If anyone has ever flown in anything besides an airliner, they understand a lot about the appeal behind it. To be honest, I haven't really flown that much. On top of that, most (if not all) of my flight hours are in non-powered aircraft. Really, that just means I fly gliders. But I love flying more than just about anything.
That's my point. It doesn't take much to become intoxicated with flying. To hardly be able to look past the next time you fly. To become a greedy person just to get flights before other people. And it's all because the exhilaration of flying, even at 49 knots, is amazing.
The feeling of lifting off the ground in a small plane is many times more fun when in a small aircraft. Then, the freedom of nothing but air around you is ridiculously fun. You are in full control of the craft that keeps you aloft, and there is no feeling like it that I've ever experienced.
Everybody who reads this, even though it's only something like one a day, I strongly recommend you go to some airfield or glider field and spend the money to get some stick time. If gliders or powered aircraft don't really excite you, try skydiving. I've done both, and I like both for pretty much the same reasons. It is very worth it. I have never met a person that ever regretted taking the time to try flying out.
I'm going to fly again pretty soon, and I'm psyched. You couldn't tell, could you?
Seriously, go fly.
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