Does or did Gordon Lightfoot own an airplane to travel back and forth to concerts, etc., or did he just rent? Regardless, what kind of aircraft did he fly in?
I'd also like to let everyone know that I'm now in the process of learning how to fly. I'm going for my pilot's license, but it's a little slow going. I can only fly on the weekends, so I haven't had much of a chance to go up with my instructor. I've been up 3 times so far; the 1st time we went up, we basically just flew around, I was able to fly over my house, or anywhere I wanted to go. The instructor did the landing, but I was able to watch how he did it.
The 2nd time, we did some touch and go's. (Where you takeoff, circle the airport, and land, and take back off again, and repeat). That's some tough stuff, because I wasn't able to do it without the instructor making corrections every now and then. Although I was at the controls and all, he basically did most of the landings. We did 7 landings that day, and he says by the time I solo we'll have done around 40 or 50 landings. (I SURE HOPE I'm able to do it by then).
The 3rd time we went up, we were going to do some more touch and go's and then do some stalls, but it was too windy, so we pretty much just flew around again. (ANY flying is better than none at all). So far I have about 3 hours logged, but hopefully I'll start making some progress soon.
Just thought I'd let you all know. Well, happy Christmas and a merry new year!
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