| Tuesday, November 23, 2004 |
| My first day at the WPA |
A little bit of wandering around, and then I was at the clubhouse of the WPA.
 Sidney, the friendly bearded instructor, was dragging someone over the coals for not following instructions when in the air on his first flight. Friendly he is, but he can definitely chew one's head off if he feels like it!
After that, we were off to the bottom of the hill, where another poor soul was put through the paces of ground handling. Once the glider had billowed up, he had to run in a straight line, leaning forward towards a bush. Man, that guy struggled. I had my first set of second thoughts on the whole idea then.
Then I had a second set of second thoughts, while climbing the hill on which the pilots would launch from. The hill was dry, the grass was burnt out and slippery, it was steep, and the sun was beating down and my shoes proved to offer no grip. Brilliant.
I reached the top, and then in a while, all felt good as the students started taking off, and it all looked like it was worth it. I start next weekend, on my attempt to fly.
Wish me luck!
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Hey,
I wanna go paragliding too! I am fanatical about flying! I've had dreams of levitating at least a couple of dozen times. Skydiving would be my ultimate thrill, but I think I should try paragliding, handgliding, parasailing, or at least a hot-air baloon first!
Have fun 'flying', good luck :)
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Hey,
I wanna go paragliding too! I am fanatical about flying! I've had dreams of levitating at least a couple of dozen times. Skydiving would be my ultimate thrill, but I think I should try paragliding, handgliding, parasailing, or at least a hot-air baloon first!
Have fun 'flying', good luck :)