subject: Take A Discovery Flight And Find Adventure [print this page] Now is the time to live your dreamNow is the time to live your dream. You don't need to wait any longer to get started learning to fly. Get the ultimate introduction to flying and be far more than a passenger when you take your first Discovery Flight. You will spend time one-on-one with an FAA Certified Flight Instructor who will take the time to show you around the airplane before you ever leave the ground. You'll have a chance to participate in a pre-flight inspection and be introduced to the controls in the cockpit.
Climbing into the airplane, you won't be pushed to the back to ride out the flight in a passenger seat. Instead, you will find yourself in the pilot's seat as you strap yourself in and get ready for takeoff. Experience the journey from a new point of view, and get ready for some hands-on time as you get into your first training flight and begin your flight lessons.
When you feel you are ready, you can take over the controls and spend some time actually flying the plane. The instructor is right beside you, ready to help out if you need it, but you'll likely find that you are able to handle the plane with very little help. You've been briefed and the instructor has shown you around the plane and how everything works. If you're like most students, you'll find that this experience doesn't compare to anything else you've ever done, and you never want it to end.
The gift of flight is also one of the most awesome gifts you can give someone else. Almost everyone knows someone who dreams of flying, but doesn't know where to start with pilot training, or is worried about the high cost of flying lessons. A Discovery Flight is very affordable, in many cases costing less than a night on the town, and is far more memorable. It is a gift that will never end up stored in a dusty box in the attic or under the stairs. This is something that will be with the recipient the rest of his life. People who have given this gift to others find that they are still being thanked weeks, sometimes even months, after the flight. The experience truly changes lives.
For anyone unsure about learning to fly, taking a first flight this way has several benefits. It comes without commitment, so if the decision is not to continue no money is lost and nobody has to feel bad for backing out of flight school. On the other hand, if the decision is to continue, you have already had your first lesson, and you can continue from there. Either way, once you've tried flying you will never be the same. Plus not only have you been flying, but you were also in control of the flight. It is a feeling like no other.
People are sometimes nervous before taking their first real flying lesson, but there's no need to be. This is an aviation adventure, but always remember that it is for fun. Nobody wants to make you do anything scary, to make you uncomfortable, or to put you in a position you aren't ready for. The instructor is not going to make you do anything you don't think you can do. At the same time, you'll be amazed at just how much confidence you have after even a short time sitting in the pilot's seat. When the instructor passes control of the plane to you, you will be ready. The worst problem you are going to have is not wanting to stop once you've gotten started, but eventually the flight must come to an end.
A famous old Chinese proverb says that a journey of one thousand miles starts with a single step. In other words, you will never go anywhere unless you get started. Let a Discovery Flight be your first step, and start your journey now. It is the opportunity of a lifetime, and it is waiting for you. After this not even the sky is the limit.
