People tend to become friends with individuals with similar interests, passions, and hobbies. If you’ve been dreaming of taking private flying lessons for some time, chances are good you have a friend or two who are also interested. Fortunately, there are many opportunities for you to take flying lessons available. Even better, you can frequently arrange to take them with a friend. There are many benefits to pairing up with a buddy to take to the skies for a shared experience, including the following four you should know.
1. Visit Faraway Places
Once you and your friend finish your flying lessons, you might be free to visit remote locations that are hard or even impossible to access using other kinds of transportation. Land in isolated rainforest locations, visit hunting camps in the Canadian or Alaskan wilderness, or access sparsely visited parts of national parks for camping and hiking without crowds. Plenty of fly-in spots exist across the continent; some communities are only accessible by air.
2. Make Money
Even if you and your friend start taking flying lessons for fun, that doesn’t mean you can’t make money once you’re licensed. A private license makes it easier to get into commercial flying, and you might start an air taxi service or become an aerial tour guide for visitors to your area. You can get work as a certified flight instructor yourself or just freelance as an aviation consultant.
3. Practice Aerobatics
You can’t do flying stunts in your early lessons, but you can pursue training after you get your private license. You and your friend can test your adrenaline by doing loops, steep dives, tailspins, and barrel rolls. Not everyone can withstand the g-forces involved with these maneuvers, but you’ll have some stories to tell to family and coworkers after a weekend of even trying these fantastic acts. The sport is governed by the International Aerobatic Club, and the IAC structures qualifications for daredevil pilots looking to master aerial tricks. If you get good enough, you can even participate in competitions worldwide.
4. Make More Friends
Taking flying lessons with an existing friend can deepen your friendship and let the two of you share an experience you don’t have anyone else interested in. However, it’s also a chance to make even more friends. As a pilot, you’ll meet plenty of others who love flying. Friendships that might run a lifetime are formed in the hangar, in the air, and on the radio. You’ll have something in common with plenty of other pilots around your community and across the nation.
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Going to flight school isn’t just about learning how to fly planes. There are many skills you and your friend can master that apply to other areas in life. From meteorology and navigation to communication and emergency preparedness, you can get a lot out of flying lessons that apply to work, family, and play. This provides even more bonding experiences between you as you grow as people in the air and during your routine life on land.
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