On 01/14/06 12:41, Bryan Porter wrote:
Salutations All,

I just finished my first introductory flight in a Diamond Katana.

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Great story! Sounds like you have a really nice time.


As I told my wife, the whole experience was as if God himself had
picked me up, placed me on his shoulder, and gave me a guided tour of
all of creation. It was amazing!

That's a nice quote!


Now that my first flight is over, the "hard" part begins. I've got
books to buy, and studying to do - the technical aspects of flying
simply fascinate me, and I'm looking forward to digging in! I'm a
software engineer, so it's in my nature to be inquisitive and detail
oriented, and I'm now faced with a topic that seems enormously
technical, and I'm quite excited!

Well ... you'll probably do fine anyway ;-) ... I'm in the same profession
and have a hard time seeing the big picture because of my narrow, analytical
approach to everything. However, even it some aspects are difficult to
pick up, they come in time with practice so don't worry about it.

Congratulations, and keep the posts coming!


Regards,
Bryan Porter

PP Student - 0.5 Hours VFR! ;-)



--
Mark Hansen, PP-ASEL, Instrument Airplane
Sacramento, CA