First Flying Lesson - anyone with experience?

[TX_92_Notch]

Is this going to be a one time novelty / orientation flight? If so, I doubt it really matters where you do it. Shop for price. If the intention is for it to lead to full training and licensing, then worry about the rest.

Edit - Just saw post #10. I would just buy based on price / reviews depending on the longest flight time and who may let them take the stick while in the air.

Agreed - the Mesquite school quotes a 30 minute flight time and it may or may not result in some stick time. The Addison school says 60 minutes and that the stick is pretty much yours after the initial takeoff. Double the price, but probably more than double the experience if you're more involved in the actual flight.

[Chili]

Agreed - the Mesquite school quotes a 30 minute flight time and it may or may not result in some stick time. The Addison school says 60 minutes and that the stick is pretty much yours after the initial takeoff. Double the price, but probably more than double the experience if you're more involved in the actual flight.

The Addison one sounds like the best deal in that case.

[MGannaway]

Come out to Addison one day and Ill take you flying. Fuck paying those high as prices people charge around here.


Oh I just saw it was for someone else. May be hard to coordinate that. Unless you both want to go.

[Pokulski-Blatz]

Come out to Addison one day and Ill take you flying. Fuck paying those high as prices people charge around here.


Oh I just saw it was for someone else. May be hard to coordinate that. Unless you both want to go.

Don't you commute by plane?

[MGannaway]

Don't you commute by plane?

not much any more

[Rotortrash]

Is that to include helicopter schools?

For the moment, yes. I can give you more detail on that when we talk in person.

[Pokulski-Blatz]

For the moment, yes. I can give you more detail on that when we talk in person.

Sounds good man. Give me a shout when you get back in town.

[TX_92_Notch]

The consensus is: Addison. PM MGannaway, though.

Thanks for the heads up - Mike called me yesterday. Sounds like a great guy and it looks like he's going to help me out.

[motoman]

Thanks for the heads up - Mike called me yesterday. Sounds like a great guy and it looks like he's going to help me out.

That guy is an asshole! He nearly killed me my first time up uch I keed I keed

[MGannaway]

LOL Greg We didn't nearly die. A controller mistake got us too close to inbound traffic but we weren't going to die.

[Roscoe]

LOL Greg We didn't nearly die. A controller mistake got us too close to inbound traffic but we weren't going to die.

So I have this one eyed one handed friend in her early 20's that wants to get over her fear of airplanes.... Can you help?

[MGannaway]

So I have this one eyed one handed friend in her early 20's that wants to get over her fear of airplanes.... Can you help?

Yes my advice is do not walk into a moving prop.

[motoman]

LOL Greg We didn't nearly die. A controller mistake got us too close to inbound traffic but we weren't going to die.

Ha, I know. I was only kidding.

For those interested, Michael provided some very valuable info about the plane and about flying that night, even with the million questions I asked him. I wouldn't hesistate to go back up with him.

[Roscoe]

Yes my advice is do not walk into a moving prop.

Great advice, bet she never thought of that.... Well, until after the fact anyways.

[MGannaway]

Great advice, bet she never thought of that.... Well, until after the fact anyways.

Didn't they sue the pilot of the plane for her mistake?