It has been a while since I’ve posted on this blog, but I just wanted to say that I’ve finally booked an orientation flight in a Cessna 172N. I was scheduled to go out on Tuesday, but the flight got postponed until the next day due to a thunderstorm. Well, Wednesday is here, but looks like the cloudy weather won’t go away, so I’m postponed again until Friday. Hopefully then we’ll finally have good weather!
I’ve never flown in a Cessna or a small plane besides in a simulator, so I decided that an orientation flight would be a good idea. It’s kind of a funny feeling because my mind hasn’t decided if I should be nervous or scared about flying in a small plane. Either way I guess it’s exciting to finally be up in the air in a real plane.
The main concern I have right now for this upcoming flight is how well my left ear will take it. When I fly commercially, often on landings I get a pretty severe pain in my left ear, which from what I’ve read is caused by air being trapped in the air canal and pressing against the ear do to changes in pressure. Perhaps it won’t be an issue, as in a Cessna you don’t climb as high an altitude as you do commercially. We’ll see.
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