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It was a sunny, mostly cloud-free day and flight instructor Rob Dybvig walked me through my introductory lesson. He walked me through the pre-flight checklist and had me flip all the switches, turn the key and adjust the controls. Rob taught me what all the instruments do and how to keep the plane level at 3,000 feet and pointed at a specific heading. 

After taking off in Osceola, I flew the Cessna 172 (tail number N79118) over my apartment building in Hudson and all the way back to Osceola. Though the skies appeared clear from the ground, there was some haze in the distance. We had about 10-15 miles of visibility. I maintained control of the plane through the whole flight until we circled for our landing approach. After landing, Rob let me do another takeoff before we circled around to land for good. 

After landing, Rob took a few photos of me with the plane and spent quite a lot of time answering my many questions about how I can get my own license. 

So, if I ever have a spare $500 per month for a year, I hope to put it toward earning my private pilot’s license. In all, it’ll end up costing me in the ballpark of $7,000. Anyone want to give me a scholarship?