Thanks again for making me feel welcomed! Last year, after rotator cuff surgery and during 4 months of rehab,surfing the internet led me to looking into flight training.What makes me want to fly? I can't definitely say;was it all those model airplanes I glued and hung from my bedroom ceiling in my childhood?Was it because I could flap my arms and fly in dreams occasionally?(ever have that dream yourself?)Maybe it was all those long,boring 12 hour drives roundtrip to the south Texas ranch where I hunt arrowheads.I don't know,it's hard to figure why a 58 year old man decides it's time to become a pilot,an airman, hopefully.One thing I've learned is don't over analyze it;the only real failure is never trying to begin with.
We are lucky here in the metroplex to have several options of where to train.I decided Mesquite Aviation at Mesquite Metro Airport(KHQZ) was the best fit for me.Being an old hayseed from east texas(Daingerfield),I like the faily rural,uncrowded setting HQZ has to offer, no waiting on the ramp for clearance,10 minutes from the practice area,thirty minute drive from my house.I'm happy with my CFI,he's thorough and a good teacher.He assures me I will be equally comfortable at a towered field as well as an uncontrolled field. I practice at home with Comm1 software and we've done t&g's,full stops at towered fields also.Pattern work is next on the agenda.If you local pilots hear a low,slow,east texas drawl;"Skyhawk 1221 Uniform" it might be me. BTW,for the warbird folks, had the good fortune to share airspace and radio contact with "Fifi" the only operational B-29 last month.What a thrill to take off,look out and see her at my altitude,approx. 5 miles out.You know what they say;Priceless!
