April 26, 1998 How I Learned to Fly |
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Once again, AVweb asked for your stories of flight training — and you came through for us! Read the best "learning to fly" stories here!
April 26, 1998
 AVweb readers come in all shapes and sizes. When we asked you to send us your
own tales of flight training, we were soon flooded with responses. We read them all, and
the best ones are published here. We hope you'll get the same kick we do from reading
them!
The offer, by the way, is a standing one: Simply write a 500- to 1,500-word story about
how you learned to fly, and submit it via email to training@avweb.com.
If you care to attach a photo or three, that’s even better. If we choose to publish
it, you will get your proverbial fifteen minutes of fame plus a stylish AVweb
cap! Please check out the rules before submitting your
story.
Here are the winning entries to date. Read and enjoy!
| Damon Murray |
"A Kid's
Point of View"
I
cut this out of a newspaper years ago....it's what made me decide to fly!
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| Harry Flynn |
"The Fifty-Year
Ticket"
It took
me forty-seven years to earn my license, but it was worth the wait!
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| Lawrence Ivey |
"The
Cross-Country from Hell"
... helped
me learn that the devil is in the details.
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| Ned Nutt |
"My First
Solo"
... scared me so
much, the second didn't come for another 28 years!
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| Allen Bevan |
"First
— And Almost Last — Flight"
During
early WW II, in Canada, teenage members of an Air Cadet Squadron built and flew an English
designed Dagling Primary Glider.
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| B. Keith Peshak |
"You Can't Do
That in a Cessna 150, Can You?"
A
mixed gaggle of Texas students and instructors decide to buzz the Austin tower on an early
morning "Dawn Patrol."
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| Capt. Bill Mauldin (Ret) |
"Toilet
Papered by a Flight School"
A
North Carolina radio station has its tower papered from the air, leading its DJ to become
a 30,000 hr commercial pilot.
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| Martin Ignazito |
"The Smell of Bird's
Nests"
... from the J-5's heater,
cold weather, packed snow and mud on the all turf runway — but at least the price was
right!
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| Dick Peck |
"A Fear of
Flying"
... lead one businessman to conquer his
phobia with knowledge, understanding, and respect.
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| Jerry Thomas |
"Keeping the Ball Centered"
Sometimes the lessons with
the highest degree of "P-Factor" are the ones best remembered!
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| Loy Riley |
"Flying,
Spying, and All That Diving ..."
An ex-fighter-pilot-turned-CFI has an endearing but unorthodox teaching method.
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