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Why Do Pilots Fly?

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Pilots see things about our beautiful planet in one day that others won't see in a life time. This is just one minute segment of what unfolds in front of this aircraft and the thrill of making this flight. You have to believe your instruments and not what your mind is telling you. Even though he can see the mountains, this pilot is on a predetermined monitored course flying on instruments. You pilots know what I mean. I love this video. Put it on full screen and enjoy. It isn't long. It takes place in New Zealand. PJ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mxmFCw-Dig
 
To this day almost 40 years later I still remember my first early morning flight during my brief training I did .
Taking off in Md and getting up high enough to see the sun rise over the bay.
Beautiful
 
quite amazing - thanks for sharing
 
Driving on the ground is largely boring an impersonal. I have little concept of where I really am relative to the world around me. I often feel like I'm moving in a tube and rushing past things before I ever have a chance to appreciate them

At altitude I can see and appreciate how the world works; I can share the lives of thousands of people at once or I can appreciate the solitude of places that have never seen a person.
 
I love how he is flying above two rivers. One of clouds, then liquid.
 
I think my most memorable flight, which surly wasn't my favorite, was my first instrument landing at Pomona airport, Pomona N.J. in 1964. It was a little chilly that day and quite cool in the cockpit, I even told my instructor to turn the heat up. He said, lets wait a little while. Talking to the tower then approach control on instruments, I turned on final, it seemed like it took an hour to get to the runway. Well, after we touched down, which surprisingly didn't come out to bad, the temp in the cockpit must have been over 100 degrees! I was soaked with sweat! I think I lost ten pounds in ten minutes! Funny after a few thousand hours how memories of your initial training sessions are more vivid than previous flights. I also remember after the first IL, it took me a while to regain my composure and act like I knew what I was doing. :highly_amused: PJ
I've been notified that in May of 2014, I will get an award from the FAA for 50 years of accident free flight. Kind of proud of that. But, there was a lot of luck involved over the years, no doubt about it.
 
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