My first time having full control of a plane!

less than 1m read

·Nov 3, 2024

First time I had full control of the plane by myself, and the instructor wasn't with me. I was like, "Holy!" I mean, what do I do now? I took off, and we've done it so many times, but it's so different when the instructor's sitting there next to you. It's really scary, and man, your acuteness of detail and attention to detail and everything that you didn't even think.

Every spark in your body just starts firing because you got to pay so much attention. I don't know how it would be today; you can take out your cell phone, take pictures, videos, because everything is all electronic. Computers, and it's so much different today. In those days, it wasn't like that. You didn't have those kind of things to take your attention away.

Of course, you know, when I touched down after I landed the first time, I thought I was Superman. But during the period I was doing it, it got me concerned. But that kind of stuff really is what builds confidence. So many people don't think they could do so many things, and they'd be surprised when they try, which you can really accomplish.

The Realities of Living Off Grid | Home in the Wild

Overstimulation is Ruining Your Life

View All

Puppies and Scientists Team Up Against Zika and Other Diseases | Expedition Raw

Oh yeah, the puppies are absolutely critical to the research. Okay, you hi puppy! We are collecting blood-sucking creatures like fleas and mosquitoes because they transmit disease to humans, like the D virus, Zika virus, Bubonic plague, or Bonella. So, o…

Interpreting change in exponential models: changing units | High School Math | Khan Academy

The amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere increases rapidly as we continue to rely on fossil fuels. The relationship between the elapsed time T in decades—let me highlight that because that’s not a typical unit—but in decades since CO2 levels w…

Explorer Albert Lin descends into an epic underground cavern

[Music] [Applause] I’ll take that, yeah, the ASAP. Okay, you’re double backed. I’m double backed. Rising to over 9,000 ft, these mountains have a different climate to the aid deserts below. During the monsoon season, rainstorms can lead to flash floods, c…

Underwater Cave Diving: Choosing Passion Over Risk | Nat Geo Live

Kenny: I think there’s been a big trend in expeditions that are geared towards science that’s also geared towards conservation. I can rationalize, you know, why I take risks for scientific reasons, for conservation reasons. But, I would be lying to you. I…

Money creation in a fractional reserve system | Financial sector | AP Macroeconomics | Khan Academy

Let’s say for some reason you had lent the government one thousand dollars, and so the government has given you a formally issued piece of paper that says, “Hey, we the government owe you one thousand dollars.” This is issued by the treasury. This could b…

Flat Earth vs. Round Earth | Explorer

You think that with the beautiful photographs that we have of our round blue planet, it would convince any doubters. But there are still some who insist that the world is flat. Correspondent Mariana van Zeller discovers more about this fast-growing moveme…

My first time having full control of a plane!

More Articles