Sun Dec 09, 2018 1:00 pm
#1656531
Hi everybody. I started learning to fly back in 1997 out of Southampton then all the flying schools got chucked out so I managed to decamp to Lee on Solent. Which, a year later, became unlicensed which, in those days, meant training from there didn't count, also the club I belonged to decided that it really didn't want trainees booking up the aircraft every Saturday. This combined with going self employed, meant I gave up. But never forgot about it!
Fast forward twenty years and into retirement. I've always been keen on gyrocopters so SWMBO bought me a trial lesson last summer. Suffice it to say I'm hooked and now have six hours in the book. Reading other threads on this site, many members say that learning's half the fun and I agree, I may never qualify but I'll enjoy every minute I'm in the air and the rest of the time I study for an hour or so a day which keeps the grey matter turning over.
Typically winter's now kicking in and I've missed the last three lessons due to weather but I'm optimistic I'll get up again later this week. I'm also enjoying this forum with the knowledge & banter, keep it going! Will update if/when I solo & other eventful happenings, I still remember my first solo (Cessna 150 Aerobat) from 20 years ago as if it were yesterday, I just wish the rest of my memory was as good.
Re the forum "name", I'm a retired master mariner.
Fast forward twenty years and into retirement. I've always been keen on gyrocopters so SWMBO bought me a trial lesson last summer. Suffice it to say I'm hooked and now have six hours in the book. Reading other threads on this site, many members say that learning's half the fun and I agree, I may never qualify but I'll enjoy every minute I'm in the air and the rest of the time I study for an hour or so a day which keeps the grey matter turning over.
Typically winter's now kicking in and I've missed the last three lessons due to weather but I'm optimistic I'll get up again later this week. I'm also enjoying this forum with the knowledge & banter, keep it going! Will update if/when I solo & other eventful happenings, I still remember my first solo (Cessna 150 Aerobat) from 20 years ago as if it were yesterday, I just wish the rest of my memory was as good.
Re the forum "name", I'm a retired master mariner.