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We finally managed to organise JD's flight simulator visit today - a treat promised for his birthday back in March! He had been before, along with 50 other kids for a brief 15 minute "flight". But planes are JD's passion and he very much wants to be a pilot when he grows up.
 | So this time he had a full hour's lesson with a professional flight trainer. The pilot did a 20 minute "take off, holding pattern, landing" demo and then let JD fly the plane by himself for 2 x 20 minute exercises. JD's first landing veered onto the grass a bit, but his second was right down the middle of the runway (if a bit bouncy!). Pretty impressive really, since he could only just see out of the window and was therefore flying largely by computer readouts and gauges. |
