Bit of an odd first post, this, but here goes... I did 4 hours in a C152 15 years ago, and due to work moving all over the place, plus my instructor at the time was a bit of a stiff shirt, and my confidence was destroyed to the point where it didn't seem any fun to carry on.
Anyway - last week I had my first lesson in a fixed wing microlight (Ikarus C42), and it was a blast! I can't say I wasn't nervous, but the instructor was really sympathetic and in the end I stayed up for the whole hour and tried lots of stuff to refresh my memory, and even managed the final landing without killing anyone
Really strange was that I flew the kinds of distances that, if in a car, would have had me feeling really anxious, but up in the air I felt fine...??!!
Is anyone else out there learning to fly despite suffering from panic or agorophobia or anything like that? I would welcome the moral support
Steve