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Lionman840

Trial Flight

I've been thinking (and obsessing) about flying for a while now and on paper with all information I have, it is definitely something I'd like to pursue.

I had my trial flight today to make more of an informed decision. I've read a lot of pilots on here talk about how it felt so right being in the plane, how exhilarating the experience was, how they know it was something they were born to do, etc. I didnt quite have these feelings. I loved my experience and found it really fun, but I also came away from it overwhelmed because I was quite nervous on the controls during the flight. I was wondering if any other pilots here felt like this at the start?

Posted Jul 30, 2026, 2:07 PM UTC

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