For Christmas, I got Robb a flying lesson.
On Tuesday, we went to Premier Flight Academy so he could fly his plane!
The lesson started off in the simulator, to practice steering, and learn the controls.
He was flying good!
There are so many dials on a plane. All very important.
After the simulator, we went out to the airplane "parking garage" to get his plane ready.
Here's the plane, still tied down and covered up.
After it was unwrapped, they did a check around to make sure all the parts were working, and to see that they had enough gas. (very important, no gas stations in the sky)
This was a cute little 2 seater plane, very cozy. The plane was also surprisingly light. It only had to get to about 55 mph to take off!
Oh boy! Getting close to take off!
It had a cute propeller too!
The inside, had even more dials and switched than the simulator did. Good thing he was going with a professional!
Here he is! All ready to go!
Getting buttoned in before sealing the lid
They drove the other way down the road, and before I knew it, they were up in the sky!
It was very hard to see them all the way up there.
They flew down the lake, got to our house and turned around.
While I was waiting, I sat outside, and entertained myself by taking pictures of the beautiful sky.
This is one of my favorites. You can really see the "sun" shape!
This cloud reminded me of a puppy. It think it's so cool how the sun's rays appear shadowed, and the sun has outlined the clouds.
Before I knew it, they landed safely. Robb had a great time being a pilot for a day!
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