Chapter 1

The First Flight

Publisher Summary

The chapter explores that the first flight for every student pilot seems to be typically a vague impression. Generally, it is a sequence of brief but very intense sensations including the rush of the first take off, which is performed by the instructor. The chapter reveals the white-knuckled, sweaty grip on the yoke while trying to keep the plane flying straight for a couple of minutes. After that the instructor gives the standard speech on various languages. Sometimes an acute motion sickness happens among the passengers. It is also depicted that as the instructor returns for the landing and performs a sickness inducing maneuver, termed “side slip,” it looks like the runway is coming through the side ...

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