guess I failed!

Thanks for the comment and info John! That seems a good idea!

When I was in high school, my friend there used to learn jet powered choppers with his dad. Sounded a lot of fun. I can barely remember having a fly around Scotland in a chopper when I was about 4.

I'll let you know how it goes!
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[Apache]

First thing I'm doing when I win the euromillions is popping down to Wallop and seeing how much it will take to make a Lynx 'disappear'

[dieselboy]

First thing I'm doing when I win the euromillions is popping down to Wallop and seeing how much it will take to make a Lynx 'disappear'

Is that another way of saying you're buying one?

[John h]

So you want to fly the proverbial SH1t off a stick ! Just got our rotor head from Dishforth this week !

[Apache]

Yep. My fave rotary!

[che2318]

while in the army i liked choppers more than planes.

not sure if i liked the gazelle, lynx or puma better....

lynx's were nippy!


then a chinook landed in the heli base in northern ireland and someone forgot to open the access gates beforehand.....gates got ripped from hinges.