Comments on: Grounded

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 06:05:19 +0000

I started learning to fly for the dream, I continue learning for the thrill.

By: ID-psykoterapeut

ID-psykoterapeut — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:51:43 +0000

Keep flying folks…

By: Rob

Rob — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:51:01 +0000

You and Vincent inspired me to write up my own reasons for flying, a great bit of personal reflection, it brought a smile to my face!

http://theflyinghighblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/why-fly.html

By: Sylvia

Sylvia — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 14:39:26 +0000

I’ve pointed a couple people at this post just to read the comments. This is a great compilation of reasons to fly (and keep flying)!

By: eckstnschlomo

eckstnschlomo — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 10:32:55 +0000

flying is just a dream. I want to force the dream to continue. this dream consists of the challange to keep all things going wright. to make the times of doing nothing up there as short as possible I keep the legs short and land on different aiports along the route. this pushes up the adrenaline and feeds all impessions. especially in unknown areas the radio and navigation raises this challange.
so grab the chance to raise upon new challanges!

By: Matt E.

Matt E. — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 06:10:02 +0000

There is a multitude of reasons I enjoy flying, but to narrow it down I have two specific things that really keep me going. Takeoff and, like you and others, landing.

For me, takeoffs are an amazing experience – man conquering gravity at will.

Landings on the other hand, more than any other aspect of flying, require precision and finesse. They bring out the best and the worst in my flying – everything is laid bare. If I have done everything correctly, I am rewarded with the soft squeek of rubber hitting pavement. If I do too much incorrectly things can get ugly.

So to make this long story short, I fly to land and I do so because it forces you to be at your best.

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:34:58 +0000

Love the idea of ‘I fly to land’

I must admit, from the moment you hit that inbound reporting point to the moment you taxi off the runway, is the most fun and most challenging part of the flight. That is where pressure is the greatest and you really have to work.

I guess I too ‘fly to land’

By: Vincent, from PlasticPilot.net

Vincent, from PlasticPilot.net — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:55:12 +0000

When I landed after my initial Instrument Rating skill test, the examiner told me: “You don’t like to fly, you like to manage the systems”.

He was perfectly right. I like to make all the things work together, understand it all, and achieve a great flight.

I love your “I fly to land”. Brilliant.

By: Max Trescott

Max Trescott — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 07:17:18 +0000

Initially, it was the sheer joy of experiencing flight and seeing the world from a view that most people never have. In recent years teaching flying has become even more fun. There’s nothing like the shared accomplishment of helping someone accomplish their flying objectives…particularly when they end the lesson with an exceptional landing!

By: Patrick Flannigan

Patrick Flannigan — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:24:43 +0000

I started flying to satisfy a dream. I’ve always wanted to know what it was like to be up there, and that drive got me through my private pilot certificate.

After that, it became a game of proficiency. And that led me to the point I am today.