August 25th, 2008
Roger, Roger. What’s our vector, Victor?
For the most part, my life is pretty routine. That is why it is so much fun when a new experience comes along. This weekend, I flew in a four seater plane for the first time, going from Boston to Cooperstown, NY. My friend Sasha (in the middle) is a pilot for private planes, and occasionally plays ultimate with my team. Since he was playing with us this weekend, he offered to fly a few people to the tournament. Who am I at turn down an offer to skip a 4-5 hour drive!
We were only allowed to bring 20 pounds each onboard. I guess we had to make up for Adam, the giant on the left! We had gorgeous weather, and the flight was incredibly smooth. Well, expect for when we were doing 2G 60 degree turns, and zero G dives! We had to have some fun up there right!
We arrived early, so we flew over the fields we were playing at, and the brewery where we were camping. Then we landed at this little municipal air strip. I learned about preflight checklists, post-flight tasks, filling the gas, pushing the plane into the hangar, what the talk between the pilots and the tower means, and a bunch of other things.
Don't worry mom, I already have more hobbies than I have time for, I don't plan on taking up flying just yet!
