Wednesday, 5 March 2014

Cessna 172 First Time Experience

visiting Gelcitkale Airport (in a posh English accent) which is an old airport in North Cyprus, with the total isolation welcoming me upon arrival there. Nevertheless my hopes where high as i realize that i was finally going to get on Cessna 172 to have that long waiting dream come true for me, Having said that ''i don't have a fear of flying: i have a fear of crashing''. Before en backing on the aircraft the pilot and the instructors had started talking us through every necessary things about the aircraft itself and the weather also the whole technical aspect of it before we got up to the sky (1500 ft) not forgetting that all this information was all in Turkish language which left me lost in my own little world of English as my level of understanding Turkish language is poor.  

In cases like that here's what came to my mind ''A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to it's old dimension'', i kept that in mind as the joy of flying was overwhelming for me, now it wasn't my first time getting on airplane but first time getting on Cessna 172. wasn't long enough when we got on the aircraft, suddenly that amazing feeling flamed up as the sound of Cessna 172 turbo prob engine enchanted me with that glorious sounds looming around my ears, arguably as human we all have to make decision every day of our life, an there was i seating at the back as a passenger in the aircraft with my mind made up regardless of the risks involved to fly with this small aircraft at least it's bigger than bird if you take a wild guess. this wasn't like being on Boeing 747 business class or on private jet where you have the cabin crew coming to serve you what you need you name it, but it was more like getting on a taxi going from point A-B, i'd like to think i was going on city tour up in the sky. 

My love for airplane and flying started way back as a teenage boy, i have always marveled at how man invented a flying machine especially heavier than air flying machine in the being an now known as lighter than air flying machine. we moved from the apron an make our way to the runway waiting for clearance from Ercan ATC as my mind and little brain was taking picture of that moment to make it great memory to tale, the take off was great as we ascended into the sky an the weather was in it's best behavior with clear visibility an i gently gaze through my little window right at the corner where i was sitting an the view was breath taking so i couldn't resist myself from taking my phone out to take the picture as something to hold on to in life.  

As the say ''It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves-in finding themselves''. at that moment i wanted to become a pilot it was like a heyday. i'm sure some of you most have played a computer game or get on simulator before and trying all that tricks with the aircraft or perhaps you have been to an airshow before seeing the whole maneuvering and acrobatic moves the pilots display well i had a chance to experience some of it whilst flying with Cessna 172 it was nerve rocking and i felt what is like to be on airplane trying to escape from it's enemy firing at him i couldn't hide my fear cause i didn't expect that, we manage to fly from Gelcitkale, Lefkosia, Magosa an little Iskele.  
I could sum it up by saying flying Cessna 172 is like ''Que Sera, Sera (whatever will be, will be)'' having seen such a spectacular view of this beautiful cities from the sky i was simply wowed. As the future's not ours to see, but for me the love of flying is growing more an more.


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