Cessna 172 - my soon to be training aircraft

• Being on a passenger seat on commercial airlines on numerous occasions (Check)
• Achieving a gold frequent flyer status (Check)
• Pursuing an armed robbery in a stolen white BMW high in the sky in a Victoria Police helicopters (Check)
• Taking a helicopter ride from Nice airport to Monaco instead of a taxi (Check)
• Catching a helicopter when the river’s flooded for white water rafting at shotover river, Queenstown NZ (Check)
• Being on my ex-company’s private jet (Check)

So what’s my next step???? To fly on my own of course I’ve decided to take my Private Pilot License (PPL) as a natural progression to my passions for travel.

The first step was to choose which flying school to do it with. I had a few recommended to me by my social circle of mates but in the end I applied to the one closest to home. I went to visit the schools nearby and had a chat to couple of them. Finally I’ve decided on one :).

Second step was to apply for my Student Pilot License (SPL) by submitting some forms to CASA (Civil Aviation Safety Authority). This will take about 1 month but it does not stop me from starting my lessons.

I have also been reading up on a couple of flying books and magazines, mostly written locally in Australia, to get me familiarise with what I’m getting myself into :).  Flying involves a lot of planning which I know I’m good at. I’m really excited, it reminds me of my first time learning how to drive a car.

I have my first lesson in few days which will involve learning what is in the cockpit - Really looking forward to it. There will be lots of ground times before my first flying solo.

I personally think if you can ride a bike, you can certainly fly an aeroplane :)!! If it’s a bit unbalance, you correct it! Let the journey begin!

Related posts:

1. First Instructional Flight - Learning to fly
2. First Classroom Lesson - Flying
3. Flying Theory’s driving me mad!
4. 2nd Hour of Flying - Straight and Level Flight
5. 3rd Hour of Flying - Straight and Level, Climbing, Descending

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