It was the day I had been looking forward to all summer. It was the day I would be able to take a ride in a glider, which is an unpowered aircraft. Imagine climbing on a paper airplane, and going for a ride. This happened over the summer at an aviation event I attended. I remember waking up in the morning filled with excitement, ready to get up in the air. I could feel all types of emotions on the bus ride to the small airfield. I was excited for what I knew would be an amazing experience, but at the same time nervous and unsure. As we got closer I could see the other gliders soaring through the air. The powerless aircraft being towed by another airplane was an amazing sight. The bus ride seemed to take hours, but finally we arrived. The …show more content…
As we picked up speed, it became extremely bumpy. I was being shaken up in that little glass cockpit like a present in the hands of an eager five-year-old on Christmas morning. The speedometer was slowly climbing. As the needle rose, we began to lift off the ground. The bumping stopped, and the smooth flight started. We began to gain more altitude, and I could see for miles. Everything on the ground was getting smaller the higher we went. The tow plane brought us to the correct altitude, and it was time to release the tether connecting us to the tow plane. I had the honor of releasing our plane. I gleefully reached out and pulled the yellow handle. The distance between the glider and the tow plane grew, until I could no longer see or hear the other plane. It became eerily quiet. Gliding through the air in complete silence was initially unsettling, but as I grew more comfortable with the operation of the glider I felt safe. Pushing on the control stick and stomping on the pedal caused us to make a sharp turn, throwing me into the side. I straightened us out and pushed down, causing us to nose dive and pick up speed, pulling me into my seat. I looked down and saw a cornfield., the stalks of corm waving at me from below. As time went on we were loosing more and more altitude, and the flight was coming to an end. It was almost time to land, and we only had one shot at it. The wind was picking up, throwing the small glider around. This made the landing much more difficult. We were constantly pulling on the controls, trying to keep us on course. We finally landed with a hard thud on the grassy
I was more than ready for the lacrosse game to begin, we were playing our biggest rival and the most physical team in our whole division. We were pumped, the air horn rang for the games to begin and they did. It was apparent that we were coming out on top, we scored three goals in under six minutes. We kept this up until the air horn blew to indicate half time and we were up by four. Soon enough I was back under the heat of the sun playing. Time was ticking down and we were only ahead by a one goal margin. Somehow, I got the ball all the way down and ready to shoot. In a blink of an eye, a girl swung her lacrosse stick, missing my stick, instead hitting my head. Rather than being escorted off the field because I was hit, I continued playing; this was a bad move on me.
As in the sharp descent, you are almost weightless for the brief moment when you are at the top of
I slided off before I knew it and rounded off the landing dock. I sat down to buckle my boots. Okay Kinney you got this. I’ve got to go down sometime, I repeated over and over to myself. My fists crunched in my sopping wet gloves. I clenched my eyes and took a deep breath and pushed
The bus ride felt like eternity, but I did not mind since I made so many new friends at this camp. I sat next to Bridget, a girl I met from Florida, and we talked
On my sixteenth birthday, my friends--we call ourselves The Crew--gave me the best gift ever. They combined two of my favorite things--the TV show, Law and Order, and Taylor Swift--and created a mini movie. The first time I watched it, and every time since, I crack up laughing. It is the funniest, quirkiest creation I have ever seen and it’s a fantastic representation of how thoughtful and loving my friends truly are.
As we walked to our car, we realized just how much the day had taken out of us physically. We were both bruised and sore from our practice jumps into the gravel pit and very tired. But, at the same time, our souls felt warm and satisfied at discovering that we could overcome our fears and experience the joy and freedom of skydiving.
Eventually, we arrived at the race course. Stepping off of the bus, the exhilaration was uplifting as we looked across the sunrise ...
Entering a male dominated field churns my stomach. With roughly 5% of female pilots in the aviation department, it is a terrifying thought as a woman. I am left wondering what challenges I will face on the path to pursue a career in aviation. I fear the sexism, the wage gap, the snarky comments, saying women can’t become pilots. Although it is intimidating, I know that Embry—Riddle Aeronautical University is the best school for me to obtain my dream as an airline pilot. I will pursue my dream and not be stopped by the challenges that will come my way, because I am a woman, and I am unstoppable.
The instructors brought us to the airplane which was a KingAir plane. That airplane didn't have and independent seats like the civil aircrafts. We all had to sat very close to each other one by one. After fastening me tightly with him, Daniel give a pair of goggles. "you have to put it firmly on your face, otherwise it will be blow away by the super high speed caused by freefall.", He said. While the plane started to climb, I could feel that my heart was beating out. Daniel asked me some questions, and let me smile to the GoPro on his arm. That was for the video which they record the whole process. The only words I could say at that time were "yes, no". I was focusing on the people who jumped before me. They looked like they had been disappeared from this world. Finally, it was my turn to jump. Daniel pushed me to the opened door. The only thing I could see at that moment was the clouds looked like a big cozy bed. When I opened my eyes again, I had been out of the cabin door. After a few seconds of weightlessness, I had finally experienced the feeling of fly. I felt the unprecedented freedom, it seems that the entire sky belongs to me. The only thing in my view was the white, the blue, and the GoPro. Daniel released the parachute after we came under the clouds. A huge colorful parachute opened. I was able to see the green land and cars. Everything was so beautiful. He made us spin around in the air like playing in
My legs buckled underneath me. Charles caught me before I hit the floor. Did I hear right? Maybe I imagined Leader Zwingler saying his name. It had to be a mistake. He was a pilot. Pilots never get called. Ever. Mother Country couldn’t afford to lose them since they kept the fleet on a constantly changing coordinate system which confused our enemies and kept our fleet hidden on radar. Hearing William’s name somehow felt worse than hearing my own.
All forty of us instantly piled on to the bus as fast as we possibly could. Once we all found a seat, we set off for Miami-Hamilton. However, we ended up taking a little detour on our way there.
As we started to slowly drift down the river, seemingly inch by inch, I began to have feelings of disappointment. I had been planning on a more hazardous and fast-paced ride. The water was crystal clear and almost as flat as a sheet of glass. There was only a very mild current and being as impatient as I was, it appeared to me that we weren’t even moving.
When I was seven years old I went on my very first holiday abroad, to
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Have you ever wondered what it 's like to have your office 30,000 feet above the ground?Aviation is a career for those interested in working with computers and the airplane.whether working on the ground preparing for a flight or in the air transporting people to their destinations pilots are always busy traveling around the world. Pilot don 't only transport people around the world but also cargo. Although being an Airline pilot is a thrilling career it takes many years of learning, experience, and licensing all in which factor into a wide variety of different work atmospheres.