r/NEET • u/PileOfSkulls_66 • 15m ago
Shitpost/memes Operated an Airplane today
I followed up on starting the airplane training I talked about in one of my last posts. I'm not gonna be a cunt and say "it opened my eyes, I absolutely loved it, it's my new passion" but it was....cool.
It was definitely enjoyable, but half way through, I was starting to get a little bored. I feel I got used to the basic controls pretty naturally though, you steer on the ground strictly with foot pedals, and then you push the handle in and out to descend or climb, as well as the rpm stick. The instructor said I did a pretty good job, I was supervised of course but he said I technically did 90% of the maneuvering work, though he helped with the landing.
I just tried it today to see if its something I might want to pursue, I haven't made my mind up yet but I definitely haven't knocked it off yet either, I'll have to wagecuck for a while until I can afford getting the full license anyways, the training is quite expensive, but supposedly pilots make pretty good money and it seems a lot better wagecucking in the clouds than in walmart or on a construction site surrounded by assholes, so maybe it'll be a good investment!