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That's Beena, Dan's dog. Isn't she adorable? She's very frisky, and rides on the folded glider atop the cart like she's surfing.
I didn't get as much practice on the second lesson as I did on the first as winds eventually got unsafe for a beginner to fly in. But before that, there was much more wind, sometimes enough to lift the glider straight off the ground, and it was way easier to launch.
Zero totally failed launches (ie, none where I never got off the ground or immediately crashed)!
Several flights where I sort of managed a controlled landing! One in which I would have landed fine except I failed to get my feet quite under me and dropped to my knees!
Only one actual hard crash!
No injuries!
I didn't ever manage to correctly steer it but I did get closer. It's really hard when you only have a couple seconds in the air and you're trying to keep track of what feels like really a lot of things, though in fact it's a small number of things but all of them are critical and also YOU'RE FLYING!
But I did manage to acquire some noticeable improvement from the first lesson, so that feels pretty good.
ETA: Spoke too soon on no injuries. I scraped a knee and a shin, and bashed the hell out of my elbow. Icing it now.
That's Beena, Dan's dog. Isn't she adorable? She's very frisky, and rides on the folded glider atop the cart like she's surfing.
I didn't get as much practice on the second lesson as I did on the first as winds eventually got unsafe for a beginner to fly in. But before that, there was much more wind, sometimes enough to lift the glider straight off the ground, and it was way easier to launch.
Zero totally failed launches (ie, none where I never got off the ground or immediately crashed)!
Several flights where I sort of managed a controlled landing! One in which I would have landed fine except I failed to get my feet quite under me and dropped to my knees!
Only one actual hard crash!
No injuries!
I didn't ever manage to correctly steer it but I did get closer. It's really hard when you only have a couple seconds in the air and you're trying to keep track of what feels like really a lot of things, though in fact it's a small number of things but all of them are critical and also YOU'RE FLYING!
But I did manage to acquire some noticeable improvement from the first lesson, so that feels pretty good.
ETA: Spoke too soon on no injuries. I scraped a knee and a shin, and bashed the hell out of my elbow. Icing it now.
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Mazel tov!
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Congratulations on the lessons!
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*sends healing vibes*
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Beena is adorable indeed. She looks fairly happy too.
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My inner thigh is black and purple from getting pulled up hard by a harness strap.
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So cool!
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Still very exhilarating to read about!