My Trial Flight Experience + Yours
 

Hello,
I thought I would create a thread on my amazing experience yesterday, I will try and keep it short so I dont bore you. Yesterday I finally had my trial flight with RVAC (Morrabbin), to sort out as many unknowns I had in my alotted time. Ever since I went on a family holiday last year (christmas '06), I have been fasinated with planes. So it was great just to get to the school and do it, instead of always thinking about it. The school was fantastic making the day extremely enjoyable, not just for me but my parents. I would defiantly encourage anyone to do their trial flight with RVAC.

I thank my instructor, Andrew very much he was great to me. I decided I would like to take the c152 up, to get the real feel of what it would be like to do my training. The trial flight was in fact Effects of controls. We took of on three five right. He allowed me to rotate the aircraft and climb, it was amazing. We then went to the training area and did the lesson. I couldn't help but to look out the window occasionaly and try to take in this new world. Feeling the aircraft was great, knowing I had control of the aircraft was a real buzz. I even got to radio atc for landing.
We landed on three five right, with a slight crosswind. The air up there was a little bumpy, but I guess that is due to the hotter conditions.

Everything that happened after the turn into Second avenue, was amazing just the atmosphere of everything. Although I wish I wasn't as nervous at the start of the lesson, I did start to relax towards the end. It still hasn't set in yet, I don't think it will for a few more days. Yesterday was a big day for me, it was the best day in my life so far.

I have briefly explained my day yesterday, as I just felt like I needed to express myself on this forum. I could have said so much more, it was truly amazing. May I ask for your experiences of your first flight/lesson at a school? How you felt etc

Thank you for reading.

My TIF 18 July 96 with Jim Drinnan in 7GCBC VH-MIF - a TIF in MIF (never realised that before!)

Did a couple of loops and some aileron rolls, and a couple of ccts. My log book says 0.7 hrs but it was longer. However IIRC it seemed to go by in about 2 minutes!

Instantly hooked; I knew I'd found the flying school I had been looking for.

TIF
 

Yeah, same experience, different a/c & instructor - RRW, 23 Oct 2005. Flew a loop and was instantly hooked. Been flying with them ever since and took my first passenger up last month.

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Hello wwejosh,

Glad you enjoyed your TIF and welcome to the PPRuNes forums, i did my TIF at the RVAC in '89 in a clapped out old Cherokee.

On the day though it was the best aircraft a fella could ask for! i still remember the excitement today of being told "your controls".

Be careful tough, flying is a financially draining drug! it costs a fortune to maintain and it will occupy your every waking moment.

Your in good company and not alone, if perhaps i may a quote from Leonardo Da Vinci;

"For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

Happy Landings!

28 Years ago and I remember it like it was yesterday.

wwejosh, very glad you enjoyed it and I hope you are able to turn this beginning into a lifetime of Aviation memories. For me it has taken me all around the world, given me a professtion, passtimes (Aerobatics and Gliding), and a lifetime of experiences, friends and memories.

One small point therefore- I take it your recent holiday was somewhere where there were no mountains, hence your facination with PLANES- that it led to an interest in AEROPLANES is great.:ok:

All the best and welcome to a larger world.

RVAC
 

Congrats on the TIF :D and good luck with your flying, wherever it may take you!

Just a word of caution re. RVAC. Seems they're catering mostly to overseas cadets and some long-standing club members. They certainly tried to have me over a barrel and after having suffered two of the worst instructors ever for a while :yuk:, I made my way to another school, which was a great idea!

I can just recommend to talk to several schools at Moorabbin, and search the postings here, you'll get a good idea on where to go and which schools to avoid..

Welcome aboard!
 

Wait until your first solo :ok:

And then wait until you SEND your first solo:ok:

Then your first day when you dont have to do it anymore:ok:

Get outta here!

I did a TIF with DDAC in 1966 - that's 40+ years ago.

Can't say I remember it much but must have been good cause I kept do'in it!

Dr :8

Gawd FTDK, don't tell me you have flown DDQ?

May the force be with you!
 

FTDK.........

Just unearthed logbook #1 out in the shed.........my TIF was on 6th December 1966 at RVAC in a PA28. I must have enjoyed it too, 'cos I kept at it till a couple of years back. :}

But Tin's right...........the first day that I didn't need to do it anymore was probably as good as the first day I started flying I reckon.

And the memories of (mostly) bloody good times over the years, with a lot of bloody good fun people are enough to make me glad that flying's what I chose to do for a job! :D

I wouldn't have had it any other way, and now that I've retired, PPRuNe helps to keep the memories alive. :ok:

Had a PPL in 1964
Thunk me first ride was in a topdressing C180 ......w00t !

Geez tin..........

A PPL in '64........let's see.........I've just had my 41st 21st birthday, so that'd have to make you getting near to about 40+ (or so) 21st birthdays as well, wouldn't it? :8

No one cares SIUYA .....http://www.augk18.dsl.pipex.com/Smileys/c021.gif

Calm down tin.............

It get's better after the 40th 21st...........I think :ooh:

:) Oh thank you, there have been highlights....my mate (American) very close to my 38th 21st shook my hand saying "Well go have fun,you paid for the gas" as he hopped off the wing of his P-51 D.

Roger where are you mate?

Tinpis............that's a bit of a worry mate, because there's a (subtle) difference between someone saying to you:

AND

Would you care to errrr........elaborate before we all start talking (more) about you behind your back? :ooh:

"Gawd FTDK, don't tell me you have flown DDQ?"

Don't have the rego in my log book but quite likely it was DDQ.

Flew C172 DDN around Xmas 1972 also.

Dr :8

Oh....I see what you mean.....he handed me the keys to his Ford pickup truck http://www.augk18.dsl.pipex.com/Smileys/laughatu.gifhttp://www.augk18.dsl.pipex.com/Smileys/auto.gif

http://www.augk18.dsl.pipex.com/Smileys/avion.gifWe did have fun in his hairyplane tho ..quarter of a century ago now....:{