Gliding looked a lot more fun than walking to me, so I had a trial lesson and within 20 seconds of the aircraft starting to move, I was completely hooked
Once upon a time, I came across a very small gliding club in North Yorkshire whilst walking in the hills. Gliding looked a lot more fun than walking to me, so I had a trial lesson and within 20 seconds of the aircraft starting to move, I was completely hooked. Forty years later, I am still gliding from the Long Mynd, still learning and discovering new stuff every year. Whilst you will fly very locally to the airfield when you are training to fly, don’t think that that is all there is to it. My longest flight was 650km to Lowestoft Harbour and then back again. My highest flight, 26,000 feet. And that in an aircraft without an engine! How is that even possible? If you want to find out, just walk through the gate at the club and say ‘I want to learn to fly’.