My first flight

I was waiting 29 years and 11 months to get into a light airplane but at least it happened. I ever thought about getting my first flight in a Cessna (I was looking to start the ppl course in a 152), maybe because there are tons if it in my region, but it was not the case.

My first flight was in a shiny Diamond Katana DA-20 A1 powered with a 80hp Rotax. All I have to say is: I love it! At first it seemed to me that with 80hp it would be a little underpowered because I know even the smallest Cessna have 100hp, but I got surprised by the performance of the Katana. It must be that being a relatively new design (introduced in 1992) it is cleaner and more effective than an airplane designed in the beggining of 70's.

Flying the Katana is a great experience. It has an exceptional visibility due its canopy and low wing configuration. The noise level inside is very acceptable, with low end headsets I had no problem in hearing radio communications and the engine sound is not a hassle, we will see what happens in long  flights but my perception is that is relatively quieter.

What about my sensations? Well I think I have to multiply what I thought they would be for 100 times and it would be close to wait I felt. After some hundreds of hours in the simulator (X-Plane) I was prepared for what I would experience, or that was what I thought! The aircraft is much more sensible than I expected, in fact the instructor told me not to catch the joystick with all the hand and instead control the plane with to fingers and with the hand much more relaxed. After that the flight went smoother.

I really enjoyed the flight and after landing I confirmed that I would start with the private pilot license course soon. Maybe it is a lot of money but as the slogan says: "Achieving a childhood dream, priceless".

Just starting

As my pilot's life, this blog is now just starting. I want to share with you my long road to become private pilot, thoughts, fears, questions, pictures, videos... all that I have been searching for since I decided I would be a pilot many years ago.
I think this material will be useful for people in the same situation as me and I'll be happy to know that someone makes a good use of this information.
So let's start with this, see you up there!