Weekend Warrior
For some bizarre reason, I've got a bee in my bonnet about flying lately. I'm not entirely sure where it came from, but one day it just popped into my head that "hey, I'd love to be able to fly an airplane", and then next thing I know I was ensconced in reading material trying to find out all about it.
It's odd, because I've never had any interest in flying before. Didn't care. But now I can't seem to get enough of the subject. I even bought a copy of Microsoft Flight Simulator and a joystick because I couldn't stop thinking about it.
Well, tomorrow morning I'm booked in for a flying lesson at Moorrabbin airport (about 25 minutes drive from me). I'll get my first taste of flying for real (as opposed to the virtual kind) and see if I still like it. If so, I'm going to start up lessons on the weekends and get a private pilot's licence. Don't tell my mother -- she'll freak out and think I'm going to die.
(Oh, the title of this entry is alluding to the aircraft I'll be flying -- the Piper Warrior single-engine prop.)
Other plans for this weekend include Squash with my work buddies on Sunday at 3pm. We've just started playing this week, and had such a great time that we have all bought our own racquets! It's nothing like tennis, really. Very fast paced, extremely exhausting, and relying on tactics instead of good strokes. It's fun! Plus, it's always indoors so there's no weather issues, which is key considering I'm in sunny Melbourne *cough*.
Updates on Monday! Have a great weekend all!
It's odd, because I've never had any interest in flying before. Didn't care. But now I can't seem to get enough of the subject. I even bought a copy of Microsoft Flight Simulator and a joystick because I couldn't stop thinking about it.
Well, tomorrow morning I'm booked in for a flying lesson at Moorrabbin airport (about 25 minutes drive from me). I'll get my first taste of flying for real (as opposed to the virtual kind) and see if I still like it. If so, I'm going to start up lessons on the weekends and get a private pilot's licence. Don't tell my mother -- she'll freak out and think I'm going to die.
(Oh, the title of this entry is alluding to the aircraft I'll be flying -- the Piper Warrior single-engine prop.)
Other plans for this weekend include Squash with my work buddies on Sunday at 3pm. We've just started playing this week, and had such a great time that we have all bought our own racquets! It's nothing like tennis, really. Very fast paced, extremely exhausting, and relying on tactics instead of good strokes. It's fun! Plus, it's always indoors so there's no weather issues, which is key considering I'm in sunny Melbourne *cough*.
Updates on Monday! Have a great weekend all!
posted by Scott at 4:11 pm
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