What finally prompted you to take flying lessons?

"Judah" wrote in message
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I know a guy who's big into RC, and from his knowledge of aerodynamics and
manuevers, I would agree that the flying part is probably about the same.
Maybe even more liberal in RC since you can do some relatively scary
maneuvers with severely less risk.

But I suspect the view is a little better when you're inside the cockpit,
and your gut is twisting with the G's...

View is better if don't get motion sickness - I do - but that has little to
do with 'the view'. In RC I went from hi powered pattern planes, to slow
backyard, tail dragging novelty planes, to gliders which is where I stayed
..... Then did the same thing full scale - C150, C172, SGS 2-22 glider, 2-33,
and then owned a couple of hi performance glass gliders - now back to slow,
backyard, tail dragging, utility stuff (i.e. Maule)

Interestingly, I get the same kick out of greasing on an RC model as I get 3
pointing the Maule. Landings are landings and both modes give me the same
satisfaction.