So coming back from Abbotsford to Victoria I had the opportunity to fly a plane! Oh yah! Here’s the story in a nutshell. My supervisor and I were the only ones on the flight as the pilot guy (who also owns the company) wanted to leave a bit earlier as he had multiple flights that day and was going to be busy. He asked if either of us wanted to fly in the passenger seat with him. Of course I jumped on the opportunity. It was cool riding in the cockpit as I got to see everything “behind the scenes”. I even put on a headset and listened in on the calls back to the base. Midway through the flight the pilot asked me if I wanted to fly the plane for a little while. I was like, “sure” (with a big gulp inside me). He quickly gave me a crash course and told me to just be steady. He said he almost got in trouble the last time as the previous guy he showed it to wasn’t that good and jerked the plane too much. It was pretty neat holding the sterring wheel and controlling the plane. I was bit bumpy at first but after awhile I got the hang of it. I was looking at my supervisor at the back but his face hadn’t turned green yet so I guess he was fine. I was flying for a good 5-7 minutes but it felt like seconds. It was so much fun!
Here are the planes that I flew on:
