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Hi all,

Have just got back from my first flying lesson at Exeter. It was absolutely amazing & I can't wait to go again!!
The instructor was really cool, we chatted about what I already knew & I told him I had a basic understanding of flight due to the sim, but had never done any real world flying - he then let me do the take off aswell as the landing, which I never even dreamed they would let me do.

A couple of friends came along for the ride, so they managed to get some nice piccies for me.

Just climbing out of Exeter:

Heading towards Exmouth:

The River Exe, if I remember correctly we were at 1500ft here:

Then we dived down to just 100ft above the sea, going along the coast was fantastic:

One happy bunny:

Four happy bunnies:

Me on short final for runway 26:

Me & my new best friend - G-WACW:

Cheers,

TSC.

Nice one TSC. I hope everyone on board had a nice trip. Has the bug got you now?

Excellent.

Glad you enjoyed it. Really nice photos too. Good idea to take your mates along for the ride. Exeter sounds the ideal place for a trial lesson.

well done TSC. hope you get a chance for many more.

Looks a little cramped, but too bad there was no room for me lol

Wow...great pics...congrats on your first flight Martyn...and nice landing

Has the bug got you now?  

Yes it has Charlie (& I can tell it's gonna be a bl**dy nightmare - always wanting to go back up!!)

Looks a little cramped

Not cramped Jake - cosy

Cheers,

TSC.

Nice Liking the over-the-shoulder landing shot!

Glad to see another person joining the real aviation community!

Now you need to fly a plane that isn't fully loaded

It really makes a big difference in a '172!

Thats why I love real flight. Dont have to worry about framerates or how good that scenery looks; its always running at optimum.

Looks like that was a blast, tell us when you get you PPL!  ;)

Looks like it was fun and I do believe you have the same glasses as me!!!

Nice One TSC!!!
That must have been great. I'll be doing that someday for sure!!  ;D
Cheers

So from now on in MP on the sim, we expect only greasy slick landings from you ?  ;)

What version of FS are you running on? FS26?

First lesson and you get to TO, land, and take passengers in a 172? Lucky git!